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| - Ray's Place is one of those legendary-to-locals restaurant/bars that many college towns have - lots of sports and local memorabilia on the walls, scuffed floorboards, sassy wait staff and big plates of food washed down with beer. Ray's does it better than most.
We walked in on a Saturday evening (the night of the NBA finals!) and made our way around the big bar/dining room to a table. While it was self-seating for us, I doubt it's like that when it's super-busy. Lots of families chowing down on wings and other bar food. Our server was nice, attentive and a whirlwind as the crowd got bigger.
The menu is large and varied, with plenty of seafood on the menu, and lots of Greek/Mediterranean influences in the dishes (read Feta and goat cheese, olives, etc.). They must be known for their Fo-Mo burger, which is a double cheeseburger with bacon, mushrooms and all the fixins. Looked good, but we ended up with a Pittsburgh throwback "Steak-n-Fry" salad for the spouse and a French onion soup (decent) and a half-smoked chicken for me. The chicken specifically tasted like it had been in the smoker all day - nicely done.
Honestly? Traditional non-fancy bar food should be this good always. Stop up at Ray's to try it for yourself.
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