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Posted: 3/1/2017 3:51:19 AM EDT
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Hope you enjoy street musicians, like I do.
Pack extra money, everything is high there, people included. 
Everything you do eat or order will probably be organic, granola crap. Hell they even screwed up my hot chocolate order by putting chai tea inside of it... 
In short, skip Asheville and go to Lexington for BBQ. 
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Posted: 3/1/2017 7:13:21 PM EDT
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Stay far far away from the chain restaurants and you will be fine. Want good down east BBQ without traveling to the flatlands? Buxton Hall is your place. The guy that opened it is some kind of James Beard award super chef and their fried chicken sandwich supposedly won some award for best in the southeast.. You also have the added bonus of Vortex doughnuts and Catawba brewery next door. Grove Park Inn's Edison has an out of this world grilled cheese sandwich.
If you like breweries, this is your town, too many to list and they run the gamut from small (Catawba) to large (Sierra Nevada & New Belgium). Don't feel like doing all the Brewery Tours, go to Pour Taproom in Biltmore village and sample them all in one stop. River arts district is kinda neat and touristy as is a good portion of downtown. Biltmore Estate is a waste of time and money IMHO. The food there is good but not for the prices they charge. |
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Posted: 3/1/2017 7:40:30 PM EDT
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You will get an education on what a liberal-ruled society is like.
I was bummed to have to move from there in '93. Today, not so much. |
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Posted: 3/1/2017 10:13:22 PM EDT
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They have a craft beer tour that is supposed to be good.
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Posted: 3/1/2017 10:24:52 PM EDT
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Won't have a lot of time. I am picking up a 1967 mustang for my nephew who is in the Air Force. He has saved all his money since being in and found it. He just got back from deployment. He is in California so no way he can get it. I told him no problem I will take care of it. So I got about a 6 hour time frame to check things out. Any decent hotels there?
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Posted: 3/2/2017 2:04:18 AM EDT
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Won't have a lot of time. I am picking up a 1967 mustang for my nephew who is in the Air Force. He has saved all his money since being in and found it. He just got back from deployment. He is in California so no way he can get it. I told him no problem I will take care of it. So I got about a 6 hour time frame to check things out. Any decent hotels there? Aloft is pricey, but you'll be in the heart of downtown and walking distance to to some top-notch restaurants like Local Provisions, Chestnut, and one of my new favorites, White Duck Tacos. If you want something a touch cheaper, Hotel Indigo is nice and is still well within walking distance to places like Grove Arcade. |
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Posted: 3/3/2017 6:47:19 PM EDT
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Hotel Indigo is a posted "gun-free zone".
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Posted: 3/3/2017 8:03:01 PM EDT
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Hotel Indigo is a posted "gun-free zone". |
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Posted: 3/3/2017 8:04:03 PM EDT
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I like downtown Ashville, good food and stuff to do. Wicked Weed is good to go for food and drink.
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Posted: 3/4/2017 11:55:54 PM EDT
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I'd avoid Sodom er Asheville personally, worked on Lexington Ave which is dead center downtown for years. One of the best days of my life moving out of Buncombe county. Several hotels on Brevard Road, stay there, make your pickup and roll on.
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Posted: 3/7/2017 4:57:04 PM EDT
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High prices for food and some really strange people on foot in the downtown area. Liberal politics of course.
It ain't called the Paris of the south for nothing. The Obamas loved to vacation here. But if this is not an issue, plenty of good eats everywhere. I believe they have a city ordinance requiring a "living wage" and this contributes to high food prices. French Broad River chocolate lounge in the downtown area for sweets, coffee and cakes. Really expensive but good stuff. Early Girl Cafe on Wall Street for breakfast and lunch. Expsensive but good. The wait staff are Indies ( high end hippies ). Sunrise Cafe on Haywood Street. Good food but expensive and a leader in the garden to table movement in the area. Tupalo Cafe in two locations. Probably the best of all breakfast spots. If you can, try the one in the downtown area near Early Girl Cafe. Three fine restaurants on Biltmore House campus. I am leaving out many good places I know. It is truly a unique place and that is not always a good thing. |
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Posted: 3/13/2017 9:05:43 PM EDT
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Tupalo Cafe in two locations. Probably the best of all breakfast spots. If you can, try the one in the downtown area near Early Girl Cafe. I used to DJ at the bar next door on Saturday nights. I've seriously never eaten there but the place was always busy |
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Posted: 3/14/2017 12:23:01 PM EDT
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If you want prep'd food but don't want to do the restaurant thing, the Whole Foods just up out of the River Arts District on S Tunnel Road has a really good buffet, a pizza kitchen and the usual grocery store deli. There are also lots of tables to sit and eat your meal while you watch the wildlife.
