Globe

There isn't alot of information out about Globe Restaurant. They have taken over a space from a wine bar that was located next to Red Room on Glenwood South. I went by today at lunch to check out this latest addition to Glenwood South.

Globe as it's name reflects has a menu that consists of foods from various regions around the world. The interior of the restaurant looks to be a little more upscale than I expected and is pretty interesting. The dining room is open except for two tables surrounded by C shaped wood panels making them feel semi-private. The bar area also looks nice and is separated from the restaurant by a curved wooden wall that showcases some type of pottery. However, the most interesting aspect of the restaurant is a private dining room with an arched doorway for an entrance. Inside is a fireplace, a long dining table and shelving units with wine. Certainly a nice place for a small private party.

Their lunch menu is pretty limited. I felt bad about convincing my friend to try out this restaurant, when I really didn't see anything that they would eat. There was a decent amount of salads available and then three sandwiches. The goat cheese sandwich, pastrami and swiss, and the beef and onion slider. They also served a few entrees such as rice noodles and pulled pork , house made fettuccine, braised short ribs, grilled salmon, and a red curry coconut chicken. Since neither my friend or I wanted to spend over $15 for lunch, we had to choose one of the sandwiches. My friend ordered the pastrami and I ordered what I like to call the heart attack on a bun a.k.a. the beef and onion slider. While we waited for our food our waiter brought out breadsticks, which I wouldn't readily identify as food. In fact I think that I chipped my tooth on one of the bread sticks.

Our food arrived and I was a little scared of the glob of cheese and beef on a bun, but I ate it anyway. The food wasn't bad, but it wasn't great either. The best part of the meal was the french fries. I was a little thirsty today and I wish that could have gotten a refill on my tea, but refills were particularly tough to come by at Globe.

One other item of note was down at the bottom of the menu. There is a $2.50 charge if you split a meal and there are no substitutions allowed. There are several people I know who couldn't handle that no substitution rule.

Overall, Globe is pretty nice inside and the food is ok. But, there is just nothing about the place that would make me want to come back for a second visit.

Summing it all up....

Rating? RR

Cost? Tier 3

Menu (N/A)

Sanitation Grade

Location and Contact Info:
510 Glenwood Ave
Raleigh, NC 27603
Phone: 919.836.1811