The Diamondback Grill is open seven days a week. Bar opens: 5:00 pm Dinner service: 5:30 pm For reservations: (336) 722-0006 751 N. Avalon Road Winston-Salem, NC The Diamondback is celebrating its 22nd year of business. We thank you for your support
(and your thirst).
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Join us for a great month of sports. We'll have college football, NFL and basketball action on five big TVs. We also have pro bartenders on staff, which can be attractive as we get near the holidays and Aunt Jeanie calls and says she's coming for a six-day surprise visit.
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Greetings!
Now that we've all gained 7.25 pounds eating smushed Halloween mini-chocolates, sticky gummies and Gobstoppers, it may be time to refocus a bit.
And the Diamondback is right here for you with delicious food that's homemade and doesn't come in a plastic wrapper with nutritional information on the side. We're talking fresh veggies, healthy meats, homemade soups and of course, drinks at the bar with our very own professional bartending staff who are here to help you relax and enjoy life.
 It's going to be a great month
Man alert: the Christmas Countdown has begun and many women may be having, well, a bit of a freak out*.
Yes, it happens this time of year. You know the signs: the blank stares, the "can you just put a little more cash in my account," the sleepless nights worrying over little Jimmy's Dumbledore Elderwand that he absolutely HAS TO HAVE, MOMMA (the real one from the wand shop in Orlando, not the fake plastic one). Yes, Christmas is coming and Michael Jackson's Propofol trial is just going to have to wait while women all over the nation head out to find the LEGO Ninjago Fire Temple 2507 before someone else does. So we invite all men to bring your women to the Diamondback this month. Maybe even multiple times. A great dinner, a little wine and ahhh, everything just might be all right.
 Check out our brand spankin' new website and follow us on Twitter (we're getting mighty 21st century around here)Yes, we're getting high-tech around here (well, kinda). We have a fantastic new website (click here to see it,) plus we've joined Twitter, created a news blog, started building an online store for t-shirts -- whew! You can even make a reservation on your iPhone 4s. Read more about that below and in the meantime -- come see us at the Diamondback! -- Kimberly and Murphy
*Freaking out over Christmas is a natural, normal mental state. A little glass of Pinot, a night out with friends, not having to clean up the kitchen for the 12,000th time ... all of these things can be very helpful to restore that sense of calm.
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First basketball game ever on a carrier ship. Don't miss it.
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 CARRIER CLASSIC SEAFOOD SOIREE COME WATCH UNC AND MICHIGAN STATE PLAY BASKETBALL ON THE USS CARL VINSON and ENJOY A GREAT SEAFOOD DINNER
Friday, Nov. 11, 2011
Game time 7:00 pm
Well this is something that's never been done -- college basketball on an active US  military carrier ship. So we're making this into a little ocean themed night ourselves with a night devoted to basketball and seafood. Join us for a delicious dinner and a chance to see a very cool event.
Fine picture of the USS Carl Vinson from the UNC-CH website.
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 OYSTER ROAST AND NEW ORLEANS-STYLE SHRIMPAROO
Thursday, November 17 Bar opens at 5:00 pm Carolina at Virginia Tech -
Kick-off at 8:00 pm
Join us for our Fall Oyster Roast and New Orleans-Style Shrimparoo on Thursday, November 17. We'll have the Carolina/Virginia Tech game on, and we'll have a menu that will make your mouth water, including raw oysters, steamed oysters, our famous oyster nachos, lump crab hushpuppies, New Orleans peel-and-eat BBQ shrimp and Maryland crab cakes. We'll also have drink specials, including $3.50 Cosmos.
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ALL MONTH: COLLEGE FOOTBALL AND BASKETBALL AT THE DB
Some great football and basketball is coming up this month and we're certainly psyched about that. Now you can check out our brand new sports and events calendar.
DON'T FORGET: SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 5 - FOOTBALL - #1 ALABAMA VS. #2 LSU IN THE BIGGEST GAME OF THE YEAR. KICK-OFF: 8:00 PM.  PRO FOOTBALL, TOO
Head over to the DB for pro sports nights, too. Basically, if there's a good game -- we'll have it on. We put so many TVs in our restaurant you barely have to twist your head. If you're a sports lover, this is the place for you. P.S. If you are a famous NBA player, well, seems like you have some time on your hands -- so we invite you to come spend an evening with us at the Diamondback. We know you're hurting and you may be down a couple mil, so listen, the first drink is on us.
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Join us for Fall Wine Tasting Nights on Tuesdays.
$2 per taste.
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FALL WINE TASTINGS
$2 per taste on Tuesdays
Join us every Tuesday in November for casual wine tastings at the bar. You pick the time and the wines you'd like to taste from our wonderful new wine menu.
