This Raleigh restaurant exudes cool while welcoming all.

Instead, tattooed servers shuffle around the horseshoe-shaped counters to Phoebe Bridgers music.

My dad was a truck driver and went to all these different cities.

Poole’s Diner

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She also broils it so the top becomes an irresistible caramelized crust.

A rainbow mural adorning the side of the building reads, All are welcome.

And thats not just a platitude.

Poole’s Diner- Mac and Cheese

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A colorful window decal by the entry proclaims, Dont forget kindness.

During the contentious 2016 election, an earlier iteration said, Dont forget to vote.