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The Red Room Tapas Lounge Named Best Place to Salsa Dance by Independent Weekly

Downtown Raleigh’s Only Spanish-Influenced Tapas Lounge Honored In 2011 Best Of The Triangle Awards

 

Raleigh, NC -- (SBWIRE) -- 06/27/2011 -- Dean Ogan, owner of Rocky Top Hospitality (http://www.rockytophospitality.com), has announced that The Red Room Tapas Lounge, the only Spanish-influenced tapas lounge in downtown Raleigh, has been named the best place to salsa dance in Independent Weekly’s 2011 Best of the Triangle awards, an annual readers’ poll. Every Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights, The Red Room transforms into the area’s trendiest salsa party, with free dance lessons offered early in the evening, reasonably priced appetizer-sized portions made for sharing, and other specialties including sangria, wine and signature red cocktails.

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“The Red Room’s salsa nights contribute to the restaurant’s unique and vibrant experience,” said Ogan. “We are honored to once again be named the best place to salsa dance, and we encourage everyone interested in salsa to come join us and enjoy The Red Room’s specialties.”

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About The Red Room Tapas Lounge
The Red Room Tapas Lounge, located at 510 Glenwood Ave. in downtown Raleigh, is Raleigh’s only Spanish-influenced tapas lounge. Appetizer-sized portions are reasonably-priced and made for sharing. Menu items can be served with sangria, any one of the signature red cocktails or wine from the extensive and unique Spanish wine list. With the lounge groove of the disc jockey, The Red Room offers a unique atmosphere that is perfect for festive and intimate gatherings. Lounge and Latin music is played Sunday through Monday, and on Thursday the restaurant offers free salsa lessons for Salsa Night. For more information, visit http://www.redroomraleigh.com.

About Rocky Top Hospitality
Rocky Top Hospitality restaurants have consistently rated among the Triangle’s most popular local dining choices since its first restaurant opened in 1998. Five different restaurant concepts operate under the Rocky Top Hospitality name: The Twisted Fork Grill, Market & Bar, The Red Room Tapas Lounge, Draft Carolina Burgers & Beers, The Mash House Brewery & Chophouse, Tribeca Tavern, and Rocky Top Catering & Events, a thriving events facility and catering business. All Rocky Top restaurant menus provide items not found anywhere else, and focus on using local North Carolina beef, seafood, poultry, pork, dairy and organic produce. Pastas and desserts are made daily, in house by the chefs and never come out of a box. Rocky Top beef and pork have had no growth hormones, additives, antibiotics or chemical feed. Owner Dean Ogan is known for actively giving back to the community and was named the 2011 Restaurateur of the Year by the North Carolina Restaurant and Lodging Association (NCRLA). For more information, visit http://www.rockytophospitality.com.