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[dmccall]

The store will be more upscale than the Fresh Market, and offer delivery to your car.

[urbanesq]

dmccall, on Nov 28 2005, 02:11 PM, said:

The store will be more upscale than the Fresh Market, and offer delivery to your car.

MORE upscale than Fresh Market?  Geez!  For prices like that I'd better get delivery to my HOUSE, and a cook and clean-up crew to boot.


(Seriously, though, it's great to have another grocer coming downtown)

[Damien]

Looks like Seaboard will get another tenant. Galatea, now located in Cameron Village, will move their boutique to Seaboard Station in Feb.

[Justin6882]

I hadn't heard anyone talking about this restaurant - but it sounds very good.  I didn't even know something was opening there yet - but glad to see the revitalization of that warehouse coming together.  Here's a little review of it from the N&O:

All aboard!

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With last weekend's opening of 18 Seaboard (861-4318; www.18seaboard.com), the long-dormant warehouse near the old Seaboard railroad depot has returned to life. The restaurant is the first tenant to open in Seaboard Station, the commercial complex that is taking shape in the renovated warehouse building near Peace College.

[capitalapts]

I work a few blocks away, and I'm happy about this project.  Even though the finished product departed somewhat from initial renderings (which were a bit more exciting architecturally), it looks pretty good, and I'm stoked about the grocery store coming in.  Has anyone tried the restaurant yet?

[Beth Y]

Went there last night.  Nothing short of excellent.  I highly recommend it.

[capitalapts]

Beth Y, on May 26 2006, 12:57 PM, said:

Went there last night.  Nothing short of excellent.  I highly recommend it.

Is it a high-dollar kind of place?  What's the dress like?  

Thanks.

[Beth Y]

Sorry....been out of town.

It is "nice" but more towards casual.  One of those places where you see suits and shorts and both look equally at home.  The prices are highish, but not too high.  For instance, my husbands flatiron steak was $16 and came with two sides.  So, it can be affordable.

[yoga]

Another thumbs up vote for 18 seaboard. We're within walking distance. That's the icing on a nice menu and great winelist. Eating upstairs on the outside mezzanine was nice too, before the humidity came to play.

[DanRNC]

Here is an article on Seaboard Station. Looks like there will be a European-style pub (whatever that is) added.

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[yoga]

There's also a sign in the window that Capital City Grocery is finally hiring. Maybe by end of September opening?

[ncwebguy]

Is the Raleigh Chronicle a high school paper?  If copy like this

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A sign at the center also says that Red's Beach Music Club will also open in the center.  The club looked to be still under construction and was not open yet, although it looked well under way.

comes from your Editor-in-Chief,  that does not bode well.  The article has no quotes and plays up the list of devlopers above the tenants.  It does not mention that dancwear shop, the monogram shop (which is visible in the pictures), or Galetea, which completed its move from Cameron Village a few weeks ago.  Reds is either a relocation or second location of the beach music club in north Raleigh near the Wake Forest/Old Wake Forest/Falls of the Neuse intersection.  They looked at moving into The Depot, but those plans changed.

I thought Capital Grocery would be in the larger space under the 18 Seaboard seating, but it looks like it is tucked in the smaller building near Logans?  There didn't seem to be much going on in either space last time I checked.  It would be cool to see the grocery/Seaboard combination as you approach from Peace street.  Peace from Salisbury to West still looks ragged along the sidewalk. ugh.

[foodpainter]

I also noticed that the Raleigh Chronicle article was poorly written and notably lacked research. Even 18 Seaboard was referred to incorrectly!

By the way, what do you guys think of that restaurant? I wasn't too crazy about the menu--pick your meat, sauce, and sides. I prefer something that shows a bit more creativity from the chef. I had a delicious plain piece of tuna that I could have just as easily grilled myself. Unfortunately, we also had terrible service. But the space sure is cool. I wanted to like my experience more than I did.

I thought I read somewhere that Capital City Grocery was aiming for a Labor Day opening, but that seems unlikely since it's only a few weeks away.

[DwnTwnRaleighGuy]

foodpainter, on Aug 11 2006, 03:04 PM, said:

I also noticed that the Raleigh Chronicle article was poorly written and notably lacked research. Even 18 Seaboard was referred to incorrectly!

By the way, what do you guys think of that restaurant? I wasn't too crazy about the menu--pick your meat, sauce, and sides. I prefer something that shows a bit more creativity from the chef. I had a delicious plain piece of tuna that I could have just as easily grilled myself. Unfortunately, we also had terrible service. But the space sure is cool. I wanted to like my experience more than I did.

