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http://www.gogoraleigh.com/2014/09/25/jarrett-bay-store-coming-to-crabtree/ http://www.gogoraleigh.com/2014/09/25/jarrett-bay-store-coming-to-crabtree/#comments Thu, 25 Sep 2014 13:38:17 +0000 http://www.gogoraleigh.com/?p=7523 The latest brand to jump on the wave of nautical-themed clothing comes from yachtmaker Jarrett Bay. The company will open a pop-up store for the holidays on October 3rd in the area of Crabtree Valley Mall’s food court. The store will carry merchandise similar to their popular Beaufort store (shirts, jackets, bags, gifts, and...

]]> jarrett-bay-youth-boat-splash-short-sleeve-t-shirt The latest brand to jump on the wave of nautical-themed clothing comes from yachtmaker Jarrett Bay . The company will open a pop-up store for the holidays on October 3rd in the area of Crabtree Valley Mall’s food court. The store will carry merchandise similar to their popular Beaufort store (shirts, jackets, bags, gifts, and more).

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http://www.gogoraleigh.com/2014/09/09/firstwatch-coming-to-glenwood-avenue/ http://www.gogoraleigh.com/2014/09/09/firstwatch-coming-to-glenwood-avenue/#comments Wed, 10 Sep 2014 02:08:43 +0000 http://www.gogoraleigh.com/?p=7519 In a few months the state’s first location for FirstWatch will open in the former Boston Market location on Glenwood Avenue. The 126-store chain features a fresh selection of breakfast and lunch options including omelets, “Power Bowlsâ€, waffles, eggs, soups, sandwiches. The “daytime café’s†branding is upscale, somewhat along the lines of Panera Bread and Corner Bakery, so don’t confuse this place with Waffle House. The restaurants’ hours are 7am – 2:30pm, so the help wanted pitch is “No night hours, ever!†The store space is currently gutted so it looks like a project that will likely open late in the Fall,...

]]> firstwatchcafe In a few months the state’s first location for FirstWatch will open in the former Boston Market location on Glenwood Avenue. The 126-store chain features a fresh selection of breakfast and lunch options including omelets, “Power Bowlsâ€, waffles, eggs, soups, sandwiches.

The “daytime café’s†branding is upscale, somewhat along the lines of Panera Bread and Corner Bakery, so don’t confuse this place with Waffle House. The restaurants’ hours are 7am – 2:30pm, so the help wanted pitch is “No night hours, ever!†The store space is currently gutted so it looks like a project that will likely open late in the Fall, perhaps.

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http://www.gogoraleigh.com/2014/02/28/food-porn-visits-torii-noodle-bar/ http://www.gogoraleigh.com/2014/02/28/food-porn-visits-torii-noodle-bar/#comments Fri, 28 Feb 2014 15:41:33 +0000 http://www.gogoraleigh.com/?p=7342 Today’s Food Porn excursion takes us to the home of Raleigh’s best dinner deal, Torii Noodle Bar. Torii sits next door to P.F. Chang’s at Crabtree, and at first blush was built to catch runoff from the neighboring restaurants’ long wait queues. In fact, Torii is more of a casual extension of the Kanki. Torii offers multiple noodle dishes and sushi items. I am quite fond of the Wantan – Men Ramen bowl as well as the TonkoTsu pork noodle bowl. This is great cold weather food, especially the Katsu Curry (pork curry rice). Recently, though, I discovered that the rice bowl dishes are almost exactly the same dishes that people are being served downstairs at the Kanki. The dish is a heaping portion rice, your choice of meat, and some broccoli. The rice bowl comes with a side of either Japanese soup or ginger salad, which are exactly the same dishes as those downstairs. The meat choices are Chicken, Steak, or Shrimp, but the prices are what blew me away: Chicken is $8 and the...

]]> Today’s Food Porn excursion takes us to the home of Raleigh’s best dinner deal, Torii Noodle Bar . Torii sits next door to P.F. Chang’s at Crabtree, and at first blush was built to catch runoff from the neighboring restaurants’ long wait queues. In fact, Torii is more of a casual extension of the Kanki.

Torii offers multiple noodle dishes and sushi items. I am quite fond of the Wantan – Men Ramen bowl as well as the TonkoTsu pork noodle bowl. This is great cold weather food, especially the Katsu Curry (pork curry rice).

