![]() The server asked if she wanted a refill now or wait until the food comes. By this time, my daughter was done with her drink already. We placed our drink order and our drinks came relatively quickly. The first thing we noticed was how small the restaurant was. Fortunatnley, we only had to wait about 5 minutes or so and we were already seated. We were told by the hostess (who used words like "huh?" instead of "pardon" or "I'm sorry" or something more polite) that our table would be ready in 30-35 minutes. Today, May 21, my family and I went mid-afternoon. Highly anticipating this restaurant being opened here in Winston-Salem, I was eager to try it out once the mad-dash of customers wanting to try a new restaurant was done. No complaints at all! We were even fortunate enough to get to speak with one of the GM's. Our waitress did an excellent job of checking on us and keeping our drinks filled. Our food was at our table in less than 20 minutes from the time of our order. We have a favorite location that we will drive 2 hours to grab a lunch! If this location continues to be as good as our first visit - it will become our new favorite being only 1 hour away! We only had a 10 minute wait at noon for a table, we were greeted quickly by our waitress who had a very pleasant personality. My husband and I have dined at Red Robins in NC & SC multiple times. This location was as good as our favorite location of Red Robin. While some of the other reviews already are negative - I think it needs to be looked in perspective that any restaurant on a grand opening will have kinks and issues, they have to deal with a large crowd at once, staff trying to learn their menus and where things are at, and simply trying to meet the demands of a grand opening. My husband and I dined at it 2 1/2 weeks after their grand opening. said it didn’t take much motivation to get his team ready after it dropped two games to Claflin earlier this year.As a avid trip advisor writer, I want to give kudos to the staff and management of this new location. The Rams used 3-pointers by Isaac Parson and Teel to go ahead 55-47 with 2:35 left, and Winston-Salem State made its free throws down the stretch. ![]() Winston-Salem State extended the lead to 46-38 on a jumper by Jon Hicklin with 6:44 left, but a basket by Shyim Cunningham cut the lead to 49-45 with 4:04 to go. Keyed by Samage Teel and Jaylon Gibson, the Rams went on an 11-4 run to build a 34-29 lead with 15:20 left. Winston-Salem State trailed by a basket at the half, 25-23, but took control early in the second half. Claflin didn’t record an offensive rebound until almost halfway through the second half. The Rams dominated the boards, outrebounding the Panthers 16-3 on the offensive glass. Offensive rebounding proved to be the difference for Winston-Salem State. The Rams will face top-seeded Virginia Union on Friday at noon in the semifinals. Jaylen Alston led Winston-Salem State (19-8) with 16 points, while DaiJohn Stewart paced Claflin (19-7) with 17. In fact, Virginia State held the Lions scoreless for 4:05 in the middle of the quarter to extend the lead to 29-22. The Trojans rallied, going on an 18-9 run to take a 23-22 lead on two free throws by Zach Newkirk with 8:17 left. Lincoln used a tight man-to-man defense, and a pair of 3-pointers by Williams and one by Reggie Hudson helped build a 13-5 lead with 13:56 to go. The Lions gave Virginia State all it could handle in the first half. A major factor was 3-point shooting, as Lincoln finished 9-for-12 while the Trojans went just 4-for-21. The Lions were very efficient on offense the entire game, helping them defeat a Trojans team that took 27 more shots. Terrence Hunter-Whitfield led the Trojans (16-11) with 21 points. The sixth-seeded Lions (16-13) will face second-seeded Fayetteville State on Friday at 6 p.m. Lincoln used 24 points from Bakir Cleveland, 21 from Korey Williams and some tough interior defense to defeat third-seeded Virginia State, 76-67, in the quarterfinals. “It makes me just want to get back and get better and not let this happen again.” Seanice Lyons had 17 points for the Bulldogs. A free throw by Jada Nowlin and a layup by Blango boosted the Vikings’ lead to 49-27 with 6:24 left in the third quarter.īowie State was just 18 of 50 from the field and was outrebounded 39-25. ![]() ![]() The game did not get better for Bowie State in the second half. These guys just really play well together, pass the ball, share the ball, and this is why we’re here.”Įlizabeth City State shot 51.7% (15 of 29) in the first half, including 6 of 11 from 3-point range. “I am just excited about the way our team played defensively,” Elizabeth City State coach Tynesha Lewis said. Blango was once again the go-to player, scoring 13 points to carry the Vikings to a 38-27 lead at the break. ![]() This time, Elizabeth City State got off to a quick start against Bowie State (14-12) and controlled the game from the opening tip. ![]()
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