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Jun 27 2008

Welcome welcome welcome, Carolina Kitchen!

The Carolina Kitchen Bar and Grill opened its Hyattsville location today to a busy dinner crowd.  "The proprietor, Lance London, has done an exquisite job in designing this restaurant, combining both casual eating spaces with more formal white tablecloth dining room," said Tim Taylor, VP for Leasing for University Town Center.  The 6,000 square foot restaurant has a full-service bar, dining rooms, and a takeout line.  Beginning next week, Carolina Kitchen will validate parking for their guests.

The menu features soul food and American cuisine, including favorite dishes from the original restaurants and some new items for the new location.  I had a very good meal that was also reasonably priced.  And I've never seen such a friendly and attentive staff - I'm sure it was at least partially due to the grand opening excitement, but it seemed genuine and I hope it will continue.

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Jun 25 2008

Great concert tonight

There was a great concert on the plaza tonight.  Deb Callahan, a blues signer from Philadelphia, performed with her band for a big crowd of all ages.  I haven't heard who will be featured next week yet, but I'm told they will be continuing to mix up the genres a little bit more (it began as a weekly jazz concert).

In other news, it appears that we will be able to enjoy two new restaurants in the next two weeks.  Carolina Kitchen is scheduled to open this weekend and Wild Onion is planning to open next week.  There is quite a buzz about Carolina Kitchen - the windows are uncovered and everyone who walks by stops to take a peek as the employees are being trained.  The interior looks very impressive and I've heard many good reviews of the food at the Largo location.  The windows are still covered at Wild Onion, but there is activity inside and I look forward to eating there soon as well.

1 comments - Posted by UTC Living at 9:09 PM - Categories: Events | UTC Retail