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First Take: Lucky 32 Southern Kitchen in Cary

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June 16, 2012 by Ron Wen
Front of Lucky 32 in Cary, NC Triangle Dining
Front of Lucky 32 in Cary, NC Triangle Dining

Over on Tryon Road, I’ve been dying to try Lucky 32 Southern Kitchen!  The story behind the name Lucky 32 is that the founder/owner’s father owned a race car with the number 32 and voila! Restaurant name. Finally I was able to stop by with some co-workers for a nice lunch and let’s just say that Lucky 32 is Southern cuisine, plus.  In front they’ve even got a small stand of produce that you can purchase from, nice touch!  The inside decor of Lucky 32 is classic and stylish, full of tans and ambers, high ceilings and a large open dining room.  It’s an impressive looking, open dining room, great for a business lunch.

Sitting in the side room we ordered it up pretty good, starting with some sweet-potato hush-puppies, voodoo pig bread (yes, you heard that right) and I did an entree of Southern fried catfish. The voodoo pig bread is a Lucky 32 special: ciabatta with pulled pork, chevre cheese, onions and cilantro, very tasty!

Cornmeal crusted catfish at Lucky 32 in Cary, NC Triangle Dining
Cornmeal crusted catfish at Lucky 32 in Cary, NC Triangle Dining

And my main of corn-meal fried catfish was nicely prepared, cooked until just tender with a nice, non-greasy crust.  My favorite of the meal was the lightly whipped sweet potatoes although the cheese smothered broccoli was great too.  The sweet potato hush-puppies, I wasn’t so fond of, they were a bit dense and maybe over-fried.  Now I have to say that Lucky 32 does a very nice job with their food preparation, all the dishes are prepared with care.  But I also have to confess that I’m not a huge fan of this style of food, my taste buds lean towards more flavor and more spices.  Lucky 32’s focus is on well-prepared Southern seasonal which only gets me so excited.

Chicken sandwich at Lucky 32 in Cary, NC Triangle Dining
Chicken sandwich at Lucky 32 in Cary, NC Triangle Dining

Service-wise Lucky 32 is excellent, very well-trained staff that knows how to handle their tables, this place reminds me of 18 Seaboard which has a similar menu and also delivers great service.  So if you’re in the area and need to do a business lunch, I’ve got you a place!  I am really glad to have finally made it over to Lucky 32 and it’s a really decent dining spot.  Now if I can only make it back over here for their Wednesday Skillet Chicken night, I’m pretty sure it’ll be sometime soon!

 

Lucky 32 Southern Kitchen

7307 Tryon Road

Cary, NC 27518

919.233.1632

 

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