I recently visited Fifty91 in Durham, hoping to finally try their chicken bulgogi sandwich, which had been on my list for a while. I placed my order at 1:19 p.m. on a Saturday, and the restaurant wasn’t particularly busy at the time. Soon after, more people trickled in, including a table of four who arrived after I had ordered.
Around 1:41 p.m., I noticed that a single chicken bulgogi sandwich came out of the kitchen—the only food that had been prepared for dine-in customers during that time—and was brought directly to the table of four. I had a feeling it might have been my order since their food didn’t come out together, but I decided to wait a bit longer, assuming it would be sorted out soon.
By 2:00 p.m., after waiting almost 40 minutes with no food, I asked the server to check on my order and those of other dine-in customers. Instead of going back to the kitchen to check on orders, she continued taking new orders, making coffees, and filling beer pints for new guests. It felt like dine-in orders weren’t being prioritized, and it was frustrating to see other tasks take precedence when several of us had been waiting a long time for food.
Finally, I asked for a refund because my order still hadn’t been prepared, and my patience had run out. This was my first visit to Fifty91, and I had been looking forward to trying that sandwich, so it was pretty disappointing to walk away with a bad first impression instead.
Atmosphere: 2
Service: 1
B Whit
Chicken panini was great!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Chicken Panini
James Goerke
The food was good but I would skip the dry rub wings next time and maybe just go with a sandwich. The fries were a bit off and over cooked too. But, overall good and a good option for food with a beer from high wire if you’re not in the mood for pizza. Plus, of was fun to try a pineapple ginger Jamaica sof drink :)
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Morgan Carney
Went right in the middle of dinner hours on a weekend and was disappointed to find out that only 1 of the 5 salad options was available because all the salads are premade and stored in a “grab and go” style fridge? Not what I expected from a full restaurant. Particularly not for a $10 salad while the kitchen is open… thought this was bizarre. Maybe that’s just not the right item to order here, but I’m not super excited to try again.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 1
Service: 1
Zan Coleman
The staff was nice, but half our to go order was wrong. Wrong flavor wings Wrong kind of chicken sandwich Very over cooked burger
Drea J.
I stopped in not knowing what to expect, but I loved it! I ordered the chicken bulgogi sandwich, which was absolutely delicious. The bun was an appropriate size for the chicken patty which was much appreciated. My boyfriend ordered the mango berbere wings and they had a great flavor. Highly recommend this spot! You really can’t beat the location. One small recommendation I would make for the restaurant is to dim the overhead lights a bit as they were a little too bright for a dinner experience.
Millie
Best new chicken sandwich in Durham - that spicy Ethiopian sauce is SO good.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Bulgogi Chicken Sandwich
Holly Dixon
I ordered a couple cheeseburger meals on their app while I was in Highwire. I got a weird notification when I clicked the submit button that said something like “this time slot is no longer available choose the next available time slot” it didn’t show me the next available time slot but I just accepted. I waited like 10 minutes then walked over to the restaurant. While the interior is very cozy looking, I couldn’t find a single staff member in the dining room. I wondered if they were closed, but their hours were not listed anywhere I could see. Myself and 3 other people were just kind of standing at the counter. Finally a security guard walks into the restaurant and into the kitchen, finds a cook, and then the ONLY STAFF MEMBER in the building LEAVES the restaurant to do something for her. He comes back in and doesn’t say a single word to any of us?! I’m hoping he’s making my food so I wait a bit longer. I go back and look at my order confirmation in my email and realize the “next available” time was the following day at noon! Because the guy in the back is unaccessible, I decide to try and call around to cancel my order. I contact revel who is the hosting platform the orders are made through via email. At this point it’s later in the evening so I just decide to call the next day. I called multiple times and continuously got sent to voicemail. I’ve left multiple voicemails and sent emails. Finally the next day someone calls me and asks me if I’m coming to pick up my food. I tell him I’d been calling and calling to cancel. He said okay and I thought we were squared away. But it has been multiple days and no refund has been issued. I finally disputed the charge with my bank. I don’t live locally and have visited Highwire a couple times, but am not familiar with the area otherwise. I’m not going to order from this establishment again.
