Salem Street Pub

Very good!  LOVE the burgers!  especially if you ask for it med rare.  Great soups too. Very large crab cakes and full of flavor.  Not crazy about the "picnic style" tables outside.  With prices like that, I'd like to have comfortable seat to sit back in and enjoy myself.

B and I were craving a burger and decided to head into downtown Apex for a bite.

They have a decent assortment of local brews on tap and I started with a Hoppyum from Foothills, and followed it with a Shotgun Betty from Lonerider.   I would like to see them offer some additional bottle selections from local breweries or expand their taps to more than 8.  

We started with some wings - Teri-Hot for half and Hot for the other half. Well cooked and well seasoned. The teri-hot had just the right amount of salt and sweet with a good amount of heat.  Not overly hot, but enough to let you know there was a bit more in the teriyaki sauce. The hot was your standard hot sauce.

I had the Patty Melt on texas toast with french fries.  Good meat, cooked perfectly to my order of med-rare.  The only thing the burger was lacking was salt and pepper.  If the patty was seasoned a bit more it would have skyrocketed the flavors of the melt.  Good value for the quantity and quality.

Renee was our server and did a great job of checking on us, our drinks and our food.  

We've been there before, and we'll be back.

When I think of a local watering hole that serves up a smattering of decent pub grub and decent convo, I think of none other than the good ol' SSP.  Since arriving on North Carolina I can't think of another place I've visited, that provides a feeling of comfort as the SSP does.

Great wings/sticks, decent selection of beer and good convo. The place is always packed but the service is always good. We've tried their competitors next door and across the street and have run for the hills on both occasions. I'll stick to what works. SSP baby!!