Review #73 – Village Burger (Chapel Hill, NC)
Village Burger is a little hard to find. As it turns out, that’s one of it’s best features. The place has a lot to live up to. Chapel Hill is home to Al’s Burger Shack,...
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Review #72 – b.good (Raleigh, NC)
Dearest Jolinda, I know it has been a long time since I have written. I made a fantastic deal with the Easterners to bring back some high quality saffron, and they decided to include...
Review #71 – William’s Gourmet Kitchen (Durham, NC)
These are the voyages of The Straight Beef. Our seven-year mission: to seek out new burgers and new toppings, to boldly go where … ah, screw it. Sometimes a burgiatrist is just tired of...
Revisit – Mojoe’s Burger Joint (Raleigh, NC)
How many times have you said to yourself, “I could go for a burger.” Well, the media, backed by the people at the Mushroom Council, has come to demonize red meat. If burgers are...
Review #70 – The Wooden Nickel (Hillsborough, NC)
Preserve Hillsborough’s history and heritage http://www.newsoforange.com/opinion/article_672ba652-32a9-5b29-96d3-00ba6a79328c.html We approached The Wooden Nickel with trepidation. If former Mayor Horace H. Johnson is to be believed, downtown Hillsborough was to be a “major disaster” if dens of iniquity...
Review #69: Burger 21 (Cary, NC)
Meh In 2015, the Oxford English Dictionary, the definitive record of the English language, added the word Meh, an interjection expressing indifference or lack of enthusiasm. It is interesting to note that all three...
Review #68 – Freddy’s Frozen Custard and Steakburgers
Freddy’s is a throwback, a modern take on the 50’s-60’s diner. A drive in, but only with a drive thru window. It is so Middle America, you half expect to see Richie Cunningham saying...
Revisit – The Players’ Retreat (Raleigh, NC)
We here at the Straight Beef decided to look way, way back, to our first review, The Players’ Retreat, and visit them again. This time it was Dr. Michael Marino and, me, the Reverend...
Review #67 – Burger Bach (Durham, NC)
Burger Bach is the latest in the string of high end burger chains that have settled in the Triangle. The gimmick here is their focus on New Zealand beef, lamb, cheeses and honey, all...
Review #66 – Krafty’s Burgers and Brews (Garner, NC)
FADE IN: FX: Whirling newspaper that stops to reveal the headline “Krafty’s Burgers & Brews.” SUPER: Burgertone News Presents! SOUND FX: Morse code telegraph sound -.- .-. .- ..-. – -.– .—-. … ANNCR: ...