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(Thr Daily Sar Brrl Franklin Street offers options for dining BY SARAH FRIER ASSISTANT CITY EDITOR A unique mix of Franklin Street restaurants lend character to the Chapel Hill scene. Whether you're grabbing a bite after a late parts- or simply sick of on-campus choices, the main stretch of food joints has plenty to offer. Here are some places to g 0... Breakfast Ye Olde Waffle Shop has been around since 1972. The line can get long on Sunday mornings, but the warm, community feel of the place keeps patrons coming back. The restaurant is designed in such a way that you can watch your food cooking from many of the booths. Get there early, though, because mA m\ *1 •* ?■ t ■ Wwm M ‘ rai * ; Bk '■ !|ppF-> f; • . _ i_3i DTH FIIE/EIYSSA SHARP Carlos Hernandez, who has been a cook at Ye Olde Waffle Shop for almost 10 years, says his favorite things to make are omelets. Ye Olde, a Franklin Street favorite, celebrated its 35th anniversary earlier this year. LI y _F3 O -T --I t \no \ WKt- 7 vv T V >%*z or 7i o o^ loJtt pi IB s] j\f~' 4i* V. / r 'J^®\^|gf A spend SIOO on Textbooks 4_ Mgr l jrtft Get SIO°°OFF! ©I { jjA umitone per customer, expires 9/30/oe ■TSbh !® J££s] CGDj j(E> | One Regular Priced J j Im , T ■ I ■■ l(Tf) UNC Tee-Shirt | i jT> OTSTCI Hat (Tf)j ' JL—| Tarheel Book Store 119 E. Franklin St. (next to Varsity Theatre) www.tarlleel.com • (919) 960-0021 the restaurant closes in the after noon every day. The apple cinnamon waffles cost $5.65. Lunch Jack Sprat Cafe offers a wide variety of salads and sandwiches. The cafe has an artsy feel to it they always play relaxed music and often feature local bands' sets. It’s right across from campus, so students can take advantage of the atmosphere, stopping by to study or have meetings with professors. You can get a chocolate chip banana muffin for 51.75 and a toasty turkey sandwich for 56.75. Late night Cosmic Cantina, at 128 E. Franklin New Student Orientation Guide St, is a Mexican food restaurant that's open until 2:30 am. You’re more likely to see this taqueria more crowded at that time of night than at dinner, as students walk home from their respective parties. Portions are large, and menu options are basic from burritos to quesadillas to nachos. A chicken or steak burrito costs $6.03. Sports games Carolina fans tend to gather in full force to watch the games they can't attend in person. Ham’s has 15 TV screens, including a large projec tor, so it's easy to get a good view. Get there an hour before the game, or you're out of luck for seating. On Tuesday nights they also fea ture trivia quiz competitions. The bacon cheese fries cost $6.99. For a date Top of the Hill is on the second story at the intersection of Columbia Street and Franklin Street. It’s the typical date restaurant you're bound to see several cou ples in formal dress eating before fraternity cocktails. The restaurant even brews its own beer. Order the creole chicken sauce piquant for $14.99- A quick meal Franklin Street Pizza and Pasta offers an alternative to fast food. Customers go up to a counter to order pizza by the slice, pasta or WV/W.BSKIS.CCM * tw JCw-JL .kflltl rkrsi- n,un Kill, 147 E4ST IETSKII’S STREET [9191969-WR3C1 5 garlic bread knots. And if the line's too long, I Love NY Pizza, a restaurant in a similar style, is just down the street. A slice of Sicilian pizza costs 51.90 at Pizza and Pasta. Takeout Any takeout food order is bound to take more than 45 minutes to get to your door, just because so many students order at once. But if you order from local wrap shop [ B Iski’s. you won't be charged extra for delivery . Many other restau rants use Tarheel Takeout Express, which charges S5 for deliveries. [Blski’s calls all their wraps ■skis." and you can get sides of fresh fruit for sl. Most of the classic menu options, such as the Caesar Ski. cost $6.50. SUMMER OH Franklin favorites Ye Olde Waffle Shop 173 E. Franklin St. Jack Sprat Cafe 161 E. Franklin St Cosmic Cantina 128 E. Franklin St Ham's 310 W. Franklin St Top of the Hill 100 E. Franklin St. Franklin Street Pizza and Pasta 163 E. Franklin St. [B]Ski's 147 E. Franklin St. 9
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