My wife and I were eager to visit Chef Andrea Nicholson's restaurant ever since we saw the sign. It's about time that Durham has a Top Chef and we certainly weren't disappointed! Everything was absolutely delicious. We each tried a Meat + 3 combo. I had smoked pork shoulder with 3 sides ... hand-cut fries, hush puppies and Baba's cucumber salad. I loved the pork shoulder ... it was perfectly smoked, tender and not smothered in BBQ sauce like most other places. My wife had the smoked half chicken with caramelized brussel sprouts, braised red cabbage and fries. Her meal was equally tasty ... I even liked her brussel sprouts. We were also pleased to hear that the pies are nut free, but didn't have enough room left so will have to try that on our next visit.
I strongly encourage people to try out this restaurant and look forward to some of the interesting things that Andrea has planned for the restaurant.