All of the places I take first dates to are closed on Sundays. Not looking for anything too fancy, just some place cozy with any kind of good dinner (except seafood, we're not seafood people). Suggestions?

3/15/2008 1:20:52 PM

http://www.thepointatglenwood.com/

3/15/2008 1:24:07 PM

where do you go for your first dates? chick-fil-a?

[Edited on March 15, 2008 at 1:27 PM. Reason : c]

3/15/2008 1:25:33 PM

lol

3/15/2008 1:26:10 PM

the rockford

i don't know if it is open on sundays either though. you should call and find out!

3/15/2008 1:28:23 PM

lol

and I'm not a fan of the point, thanks anyways...keep em coming

[Edited on March 15, 2008 at 1:29 PM. Reason : ^nope ]

3/15/2008 1:28:48 PM

curious...what's not to like?

3/15/2008 1:29:42 PM

I've now set a rule not to take a girl out to dinner for the first "date".

Strictly drinks...but usually at a bar that has tapas or a small food menu so you can both still get something to eat if you're hungry.

No use spending big money on a meal if its not going to work out. And if you find out the girl sucks or is crazy early in the night, then you can peace out after a couple drinks after making a good excuse (especially easy on a Sunday night)...you don't have to wait around to finish the meal or even worse if the service is god awful slow.

Dinner is too much of a commitment for a first date.

3/15/2008 1:33:43 PM

hayes barton in five points.

man o man its good. meat loaf mmmm mmmm

[Edited on March 15, 2008 at 1:39 PM. Reason : ]

3/15/2008 1:38:55 PM

Red Hot and blue or whatever that new place on hillsborough is

you can slob all over some ribs and share moist towlettes

3/15/2008 1:39:31 PM

interesting philosophy, lol

I think I've settled on Wasabi in MacGregor Village

3/15/2008 1:40:40 PM

^The philosophy works pretty damn well.

Also...if you're going to dinner...do Sushi. It's quick and fast...and it encourages interaction with both of you getting different kinds of sushi and trying each others. Plus, if she's a laid back chick you can get her to try some sake and get more liquored up...therefor increasing the possibility of even more fun later on in the night.

One day I'm going to write all this shit down.

3/15/2008 1:46:43 PM

church?















maybe not.

3/15/2008 1:52:23 PM

brunch: Farmer's Market or Big Ed's

3/15/2008 2:04:37 PM

<3 Big Ed's

3/15/2008 2:06:45 PM

I thought Big Ed's is closed on Sundays?

3/15/2008 2:09:39 PM

ed's isn't open on sundays

3/15/2008 2:46:23 PM

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"where do you go for your first dates? chick-fil-a?"

haha

3/15/2008 2:52:40 PM

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"where do you go for your first dates? chick-fil-a?"

Although intended to be funny...pretty stupid comment considering that the majority of nicer restaurants are closed on Sundays.

3/15/2008 2:56:34 PM

sounds like someone tried to take a sunday date to chick-fil-a and was made to look the fool

3/15/2008 3:04:20 PM

Isn't The Rockford open on Sunday?

I have heard the art museum's restaurant is good too...the man who managed it at one time now has a place near progress energy downtown but they only serve weekday lunches and coffee.

[Edited on March 15, 2008 at 3:14 PM. Reason : I should read.]

3/15/2008 3:12:15 PM

i already suggested it---apparently it isn't? he said he called? who knows. MMMMM the rockford!!!

[Edited on March 15, 2008 at 3:13 PM. Reason : .]

3/15/2008 3:13:02 PM

tried to go last sunday and they're closed all day

3/15/2008 3:14:30 PM

you should try the art museum like pawprint said...i use to work there....i can see that being a decent date...look at some art and then eat

3/15/2008 3:15:49 PM

Yeah, that's why I edited. I must have skipped over your post.

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"Plus, if she's a laid back chick you can get her to try some sake and get more liquored up...therefor increasing the possibility of even more fun later on in the night."

For some reason, this post makes my skin crawl.

3/15/2008 3:16:41 PM

thanks for letting us know

3/15/2008 3:18:14 PM

Now that I think of it, I went on a good first date to Blinco's. The food is decent...And they have pool tables and shuffleboard.

I bought a gift certificate off restaurants.com and took the boyfriend and another guest a few weekends ago and got out spending 25 for all three of us to have a full meal.

3/15/2008 3:21:37 PM

there is nothing inappropriate about that comment, it's just a fact of life

3/15/2008 3:22:36 PM

I didn't say it was inapproperiate.

I said it makes my skin crawl.

3/15/2008 3:24:49 PM

Thats super.

