I had been meaning to visit this place for a years now so when some good friends came into town, I…read moretook that opportunity to take them here to Iza Whiskey & Eats. For some reason I didn't expect the restaurant to have a layout like it did (it was a bit small) but nevertheless, I was glad to get a table and have a good experience, even though we didn't have a reservation. Parking was easy also, as there is a nearby parking garage just a few steps over, that was close and plentiful. That accessibility easily takes away a bit of anxiety, because many times when a restaurant is in Chapel Hill, you worry if you'll ever find a spot on Franklin, especially on the weekends. Fortunately, that is not a problem here. I ordered Hamachi and sushi rolls, while my guests had a rice dish, ramen and sushi - all of which was delicious. The server was very attentive and kind - we had such a great experience and will be back!

Visiting the area and found this on Yelp... I was not disappointed. We came late but everyone was…read morestill so attentive. The food came out fresh and had lots of flavor. My friend loved the shrimp chill noddles and I loved the poke bowl. Really cute place, had a Japanese flare. I would recommend this place.

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.

Absolutely blown away that I lived in Carrboro for two years and never came here!!! The food was…read morereally good and I can't get over how beautiful the space was! I loved all the different dining rooms, the main dinner room, train cart dinning room & the outdoor patio. Would highly recommend the crab cheese spring rolls! We also tried the dumplings, but I actually didn't like them. They were too hard, the filling was not soft and chewy like a dumpling should be. I got the drunken noodles with shrimp and beef! The noodles were a different texture than I'm used to, but everything else was really flavorful and delicious. I loved my husband's dish. He got the pineapple fried rice it came inside half of a pineapple. Would definitely come back to try more off the menu and get some more of those crab cheese spring rolls.

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.

Not for me. Visited last evening and had pleasant service. The food and flavors were not to my…read moreliking. The salt and pepper shrimp were battered and cooked with the shell remaining. That didn't work for me. The dumplings were ok. The wontons had a flavor not to my liking. Expensive for the experience.

Our daughter brought us here to dine when we came to visit this weekend. She had been telling us…read moreabout this restaurant for sometime. We ordered the tuna, cauliflower, dumplings and warm squash salad to start. For dinner we ordered the steak as the restaurant is known for it and the bento box as I am gf and could not partake in the steak. Everything was just delicious! My favorite is the tuna and the squash salad, the steak is my daughter's and husband's favorite. Highly recommend and of course how could I forget the amazing drinks to start!

We love Lucha Tigre for their unique menu and awesome vibe. Consistently good food, great options…read morefor gluten-free, vegetarians but really something for all. Service can be a little slow, but they are friendly and accomodating. Fun place to dine with larger groups too.

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.

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)

Haven't been here since college and unfortunately it might stay that way. The sushi is BOGO but for…read morea reason, I wish there was more spice and flavor, but you get what you pay for. My friends got a bowl and other rolls which weren't too bad according to them. Their Thai coconut soup lacked flavor as well and ended up just eating the protein from it to feel like it was somewhat worth it. Deep fried sushi definitely feels like a sin but the bagel roll was simple and tasty! A good crunch on the outside and the creamy inside was a nice textural experience. I wish there was more flavor in the actual salmon and roll. I asked for the spicy tuna to be replaced with soft shell crab in the to all the rolls I've loved before order but I don't think it was (the server did say they could). It was still tasty enough and there was some spicy to this roll. I liked the variety of meats in this roll and it was nicely and neatly rolled. Service was relatively quick but nothing special. It is pretty hot and they had a fan going...unfortunately the direction was directly at the back of my head and my hair kept blowing close to the food. Gets nostalgia points but just okay overall and good if you are on a budget for sushi.

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!

2nd time coming here, but probably not returning for a third. My girl & I entered to see a less…read morethan ideal Sanitation Score (low A), and we got seated right away. Our original plan was to get 1 Braised Beef Noodle Soup and 1 Beef Filet & Tripe that we'd both share, but we only got half of that plan fulfilled this time. The waiter said that they are out of the tripe appetizer, which we enjoyed in our first visit few months ago. So we were really disappointed that they were out of their best appetizer. Wheat is a small indoor restaurant in downtown Chapel Hill, on the same spot as where another bad Chinese restaurant used to be. Its cramped space and uninviting ambiance make Wheat an unpleasant spot to eat. It took around 15 min. for us to get our 1 order of Braised Beef Noodle Soup, which tasted the same as we remembered when we first tried it. It comes with about 4 chunks of braised beef, 1 egg. 1 baby bokchoy, and noodles in spicy & sour soup with chili oil. $14+ for a beef noodle dish like this is not bad but I can think of other restaurants in Triangle NC that serve a similar beef noodle soup with better ambiance and customer service. Overall Score: 2.4/5

The best sushi I've ever had! The green dragon roll with chili sauce was incredible…read more After walking around for an hour, I tried this restaurant. I'm definitely coming back!

PHO IS SOOOOO FLAVORFUL! Oh my goodness, i love this place. I'd eat here everyday if I could afford…read moreit

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!

Good basic Chinese food. They offer brown rice so that's a plus. Not sure if they are back to…read moredoing table service. I always do take out. Prices seem reasonable.

We visited this evening around 8:00 PM and were the only customers. While the restaurant was clean…read morewith pleasant background music, the overall experience was poor, especially given the prices. The Food We ordered the Shrimp Katsu ($16) with rice and the Beef Teriyaki ($18), since they were out of the Salmon Teriyaki. A major red flag was hearing a series of loud microwave beeps immediately after placing our order. The food came out after 10-15 minutes. The Positive: Both of our meals came with excellent rice that was fluffy and fragrant, and a small side salad with a standard ginger dressing. The Disappointment: My Shrimp Katsu was highly disappointing. It tasted nothing like shrimp and resembled processed meat, similar to imitation crab, but shaped like mozzarella sticks drizzled with sweet mayo. The texture and flavor were clearly not fresh shrimp. My wife's Beef Teriyaki was also underwhelming. The beef was chewy and served over soggy lettuce, with a very basic, overly sweet teriyaki glaze. The Service The lone waitress was polite but demonstrated poor customer service skills. The most jarring part of the meal was when she began to hover near our table while we were eating, making us feel rushed. At 8:20 PM, she told us they were closing at 8:30 PM, pressuring us to finish quickly. Their Google listing clearly states a 9:00 PM closing time. As someone who tries to support local Asian cuisine, I was genuinely disappointed by both the low quality of the food and the pushy, rushed service. We will not be returning. Too expensive for low quality food.

Very good sushi. Owners are also nice and welcoming. The restaurant is clean and spacious though we…read moregot takeout. Would definitely order from them again. Highly recommend the crawfish roll, the New Orleans roll and their spider roll. But you really can't go wrong.