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New restaurants in Raleigh.

You may have caught this article in the News and Observer... apparently, Nana's Chophouse on Davie Street is closing soon. Nana's Chophouse was a spin-off of the popular Nana's in Durham. Last time Amy and I went to the Chophouse, it was nearly deserted, and the food and service weren't quite up to par. It would have been interesting to see a "Kitchen Nightmares" episode about the place... I mean, here you've got a classy restaurant in a premium location, and it's failing? Weird.

In place of Nana's Chophouse will be The Pit, an upscale barbecue restaurant featuring free-range hormone-free North Carolina pork barbecue. Yum. It'll be open for dinner only at first; I suspect that when it opens for lunch, I'll be there frequently.

The longtime downtown institution, Est! Est! Est! Trattoria, is closing to make way for a second Waraji. Waraji, for those who don't know, is my choice for the top Japanese restaurant in Raleigh, so having a second location open downtown is pretty exciting.

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Comment #1 from Brett (Guest)
2007 Nov 13 - 12:16 am : #

This..."Waraji," you speak of...where does though exist?

Comment #2 from Ken (realkato)
2007 Nov 13 - 9:47 am : #

The original Waraji is on Duraleigh, just south of Glenwood, near the Pleasant Valley shopping center. http://www.warajirestaurant.com/

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