Recently, though, I discovered that the rice bowl dishes are almost exactly the same dishes that people are being served downstairs at the Kanki. The dish is a heaping portion rice, your choice of meat, and some broccoli. The rice bowl comes with a side of either Japanese soup or ginger salad, which are exactly the same dishes as those downstairs. The meat choices are Chicken, Steak, or Shrimp, but the prices are what blew me away: Chicken is $8 and the other two are $10. Yes, that dish pictured, with an appetizer salad with Kanki’s delicious ginger dressing was eight dollars . There isn’t a better deal in Raleigh, and given the recent changes for the horrible at Sarku (in the food court), there isn’t a more convenient way to get a quality serving of Japanese food for a modest price.

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http://www.gogoraleigh.com/2012/05/30/hectors-closing/ http://www.gogoraleigh.com/2012/05/30/hectors-closing/#comments Thu, 31 May 2012 03:50:07 +0000 http://www.gogoraleigh.com/2012/05/30/hectors-closing/ It’s been a tough spring for food lovers in the area. Of course today marks the retirement day of the Triangle’s best restaurant, Magnolia Grill. However one of Raleigh’s best-kept secrets will dim its lights in favor of retirement, too, for two weeks from now. Walid Sadak was a visiting student from Lebanon when he first took a job at Hector’s in Chapel Hill. Sadak’s dream was to go to dental school, however he eventually concluded it wasn’t for him. At the time Hector’s owner Nick Galifianakis (uncle of actor Zach Galifianakis ) had opened a second Hector’s location in Georgetown when he decided to give Sadak the rights to a Raleigh store as a graduation gift. Sadak selected a space in the new Crabtree Valley Mall that would serve as the restaurant’s dedicated home for over a decade. (the space is to the right of the Kanki’s mall entrance). The store featured Hector’s trademark look: beige and brown mosaic tile walls, bright orange countertops, terra cotta...

]]> hectors It’s been a tough spring for food lovers in the area. Of course today marks the retirement day of the Triangle’s best restaurant, Magnolia Grill. However one of Raleigh’s best-kept secrets will dim its lights in favor of retirement, too, for two weeks from now.

Walid Sadak was a visiting student from Lebanon when he first took a job at Hector’s in Chapel Hill. Sadak’s dream was to go to dental school, however he eventually concluded it wasn’t for him. At the time Hector’s owner Nick Galifianakis (uncle of actor Zach Galifianakis ) had opened a second Hector’s location in Georgetown when he decided to give Sadak the rights to a Raleigh store as a graduation gift.

Sadak selected a space in the new Crabtree Valley Mall that would serve as the restaurant’s dedicated home for over a decade. (the space is to the right of the Kanki’s mall entrance). The store featured Hector’s trademark look: beige and brown mosaic tile walls, bright orange countertops, terra cotta triangle floor, and a pen and ink frieze depicting a Hector’s stand at a small carnival. The menu was exactly the same as the Chapel Hill store: skewered beef and chicken, a “Hero†sandwich on pita bread, hamburgers, and french fries.

Sadak was happy with the space into the 1980s, but the mall management wanted to consolidate its informal food vendors into one place with a common eating area. The “Food Court†craze was taking American malls by storm, and Sadak reluctantly moved his operation to the new space.

Three decades later Hectors stands as one of the mall’s few original tenants. While the Georgetown and Chapel Hill stores changed hands, moved, and eventually faltered, Sadak’s version of Hector’s grew into one of the best sources of ethnic eating in the Triangle. Along the way Sadak opened a Sutton Square location, a night club, The American Grill, and a phenomenal full-service restaurant on Hillsborough Street. None of them stood the test of time, however, and Hector’s remained Sadak’s primary focus,. He added excellent items through the years such as Raleigh’s first Greek salad and a falafel, and Raleigh’s best baklava, hummus, and tabouli.

Take time in the next two weeks to visit Hector’s for the last time. It will be sorely missed. I highly recommend the Greek salad, tabouli, hummus, chicken kabob, steak & cheese sandwich (with greek salad dressing), and the baklava.

Hector’s is located in the Crabtree Valley Mall Food Court.

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http://www.gogoraleigh.com/2011/06/27/tommy-bahama-coming-to-crabtree/ http://www.gogoraleigh.com/2011/06/27/tommy-bahama-coming-to-crabtree/#comments Mon, 27 Jun 2011 19:20:18 +0000 http://www.gogoraleigh.com/2011/06/27/tommy-bahama-coming-to-crabtree/ TBJ reports today that this fall, a Tommy Bahama store will open in the former Levi’s space in Crabtree. This will be the second of their stores in N.C.. The first is at Southpark Mall in...

]]> bahama TBJ reports today that this fall, a Tommy Bahama store will open in the former Levi’s space in Crabtree. This will be the second of their stores in N.C.. The first is at Southpark Mall in Charlotte.

