There’s a McDifference #5
There’s a McDifference! 3810 Lake Boone Trail, Raleigh (just off I-440) Our senior McDonald’s beat writer Dave Foley is back with his oft-debated hypothesis that if you look closely enough, each Mickey D’s is...
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Review #37 – Yard House (Raleigh, NC)
“All during the 45-minute wait for a table I was certain that a staff member would spot my LL Bean Relaxed Fit jeans and rat me out as the suburbanite among the pretty people. I had...
The Straight Beef Inducts Two New Members
On the heels of news that Straight Beef founding member John McManus has been dishonorably banned from all burger-related activities due to the willing consumption of a veggie burger, the nation’s premier burger-reviewing group...
This Just In!
MCMANUS CAUGHT EATING VEGGIE BURGER, IS DISHONORABLY DISCHARGED FROM THE STRAIGHT BEEF Cofounder of premier burger-reviewing group ‘deeply sorry’ for ‘failure’ that hurt family, friends Following allegations of an illicit relationship with a vegetable-based...
Review #36 – Tír na nÓg (Raleigh, NC)
(This review was originally posted on WRAL Out and About.) Tír na nÓg: Quality Moo Meat This month, we had the pleasure of dining with industrial design guru Donald Corey, Associate Professor of Industrial...
Review #35 – Cameron Bar and Grill (Raleigh, NC)
(This review was originally posted at WRAL Out and About.) For this review, The Straight Beef was joined by the legendary Paul Friedrich, artist and author of the Eisner Award-nominated graphic novel “Onion Head...
Review #34 – Spotted Dog (Carrboro, NC)
Crimes Against Burgiatry The following account is excerpted from testimonies of renowned burgiatrists Michael Marino, Scott Blumenthal, and John McManus, delivered before judges at The Hague, Netherlands. Dr. Marino [visibly shaken]: It was supposed...
Review #33 – Chow (Raleigh, NC)
(This review was originally posted on WRAL Out and About.) We had the distinct pleasure of being joined by guest reviewer Chad Ward, author of An Edge in the Kitchen: The Ultimate Guide to...
Tao of Cow
Burgers on your head. That is some real meat right there. Kickass photo, boys! — Meredith Anne Martin, PhD
Review #32: BurgerFi (Cary, NC)
(This review was originally posted on WRAL Out and About.) This month, we were joined by guest reviewer and blogger-in-arms Becca Gomez Farrell. That’s right—“The Gourmez” herself. Once we accepted that there was a...