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Uncle Orson's Restaurant Guide
Greensboro, North Carolina
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What first replaced the Equinox for us were several of the more dependable chains:
Lone Star Outback Grady's American Grill T.G.I Friday's
Our favorites in Greensboro are the one-of-a-kind restaurants. Unfortunately, two of the three I loved best are already gone. I can never take any of you to the Rendezvous, a very lovely French restaurant that served delicate, deceptively simple but perfectly prepared dishes like an exquisite parmentier (a spicy stew of lamb, pork, and beef) and salmon in a puff pastry. Alas, it was taken over by new management and the new chef simply couldn't handle that menu. Now the name and the cuisine have been changed and we'll see whether the chef does better with his own creations rather than a French cuisine. Another favorite, East-West Bistro, was, pure and simple, California cuisine at its finest. I believe it could have held its own in Los Angeles, on a par with Granita, Bambu, or Cafe del Rey. And it was always packed. But the owners were also running a restaurant in Raleigh (I believe) and finally decided it was too much work. It was Greensboro that lost out, as the restaurant was closed and replaced by Mahi's, which I have yet to try.
But the surviving restaurant among our three favorites is still worth the visit: Cafe Pasta
For lighter fare and a quirkier menu, check out Southern Lights