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http://www.gogoraleigh.com/2011/01/02/red-monkey-coming-to-crabtree/ http://www.gogoraleigh.com/2011/01/02/red-monkey-coming-to-crabtree/#comments Sun, 02 Jan 2011 18:14:28 +0000 http://www.gogoraleigh.com/2011/01/02/red-monkey-coming-to-crabtree/ A new restaurant called Red Monkey is now showing on Crabtree Valley Mall’s map. Apparently it will occupy space on both levels, just to the left of the Belk mall entrance. No word on what the restaurant is about. There is a Red Monkey in India, but unless this is a high-end, chic Indian restaurant, there probably is no...

]]> A new restaurant called Red Monkey is now showing on Crabtree Valley Mall’s map. Apparently it will occupy space on both levels, just to the left of the Belk mall entrance. No word on what the restaurant is about. There is a Red Monkey in India, but unless this is a high-end, chic Indian restaurant, there probably is no relation.

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http://www.gogoraleigh.com/2010/06/21/raleigh-accepting-appearance-award-nominations/ http://www.gogoraleigh.com/2010/06/21/raleigh-accepting-appearance-award-nominations/#comments Tue, 22 Jun 2010 02:45:03 +0000 http://www.gogoraleigh.com/2010/06/21/raleigh-accepting-appearance-award-nominations/ The City of Raleigh is accepting nominations for the 2010 Sir Walter Raleigh Awards for Community Appearance. The annual awards recognize outstanding new development, building rehabilitation efforts, and natural resource conservation within the Capital City. The awards program was established in 1983 to commemorate exemplary achievement in enhancing the city’s appearance. More than 200 projects, sites, and individuals have been honored. Awards are offered in 11 different award categories, including new residential, commercial, or institutional construction, plus historic preservation, sustainable design, and tree and landscape conservation. The award for “Maintained Outstanding Appearance†honors appearance contributions by projects 5 years old or older. The “Individual†award is presented to a citizen who has consistently worked to preserve or improve city appearance. The deadline for entries for the 2010 Sir Walter Raleigh Awards is Friday, July 9. Nominations for the...

]]> The City of Raleigh is accepting nominations for the 2010 Sir Walter Raleigh Awards for Community Appearance. The annual awards recognize outstanding new development, building rehabilitation efforts, and natural resource conservation within the Capital City. The awards program was established in 1983 to commemorate exemplary achievement in enhancing the city’s appearance. More than 200 projects, sites, and individuals have been honored.

Awards are offered in 11 different award categories, including new residential, commercial, or institutional construction, plus historic preservation, sustainable design, and tree and landscape conservation. The award for “Maintained Outstanding Appearance†honors appearance contributions by projects 5 years old or older. The “Individual†award is presented to a citizen who has consistently worked to preserve or improve city appearance.

The deadline for entries for the 2010 Sir Walter Raleigh Awards is Friday, July 9. Nominations for the can be made online at or by completing a printed form available at City government offices. In addition to project information, six or more digital photos of each nominated project or individual, submitted on CD or flash drive, are also required.

An independent jury will meet in July to review the nominations. Award winners will be selected based on specific criteria, including exhibition of a new standard of excellence, awareness of land stewardship, innovation, conservation of natural and/ or historic resources, and exceeding applicable ordinances. The Raleigh City Council will confirm the jury’s selections in August. Awards will be presented in October.

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http://www.gogoraleigh.com/2010/04/09/the-container-store-coming-to-raleigh/ http://www.gogoraleigh.com/2010/04/09/the-container-store-coming-to-raleigh/#comments Fri, 09 Apr 2010 15:24:11 +0000 http://www.gogoraleigh.com/2010/04/09/the-container-store-coming-to-raleigh/ It is extremely hard to contain myself with TBJ’s news of North Carolina’s first location for The Container Store Coming to Raleigh. The chain’s 49’th store will take the vacant Circuit City store across from Crabtree. The store will open in mid-October. map it...

]]> containerstore It is extremely hard to contain myself with TBJ’s news of North Carolina’s first location for The Container Store Coming to Raleigh. The chain’s 49’th store will take the vacant Circuit City store across from Crabtree. The store will open in mid-October.

