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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Review #83 & #84 – Wayback Burgers (Raleigh, NC) & Hwy 55 Burgers, Shakes & Fries (Apex, NC)
Be-Bop-A-Lula, Be My Burger Faux-retro burger places are a sub-genre unto themselves, distinct even from the shiny diner format. Places like Freddy’s, Checkers/Rallys, and the two under consideration here, Wayback Burgers and Hwy 55,...
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...
Review #77 – Red Robin Gourmet Burgers and Brews (Apex, NC)
You May Ask Yourself, “How Did I Get Here?” The Straight Beef is used to the rarified atmosphere of top-notch burger joints. We don’t care if that burger comes on Wedgwood china or on...
Review #76 – Ted’s Montana Grill (Durham, NC)
Oh give me a burger from Ted’s Montana Grill Where your choice is bison or beef ground Where burgers are served and sized most absurd But it’s one of the best burgers around. ...
Review #75 – Acme Food & Beverage Company (Carrboro, NC)
We should know better. We really should. When an otherwise excellent restaurant offers an afterthought burger on the menu, skip it. We’ve learned that the hard way too many times. But, like Wile E....