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C"mon, confess it. You"ve regularly harbored a tip yearning to eat boiled trout whilst Billy Bass sings "Dont Worry, Be Happy" in the background. Well, right away you can do usually that at The Fish Shack, that non-stop last week in Durham (2512 University Drive; 401-4665; thefishshackdurham.com).
Partners Dan Ferguson (who additionally owns The Original Q Shack subsequent door) and Turner Lawrence are charity a free fried-catfish basket in sell for one of the singing fish wall trophies, that they"re utilizing to adorn the grill in a character that can usually be called strikebreaker revival.
If the decors tongue-in-cheek amusement is a bit on the seared side, the seafood is fresh, baked to sequence and delivered fast to your table. "Our idea is 7 to 10 minutes," Ferguson says, in any case of either you sequence a boiled seafood combo, grilled fish of the day, sharp Low Country bring to boil or oyster po" boy. Naturally, it doesnt harm that The Fish Shack is a opposite use eatery, that creates for fast use and low prices. Most entrees are underneath $10, prices that competence well have you singing along with Billy Bass by the time you leave.
North Raleigh has landed a new seafood option, too, despite one of a really opposite sort. Nantucket Grill (1145 Falls River Ave.; 870-1955; www.nantucketgrill.com) is a full use restaurant, for one thing, with full club and in isolation party facilities. And whilst The Fish Shack drops the line in Southern waters for the majority part, Nantucket Grill casts the net for North-of-the-Mason-Dixon-Line transport such as lobster bisque, New England grilled crab cakes, boiled cod sandwiches and whole-belly clams.
The grill is the initial Raleigh place of a small sequence with 3 locations in Durham and Chapel Hill. The lobster hurl that has prolonged been a signature charity at those locations is blank on the new menu, but the Raleigh place does suggest Nantucket Grills award-winning New England-style clam chowder. Homemade desserts, an additional Nantucket Grill hallmark, are additionally well represented.
And a small closings ...
On a unhappy note, The Rockford has sealed after a 15-year run. The downtown Raleigh turning point (if a musty small second-floor eatery and club that you had to know about to find can be called a landmark) was a independent end on Glenwood South prolonged prior to the residence became smart and will be missed.
In Chapel Hill, The Barbecue Joint has additionally closed, but the shutting is usually temporary. According to owners Jonathan Childres, he and partner Damon Lapis plan to free the grill this tumble in a incomparable place with a full bar. In the meantime, present certificates will be respected for catering services, that go on to be offering and can be organised by job 332-7504. Or you can hold onto your present certificates until the new grill opens in the fall. Childres promises they"ll still be honored.
Greg Cox is the grill censor and food bard for The News & Observer. He can be reached at ggcox@bellsouth.net. Read some-more about the Triangle dining stage at /mouthful.| _______________________ |
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