Restaurants in Morrisville
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The glow of flat-screen televisions and neon beer signs glints off glistening dollops of queso and sour cream, which Cueva De Lobos' chefs plop atop mexican pizzas, chimichangas, and burritos. Servers dart between tables to deliver Mexico's tastiest exports, flooding the casual eatery with the enticing aromas of sizzling chicken and beef. Nearby, bartenders pour pitchers of beer and concoct their specialty fishbowl margaritas. Each weekend, the friendly staff invites little tykes to free meals, and they also host weekly karaoke and trivia nights that keep guests guessing and singing along to Mozart's greatest hits.
Pairing 22 high-definition televisions and a bar stocked with 14 drafts and bottled craft brews, Crabtree Tavern takes its sports-bar status seriously. Executive chef Scott Phillips populates brunch through dinner menus with American pub fare such as wings, burgers, and the popular Ragin' Cajun mac 'n' cheese, which is actually really nice, once you get to know it. Fulfilling its promise of sports, the bar boasts NFL, MLB, and NCAA packages, and also airs the English Premier League and U.S. National soccer teams for fans of the hands-free sport.
Woody's @ City Market prides itself on presenting scrumptious bar food and a throng of cold brews in a sometimes rowdy, often easy-going pub. Regulars have found sweet and savory solace in Woody's signature jumbo hot wings ($8.50 for single order), blasted with your choice of sauce, from sweet to spicy barbecue to "insane" sauce, concocted by spicy scientist Victor VonSalsa. Or line your belly with eight favorably sized mini tacos topped with the usual suspects of cheese, tomato, and sour cream. Delve into Woody's Southern fried pork chop ($8.50), a juicy, 8-ounce cut that's marinated, seasoned, and triumphantly presented with sides such as tater tots or cheese fries (each $1.50 extra). Grown-ups can give hot taste buds a cold shower with one of Woody's 22 draft beers and 50 bottled brewskies, including several local brews such as the citrusy Foothills Hoppyum IPA or the Big Boss Bad Penny brown ale.
The chefs at Paradise India Cuisine use traditional techniques and ingredients shipped directly from India to craft their dum biryanis. That kind of authentic touch spreads across their menu replete with classic fare such as Chettinad goat curry, lamb vindaloo, and chicken tikka masala. To add a modern touch to their feast-worthy collection of classic cuisine, they now cook up crab, quail, and calamari with Indian recipes.
With a Southern-tinged contemporary menu that garners ample praise, including a Forbes Four-Star award in 2012 and a AAA Four Diamond rating in 2012, Carolina Crossroads Restaurant wafts gourmet aromas throughout the surrounding structure of the historic Carolina Inn. Executive chef James Clark merges Mediterranean and Italian influences with indigenous Southern fare to fashion locally sourced ingredients into innovative dishes for breakfast, brunch, lunch, afternoon tea, and dinner. Beneath grandiose curtains and shimmering chandeliers, the restaurant's bold blue floral-patterned chairs and banquettes flank white-linen-topped tables, which support succulent seafood, juicy cuts of steak, and the occasional miscreant elbow.
Inside the kitchen at Le Mussels, chefs combine Asian, American, and tropical influences, revering seafood above all and using it to unite disparate culinary styles. Pots of mussels can arrive in a traditional broth of white wine, garlic, and butter, or in an international mélange with cilantro, Japanese sake, or spicy Italian sausage. During each mealtime rush, housemade mango salsa is poured generously over coconut-crusted tilapia while the kitchen’s grill tops teem with Angus-beef patties and tuna steaks.
Eleven flat-screen televisions surround the intimately lit dining room, which creates a modern, industrial ambiance with its high ceilings, exposed ductwork, and coal-powered napkin dispensers. As the sounds of sports broadcasts echo throughout the space, guests can visit the bar and snag a hand-shaken cocktail or a beer from the ever-changing selection of 18 domestic and imported drafts.
