Great restaurant and great service. Easy to find. For all those reviews about parking. Just use the…read moredeck at the back of the lot. It's a 2 minute walk. Food was excellent. Service was great and ambiance was delightful. Highly recommend.

We found this place on instagram and couldn't wait to check it out. Parking is horrible but you can…read morepark down the street and walk. I may be slow but I had a difficult time trying to locate this restaurant. My GPS was way off. After arriving the restaurant is stunning inside. It's small and intimate. Very cute and cozy inside. The menu isn't overwhelming and the staff is friendly and accommodating. Prices aren't bad but the portion of food is very small. Everything we had was delicious and full of bold flavors, my mocktail was disgusting and had way too much salt on the rim of the glass.

Loved it! The ambience was incredible. The front dinning room had flowers and plants hanging from…read morethe ceiling. They also have an outdoor patio with lights that was charming and a dinning room inside one of the old train carts. The food was good. I actually liked what my husband ordered more! lol he got the pineapple fried rice inside of the pineapple! It was really cool looking and absolutely delicious. LOVED the crab and cheese spring rolls! Could have ordered 12 of those! I didn't like the dumplings and the drunken noodles had a very strange texture, not quite right for a noodle.. kinda slimy and rubbery? But the flavor, veggies and beef in the drunken noodles was really good.

This place deserves a 4.5, but gave it four stars. Great atmosphere. The place is made up of…read moredifferent train cars to eat in and looks like an old depot. Nice looking interior with good background music playing. Very friendly and nice service. I went for lunch, which comes with a complementary item, usually a soup or a salad. This time it was a Thai chicken soup with crisps. I ordered the Thai Street Basil Sauce dish with chicken for my protein. It comes with jasmine rice and stirfried onions peppers and garlic and basil in a basil sauce. Very tasty, and I got it with medium heat. It was a nice amount of heat, but next time I might try the hot. Decent price for lunch.

There were so many yummy adorable looking restaurants to choose from in Chapel HIll, but Yelp and…read morefriends recommended the Lantern so I made a reservation several weeks before our trip there for my daughter and I. It was a short walk from our lovely hotel (the Carolina Inn), but started raining when we first walked out the door so we called an uber which was a very short ride. We were seated right after arriving and I had a nice glass of wine and my daughter a diet coke a few minutes later. The menu looked like a sharing type of meal so we opted for: - pork & chive dumplings: yum - spring rolls: tasty, but my stomach (as always) regretted the fried food the next day - bento box: the hit of the meal - shaking beef: i thought pretty good, but my daughter wasn't a huge fan The service was good and the food was brought out at the perfect pace. While I'm sure their dessert is yummy we opted to walk down Franklin street and enjoy some Ben & Jerry's after dinner since the weather had cleared up.

This fabulous Asian fusion restaurant on Franklin St is one of Chapel Hill's hidden culinary gems…read more-- an unparalleled blend of service, atmosphere and taste that makes it worth the drive from anywhere in North Carolina. On a recent visit, our family started off with an delicious order of Pork & Chive Dumplings, while I enjoyed a perfectly prepared Old Fashioned from the bar. For our entrees, we shared plates of tender Shaking Beef tasty Sticky Rice and succulent Pork Ribs, all paired with a fabulous Pinot from the restaurant's impressive selection. Service was outstanding throughout our visit, and Lantern's softly lit, intimate setting makes it the perfect spot for a date night or just to escape the Carolina heat. Everything about our visit was wonderful, and the prices were more than reasonable for a meal of this caliber. An amazing find in Chapel Hill!

Eat here. It's…read more Sautéed Green beans, dumplings, and spring rolls Entre... general tsos Green beans are thrown in a garlic soy sauce, dumplings have a wonderful sweet sauce, and spring rolls are super crispy I've been coming here since 2016. It's amazing. Best general tsos I've ever had. Super crispy, amazing sauce. There are homemade touches like homemade hoisin, sour cream, Bloody Mary mix, and Bloody Mary mix to name a few . It's amazing. Just give it a shot. Owner is super kind as well!

