The Social

3 Reviews on “The Social”

• Terricallahan74

  Wow!. I have the WOW Burger almost every time I visit The Social. If you like spicy food, this is the real deal. Served with a grilled bun, ghost pepper cheese and deep-fried japs. I enjoy this burger with skinny fries, which are as good as McDonald’s. I also have to partake in a hard cider libation since I don’t drink beer. Yum Yum!! The bathrooms are chic and the offensive odor no longer exists as the restaurant underwent a major renovation. Live music and karaoke, too. Non-smoking environment, but a nice patio for those who do enjoy a light up. Too bad NC hasn’t legalized hemp as the burgers would be the best I’ve ever had!! I’m from Colorado.Check it out soon!Terri (Teresa)

  August 7, 2015, 9:03 pm

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• Shannon

  I Love This Bar!. Good appys, good food, awesome drink specials… AND karaoke!

  March 17, 2015, 3:55 am

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• Drexler McStyles

  El Cheapo Strike Again; Notches Another One in the Loss Column. Coupons and Groupons. I have a weakness, lets call it that. I keep telling myself to quit buying them, or tearing them out of the Xpress. Four out of five times, these meals end with me detonating a remote control bomb behind me like Bruce Willis as I walk off into the sunset and out of the frame. Thats not what Im after, when I set out to eat a meal. I want good things to happen, I want to discover a place that I can share with you guys. Say Hey, I had a great bucket of barnacles over at Slow & Suchs!! Best gosh damn barnacles Ive had this side of Hobart, Oklahoma. Get your butts over there and support these son of a bizwacks, pronto!! Yeah, unfortunately it dont always work out like that. Which leads us into our latest flop; The Social.These guys were contestants in the recent Battle of the Burger. Id also read a little fluff piece in the Xpress about them that pulled on a couple of the few remaining heartstrings I have inside. So when I saw the Buy 1 Entree, Get 1 Free coupon in the same magazine a couple issues later, guess what I did? Yep, rip, snip. Keys, wallet? Away we go. It was a Saturday, so it was semi-busy. People playin pool, people shootin the breeze; it most definitely came across as a neighborhood, locals bar. The lady who took care of us was very nice and accommodating; service was definitely, not an issue. We started off with a couple spiked Arnold Palmers to wet our whistles and hats off to the bartender on that front. As they say; our thirst was quenched.Now we move on to the food. This is where our story goes somewhat South. Like, to Key Largo, or being more global minded; to Patagonia. I was informed by our gracious host, that the burgers are what theyre known for. So I looked over the batch and settled on the Wild West Burger: BBQ Angus burger topped with bourbon bacon, onion rings and cheddar cheese If there are fries that are cut in house to be had, then some of them will most definitely end up on my plate. Even if it adds another buck and a half to the nine bucks Im already paying; SOLD. The Fox, threw a pleasant curveball into the mix when she decided that she was feeling carnivorous, and opted for the Pittsburgh style French Dip: a Pittsburgh twist on the classic french dip. Tender layers of roast beef, topped with cheese and then stuffed with skinny fries and coleslaw. Served with steaming au jus; $10.95Youre probably wondering why I am quoting the menu description verbatim. Well, there is a reason, and its not because Im getting paid by the word. No, there is a real reason for this, which I am closing in on. We will now return to our program.After a fashion, the food was before us. First off, these were no &@$ing house cut fries. These were Syscos lowest of the low; those weird, almost translucent white, demi glazed frozen crap out of a bag. Sprinkled with Lawrys seasoning salt. I remembered that there were a couple different choices on the fries, maybe it was a mix-up? Nope. They offer signature shoe string, house cut fries, or sweet potato fries according to the menu. These were not any of those. So that sucks. Next, we have the burger which looked like a beast but what the hell was that slathered over the thing?! Is that yellow plasti-cheese I see? Yknow, the stuff McDonalds and the other foul scum use? The stuff that doesnt really melt, but rather ‘molds’ over whatever is beneath it? It most certainly was not cheddar as stated in the description. Cheddar is like, a type of real cheese. Is this what you used in the Battle of the Burger? If so, I dont know what to say. There mustve been a lot of laughter and pointing. If not, thats kind of messed up; showing one thing off and then when people come to your restaurant, giving them something completely inferior. Its a shame too, because the meat was tasty, cooked to a perfect medium rare (as requested) but the processed food junk ruined it. So now we come to the Philly. Which to recap, has: Tender layers of roast beef, topped with cheese and then stuffed with skinny fries and coleslaw. The sad little thing. There it sat. Glazed over with white plasti-cheese. Looking like something that been robbed and then re-assembled. The meat inside most certainly didnt look like tender layers of anything. What it looked like was a smithering of black scrap that the cook scrapes off the flat top every once in a while in way of cleaning it. For real. There were a few skinny fries in there, remainders I would call them. The house cut chips, gave slight echoes of what might have been; what could be possible. But they didnt resonate above the other noise in front of us enough to make a difference. In hindsite, I almost feel like I made a mistake mentioning that we had the coupon (I wanted to be sure what qualified on the menu, and what did not) Maybe what we received was the coupon version of these plates. Which would actually be pretty stupid, if youre trying to attract new clientele to your not-doing-so-hot business. So, I guess Ill just assume that what we got is as good as what theyve got to give. If thats the case then I have no doubt, well be seeing you in the restaurant obituaries not too far down the line.If youre just a neighborhood pub that servin simple food to the workin class joes thats one thing, by all means; proceed. But if you want to play with the big boys, diversify your clientele, take it the next level.. Then that is exactly what you need to do: Take It To the Next Level. Otherwise, your going to read things like this. Grade: D (I think Ive said enough already) drexlermcstyles.tumblr.com

  November 19, 2014, 4:07 pm

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