Dain's Place

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 !

Been here twice. Got a burger, which was fine. Guess maybe it's more about the toppings? Large selection of possible toppings, but the burger was kinda bland. Cooked perfectly, and a little juicy, just not a lot of flavor.Second time was buffalo tenders. Good heat, lots of sauce.Seems like a cool place, and I'd like to like it more, just never picked up a bit of conversation. I like meeting people, but hasn't happened here.Would give another star if they had carrots or celery with the buffalo tenders.

My friends and I came here for the first time on a Friday evening. It was pretty loud and busy inside, but we were able to snag a table right away. We each ordered a drink and fries to share, and although it all took a while to come out, our waitress was great. She seemed to be the only one working, so although frustrating, the slow service was understandable. We ended up having a great time here and enjoyed the food and drinks.

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

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.

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!

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!

We enjoyed burgers from Dain's Place this week while visiting Duke Medical Center. We saw Dain's had highly rated burgers and decided to give it a try for a to-go order.All three of us had the cheeseburger, two with fries and another with tater tots. Burgers were very good, although a little heavy with the mayo and mustard. I went in to pick up the food and loved the atmosphere of Dain's Place. Would've loved to actually eat at the restaurant and enjoy a beer at the bar. All in all a good experience, and maybe I'll have a chance to come back and eat inside!

Food is very solid - recommend burgers and cheesesteak. Good beer selection on tap. Main issue here is the service. A lot of the bartenders (not all) are extremely rude. Past experiences include being told the bar isn't open (20 mins after opening), being yelled at for sitting down at empty tables (you are told to seat yourself), and just general poor attitudes. It stinks because this place is in a great location with solid food and cool vibes

Not sure what happened. This place used to be good but today is awful. The Ruben is pathetic. Though, low quality meat... so sad