American Dining in Raleigh's North Hills
Skip the cooking this year and join us for a Thanksgiving Feast at Midtown Grille! We will be open from 11 a.m. until 4 p.m. and have lots of options for you to choose from. Call 919-782-9463 to make a reservation.
Choice of Soup or Salad
Roast Turkey
Roasted Garlic Mashed Potatoes & Gravy, Cranberry Sauce
Shallot & Sage Stuffing, Brussel Sprouts
Candied Sweet Potatoes & Pecans
Green Bean Casserole, Sweet Corn Custard, Yeast Roll
Pumpkin Pie
We will also have a limited menu available on Thanksgiving that features some of your Midtown favorites, including options for vegetarians.
Caesar
shaved parmesan, croutons, caesar vinaigrette 6
Apple & Pomegranate Salad
mixed greens, cucumber, feta cheese, red onion, candied pecans, sherry vinaigrette 6
Iceberg
applewood smoked bacon, deviled egg, blue cheese, buttermilk 6
Mixed Green Salad
tomato, cucumber, goat cheese, balsamic vinaigrette 5
Curry Pumpkin Soup
coconut milk, fig, pepitas 8
Crispy Brussel Sprouts
lemon honey gastrique, calabrian chilis, cashews 8
Fried Calamari
calabrian chilis, cilantro, charred tomato aioli 12
Fried Oysters
celery root remoulade, horseradish chive aioli 12
Espresso & Chili Rubbed NY Strip
charred tomato, asparagus frites, cabrales butter 28
Grilled Salmon
cauliflower puree, harissa chick peas, radicchio, grilled artichoke, arugula chimichurri 24
Pan Seared Scallops
creamed corn, leeks and maitake mushrooms, grilled peaches, corn sage brown butter 24
Zucchini Noodles
house made lamb sausage, grilled eggplant, piperade sauce, pine nuts, labneh 23
Midtown Burger
hoop cheddar, lettuce, tomato, bacon 18
Mac & Cheese 10
Truffle Herb Fries 6
Green Bean Casserole 8
Grilled Asparagus 8
Candied Sweet Potatoes & Pecans 8
Last Sunday was the perfect chilly, fall day for some chili. Chef Marshall Smith prepared his classic chili to serve at Pumpkin Palooza and it was a hit!
The Midtown Raleigh Alliance hosted Pumpkin Palooza at Midtown Park on Sunday, October 21, 2018. The fall festival was perfect for the whole family – including four-legged friends. There were live bands, kids’ activities, Terrance and Tory’s Tailgate Zone, beer from Trophy Brewing, a bubbly bar from The Capital Grille, a Halloween costume competition for dogs, sports trivia, giveaways, shopping, and more.
Included in admission to the event, attendees were able to sample chili from eight prestigious local restaurants and caterers, including Kings, Firebirds, Fox & Hound, 88 Oaks, The Cardinal at North Hills, 41 Hundred, and Midtown Grille. After tasting all of the different chilies, attendees voted on their favorite. We are excited to announce that Chef Marshall Smith from Midtown Grille took home first place for his classic chili! Be on the lookout for our 2018 Best Chili in Midtown plaque and stop in soon to try some of Chef Marshall’s fall favorites for yourself.
On top of being an awesome day full of delicious food, drink, and fun, Pumpkin Palooza raised money for the Holt Brother’s Foundation – KidsCan! KidsCan! is a unique program that provides education, emotional support peer empathy, and inspiration for children with a parent with cancer. During monthly group meetings at local hospitals, facilitators help kids understand the disease and treatments. They also provide emotional support through activities, arts and crafts, group discussions, music, and more.
Tory and Terrance were out at Pumpkin Palooza throwing around the football, hanging with attendees, and of course, tasting chili. Learn more about KidsCan! at HoltBrothersFoundation.com.
Keep an eye on the Midtown Raleigh Alliance website for highlights and pictures from the event.
We are excited to announce that we will be hosting a bourbon dinner on Thursday, November 8, 2018, at 6:30 p.m.
Chef Marshall Smith is putting together an awesome four-course menu that we will share with you soon.
What makes this dinner so unique is Chef Marshall is coming up with the dishes that he thinks will pair best with the bourbons by themselves first. Then our bartenders will create cocktails that pair perfectly with each of the four dishes Marshall has chosen. This means that not only will you get four delicious bourbon cocktails but you will also get a taste of each bourbon so you can see how they pair differently with the food.
Reservations are sure to go quickly for this exclusive bourbon dinner. Dinner is $80 per person (does not include tax and gratuity). Call 919-782-9463 to reserve your seat today and be on the lookout for the menu coming soon.
Have you picked up the latest copy of Raleigh Magazine? For their annual dining issue, RM spoke to some of the servers who make your favorite Raleigh restaurants tick. The feature entitled “Waitstaff Wisdom” focuses on how important the waitstaff is in making a restaurant a great restaurant.
“The chef gets the glory, but what good is a seared tuna steak or filet mignon cooked to perfection if it’s served cold, or worse, without that glass of Pinot Noir you ordered 15 minutes ago?”
At Midtown Grille, we pride ourselves on having an amazing crew of servers, bartenders, chefs, and management. We are a tight-knit group who work hard and have fun while doing it. The magazine spoke with Erin Lile from our crew and she talked about her favorite dish, what it is like to work with Chef Marshall, and what she considers the best seat in the house.
“The Crispy Brussels Sprouts are a staple at Midtown Grille, according to Lile, a server who’s been with the restaurant for a year. She also boasts that the Braised Beef Short Ribs and Scallops are always cooked perfectly by Chef Marshall, an incredible chef, she says, who might be the best chef she’s ever worked with. Lile recommends dining at Table 81, a tucked away window spot that makes for a bright and quiet lunch or dinner. While Lile says that serving is hard work, she loves the people that she works with at Midtown Grille— especially the owners, who, she says, are like parents to the rest of the staff.”
Check out the story online and be sure to pick up a copy for yourself today!
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