Boylan Bridge Brewpub -- Raleigh

Boylan Bridge Brewpub

Beer Tasting

Boylan Bridge’s Bruno Bitter and Pullman Porter were two clear favorites.

Slivered Duck Reuben

It was fine.  Good fixin’s were buried under two utterly ordinary ho-hum slices of bread.

Boylan Bridge Brewpub
201 South Boylan Avenue
Raleigh, [...]

Kaleidoscope Bistro & Pub

Wild Heaven Escaton & Cream Soda

Wild Heaven Escaton, a Belgian-style quadrupel ale (10.5%) aged on pinot noir chips is currently available in only a handful of restaurants in Atlanta and Athens.  We enjoyed the rich flavor that reminded us of a fine tawny port with hints of vanilla, oak [...]

HD1

HD1… A Haute Doggery

New Fashion
(Knob Creek Bourbon, Muddled Blackberries, Bitters, Soda & A Twist of Lemon)

…And A Honey Brown Lager

Our First Meal

Fried Chicken Livers & Hot Sauce

It’s true.  These are losing a bit of their [...]

Kurt's Bistro

Kurt’s Bistro

Kurt’s Oktoberfest September 23 – October 22

Bread Basket

With Chive Butter

Spaten Oktoberfest

Schwabian Platter
(With Smoked Pork Chop, Bauernwurst, Bratwurst, Braised Sauerkraut, & Warm Potato Salad)

Tender [...]

Flip Burger, Again

rBQ

This burger is topped with freshly ground black pepper, chives, slaw, and pulled brisket in rBQ sauce.  It all sits on top of a buttery bun with a dab of smoked mayo.  It all works.  But, it would work even better without the smoked mayo.

rBQ [...]

Melton's App & Tap

Sausage Special

Three sausages served with a buttery pretzel, grainy mustard and an amber ale… or two.

Smoked Brisket Sandwich

Sliced paper thin, this smoky brisket has a mild & sweet barbecue sauce drizzled on top.  And, crispy waffle fries with house blue cheese dip cover the rest [...]

DBA BBQ

Pulled Pork Sandwich with sweet potato fries

The Pork

The tender, succulent interior is perfectly crusted with a nicely charred shell of smoky deliciousness.

The Sweet Potato Fries

Close to perfection — I think these are the best sweet potato fries in Atlanta right now.  The salt, pepper and [...]

Hobnob

Shortrib & Lamb Pizza

This pizza is full of flavor.  Tender, braised shortrib is one of my all-time favorite things.  It has a luxurious buttery quality that underlines all the positive attributes of beef.  The tender shreds on this pizza illustrate that point beautifully.  Coupled with red pepper, crumbled goat cheese and [...]

Twisted Taco

Chips & Salsa

Tacos filled with crab balls and blackened fish

I’m not a huge fan of tacos.  And, the tacos here aren’t Tex-Mex or even Tex-Tex, for that matter.  They’re just stuff stuffed inside flour tortillas.  But, it is tasty stuff in generous quantities.  The blackened fish was [...]

Rí Rá

Fish & Chips at Ri Ra Irish Pub
(thick-cut chips are an option)

Ri Ra’s fish & chips were a huge hit with us.  This batter-fried haddock was fried to a deep golden brown with super crisp edges.  The dense batter was everything we were looking for in a traditional “Fish & Chips”.  The dense batter had [...]