3/15/2008 3:26:26 PM

RattlerRyan-I saw you mention Wasabi, which I've never been to. How is it? I like the bar area of Shaba Shabu. We went there on Valentine's and were seated immediately. There's a waitress with blonde hair and she was really great.. Don't get the pomegrant martini though...yuck.

[Edited on March 15, 2008 at 3:29 PM. Reason : directed]

3/15/2008 3:28:39 PM

Wasabi is really good they used to have a great lunch special for like 7 bucks, but I don't know if they still do. You get soup salad and your choice of one dish. Although an interesting pick since you don't like seafood, but I guess you don't have to get sushi.

3/15/2008 3:30:45 PM

yeah I love Thai

The place is nice enough that it can be as casual or formal of a date that you want it to be, and I thought the quality of the food to have been excellent. It was the best red curry I've had in town.

3/15/2008 3:37:31 PM

raleigh times

3/15/2008 8:33:56 PM

^ MMMMM grilled cheese w. avacado and tomato YUM

3/15/2008 8:53:36 PM

It pisses me off how hard to it is to find a good meal on Sunday nights in Raleigh. Personally I don't mind wait staff toiling on the sabbath.

3/15/2008 8:53:39 PM

If you're looking for italian food, there's Vincent's in North Raleigh off Creedmoor Rd.

I took my girlfriend there last weekend and she loved it (and she's italian so her standards for italian food are pretty high)....it was reasonably priced, authentic, and very casual

3/15/2008 8:54:16 PM

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"hayes barton in five points. man o man its good. meat loaf mmmm mmmm"

For a first date? Hell no. That place is pricey. Great food yes, but pricey. That's more like a 2nd/3rd date thing for me, when I know she ain't bat-shit insane.

First, drinks. Second, food and drinks.

3/15/2008 9:42:19 PM

Draft House?

3/15/2008 9:50:48 PM

ruckus

3/15/2008 11:25:37 PM

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" For some reason, this post makes my skin crawl. "

Then get your panties out of a bunch.

I went on a date with a 25-year old VIRGIN...who recommended sake at a sushi restaurant we went to on a first date (well 2nd...b/c we met for drinks first). Drinking a little alcohol and getting a little "loose" doesn't equate to sexual relations. If you're an uptight chick, then have your one drink and be a shitty date for the rest of the night. But if you're cool and laid back, then have your drinks, relax, and open up and get to know about your date and have a good time.

3/16/2008 2:42:57 AM

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"where do you go for your first dates? chick-fil-a?"

lol

3/16/2008 2:44:27 AM

Macaroni Grill!

3/16/2008 3:23:06 AM

Guglhupf Bakery in Durham

http://www.guglhupf.com


awesome brunch selection

Also Hereghty's Bakery...awesome pastries, soups, sandwhiches...in the shopping center at the intersection of Glenwood and Oberlin. Same shopping center at Glenwood Grill.
http://www.hereghty.com/

sorry, i thought you were looking for brunch/lunch, didn't see the part about dinner. herghty's closes at 3 on sundays but its definetly worth a trip. i think this is the first sunday in months that my fiance and i haven't been there for breakfast.

[Edited on March 16, 2008 at 9:21 AM. Reason : f]

3/16/2008 9:16:49 AM

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"Dinner is too much of a commitment for a first date."

agree

1st date: coffee
2nd date: lunch
3rd date: dinner

3/16/2008 9:25:12 PM

pizza has never failed me for a first date. no not like pizza hut. just something kinda fun. i hate acting all fake and serious on a first date. pizza pretty much equals FUN FUN FUN!!1

really though.

3/16/2008 9:31:51 PM

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"FUN FUN FUN!!1"

lilys pizza. but lets not get into the pizza debate. it just has a good vibe. OR moonlight is more datey.

3/16/2008 9:40:13 PM

definitely done lillys. although i dont know if it counts as a first date if youve been sleeping together before you actually go out together. looking for somewhere fun in gboro to go out thats fun/no pressure/etc. cant really ever come up with much more than hams. and thats just cause i used to work there a few years ago.

still havent gone out enough in this town

3/16/2008 9:45:56 PM

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"raleigh times"

their guacamole is tasty

3/16/2008 9:54:07 PM

Meh, Lily's on a first date could be OK if they aren't too busy. Or you could get stuck waiting a long time with a long awkward silence. Sounds dangerous to me.

Hayes Barton area seems to close up shop early on Sundays, too.

Raleigh Times is actually pretty darn cool-- I've only been there once, but their outdoor seating could be much more cozy than inside (it gets a bit loud).

I hesitate to mention this for a first date, but lunch at Irregardless Cafe could work, too. Not sure exactly what their menu for Sunday is, though. I think they might have a brunch type menu.

Shaba Shabu had delicious sushi-- a bit pricy, but worth every penny.

3/16/2008 9:59:18 PM