We discovered Lucha Tigre thanks to Yelp. We enjoyed our meal here. I give this place 3.5 stars…read morerounded up to 4. Good food, for the most part, and great service. I'd come back. This is a casual, fun, Asian-Latin fusion restaurant and bar. Inside, the space is divided into two sides: bar and dining room. A big "LUCHA TIGRE" covers one of the bar walls and pop art decorates the main dining room wall. They also have a somewhat spacious, partially-covered patio. Overall, it's got a neat vibe. I booked our reservations on Lucha Tigre's website at https://luchatigre.com/ The reservation process was unconventional because instead of getting booked immediately, I had to wait for an email confirmation. On a Sunday, I got a "Pending Reservation Request" email at 2:16pm followed by a confirmation email at 2:52pm, so a 36-minute turnaround time. I got us a same-day reservation at 5pm, not a peak time as evidenced by the lack of customers upon our arrival. However, business had picked up by the time we left around 6:30. The menu had an interesting selection of food and drink. A few good examples of the Asian-Latin fusion served here include General Tso's Chicken Empanadas ($5 each), Pozole Ramen ($15.99), and Pad Thai Al Pastor ($16.99). They also serve straight-up Asian and Latin dishes like pho ($14.99) and tacos ($2 and $4 each). Drink-wise, they had a full bar with a decent selection that included tequila, mezcal, and sake cocktails. They even had a cocktail made with Japanese Suntory Whisky Toki. Here's what my wife and I had: Bebidas Especiales (cocktails) * El Conquistador ($14) - Tequila Herradura Silver, freshly-squeezed citrus, Cointreau Tapas * Tuna Tiradito ($16.99) - sashimi tuna with aji amarillo pepper, onions, cilantro, roasted corn nuts, and fresh citrus; Nikkei cuisine * Bulgogi Nachos ($15.99) - giant-size nachos with Korean BBQ beef, pico, kimchi, cheese, crema, jalapenos, black beans Entrees * Salmon Poke ($18.99) - raw salmon with sesame, onion, and tamari with seaweed salad, rice, and avocado * Pollo Saltado ($16.99) - stir-fried chicken, tomato, cilantro, onion; served over fries with rice and salad In general, we were happy or content with everything. Some dishes were better than others. Beautiful presentation all around. The El Conquistador was a margarita that was more tart and less sweet. It was refreshing. I liked the Tuna Tiradito more than my wife. Tiradito is like Peruvian sashimi. I thought this dish was fine. I could see why my wife didn't like it as much because the texture of the tuna wasn't as fresh and appetizing as the tuna sashimi we're accustomed to. This tuna was a bit more "pasty" in texture. Also, the roasted corn nuts, which we think were the same as hominy, didn't add much. The standout dish was the Bulgogi Nachos. I saw pictures of it on Yelp and knew we had to order it. The portion size was huge and the Korean beef bulgogi was sweet and savory. We devoured the nachos. They were incredibly delicious and addictive. A lot of textures and flavors, and they all blended and worked well together. The Salmon Poke was solid. I recommend it if you like poke. Admittedly, it was better than we both expected because we haven't encountered a lot of great poke in the Chapel Hill-Durham area. Decent portions and fresh salmon, seaweed salad, and other ingredients. I will say the rice tasted plain and not seasoned with rice vinegar. The poke came with two sauces on the side, tamari (a type of Japanese soy sauce) and what I think was a type of curry sauce. The salmon was already nicely marinated and tasty so the sauces weren't needed. The Pollo Saltado was OK. It wasn't among the best I've had, but it was "authentic." The problems with this dish were the chicken was too dry and tough and the fries were underseasoned (not salty enough). Unfortunately, the salad was the best part of this dish. Our server Taryn was great. She was attentive and efficient. Everything we ordered came out fairly quickly. One detail I really liked and appreciated was Taryn neatly packed our leftovers and labeled and dated the boxes. That's an extra level of service you don't get at most other sit-down restaurants. Lucha Tigre opened in December 2012. It replaced the Chapel Hill location of The Original Flying Burrito: https://www.yelp.com/biz/the-original-flying-burrito-chapel-hill You can find it in the Midtown Market shopping plaza, north of UNC's campus. There's plenty of free dedicated parking. I didn't have a good cell signal here and used their guest Wi-Fi. Password was Beefbulgogi1.

It's sushi or bust at this place. Philadelphia roll is great, but fried rice tastes like it came…read morefrom a microwaveable frozen bag. Hibachi chicken is flavorless.

