518 West Italian Restaurant
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518 W. Jones St. - Raleigh, NC 27603
Telephone: (919) 829-2518 Fax: (919) 829-0248
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Tuesday, June 23, 2009

The 518 approach

Freshness and value have always been key elements to our operating philosophy at 518 West.  Since we opened in October of 1996, we've maintained our commitment to serving great food at a great value.  It costs us a little more, but it's worth it to give our customers the best possible ingredients. 

In following that philosophy we try to source food products with the fewest added ingredients and artificial flavors, and fresh local produce whenever we can get it. We use whole milk cheeses, real olive oil, antibiotic free chicken and ground beef, hormone free pork,  and real sea salt (not that iodized stuff). 
 
This buying philosophy is maintained throughout  the whole restaurant and is nicely reflected In our wine offerings. We are always trying to find new affordable wines (I know, it’s a tough job but somebody has to do it) to place on our list. Our customers benefit from that hard work because you'll often find the wines we offer are more affordable than the same wine in other area restaurants. We were also the first restaurant in Raleigh to offer half price bottle wines on Monday night.
 
But setting trends is not what we're about. 518 West has never tried to be the latest gastro-hub of culinary awareness.  We just continue to use the same approach that has served us for over a decade, put a few common elements together in a nice package.  I hope you'll come by soon to sample our cuisine and become part of the 518 family of Raleigh. 

Blaine 

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