Triangle Restaurant Week – FIVE STAR Menu Review
Triangle Restaurant Week allows diners to sample some of the best food at the best restaurants for an affordable price. Each participating restaurant has a TRW Menu that features three appetizers, three entrees and a few desserts for one price. Lunch is $15.00 and the dinner menu is set at $25.00.
Five Star Restaurant, located at 511 W Hargett Street in downtown Raleigh, is part of the Triangle Restaurant Week extravaganza. Their featured menu includes:
First Course: choice of
Heat Seeker Shrimp
Crab Rangoons
Chicken Lettuce Wraps
Second Course: choice of
Filet Mignon, cooked to order, with Teriyaki Reduction, Stir Fried Vegetables and Mashed Sweet Potatoes.
Seared Duck Breast with Spicy Orange Glaze and Asian Greens
Yellow Fin Tuna with Spicy Szechuan Sauce and Stir Fried Vegetables
Third Course: choice of
Warm Chocolate Cake with Vanilla Ice Cream
New York Style Cheesecake
Five Star has been located in downtown Raleigh since October 13, 2000. They were one of the original catalysts for revitalizing the Warehouse District along with other longtime dining establishments such as Humble Pie and Moonlight Pizza. Five Star has witnessed the district’s landscape change as new restaurants, bars and clubs open and close, high rise condos pop up and rickshaws scurry patrons from one place to another.
Five Star’s menu sets the bar for Chinese cuisine in the Triangle. Their local, fresh and quality ingredients keep their patrons coming back. One regular customer stated, “Five Star’s menu offers [us] a wide variety of food and we can even stay late if we feel like a cocktail after dinner”. I had the opportunity to sample Five Stars’ TRW featured menu and I would suggest bringing friends and sharing each choice.
The Heat Seeker Shrimp and the Crab Rangoons are long time favorites for Five Star diners but the new Chicken Lettuce Wraps are light, healthy and great to share.
The second course choice was a tough decision because Chef Dan Gray is featuring three of my favorite dishes.
I’m typically not a duck fan. Restaurants tend to not prepare it properly and it usually ends up oily and fatty. Gray is the exception when it comes to duck dishes in the Triangle. He sears the duck breast with crispy skin and adds a spicy glaze with just the perfect hint of orange. The duck is simply incredible and a crowd pleaser every time. (My suggested wine pairing - Pinot Noir, Malbec or Tempranillo)
The Yellow Fin Tuna is also one of my favorite dishes at Five Star. Cooked to order, you can have this prepared from rare to well done. I like my tuna medium rare with a cool center. The stir fried vegetables include broccoli, snow peas, carrots and other fresh produce. (My suggested wine pairing – Pinot Gris if you prefer white or the Pinot Noir if you prefer red)
The third entrée choice is the Filet Mignon. Gray is very selective about his cuts of beef and also cooks it precisely to order. The Teriyaki Reduction brings a fine flavor to the dish which is plated with mashed sweet potatoes that will have you begging for more. (My suggested wine pairing – Cabernet or the Red Zinfandel)
The third course features their infamous Warm Chocolate Cake which puts your grandmother’s rendition to shame… just don’t tell mine I said that. If you are a cheesecake fan, you’ll love Five Star’s cheesecake but the Chocolate Cake is always my recommendation. I definitely suggest bringing a guest and getting them both with your meal.
Five Star’s dining room is opened only for dinner from 5:30pm to 12am. Reservations are not required but suggested.
After dinner, stick around for some good music and an after dinner drink at their expansive bar or play a game a pool in the loft.
FIVE STAR
511 W Hargett Street
Raleigh, NC
919.833.3311
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