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...
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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...
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,...
The Straight Beef Podcast Archive is here
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...
2018 Festivus Guide to Gifts for Cooks!
The Straight Beef Festivus Guide to Gifts for Cooks As the calendar winds down to the close of another year, we should gather with friends and family to celebrate the bonds that bring us...
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...