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5615 South Blvd, Charlotte, NC Vietnamese $ – Entrees $8.55 – $11.55
This Vietnamese Restaurant had all (read: the only) of the features I require in a good ethnic restaurant: lots of glowing Urbanspoon reviews. It’s so easy to go very wrong when eating Asian food, and a little bit of encouragement from fellow Anglo-Saxons is all I need to feel safe enough to give it a try.
Like any authentic Asian restaurant, it was in some pretty cheap-looking real estate–in a run-down building occupying the corner of a strip mall parking lot. This is a good sign. The last thing you want is to find one in an expensive part of [...]
Aloft Chapel Hill – Starwood Category 2 1001 South Hamilton Road, Chapel Hill, NC 27517 Award Redemption: 3,000 pts or 1,600 pts +$30 Normal rate: $139 Best Starpoints return: 6.8 cents/point – EXCELLENT
BRAND NEW BUILDING
NOT YOUR “TRADITIONAL” LOBBY
CAFE AREA — 24×7 SNACKS + COFFEE WITH BREAKFAST IN THE MORNINGS
FULL BAR
PACKED LOBBY [...]
130 East Davie St., Raleigh, NC 27601 Coffee + Sandwiches/Subs $ — Cheap
Looking for some good, cheap eats in downtown Raleigh? Look no further than Sosta Cafe.
East Davie Street entrance
For starters, the SOUP OF THE DAY ($2.00 when added to salad/sandwich) was a CREAM OF ASPARAGUS. Served with a warm piece of ciabatta bread, it had an excellent flavor and hit the spot on such a cold day.
CREAM OF ASPARAGUS SOUP ($2.00)
I gave the SOSTA SALAD ($9.75) a shot and was nothing but impressed. With [...]
