Recently New Raleigh confirmed via Cameron Village’s website that a new restaurant named “Uncle Fatty’s Drive-In” is coming to the shopping center on Woodburn Road. We were at Cameron Village and happened to see the sign and decided to stop by and see if they were open. They weren’t but we did get to stop in and see the new place.
From what we can tell this is a 50′s style burger joint serving at the very least hamburgers and milkshakes (should have looked for a menu). I imagine the fare will be similar to Cook-Out, Char Grill and Fat Daddies in a slightly more upscale environment. (Cook-Out and Char Grill’s environments depends on how nice of car you have.) The New Raleigh report gave it an early comparison to Arnold’s and while that may be true after seeing the inside I am more inclined to make a Mel’s comparison. And yes – if you missed those two cultural references you likely need to find tofu and skip the burger.
You can’t tell much by looking at a partially completed restaurant and their still in the bubble wrap sign but if the attention to detail we’ve seen so far carries over to the food I think you should expect good things. I think they said the doors were opening before the end of the month but the exact date escapes me.
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They gave our order to someone else, they think. We waited 25min. Told the manager, he is a very angry man, Todd Keller. Was really mad and you could tell by his actions. Told him we would never be back, and in front of many customers in line. He said good, don’t come back.
You want someone like that to run your business?
Hate to hear that. We had high expectations for the concept. I haven’t had a chance to eat there personally but you always hope a new place does well. We’ll have to investigate and have a Uncle Fatty’s Follow-up in the future.
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