Queeny's

If you're looking for a spot with great food, music, good vibes, and excellent customer service, this is the place for you. The chicken salad sandwich is their most popular item, but honestly, you can't go wrong with anything on the menu. The fries were perfectly seasoned and crispy. I highly recommend stopping by this restaurant for some delicious food.

Great lil queer restaurant in the middle of Durham. Decor was warm and welcoming! Not a huge menu but it doesn't need to be - everything I ate was great. I especially recommend the friend pickles with honey dill dipping sauce and the pork sandwich- it was juicy, seasoned and felt light even though it was huge. Shout out to the daytime bartenders who took great care of me!

What's not to love about this bar/restaurant? It's comfortable, welcoming, friendly, open almost all the time (10:45a to 2am), and the chicken salad sandwich alone deserves 10 stars.Next to the Durham Hotel, you walk in, grab a menu by the door, and sit wherever you want. Tables, bar, high seats, couch... Order at the bar and they give you a number for your food. Cocktails and wine are $10 each. I was happy with my Chardonnay and Husband liked his Rusty Rascal.Thinking we weren't that hungry, we decided to try their Chicken Salad Sandwich. And I never thought these words would ever come out of my mouth but we were both blown away by a simple Chicken Salad Sandwich. It's all about the ingredients and execution. The perfectly grilled bread, that the chicken is smoked, coddled by just enough mayo, tarragon and celery and layered with thinly sliced cucumber, fantastic pickled onions and a few crunchy potato chips. This alone is destination worthy. Which made us realize we should be smart and try their Mt.Airy Sandwich also. And yes, another hit! Lean pork, pickled veggies, herby mayo, jalapenos. Yum!It's a small menu but if those two sandwiches are any indication, there was a lot of thought put into what IS on there and how they are made.

Love the atmosphere at queenies! Great music. Cool vibes. Really good food. We had the kale salad with chicken with was incredible. Fresh veggies, pomegranate seeds, and a out of this world vinaigrette. Worth a trip here just for that! Spicy green beans had a nice kick!

This was my first visit here and it was great! We visited on a Tuesday evening in October and had no issue finding a seat around 5:30pm. You order at the bar and get a number if you are getting food. The staff bring the food to your table. All of my food was awesome! I don't think I've ever had such a unique and delicious chicken salad sandwich and I loved the fried pickles. My Dark & Stormy was Ok, but I'd probably try a different drink next time.

Very unique place,great burgers ,sandwiches,fried pickles ,huge choice of beers served until 2 am,everyone was so friendly.need a late night snack,this is a great place to stop

Decent bar, had their nachos and a beer while briefly in the area. Enjoyed the atmosphere (was playing a pop-punk playlist during our midday stop there)

Taste of Carolina - Durham Food Tour - 23 Dec 2023Wow, Taste of Carolina really delivered some excellent bites in Durham today. Our agenda today included stops at: Toasted, Boricua Soul, Queeny's, Bull City Burger, sweets by Shayda. All restaurants did an excellent job. There were six in our party. Here are my individual notes. Toasted - Toasted has been thriving in Durham for over a decade. They offer unique soups and toasted bites/panini's. We were served a cauliflower soup and an avocado crustini. I loved the cauliflower soup. It was surprisingly creamy and tasty. Two In our party loved the avacado crustini, Boricua Soul - This place is special. The husband and wife owners have a captivating story to share about the historical and Philosophical origins of their culinary adventure. They served us a "lunch box" with perfectly prepared Puerto Rican roast pork, greens (soul food) , Mac & Cheese (soul food) and tostones (Puerto Rican). It was a huge bite and was the favorite stop for 5 people in our party. Next time we attend a Durham Bulls game we plan to eat here.Queeny's - is a friendly, creative bar / pub. They served us upscale nachos and a glass of dry cider. The nachos were very popular. The dry cider was interesting and unique. They owner made us feel welcome and encouraged us to try the many well designed drinks and bar foods.Bill City Burgers - The owner do an outstanding job describing his unique commitment to serving only Greason fed beef raised locally and making every item served here in house by his team of chefs. The burgers were excellent. They were bursting with beefy flavor and cooked perfectly. Be sure to try the deep fried pickles. So unique and loved by all. Two in our party picked this stop as their "Best Bite" selection. Sweets by Sayda - our last stop offered devine French Pastries. Macrons, croissants and other delicacies were shared. Share these pastries with those you love. They will treasure these treats.Lastly, I would like to share our deep appreciation to the folks at "Taste of Carolina" food tours. Our hosts had to manage finding a fifth stop today since their schedule included a venue who had to close due to kitchen staff all falling ill. In addition, I was recently released from the hospital due to foot surgery. These made waking very difficult. Our hosts did everything possible to make sure I was included in all of the stops. We plan on doing these Taste of Carolina Tours in the future: Hillsborough, Carrboro and Winston-Salem.

Great food at pretty good prices -- went for a late lunch yesterday with a few friends and it was a really good experience. Not at all crowded at 1:30 -- ordered at the counter, picked up a number and waited. Didn't try the drinks and also didn't realize that there is a free water cooler in the back of the main area -- nice to know for the future. Pretty cool atmosphere too -- very laid back with plenty of seating. As to the food:1. Chips and salsa -- some smokiness but no heat, my least favorite thing;2. Sabich sandwich -- perfectly fried eggplant in a pita. Tons of pickled red onion which I loved;3. Green beans and kale -- very garlicky and delicious;4. Fried pickles -- star of the show. Perfectly crisp and a good sized portion 5. Birria dip -- my friend loved it And 6. Chicken Caesar salad -- my friend said it was the best Caesar he had ever tried Definitely coming back to try move of the menu and to get some more fried pickles

Queeny's has excellent service and they were very quick but the dish I ordered was lacking. I got the Big Kale Salad with no cheese to make it vegan. The first miss for me was if you call it a kale salad the kale needs to be present. I specifically came here because I was craving a kale salad. The greens they chose were soggy and didn't hold up to the dressing. The dressing also could've used a bit more acidity. The rest of the ingredients were very sparse except for my added tofu. They did not skimp on the tofu (+$4) and I enjoyed the grilled taste but it was lacking seasoning as well. The roasted pears and dried cranberries were a nice addition but again were barely there. Overall it wasn't horrible but I would not recommend this dish. I do think some alterations can be made to make this better but as is I wouldn't get it again.