"Located off Franklin Street behind homes and apartments on Martin Luther King Boulevard, this non-Italian restaurant from chef Garret Fleming and co-owner Eleanor Lacy attracts professor-types and young families from the Chapel Hill community. Fleming expands the idea of 'pasta' to include global noodles and dumplings, producing inventive dishes such as halibut khoa soi, rabbit pappardelle, and New Orleans–style barbecued shrimp that feel like dining at a friend’s house rather than a formal restaurant. The owners chose this neighborhood location over Franklin Street to be more accessible to locals, and many nearby patrons recall the site from its previous life as Kitchen." - Erin Perkins