Category: Reviews

Review #27: Hayes Barton Café and Dessertery (Raleigh, NC)

Review #27: Hayes Barton Café and Dessertery (Raleigh, NC)

(HBCD has one style of burger: “The Bogey Burger,” a cooked-to-order, name-your-toppings offering in the Classic Rocks category.) Michael’s Review I am not much of a cheesecake guy, but Hayes Barton is making me...

Review #26: Backyard Bistro (Raleigh, NC)

Review #26: Backyard Bistro (Raleigh, NC)

John’s Review Build Your Own Burger (Classic Rocks) I don’t know anyone with flat-screen TVs in all four corners of their backyard, much less the humendous (a word crafted by my three-year-old daughter; ginormous...

Review #25: Dain’s Place (Durham, NC)

Review #25: Dain’s Place (Durham, NC)

Scott’s Review 8 oz. Angus Burger (Classic Rocks) At the time of this writing, the U.S. Congress has yet to approve a Constitutional amendment requiring that burgers be rated by certified professionals. In fact,...

Review #24: Chuck’s (Raleigh, NC)

Review #24: Chuck’s (Raleigh, NC)

Scott’s Review: The Spirit Animal (Snooty Beauty) Chuck’s Cubed: A Review of Chuck’s Burgers & Freits in Three Vignettes I: Michael’s Reaction My wife bounded into the room, telephone extended. “Scott, it’s Michael. He...

Review #23: Barry’s Cafe (Cary, NC)

Review #23: Barry’s Cafe (Cary, NC)

Michael’s Review: Papa Burger (Classic Rocks) The Hungry Burgiatrist Once upon a time, there was a hungry burgiatrist. One day, the burgiatrist came upon a small restaurant in the middle of a strip center. He...

Review #22: Red Monkey Tavern (Raleigh, NC)

Review #22: Red Monkey Tavern (Raleigh, NC)

Michael’s Review As a kid, I had a tough time with summer vacation. Of course, I enjoyed it at first. It started out with such promise. Lazing around playing Atari games, riding my bike,...

Review #21: Bull City Burger and Brewery (Durham, NC)

Review #21: Bull City Burger and Brewery (Durham, NC)

Scott’s Review: Pittsburgh Style (Look At Me!) On the surface, Bull City Burger and Brewery held so much promise: a great beer list, self-serve wine dispensers, Boylan fountain sodas (including Creme), that down-home, college-y...

A Quick Tour Of The Straight Beef’s 20 Reviews

A Quick Tour Of The Straight Beef’s 20 Reviews

A Quick Tour Of The Straight Beef’s 20—Count ‘Em, 20—Reviews We’ve recently posted our 20th official Straight Beef review. In honor of this round but otherwise arbitrary number, we present collection of excerpts from...

Review #20: Draft (Raleigh, NC) CLOSED

Review #20: Draft (Raleigh, NC) CLOSED

Updated: Unfortunately, Draft closed as of 12/31/2012. John’s Review: Wolfpack (Classic Rocks) Almost a Five (Country Ballad for the Draft Wolfpack) Take a listen! [audio:https://thestraightbeef.com/media/Almost%20a%20Five.mp3] (If you are on a mobile device or have...

Triangle Restaurant Week

Triangle Restaurant Week

It is time for Triangle Restaurant Week. A few of the restaurants that we have reviewed are participating: Carolina Brewery, Draft, The Corner Tavern and Grill, Tribeca Tavern, and Tyler’s Taproom.