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restaurant recommendations

Hey ladies,

     I am trying to plan a dinner get together for my husband to celebrate him passing his professional engineering exam.  His family is coming up to the Durham area to see a show and would like to meet up somewhere around there.  I'm in Raleigh so I'm not sure what are some good restaurants in the Durham area.  They will be seeing the show at DPAC.  Is there anything around there?  My husband isn't super picky and likes Mexican fare as well as a good steak.   Any suggestions that aren't too fancy but would be nice for a family dinner out?

Thanks in advance!

Sarah

Re: restaurant recommendations

  • Great mexican place near DPAC is Dos Perros.

     

     

  • If you are planning on going to a restaurant close to DPAC either before or after a show be prepared to wait a while for a table.  If it is possible to drive for a few minutes to get out of that area, I would highly suggest it.  My suggestion is out Mez, a fancier Mexican restaurant off of Page Road.  The food is really good and it would be a nice place for a celebratory dinner.  You could also check out Brier Creek since it is probably 10 minutes away and would provide lots of options.

    Congrats to your DH!

  • Mez is really good.  We go over there from work every once and a while to eat and have drinks :)
  • I guess I'm the only one since two others have recommended it, but we really did not have a good experience at Mez the one time we went. A couple that I'd recommend in Durham (and they're not too far from DPAC) are Rue Cler, Pop's (new location on Main St.), and Parizade. You could make reservations at any of those 3. Mellow Mushroom and Tyler's are also good, but I'm guessing they'd be crowded since they're pretty close to DPAC.
  • Thanks for the recs.  I'm more than happy to drive a little I just wanted to have something not too far away from DPAC for his parents.  I'll look into the options.
  • Magnolia's is really awesome.
  • Although we have not been to either recently, we like Magnolia's and Parizade.
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  • (I think the above two posters mean "Magnolia Grill"; if you do an internet search for "Magnolia's" you won't find anything. But I've been there and agree that it's very tasty!)
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