I ate there today. Aside from the atmostphere, the food is good. Friendly folks, but all the tie dye shit gets on my nerves.

I got a beef burger with clausen pickles sandwhich slices (I KNOW!!!], lettuce and tomato. The burger was awesome..the beef was quality...waaaay better than melvins. I got it, some mrs vickies jalepeno chips and a drink for under five dollars...I think it was the special of the day though so that may change.

Go on mondays.

4/19/2010 10:41:11 PM

i love that place! i've only been twice, mainly because none of my friends enjoy that kind of music or that kind of scene.

i need new friends...or I need to feel less weird about drinking alone

4/19/2010 10:43:04 PM

4/19/2010 10:44:04 PM

Yeah, i mean, I like the majority of the music played in there. Its def. a place where all the "hippies" go, and I know how much TWW hates them, but i was surprised at how good the food was as well as the price...looks like they sell good beer as well.

4/19/2010 10:44:53 PM

never heard of it. where is it?

4/19/2010 10:47:40 PM

where the old hookah bar was

4/19/2010 10:49:03 PM

Sooo where the even older Starbucks was?

Do they serve bison burgers?

4/19/2010 10:50:43 PM

Hillsborough St right near on the corner of Horne St.

4/19/2010 10:50:49 PM

yup^^...across from where the Q shack used to be

Nah, no bison burger...least not that i saw...they have beef, turkey, and bean burgers.

4/19/2010 10:52:01 PM

ok so where is this place in relation to alpine bagel

4/19/2010 10:53:35 PM

nevermind - missed what you said about the beers

[Edited on April 19, 2010 at 11:04 PM. Reason : ]

4/19/2010 10:53:52 PM

Their beer prices are shockingly good

4/19/2010 10:54:03 PM

like how good?

4/19/2010 10:55:01 PM

Quote :

"all the tie dye shit gets on my nerves"

Weird, weird thing to be annoyed by.

4/19/2010 10:57:24 PM

like $2 Bud/Dos Equis a few nights a week

4/19/2010 10:58:38 PM

$2 Dos Equis? Damn son... I will check this place out on the morrow.

4/19/2010 11:00:21 PM

Yeah, i noticed that...i mean, i dont know aobut shockingly, but I think i saw hells bells [sp] for 3.25 a pint and a pitcher of it for 12 dollars. They had about 10-12 different beers, and maybe only a couple were domestic.

4/19/2010 11:00:48 PM

Quote :

"Their beer prices are shockingly good"

I went there to see Cinder Cat play one night, got a good beer for $3, put it on my card, tried to tip the owner, but there was no tip line on the receipt. I wrote one in, but he didn't accept it.

4/19/2010 11:02:32 PM

tomorrow's special is $1.50 PBR and $3 Fat Tire

Thursday's the night for $2 Dos Equis (or $8/pitcher)

4/19/2010 11:03:27 PM

hells belle

4/19/2010 11:05:07 PM

I'm pretty sure I paid $3-3.50 for a pint of Hoppyum, and it wasn't on special or anything.

4/19/2010 11:07:11 PM

^that's what I got for $3

4/19/2010 11:07:56 PM

deals to be had at sds...I'll def. start going there more often when i eat on campus.

Yeah, i saw that they have shows there as well as an open mic night. I'll hit that up sometime.

4/19/2010 11:09:47 PM

Hoppyum is $3 on Saturday nights


speaking of Thursday night....I needed something to do. looks like i'll be going to Shakedown. $2 Dos Equis + open mic at 9 + weather in the 70s

4/19/2010 11:11:12 PM

http://thestagger.com/RaleighDrinkSpecials.htm

4/19/2010 11:13:03 PM

Screw Shakedown St. They took over Marrakesh

4/19/2010 11:15:23 PM

I know, I was pissed as well, but it wasnt there fault... rip hookah bar

4/19/2010 11:16:38 PM

I drove by the other day and a ton of people were standing outside. Looked like the place to be.

4/19/2010 11:18:21 PM

it would be nicer if it wasn't so small

4/19/2010 11:19:35 PM

agreed, that is the bottleneck that place will always be faced with.

4/19/2010 11:21:17 PM

owner is cool with you taking your beer outside to smoke

4/19/2010 11:23:45 PM

The place is pretty much abandoned on weekdays. I eat there occasionally with friends because their burgers and hotdogs are really, really good. Okay, so it doesn't replace Player's Retreat in my mind, but it was sure as hell easier to get a seat.

AWESOME Burger/Hotdog combos pretty much every day of the week, I kid you not. I also go and get a beef burger with Pepper Jack cheese, jalapenos, bacon, onions, tomato, lettuce, and pickles. Shit is a-game with mayo and mustard. I haven't had any of their drinks, but their beer choices are pretty impressive for a small place.

I've tried several times to convince the owner to put in a vent system so he can put in a deep fryer for fries. If Shakedown could make fries even close to Melvin's, it would be my prime time destination. Burgers without fries just made me feel odd.

4/20/2010 12:10:12 AM

I always see the sign advertising Jamming Burgers and make a mental note to make a HOOPS MALONE thread later, but always forget by the time I get home.

4/20/2010 12:24:13 AM

JAMBURGER

i want to try this place but my hatred of hippies is keeping me away

hmm

4/20/2010 2:53:08 AM

tims been trying to get me to go for awhile

ONE OF THESE DAYS.....

4/20/2010 3:47:15 AM

one of these days....

i mean, you DO like jammy music, good burgers, cheap beers and vintage concert footage on the TVs, don't you?

4/20/2010 7:40:50 AM

I keep meaning to go to this place. I met the owner once - super guy. He let me hang fliers in the doorway for an music event happening the same night as an event at SDS. And, lol, his name is Uncle John

[Edited on April 20, 2010 at 8:53 AM. Reason : p.s. I'm sure they're doing something cool there today ]

4/20/2010 8:49:02 AM

i was very pleasantly surprised with the quality of the burgers

small place but good stuff

4/20/2010 8:59:20 AM

West Main Street in Durham

4/20/2010 11:08:18 AM

are you saying there is another one in durham?

4/20/2010 11:18:03 AM

no, but you'll get shook-down there

4/20/2010 11:18:49 AM

all night, open from 10 til 5 am

best to come alone

4/20/2010 11:18:52 AM

lol...

4/20/2010 11:20:35 AM

I went on a Thursday at noon at it wasn't really that busy but it took almost an hour to get a god damned burger and chips. I was late as fuck going back to work.

I told the guy to put more than one burger on the grill at a time and he was offended. Every other time I have been though it has been fast service.

4/20/2010 11:39:15 AM