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http://www.gogoraleigh.com/2010/01/19/varsity-mens-wear-moving-to-north-hills-east/ http://www.gogoraleigh.com/2010/01/19/varsity-mens-wear-moving-to-north-hills-east/#comments Tue, 19 Jan 2010 16:19:11 +0000 http://www.gogoraleigh.com/2010/01/19/varsity-mens-wear-moving-to-north-hills-east/ Varsity Mens Wear, one of the only remaining non-anchor tenants in its original space in Crabtree Valley Mall, is closing up shop and moving to North Hills East in the space next to Charlotte’s. (That sure is close to Lile’s) Hopefully they will bring back the tartan carpet!! (not likely) I am certainly more out of touch with Crabtree than ever, but I can only think of Hudson Belk, Kanki, Merle Norman, and the Hallmark store as being the only remaining original tenants in their original spaces. Is there one I’m...

]]> Varsity Mens Wear , one of the only remaining non-anchor tenants in its original space in Crabtree Valley Mall, is closing up shop and moving to North Hills East in the space next to Charlotte’s. ( That sure is close to Lile’s ) Hopefully they will bring back the tartan carpet!! (not likely)

I am certainly more out of touch with Crabtree than ever, but I can only think of Hudson Belk, Kanki, Merle Norman, and the Hallmark store as being the only remaining original tenants in their original spaces. Is there one I’m missing?

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http://www.gogoraleigh.com/2009/12/21/crabtree-tavern-good-grub-at-a-snails-pace/ http://www.gogoraleigh.com/2009/12/21/crabtree-tavern-good-grub-at-a-snails-pace/#comments Mon, 21 Dec 2009 22:11:59 +0000 http://www.gogoraleigh.com/2009/12/21/crabtree-tavern-good-grub-at-a-snails-pace/ Tucked behind Crabtree Valley Mall is a free-standing restaurant site which almost clicked in two previous incarnations. Owners of the former Tavola Rossa converted the restaurant to the Crabtree Tavern hoping that the third would be the charm. The Crabtree Tavern is a sports-themed restaurant with an upscale tavern menu. Diners who frequented the belated Cactus Flower and Tavola Rossa restaurants will be surprised at the amount of renovation that went into the Crabtree Tavern. Gone are the numerous level changes throughout the restaurant, as is the carpet (replaced with a black and white tile floor). The bar area now sits in the former dining room, opening the P-shaped restaurant as one large cohesive room. A plethora of TVs hang throughout the restaurant, and offer diners (especially on Sunday) a chance to get a view of all of the televised games. Excellent music from a satellite service creates a nice noise foundation. However all of that is destroyed when an internet jukebox goes...

]]> Tucked behind Crabtree Valley Mall is a free-standing restaurant site which almost clicked in two previous incarnations. Owners of the former Tavola Rossa converted the restaurant to the Crabtree Tavern hoping that the third would be the charm. The Crabtree Tavern is a sports-themed restaurant with an upscale tavern menu.

Diners who frequented the belated Cactus Flower and Tavola Rossa restaurants will be surprised at the amount of renovation that went into the Crabtree Tavern. Gone are the numerous level changes throughout the restaurant, as is the carpet (replaced with a black and white tile floor). The bar area now sits in the former dining room, opening the P-shaped restaurant as one large cohesive room. A plethora of TVs hang throughout the restaurant, and offer diners (especially on Sunday) a chance to get a view of all of the televised games. Excellent music from a satellite service creates a nice noise foundation. However all of that is destroyed when an internet jukebox goes to work, overwhelming the experience at stomach-churning volumes.

The Tavern’s dinner menu (.pdf) selection is excellent. There are numerous appetizers that are perfect for community feeding, including the excellent beef brisket nachos. Higher quality tortilla chips would take this dish to the forefront of the Raleigh "nacho scene". To be avoided is the chili, which pales to Wendy’s and Sweet Tomatoes’ average offerings.

A popular item in the bar is the Beer Tower , a 3’ tall test tube holding almost two pitchers of draft beer. To keep the tower cold the bartender drops in a frozen, non-melting ice torpedo. The towers are priced in the $20-$25 range.

There is a fascinating selection of burgers, all offered on homemade buns. We tried the excellent Mountaineer which creatively marries a smoked tomato slice with barbecue sauce and goat cheese on a solid hamburger patty. Also good, but not as interesting as it sounds, is the Down Home Southern Burger. It features fried green tomato, county ham, pimento cheese, and mustard aioli. For some reason, though, the interesting ingredients get dominated by the beef flavor. We had good buns on one night, but on two other occasions the bread was noticeably firm.

The Entrees section of the menu is where the tavern has a real chance to make some noise in West Raleigh. I tried both the Shepherd’s Pie and the Chicken Pot Pie, and both were outstanding. The Shepherd’s Pie has a nice kick of ground lamb flavor, while the pot pie is extremely well blended, and stands as the best item on the menu.

