Hideaway BBQ Building Up for Auction
There was once a day when a lonely BBQ joint on Capital Boulevard brought in some fabulous alt-country (and other) musical acts. Sadly, we lost Hideaway BBQ back in January 2008 and the building has sat empty since. Luckily, the restaurant’s booking agent Marianne Taylor moved over to Berkeley Cafe on Martin Street in downtown and has been bringing great shows there ever since.
A FOR SALE sign has been outside the building since closing but no one jumped at the chance for an essentially fully functioning restaurant (with furniture and equipment) and eventually the sign was replaced with an Upcoming Auction sign. One auction happened and no one bought the building and now Triangle Business Journal is reporting that another auction will take place at noon on March 5th.
The auction will begin at noon at the site of the closed restaurant at 2210 Capital Blvd. Besides the building, auctioned will be the furniture, fixtures and equipment that remain in the 5,751-square-foot building. The restaurant and music venue closed in January 2008.
The suggested opening bid for the property is $350,000. The building, constructed in 2005 on a 1.6-acre lot, has a tax value of $1.3 million, according to Wake County records.
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Jason
02/15 10:14 PM
never went .. always wanted too though. crappy location .. nearest other bar is the foxy lady (Red’s did shutdown). nearest restaurant .. the gateway (close at 3pm).
I hope something goes in here though, it is a great building. I just don’t think that a bar will make it here until other things are around attracted the bar crowd.
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aburtch
02/16 01:03 AM
Miss the music, but I don’t miss the food. I think the person who booked the music is now at the Berkeley Cafe. Since Hideaway BBQ closed all the good bluegrass/americana shows have gone down there.
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JT#2
02/16 10:43 AM
Good atmosphere, music, food + terrible location = another failed business.
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HRH
02/16 12:07 PM
We live in the neighborhood behind the former Hideaway BBQ, Woodcrest. I know that those in our neighborhood would love to see Gateway Plaza redeveloped with a small grocery, restaurants/bar, etc… Maybe Mr. Bobby Murray will sell and/or redevelop the shopping center. Until that happens, it will be hard for anything to survive in the old Hideaway BBQ building.
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Isaac
02/16 02:19 PM
My wife and I still talk about how much we miss Hideaway, but we DO NOT miss the food. If they had put just a little time into what was coming out of the kitchen, it would still be open.
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Ken Metzger
02/16 03:30 PM
From what I heard, it was not the business that was not doing well, but the owner and his marriage. It could have been all gossip, of course.
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Collins
02/16 03:43 PM
Hideaway had a good crowd everytime I went there but I only went to see music and maybe eat beforehand. Too bad, it was fun while it lasted.
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brian_M
02/16 05:13 PM
I have always hoped that the Balentine family would open a new version of their cafeteria there…I really miss Balentine’s in Cameron Village. Is anything even IN their old space there?
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Raleigh Boy
02/16 08:17 PM
@Brian_M—The few tenants left in the Cam Vill Balentines building (1959, Leif Valand, archt.) have been given notice to vacate by April 1. The building is scheduled to be demolished this summer. Sadly, Raleigh will soon lose yet another of its signature modernist office buildings.
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brian_M
02/17 06:21 AM
Oh, I guess this means they are following through on that godawful monstrosity on that corner at Cameron Village. I really don’t understand this lust for knocking down buildings from that era…the Garland Jones demolition was a sad day for Raleigh, and wow…there is that lovely “L Building” situation downtown. Ugh.
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Raleigh Boy
02/17 12:27 PM
@Brian_M—It is my understanding that although the city approved that project two years ago, the developer, Columbia Cameron Village LLC, based in San Antonio, has since abandoned its plans to build it. They own that entire block, and apparently want as much cleared away as possible, so when they do decide to build something, the site will be ready to go. Unless there is an effort put forward to save the Balentines building, its demolition appears inevitable. Again, Raleigh’s loss.
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