Located in the heart of Raleigh, North Carolina, The Dankery serves as a welcoming destination for those who appreciate quality food prepared with care and consistency. Situated at 2822 New Birch Dr #100, our establishment has become a familiar spot for local residents and visitors alike who are looking for a relaxed atmosphere to enjoy a satisfying meal.
We believe that the foundation of a great dining experience lies in the quality of ingredients and the dedication of the people behind the counter. Whether you are stopping by for a quick lunch during a busy workday or settling in for a casual dinner with friends and family, our team is committed to providing a comfortable environment where the focus remains on the food and the community we serve.
Our approach to hospitality is rooted in simplicity and genuine service. We understand that in today’s fast-paced world, finding a place that feels like a neighborhood staple is important. At The Dankery, we strive to maintain a space that is approachable, clean, and inviting.
We take pride in our location in Raleigh, a city known for its vibrant culture and growing culinary landscape, and we are honored to contribute to the local dining scene by offering a menu that resonates with a wide variety of tastes. Our kitchen staff works diligently to ensure that every order meets our standards, emphasizing flavor profiles that are both comforting and memorable.
What Sets Us Apart
Commitment to Quality Ingredients: We prioritize sourcing reliable components for our dishes, ensuring that every bite reflects our dedication to freshness and flavor. We believe that simple, high-quality ingredients are the key to creating food that people truly enjoy.
A Welcoming Community Atmosphere: Our location on New Birch Drive is designed to be a comfortable retreat. We foster an environment where guests feel at ease, whether they are dining alone or gathering with a group, making it an ideal spot for any occasion.
Consistent Culinary Standards: We focus on perfecting our preparation techniques to ensure that our guests receive a consistent experience every time they visit. Reliability is at the core of our operations, allowing our patrons to know exactly what to expect when they walk through our doors.
Dedicated Local Service: Being part of the Raleigh community is central to our identity. Our staff is trained to provide friendly and efficient service, ensuring that every guest feels valued and well-attended to from the moment they arrive until they finish their meal.
The culinary philosophy at The Dankery is centered on the idea that food should be accessible and enjoyable for everyone. We avoid unnecessary complexity, preferring instead to let the natural flavors of our dishes speak for themselves. By focusing on the fundamentals of cooking and maintaining a high standard of cleanliness and service, we have built a reputation as a dependable choice for those in the Raleigh area. We invite you to visit us at our New Birch Drive location to experience our hospitality firsthand and see why so many of our guests choose to return time and time again.
As we continue to grow and serve the Raleigh community, our goal remains the same: to provide a positive dining experience that leaves our guests satisfied. We are grateful for the support of our local patrons and look forward to welcoming new faces to our tables. Whether you are a long-time resident or just passing through North Carolina, we hope that The Dankery becomes a highlight of your day. Thank you for considering us for your next meal, and we look forward to the opportunity to serve you with the same care and attention that has defined our journey from the very beginning.
Amenities and More
Accessibility
Wheelchair accessible entrance
Wheelchair accessible parking lot
Wheelchair accessible restroom
Wheelchair accessible seating
Service options
Outdoor seating
Delivery
Onsite services
Takeout
Dine-in
Popular for
Lunch
Dinner
Solo dining
Offerings
Comfort food
Quick bite
Dining options
Lunch
Dinner
Counter service
Seating
Amenities
Restroom
Atmosphere
Casual
Trendy
Planning
Accepts reservations
Payments
Credit cards
Debit cards
NFC mobile payments
Credit cards
Parking
Free parking lot
Free street parking
Usually plenty of parking
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Reviews The Dankery
Michelle Lewis
18-06-2026
Placed an order with chownow. We realized that items were missing and the order was with the wrong sauces. Tried calling the restaurant but mailbox is full came on. Reached out to chownow for support. Unfortunately they couldn't reach … More
Tonya Banks
28-05-2026
Was not happy with my $50+ purchase. I didn’t get what I ordered. My steak/steakum was burnt. And the service turned out to not be the greatest. I love supporting my own, but it’s hard because I can’t afford to just give my money away. And I think tonight that’s what I did. More
Brandi Moore
10-05-2026
I have supported all locations but this one is my least favorite. The lady who took our order was nice. The food was average. The fries were cold and I was missing the shrimp but my wings were hot🤔. My husband had no bacon on his fries even though it was paid for. The wait for the food was 45 min and they were not even busy. … More
Hunter Strangis
24-04-2026
This gets 5 stars purely for the food!! I was literally shocked at how flavorful my meal was. Lemon Pepper fries, perfect amount of sauce, this food is ridiculously tasty. More
Banca Littlejohn
15-04-2026
I’ve had the dankery a few times and each time my food portions are smaller and they give me less sauce. I’ve spent over $30 each time I place an order for 2 meals. The food is okay but I go for the vegan nugget option. I have received cold … More
Kerry A T Thomas
13-04-2026
I decided to give The Dankery on Rock Quarry a try after reading some of the reviews and being a little cautious. I ordered through DoorDash, and honestly, I was impressed. The portion sizes are huge, and everything came packaged really well. The only small thing was that I didn’t get napkins or cutlery, but other than that, the presentation was solid.
