ACRF/on and off train meals
#1
Posted 07 March 2013 - 01:19 AM
Sunday, July 14
Dinner aboard Silver Meteor.
Monday, July 15
Breakfast aboard Silver Meteor.
If Jacksonville remains in the picture for you, there is Jacksonville Landing, the one major downtown attraction. It has a food court where one could get lunch. There are also some sitdown restaurants, a consideration since you will also need to have dinner in town due to the long layover.
Tuesday, July 16
Breakfast aboard Silver Star.
Assuming trains remain on time, we have 3-1/2 hours layover in Cary, NC during which we will need to have brunch or early lunch. Currently looking at where that might be, within easy walk of the station. Remember, no real food offered on the Piedmont.
Dinner will be in Uptown Charlotte. This could be a good occasion for our sitdown restaurant dinner, since we are there in the evening. It should not be too late, considering a very early departure next morning. There is also the EpiCentre, adjacent to one of the light rail stations.
Wednesday, July 17
Breakfast if desired, no doubt in cafe car of Carolinian, due to 7 AM departure.
If you choose to layover in Richmond, there are some fast food places for lunch along Staples Mill Road. Dinner would be aboard the Regional train to Norfolk area due to late evening arrival.
Thursday, July 18
Breakfast at or near your hotel.
Lunch at MacArthur Square, a shopping mall with food court. Dinner most likely on Regional train between Newport News and the Washington, DC area.
Friday, July 19
Breakfast at or near your hotel.
Lunch at Washington Union Station. Dinner on northbound Carolinian.
Kevin Korell
OTOL Board Leader
Lakewood, NJ
#2
Posted 10 April 2013 - 09:14 AM
After riding the entire LYNX light rail round trip, we come back to Uptown Charlotte. Most of the restaurants are at or near the Epicentre, an outdoor shopping/restaurant/entertainment complex which has a direct entrance from the CTC/Arena LYNX station. The ones not within that complex itself are along the city's two main drags, Tryon Street and Trade Street, with most clustered near where the two meet, Charlotte's "ground zero" and approximately 2 or 3 blocks from the light rail. In this area are such places as Vapiano's (a national chain Italian restaurant), Champion's Sports Bar in the Marriott hotel, and a Ruth's Chris steakhouse and McCormick & Schmick's, both of which may prove too pricey for many of us.
Most of the sitdown restaurants appear to be expensive. In fact some have online menus that don't show prices, which is usually an indication that they are high. Epicentre does include a pizzeria type restaurant, Libretto's, which would give us the choice between sharing pizza pies or ordering pasta dishes at probably a lot less than Vapiano's would charge.
There is also fast food in the Epicentre, such as Five Guys, a hot dog place, a sub place, etc.
Another option may be to visit Golden Corral, which is a national chain buffet restaurant. Those in the New York City & North Jersey area get commercials for it, but there are no nearby outlets. Buffet dining would allow everyone to get what they want, sit together, and we'd surely be able to pay separately since one pays a flat price upon entry, not after eating. Being something I scoped out during my advance trip last September, I would estimate it to be the equivalent of a 3 to 4 block walk from the I-485 LYNX station at the end of the line. We could eat there and then complete our round trip on the light rail later.
Again in Charlotte it's imperative that we don't eat too late or linger around after we eat, as we leave town VERY early the next morning on the Carolinian. A buffet could be the answer as we eat at our own pace, don't have to wait to be served (or get the check --- remember Albuquerque!), and get whatever we want.
But I'll of course leave the matter open for discussion here!
Kevin Korell
OTOL Board Leader
Lakewood, NJ
#3
Posted 10 April 2013 - 09:53 AM
There may be other places too that don't show up on the satellite image I'm using, but this is a good start.
Kevin Korell
OTOL Board Leader
Lakewood, NJ
#4
Posted 10 April 2013 - 11:38 AM
#5
Posted 10 April 2013 - 01:04 PM
I looked at BK's site, and there are 2 of them but both are about a mile south or southeast of downtown.I saw a Burger King on google maps. It might open a bit earlier than the deli.
Kevin Korell
OTOL Board Leader
Lakewood, NJ
#6
Posted 10 April 2013 - 01:22 PM
The name is Roma's and the address is 203 N. Harrison Ave., Carey.
http://www.romasital...directions.html
Edit - I enlarged the google map and found the restaurant, which is a stone's throw (If I had Steve's arm) from the train station.
#7
Posted 10 April 2013 - 01:40 PM
Kevin Korell
OTOL Board Leader
Lakewood, NJ
#8
Posted 14 April 2013 - 05:20 PM
#9
Posted 14 April 2013 - 06:05 PM
True, there are none in your area (and as popular as they are I wonder why there are none in NYC nor North Jersey), which is why I drive an hour to South Jersey every few months to go where there is one. The ads are on TV because they are shown on network programs broadcast nationally.I would like to try a Golden Corral. I have seen the ads on TV, but there are none in my area. The deli also looks good.
Your votes noted, anyone else?
Kevin Korell
OTOL Board Leader
Lakewood, NJ
#10
Posted 14 April 2013 - 07:10 PM
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