Tookie's Grill

I know that you should never go to a restaurant on it's opening day, but I have been waiting for Tookie's Grill @ Seaboard Station to open up for months. I saw their sign go up the beginning of the year and I've been keeping track of when they were going to open ever since. Well, about 7 months after seeing their sign they finally had a grand opening today.

Tookie's Grill originated from a restaurant at a gas station in North Raleigh. They have items that you would typically find at a grill like hot dogs, hamburgers, grilled cheese, etc... However, the item which they are famous for is their chicken salad. Today I went with a co-worker and a friend of mine who were also anxious to try out this new restaurant. I decided to get the Philly Cheese Steak, my co-worker got a BBQ sandwich and my friend got the chicken salad. So, going to a restaurant on it's opening day is a bad idea. They had typical new restaurant woes like a broken oven and slowly working out the flow of the food service. Now, for $7.25 you get a really, really greasy Philly cheese steak on a hot dog bun (yes, a hot dog bun) with no side dish. My food came out and I thought that I had just gotten a plate of meat and cheese but hidden underneath was a soggy hot dog bun. It made me laugh. I took a poll from everyone else and I didn't get very good verdicts. So needless to say I was disappointed in my long awaited opening of Tookie's Grill. The one bright spot was that their sweet tea was actually pretty good.

I might try it out once more, but I didn't see too much promise.

Summing it all up....

Rating? R 1/2

Cost? Tier 1.5

Sanitation Grade

If you look at the sandwiches on the menu it says that one side item is served with the sandwich, however directly underneath it says "Not included in price." Huh?

Location and Contact Info:

18 Seaboard Ave
Raleigh, NC 27604
Phone: (919) 829-7222