Time Out Sports Bar & Restaurant

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  This is not the Time Out near UNC.  That's a different Time Out.  That Time Out does not have a bar or a significantly sized restaurant area.  This Time Out, on the other hand, is attached to a hotel of some form near Trader Joe's.  
  
  This Time Out does have the Chicken Cheddar Biscuit.  You can buy it and eat it if you would like.  You can also buy other food.  I tried some of that other food.  It wasn't very remarkable.  
  
  Other things you can do at this Time Out:
  
  1. Outside-ish patio bar area is pretty nice (inside one is pretty standard)
  2. play bar games.  They are fun.  Flip cup and the bean bag game whose name I'm currently forgetting are big here.
  3. $2 PBR on Thursdays, if you are a fan of PBR
  4. look at pictures of Drew Brees.  At least I think that was a picture of Drew Brees.  
  
  So Time Out is A-OK.  It's a nice place if you're looking for a sports bar to play flip cup or that bean bag game thing, then you've found your place.

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  Posted on 04.26.13 John L.

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  I came for the Chicken Cheddar biscuits that became famous on the Food Network. It's not necessarily a nice bar by any means but the service and food were great. The chicken cheddar biscuit was HUGE. I split that and a sausage egg and cheese biscuit which was also large. The coffee was good. Its definitely something everyone should try at least once.

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  Posted on 03.13.13 Michelle S.

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  Slow! And definitely not as good as the original on Franklin Street.
  
  I tried this location with some musician pals looking for a late breakfast the morning after a weeknight gig. Our food took FOREVER to arrive, and the waiter only refilled my iced tea after he had refilled coffee for my three friends three times... and we were about to leave.
  
  I had the chicken biscuit with lettuce and tomato. It was ok, but no where near places like Sunrise Biscuits, Rise, or even the original Time Out. It was crumbly and cold.
  
  I'd avoid.

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  Posted on 02.07.13 Ed C.

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  Good place to watch a game.  The food is subpar.

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  Posted on 01.23.13 Jacob L.

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  I don't even know where to start.  When you show up to eat breakfast at 8am and the place is completely empty...its not a good sign.  Common sense would have told me to turn away...but I didn't.  Blame it on the lack of coffee.
  
  Rewind about 10 hours and I called the restaurant asking if they had breakfast, what time they opened, and was told they had a $9.95 breakfast buffet.  Everyday.  Starting at 6:30.  I get there at 7:45...no buffet.  No people...but a high pitched squeal of country music was coming over a phone situated on the bar to provide very uncomfortable background music.  Once we sit...we waited.  Then the server came over, got our drink order and it took another 10 minutes to order.  Again, only people there.  After we ordered it took about 15 minutes to get our food.  Again, only people there.  I was convinced the server was also the cook, but I ended up seeing another lady lounging around talking to some customers (as we were leaving) instead of helping the server.  So about half way through our food several others started to show up, probably guests from the hotel.  Watching they had painfully long wait times as well, the entire time this lady was just jabbering away, not really helping the situation at all.  After we were done it took another few minutes to get the bill, then another 5 or more to get him back to the table to pay.  All in all I think we were there 50 minutes for breakfast with a good portion of that time being the only ones in the restaurant.  
  
  The real kicker?  Our breakfast (with tip) was $27!  For two people...breakfast...seriously.  Never, never again.  I've always liked coming here to watch a game if need be and the bar food is always fine for what it is, but I've blocked this place out all together now.  501 Diner is across the street but they don't open until 8am for breakfast.  If you can wait a bit later - go there.

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  Posted on 07.12.12 Perry H.

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  Relatively cheap beers, nice staff and a decent burger.

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  Posted on 05.01.12 Yang C.

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  This is such a great place to watch a Tar Heel game, especially during tournament time with TV's all over the place.  I especially like the giant TV on the center wall surround by four others, which are pretty good sized too!!  Honestly since the no-smoking law passed this place has really improved tremendously where as I wasn't so hot about it before, but now I really, really like it  
  
  There's two seperate sections, one with a much larger bar and full size windows that open up, which is nice when the weather allows.  They have live music on the weekend.  The other area is more of the dining area, and where most of the TV's are too.  The crowd is mainly locals and can be a little bit of an older crowd, but there will be smatterings of younger folks too so it's a nice mix.  There's even some tourists who are staying next door at the Chapel Hill University Inn (used to be a Holiday Inn) who look a little bit confused by the whole Tar Heel atmosphere during gametime.
  
  They're got a great menu with lots of really good choices.  We split a full rack of ribs on one visit and oh my, were they ever good and plentiful.  We ended up taking some home and it sure made for a nice lunch the next day.  A very tangy sauce indeed!
  
  Another time we had the teriyaki wings, which I have to say, the sauce was just so-so.  It probably had too much soy sauce in it for me, but the wings themselves were quite big, well fried and very juicy.  The nachos look fantastic, so that'll be for another visit.
  
  Also have tried the soup & half sandwich combo: chili which is meaty and delicious with the pistachio chicken salad, which was soooo tasty!!  I think there's a choice of three different sandwiches and soups for the combos.  My partner enjoyed the chef salad, which was very large and filled with nice strips of cheese, ham, turkey, hard boiled egg and who knows what all else.  I just know she loved it!
  
  We've also tried the pecan pie and the brownie sundae, which were good too.  I hear they have a breakfast buffet too, but haven't tried that yet...
  
  The staff here is terrific and no matter how crowded it gets they just roll with it!  
  
  While you're there check out the front desk in the lobby of the Inn, it's decked out in full Tar Heel fashion!

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  Posted on 03.25.12 Chris K.

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  I love this place.  One of the best bars in a hotel I have seen, but I am a local!  I come here "on the reg" and take advantage of beer specials.  Sit at the bar ask for Amber or Tim.  The only reason they get 4 stars is because they close at 11, never later.

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  Posted on 07.09.11 Michael H.

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  Despite its somewhat odd location in the Holiday Inn on 15-501/Fordham Blvd., this is a pretty good sports bar. They have a projector and a bunch of TVs, and if you go there to watch a Carolina game, it won't be so slammed you can't get a table, but the other people there will also be Carolina fans watching the game who've discovered this place.
  
  It's still bar food, but what I had was pretty good. I had a delicious crab cake sandwich with sweet potato fries. I was pretty excited about the sweet potato fries, but they weren't as good as expected - they come with a delicious sweet sugar-cinnamon sauce, but that makes them kind of dessert-y, and without the sauce, they are a little bland. My crabcake sandwich was better than I expected though. I did have a few bites of some cheese fries someone else ordered, and they were quite tasty and in the vein of Linda's (crinkle cut, with lots of cheese and bacon). Everyone at my table liked their food, and the guy who ordered ribs said they were messy but awesome.
  
  Not too expensive - I'd rate it as "cheap" but if you order drinks and food, you'll almost certainly go above $10 per person. Check it out to watch your next game.

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  Posted on 03.26.10 Sara A.

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