ShareThis: A new BBQ spot for the Vista + Rat Punch

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photo by @RiverRatBrewery

WaitForThis: Carolina Western Pub – a sister restaurant to Carolina Strip Club – will open in the former space of Empire Supper Club at the corner of Lady + Park St. in the Vista in August. The restaurant will feature lunch + dinner service focused on pulled pork + brisket BBQ, ribs and chicken; plus live country-Western music.

DrinkThis: River Rat Brewery is debuting two new punch cocktails on tap today: Tequila Punch in the tap room and Hemingway Rum Daiquiri at the rooftop bar. They open at 4 p.m.

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