Comments on: Five Restaurants I Miss

By: George

George — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 20:38:10 +0000

Chris & Paul Said:
January 9th, 2009 at 6:08 pm
OMG! Su Casa was the ultimate in Mexican Cuisine!

I can’t get into the details of George’s history and woes between his restaurant and the Mall, but I can give you this link to order the hotsauce online and two locations in Alabama where the very same mexican food can be found (George’s father started the El Palacio chain).
El Palacio Mexican Restaurant
2008 Memorial Pkwy SW
Huntsville, AL 35801
(256) 534-9161

1396 S Us-231,
Ozark, AL 36360
(334) 774-2077

Hot Sauce can be ordered online at
http://www.sombrerohotsauce.com

I miss the restaurant and especially George. Like all combat Marines, he’s in a class of his own.

By: Erin

Erin — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 21:22:39 +0000

Let’s not forget Rathskellar on Hillsborough

By: Dana

Dana — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 02:13:15 +0000

?Federal Bakery?

By: Karen V

Karen V — Sun, 07 Jun 2009 00:11:19 +0000

Does anyone remember the name of the bakery that was on Daniels St in the OLD Cameron Village (behind the Village Book & Stationary) where the ABC store is now? I LOVED that bakery as a child (back in the 70′s)-everything they made was sooo delicious!

By: Arthur

Arthur — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 19:29:16 +0000

Black Dog Cafe was great.

By: OldRaleigh

OldRaleigh — Thu, 14 May 2009 14:50:16 +0000

A shout out to my fellow old Raleigh friends who brought up some great places.The one thing all these places had was character…as well as being priced reasonably . Now you go some place and all the chains take your money and give you the…”Time to go” feeling. LS&B blue cheese dressing needs a mention as well as the Prohibition special at Darryl’s…thanks for the memories.

By: Interstella5555

Interstella5555 — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 05:57:48 +0000

I miss Steak & Ale behind Crabtree.

By: packangel

packangel — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 14:00:42 +0000

Not only am I hungry now but I can’t get what I am craving because all the restaurants are gone! The one I’m really thinking about wasn’t so much a restaurant as a lounge type place. It was called Cork and tried to make it before Glenwood South was truly the place to be. It had fantastic wine and good tapas. Very cool atmosphere!

By: Horatio

Horatio — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 20:08:16 +0000

I miss the old cafeteria at the downtown Belk store where most of the vegetables were fresh and the ladies behind the line spoke to you like they were truly glad to see you. Also the doughnuts that were served in the snackbar in the basement were delicious…..never mind the fat content.

By: Chris & Paul

Chris & Paul — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 23:08:20 +0000

OMG! Su Casa was the ultimate in Mexican Cuisine! My husband and I loved that place and we have not found a tex-mex restaraunt to replace it. I hope that George, the owner, is happy in whatever he is doing now. We do miss his cooking! So glad that someone else appreciated his passion. We hate the cookie cutter restaraunts to choose from around here. Any suggestion of good tex-mex? We found great ones in Texas while visiting relatives!

By: Dana

Dana — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 16:20:39 +0000

Oberlin,
I never tried the Shrimp & Grits at the Black Dog. The place was owned by two sisters, though. Their other sister owned Crook’s Corner in Wilmington, so it is likely that BD was serving the Crook’s Recipe, which is one of my all-time favorites (attached below). The Wilmington Martin sister and her mother started NoFo, and have a store at Five Points here. I ordered S&G at the Raleigh NoFo and hated it, but it is possible that NoFo is serving the S&G from Black Dog you miss.
The closest thing to Crook’s version in Raleigh is 518′s Shrimp and Polenta, which very good. Anyway, enjoy this recipe. It is one of my very few favorites.

Amount Measure Ingredient — Preparation Method
——– ———— ——————————–
1 pound shrimp
6 bacon slices
peanut oil
2 cups sliced mushrooms
1 cup scallion — finely minced
4 servings grits
1 clove garlic
4 teaspoons lemon juice
tabasco sauce
2 tablespoons fresh parsley — chopped
salt and pepper
1/2 cup grated cheddar cheese
nutmeg — to taste
white pepper — to taste

Prepare 4 servings of grits and add cheese, Tabasco, nutmeg and white pepper to taste. Keep warm in a double boiler. Peel shrimp, rinse and pat dry. Dice bacon and saute in skillet until edges become brown, but bacon is not crisp. Add enough peanut oil to bacon fat to make 1/8″ layer of oil in skillet. When hot, add shrimp in even layer. Turn shrimp as they start to turn pink. Add mushrooms, scallions and garlic (put through a press) and saute for about 4 minutes. Turn occasionally. Season with lemon juice, dash of two of Tabasco, parsley, salt and pepper. Spoon grits on plate and top with shrimp.

