Tagged: Classic Rocks

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 #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:   ...

Guest Review: Nu-Way Lounge, A Classic Dive Bar Burger in Spartanburg, SC

Guest Review: Nu-Way Lounge, A Classic Dive Bar Burger in Spartanburg, SC

Southern lifestyle magazine Garden & Gun recently published a paean to a quintessential dive bar: Our Kind of Place: Nu-Way Lounge & Restaurant I said to Becky, the owner who worked the grill on...

Review #53 — Rally Point Sport Grill (Cary)

Review #53 — Rally Point Sport Grill (Cary)

Strip Mall Surprise: A Recipe Ingredients: 3 skeptical burgiatrists 1 generic strip mall sports bar 3 burgers 2 orders of hot wings Preparation: Receive an email about yet another “best burger in the Triangle!!!”...

Review #52: Carolina Ale House (Cary)

Review #52: Carolina Ale House (Cary)

This review is meant to be enjoyed with a friend—Mad Libs style! Mad:)Take SPORTS-THEMED CHAIN RESTAURANT…VERY POPULAR…LIKE 10-15 LOCATIONS…HELL, JUST SAY “CAROLINA ALE HOUSE” WORD YOU WOULD USE TO DESCRIBE EVERY STING SOLO ALBUM...

Review #51 – King’s Sandwich Shop (Durham, NC)

Review #51 – King’s Sandwich Shop (Durham, NC)

We Three Kings of Burgiatry Are   We three kings of burgiatry are Bearing hunger we traverse afar To Geer & Foster, getting lost-er Following yonder char   Refrain Oh, burger wonder, beefy delight...

Smashburger Preview

Smashburger Preview

The Triangle has become a destination point for high-end burger chains. Five Guys has long had a presence. Zinburger opened at SouthPoint late last year. Before that, Elevation Burger brought its sustainable, organic, grass-fed ethos...

Review #50 – Burger Five-0! Umstead Hotel Bar (Cary, NC)

Review #50 – Burger Five-0! Umstead Hotel Bar (Cary, NC)

(cue horns and surf guitars) Book ‘em, Danno. Burger One. It’s not every day that The Straight Beef conducts its 50th official review. Assuming that no one would recognize us if we disguised ourselves...

Review #49 – Al’s Burger Shack (Chapel Hill, NC)

Review #49 – Al’s Burger Shack (Chapel Hill, NC)

The four most renowned palates in burgiatry are gathered at the table. They are at Al’s Burger Shack, a newly opened counter service and takeout restaurant in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. The interior is...

Review #46 – Merritt’s Store and Grill

Review #46 – Merritt’s Store and Grill

We find our humble burgiatrists wandering around Merritt’s Store & Grill, each of them eager to successfully execute the Sisyphean processes of ordering, receiving, and paying for a hamburger. ACT I: ORDERING Michael: Well,...