If you're going to NCSU game

[angelo_sellers]

Kickoff is at 7 - here's some things to do in Raleigh while you wait

Pizza/italian

1. Vic's Italian - excellent NY Style pizza. Pasta dishes can be hit or miss.
2. Trophy Pizza and Brewing - very good pizza with unique toppings. My favorite is the Daredevil. It's a spicy pie with scirracha, jalapeño, and ghost pepper salami.
3. Cafe Luna - good pasta dishes
4. Tuscan Blue

Burgers -

1. Bad Daddy's - pricey, but great burgers, okay beer list. And Tots
2. MoJo's - not as good as Bad Daddy's but pretty good. Reasonably priced
3. Chucks - very good burgers. The toppings are a little fu-fu. It's not listed on the menu, but you can build your own without the fu-fu
4. Clouds Brewing - decent burgers
5. Raleigh Times - good burgers, good beer list. Rooftop seating
6. Busy Bee - decent food. Good beer list. Rooftop seating
7. The Station - decent food. Decent beer list. Excellent patio

Bakeries

1. Boulted - very good. Go for the Ham & Cheese Croissant
2. Yellow Dog - not as good (to me) but more selection

BBQ:

1. The Pit - BBQ in an upscale setting. It's good, not great.
2. Coopers - better q, but still not great. Cash only

Mexican:

1. Centro- never been but my wife tells me it's very good
2. Jose & Sons- Mexican/Southern fusion. Very possibly my favorite restaurant in Raleigh
3. El Rodeo - typical Mexican restaurant.
4. Cala Vera - empanadas & tequila.

Other:

1. Beasley's Chicken and Honey - freakishly good chicken
2. Taverna Agora - greek
3. Meatball Shop
4. Big easy - Cajun
5. Death & Taxes - upscale
6. 2nd Empire - upscale
7. Tasca Brava - spanish (upscale)
8. Poole's - chef is Beard Award winner
9. Bida Manda - Laotian (very good, requires reservation
10. Hibernian - irish
11. J Betskis- German/polish
12. Boxcar - barcade
13. BitterSweet - dessert bar

beverages

1. Crank Arm brewery
2. Oak and Dahger brewery
3. Trophy pizza and Brewing
4. Clouds Brewing
5. Paddy OBeers (bottle shop)
6. Tasty (bottle shop)
7. Whiskey Kitchen
8. Foundation
9. Cala Vera - great margaritas
10. Woodys - dive sports bar with good beer list
11. Flying saucer - 200 beers
12. Raleigh Beer Garden - guiness record holder for most tap beers
13. London Bridge - bit of a dive bar but staff and owners are very friendly. If you like "futball", this is the place to go. Normally, they don't open til 3. But, if premier league is own, they're open.

Also, tonight is 1st Friday, so all of the art galleries are open late tonight.