The Pit Review

by eat2winraleigh on December 30, 2009

I haven’t posted in awhile, but after eating at this restaurant a couple nights ago with great friends I knew I had to post about The Pit. The Pit is located in downtown Raleigh on East Davie Street in an old looking building. Once you step in side, you are greeted by the distinct, strong aroma of barbecuing meats.  The decor is upscale, with white lights decorating the dining room and bar area. The pit master, Ed Mitchell, has been on the Food Network and has many other accolades. The menu is mostly typical bbq fare, with brisket, ribs, pulled pork and chicken. Great drink menu with different Bourbon choices along with a unique beer selection.

The Pit

The Raleigh-ite – The appetizers we ordered were out of this world and I would definitely recommend them:  Mini PBLTs (Pimento cheese, bacon, lettuce and tomato biscuits) and Barbecue fries. I ordered the double plate with Carolina Ribs, Eastern Style Pork, creamed corn and broccoli and cauliflower casserole. The Carolina Ribs were delicious (although definitely fattier than typical baby back ribs) and the creamed corn was probably the best I’ve ever had. However, the broccoli and cauliflower casserole lacked flavor, and the Eastern style pork was a little too spicy for  me. We ordered the Banana Pudding and Apple Pie for dessert. The Banana Pudding was insane (bananas, pudding and marshmallow)  , and while I didn’t try the Apple Pie the rest of the table raved about it.

Barbecue Fries

Barbecue Fries

Mini PBLTs

Mini PBLTs

the pit turkey

the pit meal 2

We ordered: 1 20 oz beer, 1 10 oz beer, 1 Triple Meat plate, 1 Double Meat Plate, 1 Dessert , 1 Appetizer. Total : $76

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Swagbucks

by eat2winraleigh on November 27, 2009

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Another way to save money is by signing up for Swagbucks and using it as your search toolbar on your browser. You can sign up for swagbucks HERE.  Basically, you earn a couple of swagbucks a day, based on how much you use the toolbar for your search. Then you can redeem the swagbucks for giftcards. One of my favorite ways to use swagbucks is to redeem them for restaurant.com giftcards. At the end of the month, gift certificates on restaurant.com usually go on sale with a special code (which I will post on eat2winraleigh) and you can use your FREE giftcard from swagbucks to purchase them!

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How do we afford to eat out all the time?

November 16, 2009

Coming in the next couple weeks, I’m going to write several posts about how we use money saving websites, coupons and gift cards to make eating out less expensive/more affordable. I am constantly looking for ways to save money without sacrificing standard of living. I read lots of money saving blogs to get ideas, and [...]

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The Loop Pizza Grill Review

October 2, 2009

The Loop is located in Cary off Kildaire Farm road in the Kildaire Plaza shopping center and in Chapel Hill off Franklin street in the East Gate shopping center.
The New Yorker – Great variety of salads. Great portions. I didn’t like the chicken noodle soup at all–nothing special, tasted like it was out of a [...]

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Mambo Italiano

September 28, 2009

Mambo Italiano is located in Apex on West Williams Street in the old Cinelli’s space.
We haven’t eaten a full meal here so we can’t do a full review, but we stopped in to Mambo Italiano this weekend since we are constantly searching for good Italian food like you can get in NY. The owners are [...]

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Red Room Tapas Lounge Review

September 27, 2009

The Red Room Tapas Lounge is located in Raleigh on Glenwood Ave.

The New Yorker- I’m not used to this tapas-style eating, but it’s great to be able to eat a variety for dinner. The charcuterie is excellent, similar to an Italian antipasto appetizer. Great presentation on all the dishes. Especially enjoyed the eggplant roulade.
The Raleigh-ite- [...]

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Top 10 List of Restaurants We Want to Try

September 12, 2009

So, we keep a running list of restaurants we want to try in Raleigh. Here is what I think the top 10 list of restaurants to try should be, please comment if you have any input! Which restaurants shouldn’t be on the list and what restaurants should be on the list and aren’t.Â
10. J. Betskis [...]

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Bella Italia Restaurant Review

September 12, 2009

Bella Italia is located in a shopping center near the intersection of Falls of the Neuse and Durant road in North Raleigh, close to Wake Forest.

The New Yorker- I ordered the Chicken Parmesan. The chicken was tender but I didn’t like the red sauce. Good hot bread served before the meal. Mediocre salads come with [...]

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Ted’s Montana Grill Review

September 7, 2009

The New Yorker- Cool sports-bar-like atmosphere. Big stuffed bison head on one wall.  The menu at Ted’s Montana Grill has a couple appetizers, a list of burgers that you can have beef or bison, and a couple cuts of steak that you can have beef or bison. The bison is more expensive but worth a [...]

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Cameron Bar & Grill

August 19, 2009

Cameron Bar & Grill is located in the Cameron Village shopping center in Raleigh.
The New Yorker- We ordered the grilled shrimp cocktail–light coleslaw with 5 grilled shrimp on a skewer. Perfect app, great seasoning on the shrimp.  I ordered Chicken Parmesan with linguine and red sauce. The chicken was lightly breaded, not too fried, good [...]

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