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2 for $25: Set a course for Mayflower
NAME: Mayflower Seafood Restaurant
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Cimarron is mostly enjoyable
Cimarron straddles Winston-Salem and Clemmons. Ambience is sort of country-western (the look, not the music). Beige walls rise above a pine chair rail with planks underneath. A bar occupies center stage; televisions allow multiple views. Decorative photos follow a local history theme, with shots of regular patrons and the restaurant's past. Some art is original.
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Two for $25: Sample the fun flavors of Greece at Athena Taverna
NAME: Athena Greek Taverna
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Triad's Table 16 may amaze you
Table 16 is one of only two Triad restaurants to have earned a five-star rating from me (the other is Marisol, also in Greensboro).
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2 for $25 - Mamma Zoe hits the spot
NAME: Mama Zoe Michael's
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Filling Station place to refuel
Old Fourth Street Filling Station
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2 for 25 - Dishes artfully done at Mizu
NAME: Mizu Japanese Cuisine
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Local flavors in spotlight at Lucky Blue
Lucky Blue's motto, "refined Carolina cuisine," is validated by its food.
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Rooftop experience was a mixed bag
District Rooftop Bar and Grille opened in early fall. The bar is located upstairs, with an outdoor heated patio on the roof as well as interior space with multiple televisions. One angle provides quite a view of the Winston-Salem skyline. On a Saturday night, the bar was crowded and very loud. The ambience in the downstairs dining room is warehouse-industrial, with a brick wall, thick wood tables and black chairs. Table tops are high. I could have used a booster seat.
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Southern fare hits the spot at Sweet Potatoes
In this time of dissonance, let all candidates, incumbents and constituents proclaim unanimously: Sweet Potatoes is a treasure, epitomizing Southern cuisine that your grandmother would have cooked if she had cooked this well.
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2 for $25 - Villa Grill is a nice addition to the area
NAME: Villa Grill
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Casual seafood dining offered at Crab Shack
King's Crab Shack creates a beach-party atmosphere with nets, photos, surfboards and mermaids clad in strategically placed stars. A long bar lines one side, tables and chairs the other. The noise level is loud.
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2 for $25: Shiki offers tasty Japanese fare
NAME: Shiki
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Diamondback Grill a perennial favorite
Diamondback Grill has been in operation for 23 years. A tile ceiling absorbs noise and creates muted ambience. The bar includes a sofa area with open fireplace.
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Lighter hand on grill will ensure Cities' success
Cities is in a free-standing building with a fountain outside, surrounded by ample parking. In a sunken dining area, a huge screen shows projections of cityscapes. Murals depicting film characters flank rock walls. It's an upscale look within casual ambience.
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Funky ambience, tasty food
6th and Vine occupies a historic brick building bearing a funky wine and music bar ambience. A sofa section opposite the bar is particularly comfortable. Artistic photographs that are for sale decorate the walls.
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2 for $25: For tasty soul food, try the Nitty Gritty
NAME: The Nitty Gritty Soul Cafe
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Christopher's cuisine harkens back to early America
Christopher's 1776, An American Tavern
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2 for $25 - Tasty meals at Mama's
NAME: Big Mama's Southern Cooking
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Bleu's flavorful food creative and polished
Bleu looks urbane and sophisticated. From a two-story dining room, a waterfall cascades above an enclosed fireplace. Original art decorates the walls. One painting transposes Bleu to a Parisian street.
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2 for $25 - Meal good enough for another trip
NAME: First Street Draught House
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2 for $25: Taqueria has broad, unusual offerings
NAME: Taqueria Guadalajara 2
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Mozelle's appealing but has work to do
Mozelle's has been operating under its current owners for three years. The interior looks appealingly funky. One section is tent-like; another surrounds an open kitchen. But the air-conditioning fights a losing battle, resulting in atmosphere that is sometimes barely tolerable. I have also been here in winter, when it was too chilly. I plan to restrict visits to moderate weather.
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2 for $25 - Thai, sushi and serenity
The Basil Leaf
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