By: Crystal

Crystal — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 10:02:41 +0000

I know it’s just a chain and I shouldn’t even say this, but I seriously miss Bamboo Club. Crab rangoon with strawberry sauce… sigh. I think the closest one might be in Arizona now. The place was always packed – I have no idea why it failed.

By: Arthur!

Arthur! — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 20:02:36 +0000

Steelcity36- The HookUp use to be a BBQ place then before that it was an ice cream place, too.
You just have to go to mayflower for Captn Charlies for fied seafoood.!
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Steelcity36 Said:
September 11th, 2008 at 9:04 am
God I miss the Hook UP! Where else can one get fried seafood around here? In its absence somebody should open an Ice Cream shop or BBQ Restaurant in that location.

By: Dana

Dana — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 04:12:54 +0000

Ragamuffin’s?

By: Doug

Doug — Sat, 06 Dec 2008 03:07:29 +0000

‘jocon’ took my list with Steve’s Ice Cream and Brothers’ Pizza.

If I could remember the name, I would also mention the North Hills lower level restaurant from around 1980. “Beer, Cheese, and Cauliflower Soup” sounded so strange and tasted so good.

By: Spencer

Spencer — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 21:44:17 +0000

Scotty’s was the best. I remember the one at Crabtree Valley Mall as well as at North Hills. It was on the 1st floor right next to Sears and near THe Recortd Bar. You ordered up front and then walked down the hallway to the back where they had seating.

By: mr b

mr b — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 18:54:04 +0000

2nd to brothers…most people I know from Raleigh at some point had a friday night ritual at Brothers, us included. My sister and I would sit in the red cans by the front door…I remember finally getting to big for those. Thinking back, there is no way to count how many pizzas I watched being made in the back hall.

By: jocon

jocon — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 06:59:40 +0000

I miss Brothers’ Pizza on Hillsboro. Every Friday my family would go. No menu necessary – eggplant parmasean for all of us.

Steve’s ice cream just down the street from Brothers’. Coffee with heath bar mix-in. Great after a high school football game, too.

By: wendy

wendy — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 00:37:19 +0000

LSB was the best. The salad bar was great for the 80′s. We ate there weekly. The Mayberry at Colony was also quite fantastic for soup, a grilled cheese, and a great sundae.

By: eg

eg — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 22:06:22 +0000

Rathskeller — how could I have forgotten that? Yes, one of my long-time favorites as well…thanks all for the reminders of some good meals in a lot of these places.

By: Mel

Mel — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 18:11:34 +0000

Ma Perry’s, she was downtown across from the bus station, where the Quorum Building is now. She was Raleigh’s Mama Dip!
Also Canton Cafe and Est, Est, Est.

By: Dave

Dave — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 19:31:50 +0000

Second Nature cafe

By: jrtlover

jrtlover — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 15:40:30 +0000

I thought of a few more great “oldies” -

- North Hills Tavern and Steakhouse – GREAT steak sandwich, hamburger, unbelievable French fries and cheesecake! It was owned by Johnny Vasillion, and closed when North Hills went from a strip mall to an enclosed mall. Along with the really good food was the warm atmosphere. In the winter there was a fire in a huge open stone fireplace.

- Mr. Ribs – on Hillsborough St. (then Hillsboro) on the left – kind of across from The Brewery. Great ribs and steaks, barbecued chicken etc. The owner of Crowley’s on Medlin Dr. was the chef, so that Crowley’s ribs are close to the original.

- Hofbrau – Cameron Village (where the new noodles place is opening). Delicious German food – an institution that was packed all the time. It went with the Bryan Building fire in the late 60′s.

- BALENTINES – Cameron Village – That’s the one I probably miss most. Only delicious cafeteria food I’ve ever tasted. Nearly everything was good. Their closing was very sad, especially since that space has sat vacant for so long. Their Saturday night buffet on the lower level was the fraternity gathering place, especially after home football games.

- Oak Park Pharmacy lunch counter – nobody made better hot dogs or chicken salad, though it was a tight race between them and Cameron Village Soda Shop that Holly pointed out. I miss them both.

Guess we’re all saying that Raleigh has always had good restaurants.

By: Holly

Holly — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 01:11:04 +0000

I gotta put in my Dad’s Soda Shop in Cameron Village. I miss his egg salad, pimento cheese, bean soup, lemonades….mmmmm

and… Karen’s

and the Original Cafe Giorgios in MacGregor Village.

By: Seann

Seann — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 23:23:39 +0000

I second the Mr. Dunderbaks! Really miss that place.