We also tried the BBQ Brisket sandwich which was very good, but probably not better than the Q-Shack’s.

Where the Crabtree Tavern gets a failing grade is with the kitchen’s efficiency. I have dined in the restaurant three times now and it took 30, 40, and 45 minutes for our entrees to reach our table. With dining times climbing to one and a half hours for fairly simple food, I have to wonder how many diners are eager to return.

Crabtree Tavern has a very good chance to finally bring West Raleigh what it misses most: a reasonably priced, fairly quick restaurant that appeals to a broad range of palates. Ever since General Mills began screwing up Darryl’s, there has been a tremendous void. With the tavern’s location near the RBC Center and on Crabtree’s doorstep, a little bit of efficiency can take this restaurant where it wants to go. The question is whether or not they can step up to the plate.

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http://www.gogoraleigh.com/2009/12/18/golden-corral-to-replace-glenwood-store/ http://www.gogoraleigh.com/2009/12/18/golden-corral-to-replace-glenwood-store/#comments Fri, 18 Dec 2009 05:58:47 +0000 http://www.gogoraleigh.com/2009/12/18/golden-corral-to-replace-glenwood-store/ Golden Corral is currently working out plans to raze and replace their store on Glenwood Avenue (across from Pleasant Valley Promenade). The Raleigh-based chain with around 500 stores nationally will replace the building with a new Golden Corral concept design they call “The Pavilionâ€. The concept features home-style cooking. Unlike the current open-a-can approach, though, the Pavilion concept puts a heavy emphasis on freshly-cooked, labor-intensive food. There will be “food stations, display cooking, and fresh food preparation†according to franchising.com. The restaurant has rolled out about six of these stores nationally. However if the concept is successful, the sites in Mini City and Garner are penciled in for replacement. The location will continue to be a training site, with the company headquarters located at the base of the Glenwood Avenue hill, in the shadows of Crabtree Valley Mall. map...

]]> goldencorral Golden Corral is currently working out plans to raze and replace their store on Glenwood Avenue (across from Pleasant Valley Promenade). The Raleigh-based chain with around 500 stores nationally will replace the building with a new Golden Corral concept design they call “The Pavilionâ€. The concept features home-style cooking. Unlike the current open-a-can approach, though, the Pavilion concept puts a heavy emphasis on freshly-cooked, labor-intensive food. There will be “food stations, display cooking, and fresh food preparation†according to franchising.com. The restaurant has rolled out about six of these stores nationally. However if the concept is successful, the sites in Mini City and Garner are penciled in for replacement.

The location will continue to be a training site, with the company headquarters located at the base of the Glenwood Avenue hill, in the shadows of Crabtree Valley Mall.

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http://www.gogoraleigh.com/2009/12/09/mixed-use-project-proposed-near-crabtree/ http://www.gogoraleigh.com/2009/12/09/mixed-use-project-proposed-near-crabtree/#comments Wed, 09 Dec 2009 19:40:25 +0000 http://www.gogoraleigh.com/2009/12/09/mixed-use-project-proposed-near-crabtree/ I ran across this sign yesterday and it looks like someone wants to build a large, mixed-use project high on the hill between I-440 and Crabtree at Glenwood. map...

]]> CrabtreeHill I ran across this sign yesterday and it looks like someone wants to build a large, mixed-use project high on the hill between I-440 and Crabtree at Glenwood.

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http://www.gogoraleigh.com/2009/12/07/tavola-rossa-converts-to-crabtree-tavern/ http://www.gogoraleigh.com/2009/12/07/tavola-rossa-converts-to-crabtree-tavern/#comments Mon, 07 Dec 2009 21:41:01 +0000 http://www.gogoraleigh.com/2009/12/07/tavola-rossa-converts-to-crabtree-tavern/ The owners of Tavola Rossa, the free-standing restaurant across the creek from the back of Hudson Belk, have converted the restaurant to the Crabtree Tavern. The new restaurant features a family-friendly sports bar theme with upscale food. The chef, Aron Cremeans, comes from Restaurant Bateux in Beaufort, SC, and most recently Vines Bistro in Cary. The dinner menu (.pdf) features standard upscale tavern fare, but has enough range to be potentially a regular favorite. Prices are in the $8-$17 range, which is a price point for which this area, in this economy, is dying. The restaurant will also host trivia each Tuesday (beginning 1/5) as well as competitions with Playstation and cornhole (I’m afraid to ask). map...

]]> CrabtreeTavern The owners of Tavola Rossa, the free-standing restaurant across the creek from the back of Hudson Belk, have converted the restaurant to the Crabtree Tavern . The new restaurant features a family-friendly sports bar theme with upscale food.

