Mama Dips-Chapel Hill

jmp0930

Has anyone ever eaten here? I was telling my boss that I needed some ideas for restaurants for our rehearsal dinner and he recommended Mama Dips. I told him that my family is from New Jersey and I really wanted to have a southern style meal and he said Mama Dips would be a good choice. I've never been, but has anyone been here before? If so, do you think its a good idea for a rehearsal dinner location? Thanks!!

pirategal03

I loooove Mama Dips. Awesome catfish.  If you're really looking for southern-fried country food done really well, it's a great place. 

It's been a while since I've been there, and I've not looked at it with a rehearsal dinner in mind.  I think it'd be worth checking out, make that picky eater of yours take you there one day

sksites

I've eaten there a couple of times and it was great! It would definitely provide the southern cuisine you're looking for

tarheelbabs

Crooks is also good.  Or, have you thought about having a Pig Pickin?  Truly southern.  That's what we did and all our guests loved it.  It is a casual option.  We rented a venue to do it and got a caterer--Coopers in Raleigh, but there are some good caterers in Chapel Hill also.

jmp0930

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/local-wedding-boards_north-carolina_mama-dips-chapel-hill?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Local Wedding BoardsForum:115Discussion:5c096864-8a86-48a7-bfdd-8f36ec84d9bcPost:ce1e0573-dc6b-4511-b51e-4bb692669483">Re: Mama Dips-Chapel Hill</a>:
[QUOTE]I loooove Mama Dips. Awesome catfish.  If you're really looking for southern-fried country food done really well, it's a great place.  It's been a while since I've been there, and I've not looked at it with a rehearsal dinner in mind.  I think it'd be worth checking out, make that picky eater of yours take you there one day ;)
Posted by pirategal03[/QUOTE

Catfish..yum! I really wanna eat there soon! My very picky FI will hopefully find something there that he will eat and like. He finally agreed to eat real food and not chicken fingers at our wedding. lol

jmp0930

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[QUOTE]I've eaten there a couple of times and it was great! It would definitely provide the southern cuisine you're looking for :)
Posted by sksites[/QUOTE]


thanks! Im so looking forward to eating there now..you girls got me excited!

jmp0930

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[QUOTE]Crooks is also good.  Or, have you thought about having a Pig Pickin?  Truly southern.  That's what we did and all our guests loved it.  It is a casual option.  We rented a venue to do it and got a caterer--Coopers in Raleigh, but there are some good caterers in Chapel Hill also.
Posted by tarheelbabs[/QUOTE]


Do you have any recs for venues? I would like to do that whole catering idea, but I haven't found a venue I can do that at.

tarheelbabs

We had ours at Montague Pond in Raleigh--gorgeous venue, but unfortunately, not convenient for you.  When I was hunting for a location, I did a lot of googling.  I found these links: 
http://www.aweddingminister.com/chapel_hill_sites.htm

And this looked interesting:
http://www.chapelhillbandb.com/index.htm

We also were considering a couple of the parks in Raleigh.  One of my concerns was having a covered area in case of rain and I was having a tough time finding one that was both attractive and convenient to our church, but I think they could be worth checking out as well because they are reasonably priced. 

Ultimately, I found our venue on a wedding photographer's website because they don't market or advertise, so I just came across it accidentally.  It did take a lot of hunting, though.

pirategal03

Janece,  I wanted to throw out there that we had our RD catered at a historic home in High Point (not that my venue would help you) and it worked really really well.  The logistics were great because we didn't have to worry about timing or other restaurant patrons or parking or anything like that.

jmp0930

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/local-wedding-boards_north-carolina_mama-dips-chapel-hill?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Local Wedding BoardsForum:115Discussion:5c096864-8a86-48a7-bfdd-8f36ec84d9bcPost:222e55a5-8888-4c2d-80f5-90220ea045c5">Re: Mama Dips-Chapel Hill</a>:
[QUOTE]Janece,  I wanted to throw out there that we had our RD catered at a historic home in High Point (not that my venue would help you) and it worked really really well.  The logistics were great because we didn't have to worry about timing or other restaurant patrons or parking or anything like that.
Posted by pirategal03[/QUOTE]

That is a good idea Mary! I would like to find a venue like that. I'm going to look around Raleigh/Durham and see if there is something similar. Janece

tarheelbabs

If you're open to Raleigh, Haywood Hall is very nice.  it's downtown.  So is Tucker House and I think it's a city park.  The Borden House at Fletcher Park also is a Raleigh City Park.

That's all I can think of right now.