Like piñatas, bodies must be filled with quality ingredients to effectively satisfy the demands of screaming children. Summon the strength to endure a baseball batting from a blindfolded child with today's Groupon: for $7, you get $15 worth of southwestern fare and non-alcoholic drinks at Cantina 18, located minutes from downtown Raleigh in the Cameron Village shopping center. Specializing in southwestern-inspired cuisine, chef Jason Smith of 18 Seaboard uses only fresh ingredients to prepare his palate-pandering menu. Mouth-watering new specials cartwheel out from the kitchen daily; past plate highlights include chicken and pineapple fajitas served with peppers, onions, and panela cheese ($12) and pork belly and sweet corn enchiladas ($11). Exposed brick walls and outdoor seating sweeten diners' cozy, family-friendly experiences as organically and unfussily as bees sweeten Honeycomb cereal.
Reviews
Yelpers give Cantina 18 an average of 3.5 stars:
- I love this place. I think it's very unique, affordable, and the margaritas are made from scratch. Lots of flavor on the menu. – Zachary H.
- The chicken was topped with apples and goat cheese - excellent, and light…We had excellent service, and will definitely be back soon. – Peter L.
Groupon Says
The Groupon Guide to: Medieval Weaponry
Every elevator passenger or cocktail-party attendee fears a lull in the small talk. Battle silence the old-fashioned way by bringing up one of the following fearsome factoids about medieval weaponry:
The Flail: Portrayed as one or more spiked balls connected to a length of chain, the flail is more common in medievalist pop culture than it was on battlefields of yore.
Fearsome factoid: You can make your own medieval flail by putting a frozen apple in a sock. This is something you should never do.
The Two-Handed Battle Axe: A staple of barbarian imagery, the two-handed battle axe sported a head with a crescent-shaped blade on each side.
Fearsome factoid: When choosing a shape for the original Batman logo, cartoonist Bob Kane was both inspired, and injured, by a falling battle axe.
The Classic Broadsword: From the fabled Excalibur to the luminous Dataspear (the legendary sword to be revealed in Disney's upcoming Tron Legacy), swords have always been the backbone of the mythological arsenal.
Fearsome factoid: Someone you thought you knew well keeps a sword in their home.
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