Ajja (restaurant)
{{Short description|Restaurant in Raleigh, North Carolina, U.S.}}
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| street-address = 209 Bickett Boulevard
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| postcode = 27608
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Ajja is a Mediterranean and Middle Eastern restaurant in Raleigh, North Carolina owned and operated by Cheetie Kumar and Paul Siler.{{cite web |last=Eanes |first=Zachery |date=2023-04-12 |url=https://www.axios.com/local/raleigh/2023/04/12/cheetie-kumar-to-open-new-raleigh-restaurant-ajja-this-spring |title=Cheetie Kumar to open new Raleigh restaurant Ajja this spring |website=Axios Raleigh |access-date=2024-01-25 |archive-date=2024-01-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240125041054/https://www.axios.com/local/raleigh/2023/04/12/cheetie-kumar-to-open-new-raleigh-restaurant-ajja-this-spring |url-status=live }}{{cite news |last=Jackson |first=Drew |date=2023-06-22 |url=https://www.newsobserver.com/living/food-drink/article276414586.html |title=Here's a first look at Cheetie Kumar's groovy new Raleigh restaurant, Ajja |work=The News & Observer |access-date=2024-01-25 |archive-date=2023-06-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230627120620/https://www.newsobserver.com/living/food-drink/article276414586.html |url-status=live }}
Reception
In 2023, Ajja was included in Esquire's list of the 50 best new restaurants in the United States.{{Cite web |last1=Sintumuang |first1=Kevin |last2=Gordinier |first2=Jeff |last3=Stein |first3=David |last4=Mamoon |first4=Omar |date=2023-11-28 |title=Esquire's Best New Restaurants in America 2023 |url=https://www.esquire.com/food-drink/restaurants/a45847159/best-new-restaurants-in-america-2023/ |access-date=2024-01-25 |website=Esquire |language=en-US |archive-date=2024-01-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240125041055/https://www.esquire.com/food-drink/restaurants/a45847159/best-new-restaurants-in-america-2023/ |url-status=live }}{{cite news |last=Jackson |first=Drew |date=2023-11-29 |url=https://www.newsobserver.com/living/food-drink/article282413078.html |title=Esquire names a Raleigh spot as one of the country's best new restaurants |work=The News & Observer |access-date=2024-01-25 |archive-date=2024-04-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240428130316/https://www.newsobserver.com/living/food-drink/article282413078.html |url-status=live }}
See also
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