Paging North Carolina Folks - Traveling there soon.

[Blu]

OK...My favorite restaurants in Asheville:
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12 Bones = The sort of BBQ restaurant that is insanely successful and well-known despite only being open for lunch on weekdays. The portions are enormous, and the ribs are incredible. Highly recommended.

The Admiral = Daring "haute cuisine" in east Asheville with fantastic atmosphere. If you are into fine food, you will love it. You will need to make reservations well in advance, however.

Bouchon = Fun, French restaurant in downtown Asheville. My wife loves it. She always gets a great meal, but mine are only good. We always have a great time when we go there, however, which is what counts.

Early Girl Eatery = A great "southern hippy" breakfast place. An Asheville institution. Not quite as good, IMO, as Sunny Point, but not far off. Also great for lunch and dinner. Located in downtown Asheville.

French Broad Chocolate Lounge = For many years, Asheville's Chocolate Fetish was considered the best chocolatier in the U.S.A. Chocolate Fetish is still amazing, but French Broad Chocolate is, somehow, even better. It should not be missed...but you should expect a wait and a long line if you go during peak "dessert" hours.

The Laughing Seed = Fantastic vegetarian restaurant. Another Asheville institution that never disappoints. The Harmony Bowl is my favorite, but everything on the menu is very good.

Rosetta's Kitchen = Very hip, creative vegan restaurant near downtown Asheville. Even non-vegetarians, like myself, love it. The food is fantastic - I love the country-fried tofu "steak" with mashed potatoes - and it has a really fun kombucha bar downstairs.

Salsas = Very creative Caribbean and Mexican cuisine. Another Asheville institution that never disappoints. If you go, get the slow-roasted pork Pom-Pom-Pom. It is completely unique, and you will not be disappointed.

Sunny Point Cafe = Absolutely wonderful, "southern hippy" breakfast joint in east Asheville. (It is probably my favorite Asheville restaurant. Do not miss it.) Lots of locally-sourced ingredients. I always get the daily special, but everything there is amazing. Has the added benefit of being located by two great places to go video game hunting.

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In sum, Asheville is a great restaurant destination, and you are unlikely to get a bad meal there. (I will give you some other recommendations for places to go and things to do later.)

You sir, are a scholar and a gentleman. I'm gonna comb over a few of these this afternoon and put them in my spreadsheet. I really appreciate you taking the time out of your day for this, it means quite a lot.

Blu

[prfsnl_gmr]

You sir, are a scholar and a gentleman. I'm gonna comb over a few of these this afternoon and put them in my spreadsheet. I really appreciate you taking the time out of your day for this, it means quite a lot.

Blu

Thanks! The food there is insanely good. I always gain 1-2 lbs. whenever I visit!

[ElkinFencer10]

Coyote Kitchen and Sunrise Grill in Boone are both fantastic (the latter has just about the best breakfast food I've ever had).

[REPO Man]

Or you could come to the Outer Banks. We've got the beach. We've got gorgeous cottages near the beach and the Pamlico Sound. We've also got kiteboarding, fishing, tons of restaurants, and if you go "up the beach" (assuming you're staying in Rodanthe, Waves, Salvo, Avon, Buxton, Frisco or Hatteras) you can go hang-gliding, play laser tag at any of the two laser tag places we have up there, and so on. And if you're in any of the seven towns I mentioned, take a day trip to Ocracoke Island. Go down to Hatteras, take a quick ferry ride and you're there. Last time I was there me, my brother and my parents rented bikes and rode around Ocracoke and got ice cream.

[jp1]

Or you could come to the Outer Banks. We've got the beach. We've got gorgeous cottages near the beach and the Pamlico Sound. We've also got kiteboarding, fishing, tons of restaurants, and if you go "up the beach" (assuming you're staying in Rodanthe, Waves, Salvo, Avon, Buxton, Frisco or Hatteras) you can go hang-gliding, play laser tag at any of the two laser tag places we have up there, and so on. And if you're in any of the seven towns I mentioned, take a day trip to Ocracoke Island. Go down to Hatteras, take a quick ferry ride and you're there. Last time I was there me, my brother and my parents rented bikes and rode around Ocracoke and got ice cream.

Sounds lovely, why the hell would you want to leave so bad?

[REPO Man]

Cuz I'm not a tourist, don't care for fishing or boating or bluegrass or country music, vote Democrat, and have a better chance of finding people to relate to in a major city where people like yours truly are basically revered, respected, worshipped even?

But seriously, while I myself am not too wild about living here, I can honestly say it's a pretty awesome place to visit. In the summer, at least. During the off season, pretty much everything's closed.

[the King]

Coyote Kitchen and Sunrise Grill in Boone are both fantastic (the latter has just about the best breakfast food I've ever had).

Why do you keep posting about places 2 hours away from where the OP is visiting?

[Ack]

Cuz I'm not a tourist, don't care for fishing or boating or bluegrass or country music, vote Democrat, and have a better chance of finding people to relate to in a major city where people like yours truly are basically revered, respected, worshipped even?

Hahaha, ah, you're gonna have some interesting lessons to learn if you ever actually do make it to a major city.

[the King]

Yeah, I haven't been on the site in at least a year, but I can see nothing has changed with the Repo Man. Still not sure if it's schtick or just sad. Either way, see you guys next year!

[ElkinFencer10]

Coyote Kitchen and Sunrise Grill in Boone are both fantastic (the latter has just about the best breakfast food I've ever had).

Why do you keep posting about places 2 hours away from where the OP is visiting?

But you don't say anything about Repo's suggestions 7 hours away? What kind of shit is that? And maybe it's because that's the area I'm familiar with and don't know if he has any interest in exploring the rest of state? Damn, I'll just keep my suggestions to myself next time.