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Dain's Place

4.1 (286 reviews)
ModerateAmerican, Bars
Open • 11:00 am - 12:00 AM (Next day)
Updated 2 months ago

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Moderate noise
Casual
Good for kids
Outdoor seating

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Tots (we ate 95% of them this was full enough for 2 people )
Maia H.

This is a great place for a first time Eagles fan! The bartenders are quick, the people are amazing and there are lots of TVs showing the game I'll be back

The fans over the bar seating oscillate slowly with a visible gearbox. You can't see it in here, but it's really cool.
Smythe R.

Daub's is a Ninth Street institution. I've been here many times over the years, with my girls, with the whole family, by myself on a slow, hot afternoon during the week, and the service and food is always the same - frosty cold beer, hot tater tot's, and great sandwiches! There are some sidewalk picnic tables out front for the smokers, and they'll bring your food out or take orders there if they have staff covering. Inside, the entire left side of the small place is a wooden bar, with a TV in the upper corner over the can coolers, as well as at the far end, usually with a sports ball game on. A few tables crowd the center and booths line the right side. It's dark, without being unlit, but compared to outside, it's cool and welcoming. The fans over the bar seating is worth coming in to see. The Dainer is my go-to, a burger like you'd make at home with cheese, bacon, grilled onions, lettuce, tomato slices, and a side of fries, chips, or the aforementioned tots. Easy choice. Right now, there's a women's soccer game between the red and white jerseys. The room seems to favor the team in white. Shouting at the points. (Don't come here during basketball season if you're not a Duke fan!) I'm just here for dinner and a brew.

Philly Cheese Steak Sandwich

Solid cheesesteak. Quick service. Multiple TVs. Clean bathrooms. Some unique items on the menu as well. Could probably find less expensive sandwiches elsewhere but that's alright.

Pimiento cheese burger and spinach salad -- so good!
Shannon A.

This is a true wonderful hole in the wall type of burger place! The interior is spartan but the burgers are delicious! Very juicy and perfectly cooked. I got the burger with pimiento cheese and it was as good as my favorite burger place in Greensboro (Big Burger Spot). The pimiento cheese was plentiful and tasted amazing. The bread is buttered and warmed. I got the spinach salad on the side and it was excellent. I tried the tater tots and they were yummy as well. Highly recommend this place!

Custom burger
Tina M.

We stopped in here after working a gig in Durham. We aren't drinkers but not much was open at the time. We thought we'd give it a try based on the good reviews online. We seated ourselves in a booth, the place is not very large. Immediately the bar tender came and sat down with us to take our order. The music was blaring 80s hits, it was a great atmosphere. Our food arrived crazy fast. We all ordered custom burgers with a split of tots and fries, and it was out of this world. The bun was Amazing !! So so delicious. This was a 4 napkin burger!! So juicy and full of flavor. The tots were perfectly crispy as were the fries. What a pleasant surprise to find such great food in a bar. We will definitely be back! Ray & Jose......keep up the awesome work. Thanks for a wonderful dinner and experience. See you soon !

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Shaun C.

Both of the burger places we normally go to are closed on Monday's, and we needed a place to eat. Happened across this place, and it's now our top spot. Service is good, but the food is phenomenal!

Full menu until 1am Wed-Sun
Lexi M.

We went here this past weekend and we knew we were going to like it once we saw the decor. Very eclectic and a regulars bars for sure. The bartenders aller extremely nice and fast. We saw the loaded tots before we went and we had to try them out. We. We're. Wowed! HUGE portion of food, but it was delicious. Mower will be making this a regular stop for us. The best thing that I love about this place is that they have a full menu Wednesday - Sunday until 1am!

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Food, Service, and Ambience were great! First time there and will definitely go back again!!

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Pretty averagely good food. Cool atmosphere and quiet enough for talks but also lively enough for fun meet ups.

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I thought this was simply a bar, turns out they serve food! The hamburger is probably the best in town for real a must try I guarantee it.

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The food is amazing. Great beer selection and the burgers are very good. Try the fried mozzarella triangles.

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