OmnibusThursday, September 22, 19889
Spend an evening of fine
dining with Mom and Dad
From staff reports
Your parents are here and
they're going to take you out to
dinner, ifs time to shine up your
shoes and press your dress. Co out
for a real evening of fine dining
in Chapel Hill.
Aurora, in Carr Mill Mall in
Carrboro. specializes in Northern
Italian cuisine; items are creme
based as opposed to the tomato
based sauces of the Southern
Italian cuisine. An array of meats
(butchered on premises) are
offered fiere. including lamb, veal,
chicken and seafood. Pasta dishes
are standard fare and boast of
handmade and roiled pasta. A
favorite pasta dish is roteletti -a
spinach noodle stuffed with
three cheeses and baked in a
sundried tomato with a basil
sauce. Homemade bread accom
panies these dinners ranging from
$6.50 to $1 0.95 for pasta dishes and
$10.95 to $16.95 for entrees.
Reservations are. suggested (942
2400), and dining hours begin at
6 p.m. Manager Gwen Higgins
describes the atmosphere as "ele
gant but not pretentious." A must
for authentic Italian dining.
The Brass Rail at 1301 E Frank
lin St, is a "casual yet elegant"
restaurant with reasonable prices.
Entrees feature grilled seafood,
steak and chicken. A popular dish
is chicken au poivre, a chicken
breast filet served with an entic
ing mixture of Boursin cheese,
ground pepper and sausage.
Entrees run from $8.95 to $12.95.
There is an extensive wine list
available. Open for dinner Tuesday
through Thursday at 5-.30 pm,
reservations are suggested (933
1323). Live entertainment on Fri
day and Saturday nights.
Cracovla at 300-B W. Rosemary
St., is an intimate restaurant
Get your chopsticks ready the
From staff reports
If the most exotic thing you've
eaten lately is a bowl of chicken
soup, you're in true need of a meal
out of the ordinary realm of
boring American food. Luckily,
Chapel Hill has brought the Far East
and all its culinary delights right
to your back door. Co ahead and
feast on these Oriental treats -they
Ye healthy, hearty and a good
way to get some variety into your
day.
Located at 118 E. Franklin St.,
Four-Flve-SIx Chinese Restau
rant offers cheap, good Chinese
food. With its lighted menu board
and Formica booths, Four-Five-Six
has a fast food atmosphere that
appeals to many students, espe
cially those on a limited budget.
Entrees range from $130 to $1.98
with rice and soup extra It's open
from 11 am to 9 p.m. every day
to accommodate students' late
night cravings.
Just around the corner at 128
E. Franklin St., The Colden
Dragon also offers authentic
Chinese food at reasonable prices.
Chinese family members at the
Dragon have been serving Oriental
enhanced by -candlelight and
French cabaret music The North
ern European menu is seasonal and
changes daily. Some items offered
are lamb on a skewer, Norwegian
salmon and various other ethnic
delights like Hungarian goulash.
The dishes are prepared to order
from scratch with only fresh
ingredients used. These entrees
range from $11.50 to $15.50, but
Monday through Thursday
between 5:30 p.m. and 6-.30 pm
all entrees are $9.95. Dining hours
begin at 6 pm Reservations are
suggested (929-9162).
McCarthy's is at East Franklin
Street and Elliot Road in Kroger
Plaza. Trimmed in brass and
mahogany, the interior of McCar
thy's offers a soothing and relaxed
atmosphere. As diners listen to the
likes of Steve Winwood or Frank
Sinatra and enjoy the gentle
breeze of Casablanca fans, they
can dine on such specialties as
prime rib McCarthy a tantalizing
filet with crabmeat and Bemaise
sauce or chicken choron a
scrumptous breast of chicken
sauteed with scaiiions and shrimp
and served over fettucine. Head
waiter Joseph Daley says, "McCar
thy's is especially proud of their
fresh-grilled seafood and mari
nated items including tuna and
swordfish." As well as entrees,
McCarthy's serves six large dinner
salads, burgers and quiche. The
entrees are priced between $9 and
$14 with burgers and quiche at
around $4. A nice reasonable
dinner for two with wine runs at
about $35. Dinner begins at 5 pm:
seven days a week.
La Residence, 220 W. Rosemary
St., is a charming little restaurant
with French country inn appeal
that embodies a somewhat differ
ent theme in each room as evi
meals the fast food way for more
than 10 years. Though the some
what sterile atmosphere may not
remind you of Hong Kong, the
food is authentic
The owners of this establish
ment also own The Dragon's
Garden beside McDonald's on
Franklin Street which features
Szechuan, Hunan, Cantonese and
Beijing cuisine. Both serve good
Chinese food, but The Dragon's
Garden is a bit more upscale than
The Golden Dragon. Serving both
lunch and dinner daily, The Golden
Dragon is open from 11 am to 8
p.m., seven days a week. The
Dragon's Garden is open for lunch
11 am to 2 pm daily and dinner
from 5 p.m. to 9:30 pm weekdays,
5 pm to 10-.30 pm on Friday and
Saturday.
Hunam Chinese Restaurant,
790 Airport Road, offers a little
more in the way of atmosphere
than either of the Chinese fast
food places. For around $8, you can
get an enormous entree for
dinner, accompanied by egg roll,
soup and fortune cookie. At lunch,
you can get a smaller, but still
r more than filling, portion for
denced by the color schemes and
the original art by local and French
artists. The fresh flowers and soft
candlelight make dining a pleasur
able experience. La Residence has
a limited menu with different
selections daily. Some of these
include mussels and saffron creme
sauce with fettucine or filet
mignon with sauce verte. Com
mon entrees include N.C duckling
and an exquisite steak that your
tastebuds wouldn't want to miss.
The food is based on a French
classical technique and enhanced
by a melange of herbs from the
Mediterranean. Entrees range
from $14 to $22. However, the
restaurant has a cafe section with
a different price list ($6 to $11).
Reservations are suggested (967
2506). They are closed on Mondays,
but open at 6 p.m. other evenings.
Marco Polo, 1813 U.S. 15-501
bypass, is a unique place where
East meets west, it features
cuisine from around the world,
reflecting the wanderings of the
famed globetrotter Marco Polo,
who traveled from Italy to China
way back in the 13th century.
From Continental to Oriental,
Marco Polo has something for
everyone even in the 20th
century. Marco Polo has three
different dining rooms, an indoor
fountain and gardens, so the feast
is not only for the tastebuds, but
also for the eyes. Reservations are ,
a good idea (933-5565). and the
restaurant is open for lunch and
dinner daily.
Any of these fine restaurants
can be an out of the ordinary treat
for students accustomed to ham
burgers and four-for-a-dollar
macaroni and cheese. So while
Mom and Dad are in town, get
them to pick up the bill for an
evening of fine dining.
under $4.
The restaurant's chef specializes
in Hunam, Szechuan and Canto
nese food and will prepare diet and
salt-free dishes upon request.
The Phoenix, at 1 404 E. Franklin
St, is open seven days a week for
both lunch and dinner and offers
meals cooked to the true Chinese
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budgets, The Phoenix also offers
a lunch buffet for only $4.80. It's
all you can eat of Chinese entrees,
eggrolls, rice and soup, and it's
from 1130 am to 2:30 pm every
day. Dinner is served from 5 pm.
to 10 pm. weekdays and 5 pm.
to 10:30 pm Friday and Saturdays.
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Restaurant and Bar
1301 East Franklin Street
Chapel Hill, NC
933-1323
Specializing in
grilled steaks,
seafood and chicken.
Dinner served nightly
from 5:30 to 10:00 :