OUTDOOR DINING
voting us as one of the best Thanlkls forin Mitchell & Yancey Counties! to a 828.765.4583 • 585 OAK AVE • SPRUCE PINE • www.drycountybrewing.com
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1. UNIVERSAL JOINT 784 HAYWOOD ROAD 505-7262 UJOINTBAR.COM/ASHEVILLE.HTML A mountain breeze is a fantastic condiment, and while no one has figured out how to bottle it yet, Universal Joint's burgers and beers benefit from the way the fresh air wafts over them just before diners dig in. Their large porch and retractable garage door convert the entire space into an openair mecca. If it's not packed with happily munching Xpress readers, the patio is a fan-
PIZZA
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1. ASHEVILLE PIZZA AND BREWING COMPANY 675 MERRIMON AVE. AND 77 COXE AVE. 2541281 AND 255-4077 ASHEVILLEBREWING.COM Anyone can make a pizza: You can find them in convenience stores and cafeterias as well as upscale cafés. But not everyone can perfect the balance of crust and sauce and cheese and toppings. Asheville Pizza and Brewing has mastered this art, and offers an abundance of toppings, including SPAM. Best of all, there's no judgment when it comes to topping combinations.
Thanks Xpress readers for voting us one of the BEST Thai restaurants in WNC!
PUBGRUB 1. JACK OF THE WOOD 95 PATTON AVE. 252-5445 JACKOFTHEWOOD.COM
Thai Basil Authentic Fine Thai Cuisine Asheville – Black Mountain Asheville: 828-258-0036 Black Mountain: 828-664-4322 www.thaibasilnc.com
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What is this Scotch egg? Is it the mysterious creation of some rare mountain bird, part British, part Appalachian, that produces such a delicacy? Surely, the egg is too perfectly soft-boiled and too judiciously coated in fried sausage and bread crumbs to be the product of human hands. Does it exist, this mythical Scotch-egg-laying bird,
tastic place to stretch out and spend the afternoon with whatever great beer they're selling as a $3 special. Take your dog. Take your friends. Xpress readers have spoken: The restaurant's attraction is — dare we say — universal. — E.P.
2. THE SOUTHERN KITCHEN AND BAR 41 N. LEXINGTON AVE. 251-1777 SOUTHERNKITCHENANDBAR.COM 3. MELLOW MUSHROOM 50 BROADWAY ST. 236-9800 MELLOWMUSHROOM.COM
Get your pineapple and anchovies, your basil and jalapeños. At Asheville Pizza and Brewing, it's all about the pie … and beer ... and hula-hooping. — E.P.
2. MARCO'S PIZZERIA 946 MERRIMON AVE. AND 1854 HENDERSONVILLE ROAD 285-0709 AND 277-0004 MARCOS-PIZZERIA.COM 3. CIRCLE IN THE SQUARE 640 MERRIMON AVE. AND 12 BILTMORE AVE. 254-5442 AND 225-5554 CIRCLEINTHESQUAREPIZZA.COM or is the magic of the Scotch egg a culinary sort, known only to the cooks at Jack of the Wood? Xpress readers know it’s part of the satisfying pub food meant to be washed down with a pint of heady Green Man brew. — E.P.
2. UNIVERSAL JOINT 784 HAYWOOD ROAD 505-7262 UJOINTBAR.COM/ASHEVILLE.HTML 3. LEXINGTON AVENUE BREWERY 39 N. LEXINGTON AVE. 252-0212 LEXAVEBREW.COM
Charley Castex
International Psychic Consultant Best Of WNC winner for over a decade!
(could have won in 2012, if the category still existed!)
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2012 BEST OF WNC
OCTOBER 10 - OCTOBER 16, 2012 • mountainx.com
RESTAURANT STILL NEEDED IN ASHEVILLE 1. ETHIOPIAN Since 2007, readers have begged for an Ethiopian restaurant. Here's hoping that before next year's poll, their wish will be granted. Several entrepreneurs have already set their sights on dishing up the classic Ethiopian staples of wat (Berbere-
spiced stew) and injera (fermented flatbread). Locally, Vicki Schomer and Neeraj Kebede of Asheville Green Cottage are crafting a plan to set up a restaurant. On behalf of our readers, Xpress wishes them the best of luck. Maybe next year, we can finally find something else to wish for. (For more about the Ethiopian restaurant saga, visit http://avl.mx/kz.) — E.P.
2. VIETNAMESE 3. CHINESE