Now for the food. I am not a big fan of overly seasoned food, so this came down to my personal taste, but overall it was really good. I got the wings with the Dank sauce, which has a mustard-forward flavor that worked nicely with the wings. I also tried the shrimp queso fries, and they were stuffed with shrimp.
Overall, I would give it a strong 8.5 out of 10. The food was good, the portions were great, and I definitely enjoyed it. I would order again for sure.
Order type
Delivery
Meal type
Dinner
Price per person
$20–30
Food: 4
Noise level
Not sure
Adam Bumgardner
03-04-2026
Joshua Bumgardner was amazing! Best server ever! He was extremely helpful navigating the menu while giving solid quality suggestions! He also cooked the food and it was better than I could have ever expected! More
Anestazia Lumley
22-03-2026
Omg. The food is sooooooo good! I travel about an hour away to get to the chicken queso sub. My son loves the Caesar salad french fries and the cheerwine bbq nuggets are AMAZING! and don't forget your desert! More
shannon
26-02-2026
The Dankery is our go to when we are craving delicious food. The chicken tenders tray with wet garlic parm or the Buffalo ranch with garlic parm fries is delicious! The chicken tenders are large and the price of $16 for the tray is a good value. I also love getting the chicken or steak queso fries. I usually get lemon pepper on it as well, which gives it a nice zing.
My DoorDash order usually arrives within 30 minutes. I’m always recommending the Dankery to everyone I know. #supportsmallbusiness
Price per person
$10–20
Food: 5
Service: 5
Atmosphere: 5
Gabby Tabon
12-02-2026
FOOD WAS AMAZING! My order was messed up. I let the manager know and they fixed it instantly!! Taking care of the people who support the company was his top priority. Definitely will be coming back!! I enjoyed the food and atmosphere. The music was amazing the food was even better 10s across the board. Communication was a 10 as well. More
Trevor Jennings
18-01-2026
Ordered for pickup and left my number and selected to contact me if anything needed to be substituted. Replaced my steak sub with chicken and didn’t give me any of my sauces (that I paid extra for) because they were also out? Not sure why … More
Bria Weaver
04-01-2026
Terrible food & overpriced. I got food poisoning from the food. The location is very dirty. I will also not support a business whose owner doest’t treat his employees with respect!! 0/10. More
Joshua Kalloo
26-12-2025
Trash experience!
I ordered cajun crawfish and queso and small fries
&
Shrimp with lobster sauce
I drove 20 minutes out of the way to pick it up because even though i ordered from Hillsboro st, order got sent to the other location.
NOT ONCE did the people fulfilling my order think to call me to let me know they neither have crawfish, nor lobster sauce.
I arrive to receive ONE tray, not TWO.
they gave me shrimp and queso shrimp fries.
My girlfriend was hungry, at work, waiting on food. So i begrudgingly accepted the messed up order.
We are eating this tray right now through gritted teeth.
Shrimp is soggy. Fries are soggy.
NOT DANK
FAR FROM DANK
SAVE YOUR MONEY
Order type
Take out
Meal type
Lunch
Price per person
$10–20
Food: 1
Service: 1
Atmosphere: 1
Charles Morgan
27-11-2025
Food always comes out great. Best quality food in my area. Plenty of food options and sauces to go with tenders/wings/nuggets not to mention the different fry toppings 10/10 place and recommend everyone in the area check it out
Food: 5
Service: 5
Atmosphere: 5
Amber Holland
23-11-2025
Our order was hot and very flavorful. Highly recommend the chicken tenders with wet garlic parm sauce and Cajun fries. My boyfriend loved the hot fries - just the right amount of spicy! More
Mariah Gibson
20-11-2025
I definitely wouldn’t be back after the experience I had lastnight. Got all the way home and discovered they didn’t put bacon on my sub, (which was $4 extra for a slice of bacon crumbles absolutely ridiculous) I drove back to the … More
Brii Diaz
18-11-2025
I just tried their food today and it is definitely one of my favorite spots now!! I loved it!! I will absolutely be coming back! More
Kay La
01-10-2025
I don’t know what’s going on but the dankery is going down hill. I ordered delivery from GrubHub at 11:30pm, my friends and I were having a get together and no one wanted to go out. We know how busy the dank is so accepted delivery was going to take longer.
We ordered two tender trays and a steak and queso sub.
1) our steak and queso sub never came, I don’t know if the delivery driver forgot the bag it was in or if the dank never made it in the first place. I’m leaning towards it being the danks fault due to the second problem
2) One of our tender trays lacked the sauce we order. Anyone’s that goes to the Dank knows you order the food FOR the sauce, while my receipt reflected that we did order sauce our plate came dry. While I didn’t get a photo it was clear whoever wrote on the plate for the kitchen just wrote TT (tender tray) forgetting to write down the sauces
3) This could all be seen as a fluke but my friends have been having bad experiences at Dankery’s more convenient location to us on Hillsborough Street. Receiving extremely small portions of tenders and lightly sauced queso fries.
