So glad we stumbled upon this one! It’s like good ‘ole Southern comfort food meets Asian fusion—like your grandma’s best friend is a 25-year-old NYC chef, and they threw a party! The food was incredible. I wanted to try everything on the menu, but I settled for the coconut-crusted fried green tomato’s, Crispy Chicken sandwich, bacon-Brussel sprouts, and a Harvest salad with red wine poached Asian pears and feta fritters. Everything was incredible! Our waitress was nice, and the service was excellent. We can’t wait to try brunch!
Travis Cotton
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March 05, 2025
Stopped here for a light lunch. Great place with a trendy vibe. We started with some spicy shrimp. We also had the Mac and cheese and the bibimbap. Service was great and the wait time was maybe 10 minutes.
Nikolas Owen
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January 27, 2025
Visited “Scratch” for dinner with my parents last night.
We had a wonderful experience! Our server was [Dadrian].
The restaurant was not loud or overwhelming, the food service was fast and the dessert was amazing!
I don’t remember which dessert I ordered, but it was an Oreo base with chocolate mousse, vanilla mousse, whipped cream and Oreo crumble on top. It was amazing. You could say I ate and left no crumbs 😂😂
The fries were also great. I’m going to be honest, I ordered the chicken tenders off of the kids meal and would 100% order them again. They served me the best chicken tenders I’ve ever had 😀.
Would definitely recommend this restaurant and will definitely be visiting it again in the near future.
Jordan Bardwell
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March 15, 2025
The friend chicken sandwich here is a solid 10/10. The Jalapeño corn bread is also absolutely delicious!
The service here was great and the drinks were also good.
Michael Glinter
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January 26, 2025
Review: Scratch Kitchen & Taproom - Cary, NC
We recently had an opportunity to dine at the Scratch Kitchen for lunch with family and the kids and wanted to share a few things about our experience.
It was a Sunday afternoon, and we had options of picking from the Lunch menu and the Brunch menu, which provided a ton of options from breakfast, appetizers, salads, bowls, noodles, burgers, and entrees. The options were a bit overwhelming; at one point, several people at the table had to ask the waiter for recommendations because it was a bit too much. As a food critic, it is always very concerning when a restaurant has a ROBUST menu because it’s hard to be consistent with the food quality with extensive menus.
Entrees
Bibimbap Bowl - Seared Rice Bowl with Shaved and Marinated Ribeye Steak, Fresh Spinach, Carrots, Green Onions, Pickled Red Onions, Cucumbers and Over-Easy Egg. Served with Spicy Bib Sauce.
This dish really had the perfect combination of flavors, blended together with the tenderness of the steak, the array of colors, tastes, and textures of the vegetables, and the rich, creamy egg overlay on top. My only complaint was that the spicy bib sauce was really spicy. Mind you, the waiter did warn us. It was more than expected. I love spicy, but others may find it overwhelming.
Crispy Chicken Sandwich - Waffle-Battered Fried Chicken with Spicy Maple Syrup Aioli, Candied Bacon and House Pimento Cheese with Scratch-Made Pickles. Served on A Locally Made Brioche Bun. This waffle batter chicken was perfectly cooked, crispy, juicy and tender inside, and seasoned to perfection. The maple syrup aioli added an outstanding balance of heat and sweet flavors, adding the smoky sweet candied bacon, with the creamy richness of the pimento cheese and the contrast of flavors with the homemade pickles. The dish was the perfect blend of sweet, savory, and spicy to elevate this sandwich beyond normal expectations.
Chicken Dutch Pancake - Dutch baby pancake baked in cast iron with hand-breaded fried chicken, fresh berries, and rosemary lemon maple syrup. I can’t really explain what this was. The fried chicken was a superior elevation, just like the sandwich, but the pancake was genuinely questionable. I think we were all very disappointed. My biggest challenge was the texture of the pancake; being more like a “flan” texture, I would almost call it a Flan Pancake. The saving grace of the dish was the flavor profile, with the sweetness of the berries mixed with rosemary maple syrup, which provided citrusy, earthy notes. It was a great blend of savory, sweet, and herbal flavors.
