Posted by mightyoaks on February 13th, 2006 — Posted in Pubs, Quick Food, Sports
Sandy’s is a small takeout and eatin restaurant on Haggard Rd in Elon. Located a quarter mile west of the BP station, they have a pretty extensive menu of subs, gyros, pizzas, hamburgers, etc.
I had a pair of Gyros, one steak and one chicken, both with onions and peppers, and they were quite decent. I haven’t been to the bar half of Sandy’s, but have been told by several people that they typically have sporting events on their TVs, and an inexpensive selection of beers and wines.
The kitchen looks like it hasn’t changed since the place first opened several years ago, with older grills, refrigerators, etc, but all of those help to give Sandy’s a “down-home” feeling.
Other than a bit of a delay in my order, I couldn’t find anything to complain about. If you’re looking for a good sandwich, or just a quick place to stop with friends, check out Sandy’s.
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Posted by mightyoaks on February 4th, 2006 — Posted in Pubs, Quick Food, Sports
Satisfaction’s, at 905 W Main St in Durham, has a very collegey atmosphere. They’re open for almost every sporting event, and typically have a couple running on their big screens at every visit.
I go predominantly for their pizzas, which have a great medium-thickness crust, and a solidly tomatoey sauce which isn’t too sweet. Their toppings list includes such diverse choices as Bleu Cheese, Bacon, Anchovies, Pineapple, and Pepperoni, along with about 15 others.
They also have an extensive selection of sandwiches and burgers, which several fo my friends have enjoyed, but I haven’t sampled yet. Their appetizer menu is about what you’d expect for a sports spot: everything’s deep fried, and if you like mushrooms, I can’t recommend their fried mushroom appetizer enough… just be sure to let them cool a bit before you eat them.
Their drink and beer menu is extremely long (with over 100 mixed drinks listed), and reasonably priced. I generally find that I can spend under $15 for an appetizer, split on a pizza, and soft drink for myself.
It’s probably not a place you want to go every day, and it can get loud when a major sporting event is on TV, but overall I recommend it to any pizza-loving college student.
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Posted by mightyoaks on January 22nd, 2006 — Posted in Quick Food, Sports
One great place to get wings around here is Wings To Go, located at 3421 South Church St in Burlington. This small restaurant is nestled near Sonic and West End Cinemas, and draws crowds in daily. They boast that they are not a fast food restaurant and that their food is cooked to order. It takes 3 minutes to catch the food, 10 minutes to cook it, 1 minute to shake it in the sauce, and another minute to serve it. They offer a wide variety of wings, along with the other typical game-day foods of onion rings, chili cheese fries, and chicken sandwiches. Walking into the small restaurant, you get the sense of walking into a sports bar. Team memorabilia is hung up all over the walls. Large screen TV’s are in every corner of the room to offer great views of the game from every seat in the house. Of course it includes the varieties of beers and soft drinks and offers both smoking and non-smoking sections. Reservations are not accepted, so either come early or expect to wait at busy meal times. The menu prices range from $3.50 – $45.05. They offer party trays of wings, family meals, wraps, sandwiches, and desserts. Cash and all major credit cards are accepted, but no personal checks.
During my recent trip, I sampled the cheese fries appetizer and the WTG Golden Chicken Tender Sandwich with the Suicide hot sauce. Let’s just say that I needed 3 glasses of water that night at dinner. They also offer about 17 other different varieties of hot sauces to smother the wings. The best part of the meal was of course what gives the restaurant its name, the wings! These wings were boneless and certainly made your eyes water. They were cooked fresh, so I knew I wasn’t getting the leftovers from the night before.
There were only two problems with my meal that night. The entrees and sandwiches do not include sides. If you wanted French fires or chips, you had to order them separately. This is a little misleading because it does not say this on the menu. Also, the service that night was not the best. My waitress was also the cashier that night, so it took a while for my food to arrive, and to get refills on drinks. I found out later, though, that you’re encouraged to get your own refills from either the Pepsi or Coke soda fountains. Maybe they were short-handed that night and it doesn’t happen every night.
Overall, I would recommend to everybody that they go by Wings To Go and sample their specialty…the wings! The food was good and the atmosphere of a sports bar made me feel like I was right in the middle of a game. The service could have been faster, but this could have been due to the lack of workers there that night.
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