Pair wine selections with our new Shared Plates including Murphy's Pate de Campagne or Mediterranean Cicchetti, which includes white bean pesto tapenade, hummus, marinated olives, sundried tomatoes and grilled bread. We also have a wonderful Ahi tuna tartare appetizer and a selection of raw and steamed oysters. All of these are actually wonderful with whites or reds.
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 TRIVIA NIGHTS Tuesdays at 9:00 pm
Sometimes, friends, it's not who you know, but actually what you know. And this is it. Trivia nights are so much fun, and some folks seriously do have a lot of trivia stuffed into their heads. Who knew. If you are one of those people, we invite you to join us and go for your 15 minutes of fame. We have prizes, moments of sheer genius and basically, a good time. John Cain is our leader and he is mighty bright himself. Please note: it's okay to bring folks who don't know/remember basically anything.
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 THANKSGIVING HOMECOMING NIGHTS November 23 (Wednesday), 25 (Friday) and 26 (Saturday)
We will be closed on Thanksgiving Day so our staff can stuff themselves with tryptophan-laced turkey.
Look - it's only the beginning of November, and we're already getting excited about seeing our old buddies over Thanksgiving weekend. What can we say -- it's one of our favorite times at the DB. So make plans now to join us for some fun and tell all your high school buds to meet you at the Diamondback. We'll have drink specials, dinner specials and a nice chair for old Aunt Betty who likes a double scotch straight up. Aunt Betty might be our kind of girl.
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FRESH OUT OF THE OVEN: OUR NEW WEBSITE
Yes, we're very excited, and we hope you'll take a minute to check out our new website. Some of the new features include:
~a news blog
~full menus
~a nice, easy-to-read calendar
~a store! (now under construction)
~the latest newsletter
~online reservations through OpenTable and so much more.
This is exciting stuff. Take a look.
Check it out now by clicking here.
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 BRUNSWICK STEW IS IN THE HOUSE
A fall favorite for many Diamondback regulars is our Brunswick Stew -- and it's now available nightly at the DB.
Brunswick stew is healthy for you, and it will make you stronger and more prosperous. Well, actually we can't confirm that, but it is very delicious soup.
Come have a bowl tonight.
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FOOD FROM THE FARMER'S MARKET and RECIPES FROM SOMEBODY'S MOMMA
We want to thank many of the local farm stands for providing us with fresh, healthy produce for the Diamondback. Some of our favorites: Pinch Me Acres (thank you, Fowler Ruffin), Shore Farms and Let It Grow Produce. No two ways about it -- food made with fresh ingredients is healthier for you, and it just tastes better. Stop by and check out our fall menu, or see it online by clicking here. Also, please click on the links above and check out the websites for these local farmers and support them -- these are mighty nice people.
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 FALL DRINK SPECIALS
Fall is a wonderful time to try one of our fancy specialty cocktails, or not. In fact, if you'd rather just have a good bourbon, that's good for us, too. But we do have some new, exciting drinks for you to try:- Grey Hound
- Sausalito
- Cosmo Royale
- Toasted Nut
- Blue & Grey
- Ritz
To see our wine menu, please click here. Our lawyers will want us to note here that you must be at least 21 to drink alcohol, which you already know. Some of us would like to go back in time and be less than 21 again just to see what we looked like before gravity set in -- but that's not going to happen, now is it.
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What's Going On in November
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 NOVEMBEREVERY TUESDAY
~$2 Tuesday Wine Tastings, $2 each at the bar.
~$2 Tuesdays for Kids -- Feed the kiddies for just $2. Two dollars, people! That's a deal!
DRINK SPECIALS EVERY NIGHT Every night of the week. Click here to see them.
SPORTS AND OTHER EVENTS Nov. 5 (Saturday) - GREAT FOOTBALL NIGHT - #1 Alabama vs. LSU KO Time 8:00 pm and Carolina at NC State - KO at 12:30 pm and Wake vs. Notre Dame - KO 8:00 pm.
Nov. 11 (Friday) - BASKETBALL - CARRIER CLASSIC SEAFOOD SOIREE - UNC vs. Michigan State on the USS Carl Vinson - Game time 7:00 pm Nov. 12 (Saturday) - FOOTBALL - Wake at Clemson
Nov. 17 (Thursday) - FOOTBALL - Carolina at Virginia Tech - 8:00 pm - OYSTER ROAST AND NEW ORLEANS-STYLE SHRIMPAROO Nov. 19 (Saturday) - FOOTBALL - Wake vs. Maryland KO 12 or 3:30 pm
Nov. 23 (Wednesday) THANKSGIVING HOMECOMING - Welcome home, friends. Nov. 24 (Thursday) - THANKSGIVING - Closed for turkey consumption.
