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bcook@acpub.duke.edu (Brian Cook) wrote:
>I don't know about "great" restaurants, but there's Honey's (open 24 hrs) 
>and Miami Subs (open til 2 am).  That's really about it.  If you want 
>pizza, you can order from Wild Bull's til 3 or 4 am, except on Monday 
>when they're closed (for what reason?!).  

I'd forgotten about Honey's, not having ever been there; when I first
moved to Durham I was royally screwed over by an apartment rental referral
place located next to Honey's and I've had an antipathy toward that whole
exit ever since.   But yes, that's one datapoint.

>But I agree.  Durham is lame when it comes to late night activities, 
>particularly dining.  I'm used to having Taco Bells open til 4am for 
>drive-thru, but here they close before midnight.  Durham doesn't even 
>have a Denny's that I'm aware of.  Is there an IHOP anywhere?

Durham has no Denny's.  There is an IHOP on Hillsborough Road in
*Raleigh*, but none in Durham.  However, there's a *new* IHOP at an exit
off I-40 in Burlington, so it looks like they're sneaking this way bit by
bit. 

>Oh.  I failed to mention Pan Pan Diner.  They're open 24 hrs.  It's not 
>bad, I guess, but the only memories I have there are eating a plate of 
>cold grits and 3 packets of butter on a dare, so I haven't been crazy 
>about going back.

They're actually not all that bad.  Well, not all that bad during daylight
hours.  I have on occasion waited 45 minutes for a simple order at 9 pm. 

So let's see:

Waffle House at 54/55
Waffle House at 54/Fayetteville Road
Waffle House on Hillsborough Road
Pan Pan Diner at Hillandale Road and I-85
Honey's at Guess Road and I-85
Steak and Egg Kitchen at Main Street, just west of Brightleaft Square

All greasy-spoon type places.  

And then, yes, you can get Miami Subs until 2 am, but, well...

Anything out there that's not a greasy spoon that's open all night?
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