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Mandolin
2519 Fairview Rd
Raleigh, NC 27608
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General Info
Hours
Monday:
5:30pm - 9:00pm
Tuesday:
5:30pm - 9:00pm
Wednesday:
5:30pm - 9:00pm
Thursday:
5:30pm - 9:00pm
Friday:
5:30pm - 9:30pm
Saturday:
5:30pm - 9:30pm
Sunday:
10:30am - 2:30pm
5:30pm - 9:30pm
About Us
Raleigh native, Sean Fowler, has returned home to open Mandolin, his debut restaurant. In fact, he has returned to his boyhood stomping grounds on the corner of Fairview and Oberlin. He remembers bellying up to the old Johnson’s Pharmacy lunch counter and washing down a grilled cheese with an ice cold limeade, after a long afternoon of riding bikes. A quarter century later, Sean’s culinary journey has come full circle, landing him back at the very same location. Years after Johnson’s Pharmacy closed its doors, Sean's love for the fresh Southern foods that filled his childhood home led him to train in some of the country's top restaurants. Most recently, Sean was a Chef at the AAA 5 Diamond, Fearrington House, in Pittsboro, NC.
Over the past ten years Sean has fine-tuned his cooking and his concept for Mandolin. Like the City of Oaks itself, Mandolin is Southern at its roots, but draws influences from around the world. The food is fresh and local, the music is American, and the restaurant is home to a family with a passion for serving world class food, wine, and spirits in a soulful, comforting atmosphere. This is a place where business diners eat alongside families and, on any given day, the menu may feature duck confit and black truffles along with fried chicken and pimento cheese. It's a place to go for a beer after the game or to celebrate life’s special occasions.
Mandolin uses the highest quality local ingredients to create seasonal menus that represent a fresh take on Southern food. We source our meats, poultry, seafood, produce, and specialty products from a bounty of North Carolina farmers, ranchers, and artisans whenever possible. We keep our cooking and our ambiance close to home. At Mandolin, seasonality, sustainability, and buying local are culinary and business philosophies based on our core values of preparing the best food, using the best ingredients, supporting our local economy, and conserving our natural resources.
Mandolin looks forward to its new home in Hayes Barton, just a stone’s throw from Five Points, on the corner of Oberlin and Fairview.