Greg's Hot List: Christmas Day Dining | Raleigh News & Observer

You say Thanksgiving burned you out on the whole turkey-and-all-the-homemade-fixings-not-to-mention-the-monster-cleanup-afterward thing? Relax. Book reservations at one of these restaurants, among those open Christmas Day. If you discover others, let me know on my blog (blogs.newsobserver.com/epicurean). I'll post a list there.

Carolina Crossroads

The Carolina Inn, 211 Pittsboro St., Chapel Hill, 918-2777

www.carolinainn.com

Crabtree Grill

4500 Crabtree Drive, in the Marriott Crabtree Valley, Raleigh, 781-7000

www.marriottmodules.com /raleigh_marriott_crabtree_valley /crabtree_grill

Fairview

The Washington Duke Inn, 3001 Cameron Blvd., Durham, 490-0999

www.washingtondukeinn.com

Fujisan

8411-105 Brier Creek Pkwy., in Brier Creek Commons, Raleigh, 806-2888

www.fujisansteakhouse.com

The Grove Café

421 S. Salisbury St., in the Sheraton Raleigh Hotel, Raleigh, 834-9900

www.sheraton.com/raleigh

Irregardless Café

901 W. Morgan St., Raleigh, 833-8898

www.irregardless.com

Penang

431 W. Franklin St., Chapel Hill, 933-2288

www.penangnc.com

Posta Tuscan Grille

500 Fayetteville St., in the Marriott City Center, Raleigh, 227-3370

www.postatuscangrille.com