The chef, Aron Cremeans, comes from Restaurant Bateux in Beaufort, SC, and most recently Vines Bistro in Cary. The dinner menu (.pdf) features standard upscale tavern fare, but has enough range to be potentially a regular favorite. Prices are in the $8-$17 range, which is a price point for which this area, in this economy, is dying.

The restaurant will also host trivia each Tuesday (beginning 1/5) as well as competitions with Playstation and cornhole (I’m afraid to ask).

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http://www.gogoraleigh.com/2009/11/02/lego-mini-build-coming-tuesday/ http://www.gogoraleigh.com/2009/11/02/lego-mini-build-coming-tuesday/#comments Mon, 02 Nov 2009 04:12:51 +0000 http://www.gogoraleigh.com/2009/11/02/lego-mini-build-coming-tuesday/ Well, it seems that one store in Crabtree hasn’t forgotten about Thanksgiving! LEGO will be holding their Monthly Mini Build on Tuesday at 5pm. This month’s project is a Thanksgiving turkey. This looks like about a 20-piece project that the kids will love...

]]> lego_Nov Well, it seems that one store in Crabtree hasn’t forgotten about Thanksgiving! LEGO will be holding their Monthly Mini Build on Tuesday at 5pm. This month’s project is a Thanksgiving turkey. This looks like about a 20-piece project that the kids will love assembling.

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http://www.gogoraleigh.com/2009/09/07/ajs-new-york-eatery-now-open-in-crabtree/ http://www.gogoraleigh.com/2009/09/07/ajs-new-york-eatery-now-open-in-crabtree/#comments Mon, 07 Sep 2009 21:14:05 +0000 http://www.gogoraleigh.com/2009/09/07/ajs-new-york-eatery-now-open-in-crabtree/ The former location of Le Garlic Bistro is now home to A/J’s New York Eatery. The food court restaurant’s menu features deli sandwiches made with Boar’s Head meats including ham, turkey, roast beef, pastrami, corned beef, and others. Additionally they serve breakfast sandwiches, hot dogs, cheeseburgers, homemade salads, and cold cuts by the pound. Hopefully it will be a good enough addition (to an already strong food court) to push out...

]]> ajs The former location of Le Garlic Bistro is now home to A/J’s New York Eatery. The food court restaurant’s menu features deli sandwiches made with Boar’s Head meats including ham, turkey, roast beef, pastrami, corned beef, and others. Additionally they serve breakfast sandwiches, hot dogs, cheeseburgers, homemade salads, and cold cuts by the pound. Hopefully it will be a good enough addition (to an already strong food court) to push out Subway.

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http://www.gogoraleigh.com/2009/09/01/rudinos-coming-to-olde-raleigh/ http://www.gogoraleigh.com/2009/09/01/rudinos-coming-to-olde-raleigh/#comments Tue, 01 Sep 2009 21:05:31 +0000 http://www.gogoraleigh.com/2009/09/01/rudinos-coming-to-olde-raleigh/ According to TBJ, the former Hollywood Video space in Olde Raleigh Village will soon be the newest location for Rudino’s Pizza and Grinders. While the shopping center is almost in the shadows of the RBC Center, the addition will become the third Italian restaurant for that particular block of Edwards Mill Road, including Stromboli’s and Bella Monica. map...

]]> rudinos According to TBJ, the former Hollywood Video space in Olde Raleigh Village will soon be the newest location for Rudino’s Pizza and Grinders . While the shopping center is almost in the shadows of the RBC Center, the addition will become the third Italian restaurant for that particular block of Edwards Mill Road, including Stromboli’s and Bella Monica.

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http://www.gogoraleigh.com/2009/08/31/lego-mini-build-coming-tomorrow/ http://www.gogoraleigh.com/2009/08/31/lego-mini-build-coming-tomorrow/#comments Mon, 31 Aug 2009 15:05:56 +0000 http://www.gogoraleigh.com/2009/08/31/lego-mini-build-coming-tomorrow/ Tomorrow the LEGO store in Crabtree will be holding it’s monthly Mini-Build. The session allows children ages 6-12 a changes to build a small project. It goes from 5:00pm until 7:00pm, but there are limited spaces available, so parents and their children have been lining up in the 4 o’clock hour for previous sessions. This month’s mini-build is a pencil and a book. The LEGO store is on the first floor of Crabtree Valley Mall in the center court (Across from Belk Men’s...