It's not inexpensive, either, btw. Seeing a pattern here? |
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Posted: 3/15/2017 5:22:07 AM EDT
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High prices for food and some really strange people on foot in the downtown area. Liberal politics of course. It ain't called the Paris of the south for nothing. The Obamas loved to vacation here. But if this is not an issue, plenty of good eats everywhere. I believe they have a city ordinance requiring a "living wage" and this contributes to high food prices. French Broad River chocolate lounge in the downtown area for sweets, coffee and cakes. Really expensive but good stuff. Early Girl Cafe on Wall Street for breakfast and lunch. Expensive but good. The wait staff are Indies ( high end hippies ). Sunrise Cafe on Haywood Street. Good food but expensive and a leader in the garden to table movement in the area. Tupalo Cafe in two locations. Probably the best of all breakfast spots. If you can, try the one in the downtown area near Early Girl Cafe. Three fine restaurants on Biltmore House campus. I am leaving out many good places I know. It is truly a unique place and that is not always a good thing. Asheville has no mandatory "living wage" but trust me the libs push that agenda every day. The prices are high because it's a tourist area. Don't forget to wear your MAGA hat! 
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Posted: 3/16/2017 8:23:39 PM EDT
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If you want to eat at a real Asheville restaurant, go to Little Pigs BBQ across from the high school. Owning family is actually from BUncombe County- been there since the '60s. Good, decent folks, whose politics don't reflect that of the city. BBQ sauce is good, but it isn't an either or- it's a little tomato, and a little vinegar. You'll buy some when you leave. and the best hushpuppies EVAR.
Other than that, I'd avoid downtown unless you can help it. |
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Posted: 3/24/2017 2:59:33 AM EDT
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We are going in April for a few days, what are some good bars that are close to the indego and aloft?
Also is there other places anyone would recommend downtown? Not sure were we are gonna stay but both look nice, we stayed in the Aloft in dallas and it was nice. |
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Posted: 3/24/2017 2:29:30 PM EDT
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We are going in April for a few days, what are some good bars that are close to the indego and aloft? Also is there other places anyone would recommend downtown? Not sure were we are gonna stay but both look nice, we stayed in the Aloft in dallas and it was nice. If you do the tour of Sierra Nevada Brewing shoot me an IM, one of my former soldiers is head of security there and I'll see if I can't get you a special tour! |
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Posted: 3/25/2017 5:03:58 PM EDT
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I used to DJ at the bar next door on Saturday nights. I've seriously never eaten there but the place was always busy Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Tupalo Cafe in two locations. Probably the best of all breakfast spots. If you can, try the one in the downtown area near Early Girl Cafe. I used to DJ at the bar next door on Saturday nights. I've seriously never eaten there but the place was always busy No it wasn't the worst I've ever had, but it wasn't what it was hyped up to be. Especially for the price. The place was packed and the service was a bit chaotic to be kind. Slingin' hash came to mind. Asheville has become one of those "places" that's far too popular now, nothing like the 'cool' place it was suppose to have been once upon a time. Just another tarted up touristy trap, doing it's best to separate you from your hard earned cash. And yes I like beer, but after about the third 'brew pub' I'm burned out on the whole genre. And no, I'm not a huge fan of the 'majors' that have set up shop either. |
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Posted: 3/25/2017 8:02:59 PM EDT
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Pack Taverns, Barleys, Asheville pizza and brewing are all really good places to eat or just have a drink. If you do the tour of Sierra Nevada Brewing shoot me an IM, one of my former soldiers is head of security there and I'll see if I can't get you a special tour! Quote HistoryQuoted:
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We are going in April for a few days, what are some good bars that are close to the indego and aloft? Also is there other places anyone would recommend downtown? Not sure were we are gonna stay but both look nice, we stayed in the Aloft in dallas and it was nice. If you do the tour of Sierra Nevada Brewing shoot me an IM, one of my former soldiers is head of security there and I'll see if I can't get you a special tour! |
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Posted: 3/27/2017 8:50:45 PM EDT
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That would be awesome thanks brother |
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Posted: 4/1/2017 2:24:27 AM EDT
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No problem We plan on walking eating, and being drunk for 3 days
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Posted: 4/17/2017 3:36:56 PM EDT
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Well we got the penthouse suite at the indigo for $187 a night, wife loved the room.
We had some afternoon sex and just started drinking. Not a bad place at all |
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Posted: 4/17/2017 3:46:19 PM EDT
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I thought hotels was an extension of your domicile and exempt from being posted. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Hotel Indigo is a posted "gun-free zone". |
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Posted: 4/17/2017 3:52:42 PM EDT
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Only sad thing is I forgot my MAGA hat
no issues so far, I have my Ranger hat with my old retired guy pins on it. so far everyone has been friendly, had a little rain but it stopped so far so good. |
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