My friends and I love supporting local black businesses, as young black students ourselves. However eating out is not cheap and the Dankery is now becoming a gamble of if the food will be worth it or not due to it becoming non-consistent. Before the summer it was always the go to spot for us but we will not be returning anytime soon.
Price per person
$10–20
Group size
2 people
Princess Monique
26-09-2025
If I could rate this place zero stars, I absolutely would. My recent experience at The Dankery was extremely disappointing, and I feel compelled to file a formal complaint. … More
Stephanie Owens
05-09-2025
Great food! Looks and taste amazing!!! Great customer service as well. Definitely will be back!
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Jeffrey Baker
04-09-2025
I had the hot honey tender tray with the chicken queso fries. Strawberry crunch cake and honeybun cake. The cakes were dry and the fries were very salty. And the tenders were on point. I would come back again. It took about 45 minutes for … More
Tanisha Mccullers
29-08-2025
The food is excellent every time I come I've never had any issues with my food but I will say you should call to make sure that they actually have what you are looking for on the menu I recently came there on Monday October 13th and … More
IZA TRINI
18-08-2025
The main issue with my visit was that the restaurant was not open during the hours listed on Google. Accurate business hours are important, and this caused unnecessary inconvenience. Hopefully this can be improved for future customers.
Opposite Attraction
08-08-2025
The place was absolutely amazing, but I couldn't eat my food because it was extremely salty. The fries were pretty good tho. More
Jarin Muk
06-08-2025
Literally my favorite place in the state of North Carolina to eat some good, made from scratch, quality food. The Cajun crawfish and queso fries are what dreams are made of. Food is always fresh and has not changed a bit since I went to them out the food truck! None of that fake chicken or frozen vibes here!
Food: 5
Service: 5
Atmosphere: 5
Kenneth Wheeler
02-08-2025
I got the tender sandwich with Nashville hot sauce and fries
At first glance I thought it was a small portion for $14 but it did fill me up so I guess it was cool … More
Brianna Barnes
27-07-2025
I come here at least three times a week. I’ve tried at least 5-6 different menu items. Everything is amazing and portions are hefty! Whatever you do, order the Dank sauce as well. More
SinsAngel
07-07-2025
My fiancé decided to take me to The Dankery on a whim since neither of us had been back since they left Durham. We have so many great memories tied to the old location—it used to be one of our favorites. … More
Colleen Meredith
01-07-2025
I’ve been a HUGE fan of the dankery ever since I found their old location in Durham. The food is always fresh, flavorful, and their sauces are the best!! Their employees are always very pleasant, and the vibe of this restaurant is top tier. I highly recommend their Wet garlic parm as well as their buffalo ranch. (The wet garlic parm is the absolute best thing I’ve ever tasted, my mouth is watering thinking about it and I literally just finished my meal) portions are big, and well worth the money. I 100% recommend you support this local, black owned business! I can’t wait to see what’s in the future for the dank.
Price per person
$10–20
Food: 5
Service: 5
Atmosphere: 5
Abdul Basit
20-06-2025
I wish I could give it more than 1 star, but I can't.
We've been wanting to visit the Dankery for a long, long time now as a RDU native. Have seen all the reels and marketing posts that make the food look overly good.
Our first and most likely our last time here, unfortunately.
We came at around 7PM on a Sunday evening, with no other customer. The floors were greasy and slippery.
Ordered hot honey wings ( $15/6 wings) and a wet garlic Parm tray with steak/queso fries ($23). Gave our number and 15 mins later got a text saying they were out of hot honey. How are you out of HOT HONEY? instead they suggested to get "Thai chili".
A total of 30 minutes later from placing the order, with no other customer, we got a text saying food was ready.
Upon going home and taking the food out, the Thai chili wings were not spicy, infact it was sweet chili sauce that you can get from any Asian store - nothing unique or Thai about it. To add to insult, my wife on her first bite discovered a long piece of hair IN the batter, so we knew it wasn't ours. Disgusting.
The wet garlic Parm wings were decent, the only good thing about the order. Honestly would prefer the garlic Parm wings from Popeyes instead.
The queso steak fries were average at best. Asked for extra queso but didn't receive it. The steak was a sad addition - no flavor, just sliced meat on top of fries. No seasoning whatsoever.
We concluded we'd probably never go back to any of the locations, but glad we were able to try it out after seeing it on social media.
Service was slow, food quality was sub par. Would have given 2 stars if it wasn't for the hair in the batter.
In conclusion, there are far better establishments you can go to for $20/plate or less. Not worth the hype you see on social media. Also takes forever to get your food.
Hope this helps someone.
Food: 1
Service: 1
Atmosphere: 1
Reviews The Dankery