]]> IMG_0648 Tomorrow the LEGO store in Crabtree will be holding it’s monthly Mini-Build . The session allows children ages 6-12 a changes to build a small project. It goes from 5:00pm until 7:00pm, but there are limited spaces available, so parents and their children have been lining up in the 4 o’clock hour for previous sessions. This month’s mini-build is a pencil and a book.

The LEGO store is on the first floor of Crabtree Valley Mall in the center court (Across from Belk Men’s Store).

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http://www.gogoraleigh.com/2009/06/02/deli-to-replace-petit-bistro/ http://www.gogoraleigh.com/2009/06/02/deli-to-replace-petit-bistro/#comments Wed, 03 Jun 2009 02:37:22 +0000 http://www.gogoraleigh.com/2009/06/02/deli-to-replace-petit-bistro/ About a month ago, Le Petit Bistro closed their location in Crabtree Valley Mall’s excellent food court. It had nothing to do with that store's repeated “B†sanitation grades, though. The chain is pulling most of its shopping mall locations and going for transit terminals and specialty village settings. During the summer the space will be filled by “a New York-styled deli that only has one location in North Carolinaâ€. Most likely it is the aggressively-expanding New York NY Fresh Deli which opened in downtown Apex a few months ago....

]]> About a month ago, Le Petit Bistro closed their location in Crabtree Valley Mall’s excellent food court. It had nothing to do with that store’s repeated “B†sanitation grades, though. The chain is pulling most of its shopping mall locations and going for transit terminals and specialty village settings. During the summer the space will be filled by “a New York-styled deli that only has one location in North Carolinaâ€. Most likely it is the aggressively-expanding New York NY Fresh Deli which opened in downtown Apex a few months ago.

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http://www.gogoraleigh.com/2009/05/14/lego-store-now-open-in-crabtree/ http://www.gogoraleigh.com/2009/05/14/lego-store-now-open-in-crabtree/#comments Thu, 14 May 2009 18:23:06 +0000 http://www.gogoraleigh.com/2009/05/14/lego-store-now-open-in-crabtree/ The LEGO store in Crabtree Valley Mall opened its doors at 10am this morning. The store is located in the center court, on the lower level (in the space once occupied by the Sharper Image, Museum Company, and, uh, Orange Bowl ;)...

]]> lego The LEGO store in Crabtree Valley Mall opened its doors at 10am this morning. The store is located in the center court, on the lower level (in the space once occupied by the Sharper Image, Museum Company, and, uh, Orange Bowl 😉 )

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http://www.gogoraleigh.com/2009/02/06/crabtree-getting-lego-store/ http://www.gogoraleigh.com/2009/02/06/crabtree-getting-lego-store/#comments Fri, 06 Feb 2009 05:10:17 +0000 http://www.gogoraleigh.com/2009/02/06/crabtree-getting-lego-store/ Sue Stock reported today that Crabtree will be getting a large Lego Store in May. This will be the chain's 24th...

]]> Sue Stock reported today that Crabtree will be getting a large Lego Store in May. This will be the chain’s 24th store.

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http://www.gogoraleigh.com/2008/11/17/get-ready-for-camp-night/ http://www.gogoraleigh.com/2008/11/17/get-ready-for-camp-night/#comments Mon, 17 Nov 2008 18:02:21 +0000 http://www.gogoraleigh.com/2008/11/17/get-ready-for-camp-night/ The Camp Sea Gull and Camp Seafarer camp night for Raleigh is coming Tuesday, December 2 at 7pm at the Raleigh Woman's Club. Camp nights are a fantastic way for future, current, and past campers and councilors to get together and see what "the best camps of all" have to offer. The event usually lasts a couple of hours and features the new camp DVD, comments and introductions of campers and staff, door prizes, and yes, plenty of fireballs! I have to say, as a six-summer Sea Gull veteran, it is hard to match the experience at these camps. Some of my most prized experiences occurred in Arapahoe. The camps' ability to bring together an enthusiastic group of responsible college-aged staff members is nothing short of astounding. If you know someone who is interested, let them know about camp night. It is one of the few ways to get an appreciation for the true world of Sea Gull and Seafarer. map...

]]> seagull2 The Camp Sea Gull and Camp Seafarer camp night for Raleigh is coming Tuesday, December 2 at 7pm at the Raleigh Woman’s Club. Camp nights are a fantastic way for future, current, and past campers and councilors to get together and see what “the best camps of all” have to offer. The event usually lasts a couple of hours and features the new camp DVD, comments and introductions of campers and staff, door prizes, and yes, plenty of fireballs!

