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Ruckus Pizza adds sushi at new Morrisville location

The Triangle's third Ruckus Pizza, Pasta & Spirits has opened in Morrisville's Park West Shopping Center.

In this location, co-owner Ryan Pilz says, they have added sushi: an idea that sprung from he and his business partner's dining experiences. Pilz explains that he, his business partner, Robert Royster, and their wives often dine together. But only Pilz and Royster's wife like sushi, which leaves their spouses eating Japanese food. After seeing a similar restaurant in Charlotte, Pilz said they decided to create a restaurant to satifsy those who like sushi and those who do not.

Pilz hired Hoang Nguyen as the sushi chef. Nguyen, Pilz says, takes his craft very seriously, making his own pickled ginger and rice vinegar.

The 4,700-square-foot restaurant is in the shopping center at the corner of Chapel Hill Road and NW Cary Parkway. The address is 1101 Market Center Dr.

For more information, call 919-388-3500 or visit www.ruckuspizza.com.

The other two Ruckus Pizza locations are in Raleigh's Mission Valley Shopping Center and Cary's Tryon Village.

To check out the sushi and nigiri menus, see below:

Lilly's Pizza opening second location in Durham

Lilly's Pizza, that funky institution in Raleigh's Five Points neighborhood, is now opening a second location in Durham, according to owner Jon Garrison.

Garrison says they hope to open in three weeks in the former Pop's location at 810 W. Peabody St. in downtown Durham. The space has three dining areas and outdoor seating, which will double the seats of the Raleigh restaurant.

The only other changes, Garrison says, are they can serve liquor and there will be wait staff instead of counter service. Everything else, the menu, the vibe, the organic and as much local as possible ingredients, will be the same, Garrison insists.

Domino's giving away thousands of free pizzas this week

How about a free pizza for dinner?

Domino's Pizza is giving away thousands of its artisan-style pies this week.

If you weren't able to snare one of Monday's 25,000 given away, you can try again today through Thursday.

Free pizza and Pepsi MAX from Papa John's

                             

The Super Bowl coin toss was a big "heads up" last night so if you're a member of  the Papa Rewards club, you've got a free large one-topping pizza and a 2 liter of Pepsi MAX coming your way.

Watch your in-box for an email from Papa John's giving you instructions on how to redeem your freebie. According to the chain's Twitter account, @PapaJohns the email will be coming tonight.

By the way, you didn't have to make the correct call on the coin toss to win. Since the majority of folks participating in the promotion picked heads rather than tails, all rewards club members will get the free pizza and Pepsi MAX.

Super Bowl special: A 50-50 chance for FREE Papa John's and Pepsi

Papa John's Pizza has rolled out a fun promotion for Super Bowl XLVI that is bound to be popular with frugal football fans.

There's a FREE large one-topping pizza and a 2 liter of Pepsi Max at stake.

Eat for less than $2 at Cici's Pizza on Thursday

                              

Cici's is offering a $1.99 pizza buffet all day on Thursday, Jan. 19, as a thank you to customers.

The $1.99 special will run from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. at Cici's locations throughout North Carolina. The buffet, which includes all-you-can eat salad, pasta, breadsticks, pizza and dessert, normally costs $5 to $5.50.

No coupon required.

Twenty-seven Cici's locations will participate in the deal, including nine in the Triangle:

  • 683-F Cary Towne Boulevard, Cary
  • 4600 Chapel Hill Boulevard, Durham
  • 3501 Capital Boulevard, Raleigh
  • 12516-101 Capital Boulevard, Wake Forest
  • 4001 Wide Waters Parkway, Knightdale
  • 1007 Beaver Creek Commons Drive, Apex
  • 905 Town Centre Boulevard, Clayton
  • 175 Raleigh Road W, Wilson
  • 161 Industrial Park Drive, Smithfield.

Hot: Four Harris Teeter coupons in Sunday's Smart Source insert

Here's something you don't see very often: Four Harris Teeter coupons in the Sunday coupon inserts.

  • $3 off yourhome 8-pack paper towels
  • $1 off Harris Teeter thin crust pizza
  • $2 off Harris Teeter All Natural ice cream
  • $3 off yourhome 12-roll bath tissue

The coupons are good through Oct. 25.

Use the ice cream coupon before this week's Buy 2, Get 3 FREE deal ends on Tuesday to score an incredible deal on ice cream. After the deal and coupon, you'll pay $1.88 per carton.

The paper towels, regularly priced at $7.99, are also on sale this week for $5.99. After coupon, that will be $2.99 or 37 cents a roll. Not bad, if you're a paper towel user.

Pizza night on the cheap

We love pizza at our house so pizza night is pretty much a weekly tradition.

Over the years, we've tried all the nearby pizza places, using coupons to get the best deal. And we always opt for carry-out rather than delivery.

It has been a relatively cheap thrill and a night off for the cook.

But last week, when one large and one medium pizza wound up costing almost $13  and it wasn't even all that good, I decided it was time to go to Plan B.

Potatoes On Pizza, Ahem Yeah!

potatoes Potatoes on my pizza; I don't think so! That is until I tried it. It's cheap and easy to make and best of all it's good. Red potatoes work best for this recipe and the thinner you can slice them the better.

 

In today's paper: Anna's Pizzeria review

In case you missed it, Greg Cox reviews a pizza place in Apex: Anna's Pizzeria.

To view their menu, here is a link to Anna's Pizzeria's Web site

And he goes back for bite at Piccola Italia for his quick hit Second Helpings review

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