Nov. 25-26 (Friday and Saturday) - Join us for dinner and football. FOOTBALL - Carolina vs. Duke - KO Time TBA and Wake vs. Vanderbilt See the November Calendar on our new website. Click here. |
 YOU ASKED FOR IT - AND HERE IT IS!
MURPHY'S 2-HOUR* DELICIOUS TURKEY RECIPE THAT WILL DAZZLE MOTHERS-IN-LAW EVERYWHERE
Yes, you can cook a turkey and look like Julia herself. This is the recipe that will take you to turkey fame. It's been used successfully by good cooks and some folks who can't cook worth a darn. Murphy was walking down the street the other day and someone stopped him and said, "Aren't you the two-hour turkey guy?" Why, yes. So here, back by popular demand, is Murph's 2-Hour Delicious Turkey Recipe. Now one very important note: if you get a turkey the size of a mobile home, you are going to need to adjust your cooking time, okay.
Click here to download the recipe now.
*Everyone thinks it takes 4 hours to cook a turkey. So use this method and you can have 2 hours to do, well, whatever you darn well please.
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 CATERING FOR COCKTAIL PARTIES, OFFICE PARTIES, BIG PARTIES, SMALL PARTIES ...
Thinking about a holiday party? Maybe a business lunch? Well, give us a ring and let the Diamondback staff take care of every detail. We're pros at parties of all sizes -- in fact, we just spent a week catering for 10,000 people at the High Point Furniture Market. We even catered a party with the B-52s (yes, that's us at the concert above). If you're ready to plan a party that people will remember, call Murphy today at (336) 722-0006.
HOT NEWS: The Diamondback now caters for Shaffner House. If you're looking for a big, beautiful space -- this is a great spot!
To see our new catering page, click here.
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 TOAST YOUR BACKSIDE BY THE FIRE
When the temperature drops, we start making a big fire right here at the DB. Not a fake fire that you turn on with a switch, friends, no! A real fire with real wood that someone manly had to chop. By the way, we've had an engagement around here lately from folks who had their first date at the Diamondback (wahoo!). You never know what could happen right here in the heart of Buena.
DIAMOND DOLLARS FOR NICE PEOPLE
Volunteering at the hospital? That's nice! Brought dinner to someone who's not feeling well? That's nice, too! You're a nice person. And we want to do something nice for all the nice people in the world. Kimberly has been giving out Diamondback Dollars all over the place, so be on the lookout. You might have some Diamondback Dollars coming your way.
NOW ON FACEBOOK AND TWITTERYes, we Tweet now and since we're new to this, we could use some friends. It's like your freshman year and no one knows you're even there. Anyway, we hope you'll follow us if you're on Twitter -- we're getting tight with Ashton K. and the other Twitter regulars.
 
CURBSIDE TAKEOUT -- GREAT FOOD. NO CLEANUP.
That's right. Try our curbside takeout service and you'll have more time for the things you love. We have healthy options like homemade chicken fingers, veggies and salads. Type our number into your phone (336) 722-0006, order and dinner will be ready in just 10 minutes.
 100HIGH Well, we survived the October Furniture Market and no one is going to believe this, but we served 10,000 people in less than a week. And we loved every minute of it. If you live in High Point and want to have the biggest, best, most beautiful party or wedding ever -- well, we have a space for you.
OFFICE SPACE WITH FREE WI-FI (AND A BARTENDER)
Yes, we welcome all tireless workers, with a project due, to join us at the Diamondback to finish those spreadsheets in style. Have a delicious dinner with internet access and let our professional bartenders mix you up something that will inspire you to greatness.
 HAPPY BIRTHDAY! COME CELEBRATE YOUR SPECIAL DAY WITH FRIENDS AND HAVE A FREE ENTREE, DESSERT OR APPETIZER ON US --New!
THREE-COURSE DINNER SPECIAL - New!
Order a three-course dinner (appetizer, entree and dessert) and get 10% off your meal. Perfect for date night and a dinner with friends. Our staff can help you pair wines with each of your courses. And don't forget -- you can order just a tasting of our wines instead of a whole glass.
 DO YOU WORK DOWNTOWN? HAVE A DELICIOUS LUNCH AT THE DOWNTOWN DIAMONDBACK!
The Downtown Diamondback offers delicious, freshly made soups, sandwiches and salads every day of the business week. We're open from 11:30 am-2:30 pm and we're located in the Park Building at 101 N. Cherry Street. Every day we offer a $6.50 Hot Lunch Special for those who want something that tastes like your momma used to cook -- that is if your momma could actually cook. We also do some very tasty catered business lunches.
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Hope you're doing well and can't wait to see you soon! Have a fabulous fall, everyone, and thank you for supporting the Diamondback.
-Kimberly and Murphy
For those of you who are still reading this, we thank you for making it to the very end. We didn't know we had so much to say and we actually probably have more to say, but come on in and we'll talk about it over dinner.
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