I thought I read somewhere that Capital City Grocery was aiming for a Labor Day opening, but that seems unlikely since it's only a few weeks away.

Very sad to hear about the food and service, but when I ride by there, it's always pulling people in.

[yoga]

I think they're still experimenting with te menu at 18 Seaboard.  Watermelon and shrimp on skewers sounds creative to me.  

Yeah, Capital City Grocer's is in the smaller bldg closer to Logan's. The entrances faces the wine warehouse. I hope it opens Labor Day. I can't wait to not have to get in the car for a grocery trip. I don't care if it *is* more expensive than Harris Teeter. It's worth it, to me. In theory, anyway.

[dmccall]

Reds is moving there. They have closed their North Market Square location and are working on the Seaboard. Their website's calendar shows them not open for the entire month of Aug, but the Sept calendar is blank. In the meantime they are doing shagging lessons at various dance studios around.

[Redman84]

I'm personally looking foward to the move with Red's. I love the place, however it is just so small. I'm sure this location will be larger yet still have that beach club feel. Whats pretty neat about the locations is that just up Peace Street at Broughton High School is where nearly one of the most famous Beach Music bands, The Embers, began. They're not what they used to be and I'm only 22. They've lost and gained members over the years, yet they still have one original member.

I think with the new location of Red's it will help the club stay going for much longer. Its in a more centralized location for most people and as well it is much closer to the nightlife that Raleigh has to offer. I'm all for anything that will keep Beach Music alive forever. Its something that my parents grew up with and something that I grew up with because of my parents.

[dmccall]

Redman84, on Aug 12 2006, 10:55 AM, said:

I'm personally looking foward to the move with Red's. I love the place, however it is just so small. I'm sure this location will be larger yet still have that beach club feel. Whats pretty neat about the locations is that just up Peace Street at Broughton High School is where nearly one of the most famous Beach Music bands, The Embers, began. They're not what they used to be and I'm only 22. They've lost and gained members over the years, yet they still have one original member.

I think with the new location of Red's it will help the club stay going for much longer. Its in a more centralized location for most people and as well it is much closer to the nightlife that Raleigh has to offer. I'm all for anything that will keep Beach Music alive forever. Its something that my parents grew up with and something that I grew up with because of my parents.

Those are good points. I also think that it will help lure a BUNCH of 40-70 year olds to (almost) downtown. I say that because beach music is generally most popular with that age group. That age group has tons of money and has traditionally been the ones avoiding downtown. They are the last frontier, really. I can easily see some of them wanting to eat downtown and then go to Reds. That can only be good!

[Subway Scoundrel]

Redman84, on Aug 12 2006, 10:55 AM, said:

I'm personally looking foward to the move with Red's. I love the place, however it is just so small. I'm sure this location will be larger yet still have that beach club feel. Whats pretty neat about the locations is that just up Peace Street at Broughton High School is where nearly one of the most famous Beach Music bands, The Embers, began. They're not what they used to be and I'm only 22. They've lost and gained members over the years, yet they still have one original member.

I think with the new location of Red's it will help the club stay going for much longer. Its in a more centralized location for most people and as well it is much closer to the nightlife that Raleigh has to offer. I'm all for anything that will keep Beach Music alive forever. Its something that my parents grew up with and something that I grew up with because of my parents.

22 and you go to REDs ?      Like DMCALL said, I thought it was for much older people.   It was near my house and I always said I was going to make it my last stop some night to ..............  

Anyway, never made it.  As I am little older and lived in a era where beach music was popular  (the 3rd time round as I am not that old), but I am nothing but a ex-punk with an MBA and shagging and beach music does not sit well ...although I met many women at the Original Zacks on Hillsbough street when I was too young to be in bars....but was !!

[ncwebguy]

The "40-70 year old set" is not avoiding downtown in general, just as a social destination.   They eat at Second Empire, 518, 42nd Street Oyster Bar, Sullivans, etc., maybe even have a drink.  I think Amra's and the place across from 518 could be good draws, as will the Mint on Fayetville Street.  They can't go to a show at Raleigh Memorial every night!

Reds does cater to a market that is not served anywhere in downtown Raleigh, if not the Triangle.  Does anyone know where their core market comes from?  ITB?  Garner? Knightdale? Wake Forest?  It looks to be something that would appeal to a lot of ITBers in Hays Barton, University Park, etc. and empty nesters who may purchase CBD condos to have less house and no yard to deal with.

It is close to downtown, but not in the middle of Glenwood, Fayetville Street, or Moore Square, so can enjoy quieter neighbors.