Don Murray's is gone!

[castong]

I drove by Don Murray's Barbecue today to get some lunch and saw a big AVAILABLE sign! WTF happened? Did the health department finally shut them down or what? I tried to search for their sanitation reviews on the Wake website and the listings are gone.

[Jones_]

I drove by Don Murray's Barbecue today to get some lunch and saw a big AVAILABLE sign! WTF happened? Did the health department finally shut them down or what? I tried to search for their sanitation reviews on the Wake website and the listings are gone.

[dmccall]

I would never have sent anyone I cared about to that filth-hole. Put this one in the civic improvements category (of course, stay away from nearby restaurants as all of those roaches and rats will be looking for a new home).

I tried the new Jibarra drive thru in front of Babies R Us and it was delicious. Not great driving food (floppy tacos, enchiladas, fajitas, etc)

[Tayfromcarolina]

Thankfully, the new Barbeque restaurant a bit down on capital opened just in time. What is it called though? Ya'll know the one with the shiny tin-like roof that has live music on some evenings.

[dmccall]

I would never have sent anyone I cared about to that filth-hole.

[Jones_]

Well I think its obvious...Don Murray is busing tables at Hideway

Seriously, I think there is at least some chance the two are related somehow as that was a damn odd place to put a restaurant....

[plus2]

A little dirt never hurt anyone. Don Murray's was great! It's sad to see it go. One of my favorite lunch spots.

[ncwebguy]

Don Murray sold his namesake restaurant and opened Barbecue Lodge, north on Capitol Blvd in Mini City years ago. Don Murray is no longer associated with the Lodge.

I ate at Hideaway BBQ a week or so ago. It was ok but I wasn't impressed. On the menu, barbecue only one offering, mixing in with chicken, steak, etc. The barbecue is *not* eastern NC style. They have a set of sauces to put on it, including a vinegar and spice attempt at eastern style, but by the time the meat gets served, it is too late. Other sauces included a spicy Texas and a molasses based Memphis or KC style. The building seems out of place in front of the Flea Market Mall, but unlike Kings, they probably own the place and there is a lot of on-site parking.

The Hideaway part of the name probably stems from the Hideaway, a club that used to be on Hillsborough Street in the Electric Company Mall, sharing the entrance with Studio I & II and the Five-O. They used to book a lot of the same roots/country acts that the new place has. The bar/stage space at Hideaway BBQ is a lot bigger than the Hillsborough Street location, falling roughly between the Brewery and Kings.

[dmccall]

A little dirt never hurt anyone.

[orulz]

Something is planned for the Don Murray's lot, and it ain't the (sorely needed) realignment of Highwoods Boulevard to intersect with Westinghouse Boulevard.

[DPK]

Something is planned for the Don Murray's lot, and it ain't the (sorely needed) realignment of Highwoods Boulevard to intersect with Westinghouse Boulevard.