darryl's wood fired grill

wonderful family restraunt! we're here on vacation and have been twice this week! the food is amazing and the staff are super!

great for atmosphere and amazing food. it can please anyone. the drinks are great and the ribs and baked beans are also. really good salads too.

the food was good and the drinks were decent but the wait was way too long. pricing is fair. my friends and i had to sit at the bar because the wait for a table was 30 minutes to an hour.

i feel compelled to share a lack luster experience that is uncharacteristic of what we were enjoying since daryl's reopened. this type of decline seems to be an all to common occurrence within the restaurants on the same level as daryl's. in an effort to increase profits, or just complacency, we as the consumer begin noticing subtle changes, such as appetizers are not fresh (maybe left under the heat lamp, etc.), staff not truly listening to the customer about specifics of the order and taking pride in getting it right the first time, or removing certain things off of the menu (new york strip).
once upon a time outback steak house had the industry leading quality of steaks for years, but as with most corporate decisions, the slow decline of quality, now they only have the blooming onion as a draw. it truly seems that it is all about the bottom line, rather than thinking long term and maintaining a high quality of food that attracted customers to begin with.
we as customers notice these changes over a period, and at times we just chalk it up to having a bad experience that one time, though we are paying hard earned money and should not accept, because it can become the norm, if we say nothing or just accept it.
just as in politics, each of us vote with our "wallet", and if you like the restaurant, atmosphere, and most importantly how the food used to be, by all means stand up and say something. a restaurant owner or a manager that has a passion for their business, should listen.
we as consumers have significant choices, but if you care, make your opinion known so we can hopefully continue enjoying what made this restaurant a success initially.
owner/management- please do not force us to make one of your competitors our first choice.

awesome food and service! make sure to get the whole made crackers.


-----25 apr, 2015-----

awesome food and service

today was such a beautiful fall saturday. jenn spent the day baking some cakes and i spent the day cleaning out the garage. neither of us had much of a lunch and so we headed to greensboro to a restaurant that both of us had been to in our childhood, “darryl’s wood fired grill”. going off of memory, i had some expectations of what the food and atmosphere would be like. we arrived around 4pm to find the restaurant already had a small crowd going. the exterior of the restaurant has an outside bar area with two fire pit seating area’s, which looks like a fun place to wait for a table on a busy night. the interior immediately brought back memories when we walked through the door toward the hostess stand. the floor being checker board small tile designs with lots of wood and pale bricks throughout the three story maze of a building. we were seated at a nice booth on the third floor overlooking the restaurant. in talking to the manager, we found out that darryl’s is not a chain restaurant anymore and is actually the last standing location which is now locally owned and operated. the menu at darryl’s is diverse and there is a little of something for everyone. what i remembered about darryl’s from childhood was that the ribs were delicious. we started off our meal with “darryl’s homemade crackers”. it was the first of our dishes that appeared definitely fresh and homemade, which delightfully would be a theme throughout the rest of the meal. something as simple as crackers and ranch would seem boring, but they were delicious. the other appetizer that we attempted to eat was the “build your own snack attack”. we had ours with “darryl’s buffalo wings”, “ginormous chicken tenders”, “provolone wedges”, “stuffed mushrooms”, “bacon and cheese tater skins” and “darryl’s smoked wings”. while you can get most of these things at any bar and grill type restaurant,  darryl’s version seem to be a notch above the rest, elevated by home made, fresh & quality ingredients. we pretty much ann

i’ve never had such a huge dessert sampler like this before! it was so huge that even though we had a table of 10 and various other friends around the same area and everyone tried some, we still had leftovers on the table. it was a crazy and crazy good dessert sampler!

worst place for service ever. poor service. all of the staff had a poor attitude. had to actually get our own plates.

always get excited when i have business lunches here. great atmosphere and very solid food. the pub burger is the best burger i've had in awhile. they are known for ribs and they don't disappoint. great beer selection and good spot for after work drinks as well.

the old is new again. his is another old favorite we'd ignored for much too long. this lone survivor of a once proud north carolina chain remains a carnivore's delight - ribs, steaks, prime rib, pulled pork, chicken, more ribs, burgers, and some seafood as well.

we quickly discarded any thought of an appetizer, and went straight for 2 combos loaded with meat choices, and enough side items to make it interesting. the bbq 3 ways ($17.99) includes pulled pork, st louis style ribs, and smoked chicken wings. we added hot chips and slaw as sides.

the pulled pork, while not really traditional nc style pork, it is quite good in its own right, and is sauced with the spicy, tomato-based sauce made in house. the st louis ribs were good, though true to the nature of this cut of ribs, they are rather chewy. the chicken wings are not a style we care for - combination of the smoked flavor and being over-sauced. the thin hot chips were outstanding, and the slaw was solid, went well with the pulled pork.

the 3 way sampler ($16.99) was composed of baby back ribs, chicken tenders, and fried shrimp, to which was added ffs and baked beans. ribs were excellent, falling off the bone tender, sauced just right. the chicken tenders were also very, very good, and a very nice serving. the fried shrimp were simply ok. the ffs were outstanding, especially dunked in the house bbq sauce - the beans were nice, as well.

their house bbq rib sauce ($3.95) is excellent, and after this visit i was reminded how much i like this sauce. of course, we brought a bottle home with us.

the service here remains quite good - friendly and efficient - and the time out of the kitchen is very reasonable. there are a couple of things about this restaurant that do irritate - the music is constant and loud (background music should be background music), and a soft drink costs $2.39.

still, all in all, very much enjoyed our return here. we'll be back, and soon.

top notch from start to finish. last night was my first visit to the "new" darryl's. i visited last about 20 years ago. we had a reservation for 6:30 on a friday night and it was extremely packed. we informed the hostess of our reservation and we immediately sat down, no waiting at all. appetizers ordered were french onion soup and potato skins, all were delicious and were served in a timely fashion to the table. our entrees were amazing, cooked to perfection. we ended our meal with a brownie and ice cream dessert. it hit the spot. our server was friendly, polite and beyond helpful. the gm visited our table to assure we had amazing service, he was pleased to hear we had an awesome darryl's experience. we will return soon!

amazing dinner. the food was perfect! i had the prime rib and it was cooked perfect. my husband had the ribs and steak meal. it was well worth every penny and will be back very soon!!

some of the worst service in a long time. to start we had made reservations a week in advance, we get there and are informed they don't have any but after looking they realize they do so we end up out on the porch area. it was fine but the heater was right above us and it was hot, had to literally get up and go find someone to turn it off after our waitress obviously forgot. then the appetizer dishes never got cleared had to do that myself , food took forever to get there and no one had yet even received their salads or soup it all came at the same time!!! food was good, service left a lot to be desired. we had brought our own cake as it was a birthday party. i asked for plates, a knife and forks. got the plates, they were still wet from being washed, fortunately i brought a spatula and plastic forks from home as the knife and forks never got to the table. some of us asked for coffee and were told they couldn't make it as they were out of filters!!!
we arrived at 6:30 and it was almost 9:30 before we finally finished mostly due to having to wait for everything. we even had a hard time getting a refill for water or drinks. the fastest thing all night was our checks getting picked up and returned to us. sorry but i am afraid i won't be back .

jane. we went to darryl's in greensboro last night for my birthday. it was the neatest experience. the server, tiffany, was very nice and helpful and attentive. the food was very good from the comments of the folks we had there, our ribs were delicious. a young lady sang happy birthday to me in a unique way. it was an all around wonderful time.

the food at darryl's was great. aleeza was our waitress and she did a awesome job of taking care of us. ask for her if you ever visit darryl's you will have a great time!!!