I love their spicy tuna rolls and their miso soup! They have…read moregood service, and they are well decorated. I would recommend coming! Their salmon lover's is also great! (Ignore any bad reviews for this place)

Hearty chicken noodle soup with so many fun kinds of mushrooms! Also really good price for a hefty…read moreamount of food. I feel like this would be perfect for a cold rainy day or when I'm sick. Def want to come back and try their scallion pancakes and mapo tofu! The restaurant itself is small but can fit a decent number of people; I went on a Sunday evening and was seated immediately with the food coming out within 15 minutes.

We typically order from Jade Palace but decided to branch off and Wheat didn't disappoint. I…read moreappreciate being able to order delivery directly from the store and it arrived promptly and fresh! We ordered the beef "burrito," which is beef wrapped in a scallion pancake, with Peking duck sauce, the General Tsaos chicken, and noodles with scallion oil. We added on a soup and the cucumber salad to get the discount and it honestly was amazing. Everything had so much flavor and there was so much we wanted to try! The only thing was that the noodles were a little bland and clumped together but I was able to doctor them up, and I wish the beef appetizer came with a dipping sauce. Overall though, I cannot wait to order again and this might be our next date night. Definitely a hidden gem in Chapel Hill!

Vive l'saucier! The food here is celestial. What make it pop is the sauces. Spicing is moderate…read moreand very nuanced. Umami is the theme. We ordered three entrees, the duck, the peppered beef and the ginger shrimp. All three were great. We paired this with a wonderful Nebbiolo rose. So, go to the [easy to use] website, create an order, and have it at home, or visit the restaurant. This place has earned a spot in our regular rotation.

The best Chinese restaurant in Chapel Hill! The vegetables are always fresh, the seafood is better…read morethan ANY restaurant in the area and they have a huge menu! I've been coming to Jade Palace for 20+ years and it is always great! A family owned and run business!

First visit to Sora Sushi and Bar and was impressed! What used to be La Montana is now a full-on…read moreJapanese restaurant along with a handful of faves from the old menu. The interior has been refreshed with a beautiful red bamboo sidewall and the space feels open. Plenty of seating but probably best for 2 to 4 people. Sora offers a handful of appetizers and sushi rolls, I did the Thunder Crab and Sora rolls, both were nicely assembled with a good amount of fish and filling. A nice job for the price, Sora is an excellent spot for a quick bite and quiet conversation.

My partner and I were extremely disappointed by our experience on Friday, 2/13. We had a 7:30…read morereservation and arrived about 10-15 minutes early to make sure we wouldn't miss it. When we checked in, we were told, "Sorry, there was a mix-up, but we're working on it." We weren't told what the issue was, and shortly after, a table was brought in from outside for us to use. We stayed optimistic and excited to try the food despite the confusion. Unfortunately, when we sat down, the table was dirty. As soon as we placed our hands on it, dark powder came off onto our hands and clothing. We tried not to let this ruin our mood, since we had heard great things about this restaurant. It took a while for our waitress to come take our order, which we understood because they were busy. However, there was confusion with my order. I asked for salmon sashimi, but she assumed I meant salmon roe. When she brought it out and I explained I had ordered regular salmon sashimi, she implied I had ordered incorrectly and asked if I just wanted the roe instead. When I said I'd prefer what I originally ordered, she repeatedly warned that the kitchen was backed up and it would take a long time, which made me feel discouraged from getting what I actually ordered. Meanwhile, my partner ordered the midnight ceviche and we shared pan-fried pork dumplings. The dumplings arrived room-temperature, and the ceviche came without cilantro and with only two chips for the entire dish. At that point, we were so disappointed that we asked for the check while still waiting for the sashimi. When it finally arrived, it wasn't bad, but it was so citrusy that the flavor of the salmon was hard to taste. Throughout the evening, our waitress (listed on the check as "Mridula") was noticeably less attentive to us than to nearby tables. I'm not usually someone who complains about restaurant experiences, but this visit felt like one disappointment after another. The only positives were the drinks and, to some extent, the dumplings. I would like to give this place another try in the future, but given how disappointing our experience was, I don't believe we will, particularly considering the high prices relative to the quality of the experience. I sincerely hope others had a better experience than we did on the night before Valentine's Day. (I have provided a picture of my partners finger after he ran it across the dirty table, which isn't the best of quality due to the lighting)