Review #87 – Royale (Raleigh, NC)
Deconstructionism, the Royale burger, and Objective Burger Truth Listen to The Straight Beef Podcast for more on the Royale and the topic of when a burger is not a burger Oh those wacky French...
Author: michaelm
Review #86 – The Mecca Restaurant (Raleigh, NC)
Our Double Glo Burgers crash landed at the table with its eponymous Glo sauce completely melted away. The first few bites revealed a well-seasoned, slightly over-cooked but otherwise fair to middling burger. The Double...
Review #85: Hops Burger Bar (Chapel Hill, NC) – CLOSED
REVIEW #85 – HOPS BURGER BAR, CHAPEL HILL Be Careful What You Ask For We here at the Straight Beef like to push boundaries. We love and revere a classic burger and are forever...
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For a little while, TSB had a podcast. After leaving out original host, we have found a home for our full catalog of 27 episodes. If reading the site isn’t enough, head on over...
Review #82 – Scratch Kitchen and Taproom (Apex, NC)
The holidays are over. Did Santa deliver the goods? Are we going to re-gift that weird lion umbrella stand? Did we get what we asked for at Scratch Kitchen and Taproom in Apex? Well…...
Review #81 – Cow Bar Burgers & Fries (Raleigh, NC)
Michael was eager to check out the latest skinny ties at Merry-Go-Round. Don was after a blacklight poster and possibly a naughty gift from Spencers. Chad just wanted to see if the new Devo...
Review #80 – Wimpy’s Grill (Durham, NC) CLOSED
No School Like the Old School Chad’s review: Wimpy’s Grill in Durham was a throwback from the day it opened in 1987. Even at the height of the Ford Escort, parachute pants and skinny...
Review #79 – Sutton’s Drug Store (Chapel Hill, NC)
Nostalgia Burger You don’t go to Sutton’s Drug Store to get a prescription filled, unless your prescription is for a classic cheeseburger, lunch counter sandwich or milkshake. In that case, you’ve come to the...
Review #78 – Rudy’s Pub and Grill (Apex, NC)
Gentlemen Who Lunch Michael’s Review: As I’ve gotten older, I have come to appreciate lunch. In my reckless youth, lunch was always something I wolfed down while usually working on something like answering emails...
Sup Dogs Renegade Review (Greenville, NC)
I should really call this one more of a preview than an official renegade review. However, I would be remiss as a burgiatrist if I didn’t report my findings. A few weeks ago, I...