Uncle Fatty’s Drive-In Coming to Raleigh

The rumor is, and Cameron Village’s website confirms, that a place called Uncle Fatty’s Drive-In will be coming to Cameron Village.

With the words Fatty and Drive-In beside each other in a restaurant name, it doesn’t bode well for the belly.

Where will it be on Woodburn Road? And what kind of Drive-In are we talking? Sonic? In-and-Out burger is a hip destination for the masses in the Southwest US. The Dixie Drive-In was popular in my hometown. Then there’s always Arnold’s Drive-In. Maybe Richie, Potsie and Fonze will stop in for a shake. Ayyyyyy!

Guess that takes care of the Andy’s rumor too.

Graphic by New Raleigh and tip from Ginny Skalski

RaleighRob01/23 08:51 AM

Wow…and I thought Cam Vill would have a traffic problem with Chick-Fil-A having a drive-thru, but a Drive-In?? On Woodburn? I don’t see how??
(Maybe in the lot in front of Rite-Aid…but that’s often used as overflow for employees of other stores from what I’m told?)

kg01/23 09:12 AM

drive-in, cameron village… kind of mutually exclusive ideas, imo.

Raleighite01/23 10:21 AM

Looks like it’s in place of the proposed “Burger Dawgz” location beside Piccolo Italia and Ten Thousand Villages.

richardfoc01/23 10:29 AM

I’m willing to bet it’s not an actual Drive-In. Kind of like Mo’s Diner isn’t an actual Diner. Just my $.02.

Lisa Jeffries01/23 10:30 AM

GoGoRaleigh.com says it will be next to Piccola Italia (sp?)... but I wonder exactly where it will be fitting. If it’s in that section of CV, I’m assuming it won’t actually be drive-anything.

hackles1001/23 11:17 AM

Sounds great either way…add a chik-fil-a and Cameron Village will be in for some gridlock!

Michael01/23 11:44 AM

Yuck. Could they have chosen a less appealing name than “Uncle Fatty’s”?

hackles1001/23 12:21 PM

Yeah, not a great name…but I can get past that for some tasty burgers!

TheCatalyst01/23 02:27 PM

Darn it!! I thought by the headline that we were getting a Drive-in movie theater!!! Fark! That would be awesome!

hackles1001/23 02:35 PM

Uncle Fattys would be the all time best name for a drive in movie theatre!!

al01/23 03:45 PM

I think it’s a great name!

Cindy H.01/23 03:53 PM

Is it locally owned?

enigma01/23 06:32 PM

all the info is here

http://www.gogoraleigh.com/

Souther Foodie01/26 09:59 AM

Is that really the logo?

hackles1001/26 10:00 AM

Based on the “graphic by New Raleigh” post script…I would probably say NO!

MMI01/27 12:59 PM

FYI—that address looks to be the former locale of the framing shop (_______’s Fine Art?). It’s not a huge space, FWIW, but it’s not doing anything by being empty.

Paige09/25 04:03 AM

We need some decent restaurants in Cam. Village. ‘Bout time!

MMI09/25 09:53 AM

LOL - Paige, what do you call the restaurants that are there now?

Billy10/26 10:36 AM

Not as good as Chargrill.

hackles1010/26 10:40 AM

Billy, did you go today for the opening?

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