My husband, Jon, owns a food hall. This means that wherever we go, if there is a food hall within a million miles, we have to see it. Transfer Co. Food Hall in Raleigh, North Carolina is a nice spot to visit with kids or for some dinner and drinks solo. We went on a Sunday afternoon. There were not many people so there were a lot of seating options, including a very large outdoor patio. Immediately, I liked the feel of the place. It is basically a large rectangle with food stalls on both sides and seating in the middle. I find this to be an ideal concept to bring kids too. It was easy to see them at all times and I could go to any food stall and still keep an eye on them while they sat at the table. The boys had already had lunch so they were jonesing for some dessert. We had gone to the right place. Captain Cookie and The Milkman was pretty spectacular. The main draw is the ice cream sandwich. The kids could pick out a different cookie for each side and an ice cream flavor for inside. They make the cookies in house. Then, the best part, imo, is how the sandwich is made. The lovely lady working there took a plastic to go container, put in the cookie/ice/cookie and then snapped the lid. It worked like a panini press and smushed the whole thing together into a compact, albeit huge, sandwich. None of the men in my life were as amazed at this as I was. I kept asking if they had seen that, but I was pretty much ignored, per usual. Once the kids had their treats we sat them at a table and Jon and I went to look at the food stalls. There were about six options but we chose three concepts to sample from. Each stall had a different method of alerting us when the food was ready. Our least favorite was the, "Check back in 15 minutes" method. The food was all tasty and we would have tried more if we had the room. Below are pictures of what we ate, what we did, and all of our pros and cons.
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| Lou(9) and Teddy(11) making serious decisions at Captain Cookie and The Milkman |
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Two gloriously smushed sandwiches ($6 each and made to order) and a waffle cone (around $4)
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Che Empanadas
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| Shrimp, yummy! ($4) Sweet Beef, too sweet. ($3) |
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| Chhote's, Indian Street Food |
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Momos, an Indian dumpling with a very different flavor profile than other Asian dumplings. There is a momo shop in Jon's food hall so we had to try these. They were good but I must say Momo Cha in Detroit has our hearts. ($ unknown because I didn't write it down and I can't find their menu online)
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Bul Box, Asian Flavors
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| Shrimp Pancakes, good for me but not for people afraid of fish sauce. ($ unknown, I must write prices down I guess. The website lacked menu's for each restaurant which is annoying if you want to preview, or in my case postview the food.) |
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Lou (9) attacking the ice cream sandwich
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Gus (12), Teddy (11), Lou (9) playing this finger game and discussing the finer points of ice cream and my diet coke
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| Ted (11) attempting to drink water without sharing cooties |
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Ted Failed
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Me and My Nerds
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The Nice and Spacious Back Patio
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Pros and Cons By Us
Jon (Oldest)
Pros: They had very clear and nice décor and signage and direction. ( I just write it as he says it)
Cons: I don't like that there are different ways people tell us the food is ready.
Beth (Old)
Pros: Nice open feel, room for kids so less anxious over kids.
Cons: I was too full to try everything!
Gus (Left, 12)
Pros: The ice cream because it was unique how they did it.
Cons: I didn't really have one.
Ted (Middle, 11)
Pros: I like the design and space.
Cons: I didn't get to try everything cuz I was full.
Lou ( Right, 9)
Pros: The ice cream sandwiches were delicious.
Cons: I don't have one.
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