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...
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...
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
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...
Renegade Review: Crush Street Food (Prague, Czech Republic)
As I travel this crazy burger-loving world, it becomes increasingly obvious that burgers are attaining their rightful status as a national meal. It warms this burgiatrist’s heart. My burgiatric travels recently took me to...
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!!!”...