OVERALL, it was a great experience. Surprisingly, with all the things on their menu, for the most part, the food was pretty good. I would definitely recommend going. Just dig a little and ask questions before you order.
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So glad we stumbled upon this one! It’s like good ‘ole Southern comfort food meets Asian fusion—like your grandma’s best friend is a 25-year-old NYC chef, and they threw a party! The food was incredible. I wanted to try everything on the menu, but I settled for the coconut-crusted fried green tomato’s, Crispy Chicken sandwich, bacon-Brussel sprouts, and a Harvest salad with red wine poached Asian pears and feta fritters. Everything was incredible! Our waitress was nice, and the service was excellent. We can’t wait to try brunch!
Stopped here for a light lunch. Great place with a trendy vibe. We started with some spicy shrimp. We also had the Mac and cheese and the bibimbap. Service was great and the wait time was maybe 10 minutes.
Visited “Scratch” for dinner with my parents last night. We had a wonderful experience! Our server was [Dadrian]. The restaurant was not loud or overwhelming, the food service was fast and the dessert was amazing! I don’t remember which dessert I ordered, but it was an Oreo base with chocolate mousse, vanilla mousse, whipped cream and Oreo crumble on top. It was amazing. You could say I ate and left no crumbs 😂😂 The fries were also great. I’m going to be honest, I ordered the chicken tenders off of the kids meal and would 100% order them again. They served me the best chicken tenders I’ve ever had 😀. Would definitely recommend this restaurant and will definitely be visiting it again in the near future.
The friend chicken sandwich here is a solid 10/10. The Jalapeño corn bread is also absolutely delicious! The service here was great and the drinks were also good.
Review: Scratch Kitchen & Taproom - Cary, NC We recently had an opportunity to dine at the Scratch Kitchen for lunch with family and the kids and wanted to share a few things about our experience. It was a Sunday afternoon, and we had options of picking from the Lunch menu and the Brunch menu, which provided a ton of options from breakfast, appetizers, salads, bowls, noodles, burgers, and entrees. The options were a bit overwhelming; at one point, several people at the table had to ask the waiter for recommendations because it was a bit too much. As a food critic, it is always very concerning when a restaurant has a ROBUST menu because it’s hard to be consistent with the food quality with extensive menus. Entrees Bibimbap Bowl - Seared Rice Bowl with Shaved and Marinated Ribeye Steak, Fresh Spinach, Carrots, Green Onions, Pickled Red Onions, Cucumbers and Over-Easy Egg. Served with Spicy Bib Sauce. This dish really had the perfect combination of flavors, blended together with the tenderness of the steak, the array of colors, tastes, and textures of the vegetables, and the rich, creamy egg overlay on top. My only complaint was that the spicy bib sauce was really spicy. Mind you, the waiter did warn us. It was more than expected. I love spicy, but others may find it overwhelming. Crispy Chicken Sandwich - Waffle-Battered Fried Chicken with Spicy Maple Syrup Aioli, Candied Bacon and House Pimento Cheese with Scratch-Made Pickles. Served on A Locally Made Brioche Bun. This waffle batter chicken was perfectly cooked, crispy, juicy and tender inside, and seasoned to perfection. The maple syrup aioli added an outstanding balance of heat and sweet flavors, adding the smoky sweet candied bacon, with the creamy richness of the pimento cheese and the contrast of flavors with the homemade pickles. The dish was the perfect blend of sweet, savory, and spicy to elevate this sandwich beyond normal expectations. Chicken Dutch Pancake - Dutch baby pancake baked in cast iron with hand-breaded fried chicken, fresh berries, and rosemary lemon maple syrup. I can’t really explain what this was. The fried chicken was a superior elevation, just like the sandwich, but the pancake was genuinely questionable. I think we were all very disappointed. My biggest challenge was the texture of the pancake; being more like a “flan” texture, I would almost call it a Flan Pancake. The saving grace of the dish was the flavor profile, with the sweetness of the berries mixed with rosemary maple syrup, which provided citrusy, earthy notes. It was a great blend of savory, sweet, and herbal flavors. OVERALL, it was a great experience. Surprisingly, with all the things on their menu, for the most part, the food was pretty good. I would definitely recommend going. Just dig a little and ask questions before you order.