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Twice is Nice...

Everyone deserves a second chance at redemption, right? Here are some Triangle businesses that didn't quite jive with me the first visit, but later proved me wrong. It's like Lazarus...but everyone's still alive. No worries, no businesses were hurt in this list.

1. Saffron of Chapel Hill

3140 Environ Wy
Chapel Hill, NC 27517
(919) 240-7490

Category: Indian

Update - 7/16/2010 ROTD 11/1/2010

Night and day....that's the difference between our last visit and yesterday's visit. While already good, I felt the attention to details (e.g., service, presentation, food) really elevated our dining experience here to 4.5 - 5 stars from my last…More »

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7/3/2010
Not blown away...but still good (somewhere between "A-OK" and "Yay! I'm a fan.") and conveniently… Read more »

2. Pho 9n9

2945 S Miami Blvd
Durham, NC 27703
(919) 544-4496

Category: Vietnamese

Update - 7/29/2010

Yes, I went back and as everyone seems to elude to in their updated reviews, P9N9 seems to suffer from a split personality disorder - a regular Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde of the Triangle VN food scene. Unlike my previous lackluster but…More »

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6/7/2010
So...I didn't come for their namesake specialty and this review will reflect that. I came out for a… Read more »

3. Veterinary Specialty Hospital of the Carolinas

6405 Tryon Rd
Cary, NC 27511
(919) 233-4911

Category: Veterinarians

1/8/2011

So, this was our second time around for calling up a specialist here and it came with a completely different experience than our first - for the better.

It's almost always never good news if you have to come here....so add in the stress - emotional…More »

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4. Starbucks Coffee

1800 E Franklin St
Chapel Hill, NC 27514
(919) 929-2613

Category: Coffee & Tea

Update - 1/12/2011

Bumping this review up to 4 stars b/c they now offer FREE WIFI. I'm still not a huge fan of them, but I have to give them credit for listening to customers and giving them this service. It's just such a shame that huge corporations are slow…More »

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6/9/2010
Ahem...

*gets on soap box*

Every evil empire has an emperor. And every emperor has an agenda...

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I can haz internetz? (Free Wifi in the Triangle) (28) I'm cheap. There I said it. So I like to support businesses that let me dine, drink, shop, etc...also while letting me do my surfing. Preferably non-chain and local, but I've been known to show up in a few of the big corporations' brick & mortar joints to check-in. Here are some places in the Triangle that'll cater to your internet wet dreamz and check-in fantazeees....	Home, Sweet Home.... (11) RDU (and nearby) resources for that big home purchase....don't worry, it's only 30 years of your life, right??????
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Win some, dim sum.... (5) Sometimes it's a draw...or worse. Some local (Triangle) and not so local dim sum places (from all over) b/c I've got to keep the dream alive!	Ahhhhh......fish & chips or chips & fish? (5) The magic formula: fish, batter, oil and potatoes. Tastings from all over - local (Triangle) and elsewhere of where I satisfy my greasy sea cravings.