i think i’ve found a new favoriterestaurantin the triangle area. not only does the second empirerestaurantfeature fantastic service and a super fancy atmosphere, but the food is absolutely wonderful. 3 cheese plate i made reservations well in advance for our friday evening out, as i knew it was a popularrestaurantin the area. not only did i get a call, but i got quite a few emails about the reservation, making sure i was asking for the main floor (not the tavern) and that it wasn’t for a special event of any kind. we ended up arriving about 20 minutes ahead of our reservation because i tried to plan for traffic, which was abnormally good on this evening. i couldn’t find any parking in their tiny private lot, but at least street parking could be found within a half block. our table wasn’t ready, so we were directed down to the tavern area for a few minutes while our table was prepared. the tavern area seemed nice enough, but a bit more crowded than the upper level. i hear they ha