I have to say, as a six-summer Sea Gull veteran, it is hard to match the experience at these camps. Some of my most prized experiences occurred in Arapahoe. The camps’ ability to bring together an enthusiastic group of responsible college-aged staff members is nothing short of astounding. If you know someone who is interested, let them know about camp night. It is one of the few ways to get an appreciation for the true world of Sea Gull and Seafarer.

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http://www.gogoraleigh.com/2008/11/06/flemings-steakhouse-now-open/ http://www.gogoraleigh.com/2008/11/06/flemings-steakhouse-now-open/#comments Thu, 06 Nov 2008 16:42:13 +0000 http://www.gogoraleigh.com/2008/11/06/flemings-steakhouse-now-open/ Fleming's Prime Steakhouse and Wine Bar had their soft opening for their newest location (Crabtree Valley Mall) last week. The grand opening party is tonight, so the restaurant will be able to see regular guests...

]]> flemings Fleming’s Prime Steakhouse and Wine Bar had their soft opening for their newest location (Crabtree Valley Mall) last week. The grand opening party is tonight, so the restaurant will be able to see regular guests tomorrow.

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http://www.gogoraleigh.com/2008/10/14/flemings-opening-in-a-month/ http://www.gogoraleigh.com/2008/10/14/flemings-opening-in-a-month/#comments Tue, 14 Oct 2008 20:36:48 +0000 http://www.gogoraleigh.com/2008/10/14/flemings-opening-in-a-month/ Fleming's Prime Steakhouse & Wine Bar, the newest addition at Crabtree Valley Mall, has not set an actual opening date yet. However, word is that the restaurant will open its doors to the public in the second week of November....

]]> Fleming’s Prime Steakhouse & Wine Bar , the newest addition at Crabtree Valley Mall, has not set an actual opening date yet. However, word is that the restaurant will open its doors to the public in the second week of November.

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http://www.gogoraleigh.com/2008/08/07/battistellas-to-make-final-push/ http://www.gogoraleigh.com/2008/08/07/battistellas-to-make-final-push/#comments Thu, 07 Aug 2008 12:38:34 +0000 http://www.gogoraleigh.com/2008/08/07/battistellas-to-make-final-push/ Greg Cox is reporting that Battistella's New Orleans Kitchen, in the Crabtree Inn (formerly Ramada Inn) will be closing on September 27. The hotel will soon be razed and replaced by two hotels, apparently. He also says that while Brian Battistella is looking for a new location, he also is going to really ramp up the menu in this location's final days. I have heard good things about this restaurant and haven't had a chance to get over there. map...

]]> Greg Cox is reporting that Battistella’s New Orleans Kitchen , in the Crabtree Inn (formerly Ramada Inn) will be closing on September 27. The hotel will soon be razed and replaced by two hotels, apparently. He also says that while Brian Battistella is looking for a new location, he also is going to really ramp up the menu in this location’s final days. I have heard good things about this restaurant and haven’t had a chance to get over there.

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http://www.gogoraleigh.com/2008/07/17/soleil-stalls/ http://www.gogoraleigh.com/2008/07/17/soleil-stalls/#comments Thu, 17 Jul 2008 12:28:59 +0000 http://www.gogoraleigh.com/2008/07/17/soleil-stalls/ One of the area's highest-profile planned projects has stalled due to American's current lending woes, according to the News & Observer. The 43-story Soleil Center is planned to be Raleigh's second-tallest building, and would include 54 condos sitting atop a 290-room Westin hotel. The project site was prepared in 2006 by imploding the Sheraton hotel that previously sat on the site. Since that public event, though, the only work that has happened has been somewhat generic site development for whatever project follows. According to the article the developers estimate that it will take at least 3 months to secure new financing. This is bad news for the area's woefully substandard hotel market. Surely Starwood Hotels, the parent company for the Westin chain, is not happy about having to wait longer for a presence near Crabtree Valley Mall, one of the South's top shopping...

]]> One of the area’s highest-profile planned projects has stalled due to American’s current lending woes, according to the News & Observer . The 43-story Soleil Center is planned to be Raleigh’s second-tallest building, and would include 54 condos sitting atop a 290-room Westin hotel. The project site was prepared in 2006 by imploding the Sheraton hotel that previously sat on the site. Since that public event, though, the only work that has happened has been somewhat generic site development for whatever project follows.

According to the article the developers estimate that it will take at least 3 months to secure new financing. This is bad news for the area’s woefully substandard hotel market. Surely Starwood Hotels, the parent company for the Westin chain, is not happy about having to wait longer for a presence near Crabtree Valley Mall, one of the South’s top shopping centers.

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