Atmosphere: 4
Service: 1
caimiao liu
I had the bulgogi chicken sandwich and that was the best thing ever happened to me in a while. The right amount of sauce and just juice chicken! The way they made their fries was also great! The wings were very mediocre, however. The vibe was great so I was very surprised that the place was not busy at all on a Friday evening.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Graham Howell
Good food but incredibly slow service, they also got my order wrong twice. Would still go back though
Great service and location!! The fries are absolutely incredible. They’re like a hybrid steak x curly fry with amazing seasoning. I’ve been here twice for the wings and I’ll definitely be returning. 10/10 recommend
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Franklin Watson
Delicious bulgogi chicken sandwich and good French fries, looking forward to trying more of the menu next time.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Glen Eder
Grabbed the chicken panini for dinner that slapped hard; comes with a good amount of fries that were actually fire. For the price it’s definitely the best food on that campus. Will be back to try out the rest of the menu. Folks were extremely friendly as well and got the food out quick.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Tsega M
Immaculate vibes and feel. The burger was beyond delicious!
I recently visited Fifty91 in Durham, hoping to finally try their chicken bulgogi sandwich, which had been on my list for a while. I placed my order at 1:19 p.m. on a Saturday, and the restaurant wasn’t particularly busy at the time. Soon after, more people trickled in, including a table of four who arrived after I had ordered.
Around 1:41 p.m., I noticed that a single chicken bulgogi sandwich came out of the kitchen—the only food that had been prepared for dine-in customers during that time—and was brought directly to the table of four. I had a feeling it might have been my order since their food didn’t come out together, but I decided to wait a bit longer, assuming it would be sorted out soon.
By 2:00 p.m., after waiting almost 40 minutes with no food, I asked the server to check on my order and those of other dine-in customers. Instead of going back to the kitchen to check on orders, she continued taking new orders, making coffees, and filling beer pints for new guests. It felt like dine-in orders weren’t being prioritized, and it was frustrating to see other tasks take precedence when several of us had been waiting a long time for food.
Finally, I asked for a refund because my order still hadn’t been prepared, and my patience had run out. This was my first visit to Fifty91, and I had been looking forward to trying that sandwich, so it was pretty disappointing to walk away with a bad first impression instead.
Atmosphere: 2
Service: 1
Chicken panini was great!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Chicken Panini
The food was good but I would skip the dry rub wings next time and maybe just go with a sandwich. The fries were a bit off and over cooked too. But, overall good and a good option for food with a beer from high wire if you’re not in the mood for pizza. Plus, of was fun to try a pineapple ginger Jamaica sof drink :)
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Went right in the middle of dinner hours on a weekend and was disappointed to find out that only 1 of the 5 salad options was available because all the salads are premade and stored in a “grab and go” style fridge? Not what I expected from a full restaurant. Particularly not for a $10 salad while the kitchen is open… thought this was bizarre. Maybe that’s just not the right item to order here, but I’m not super excited to try again.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 1
Service: 1
The staff was nice, but half our to go order was wrong.
Wrong flavor wings
Wrong kind of chicken sandwich
Very over cooked burger
I stopped in not knowing what to expect, but I loved it! I ordered the chicken bulgogi sandwich, which was absolutely delicious. The bun was an appropriate size for the chicken patty which was much appreciated. My boyfriend ordered the mango berbere wings and they had a great flavor. Highly recommend this spot! You really can’t beat the location. One small recommendation I would make for the restaurant is to dim the overhead lights a bit as they were a little too bright for a dinner experience.
Best new chicken sandwich in Durham - that spicy Ethiopian sauce is SO good.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Bulgogi Chicken Sandwich
I ordered a couple cheeseburger meals on their app while I was in Highwire. I got a weird notification when I clicked the submit button that said something like “this time slot is no longer available choose the next available time slot” it didn’t show me the next available time slot but I just accepted. I waited like 10 minutes then walked over to the restaurant. While the interior is very cozy looking, I couldn’t find a single staff member in the dining room. I wondered if they were closed, but their hours were not listed anywhere I could see. Myself and 3 other people were just kind of standing at the counter. Finally a security guard walks into the restaurant and into the kitchen, finds a cook, and then the ONLY STAFF MEMBER in the building LEAVES the restaurant to do something for her. He comes back in and doesn’t say a single word to any of us?! I’m hoping he’s making my food so I wait a bit longer. I go back and look at my order confirmation in my email and realize the “next available” time was the following day at noon! Because the guy in the back is unaccessible, I decide to try and call around to cancel my order. I contact revel who is the hosting platform the orders are made through via email. At this point it’s later in the evening so I just decide to call the next day. I called multiple times and continuously got sent to voicemail. I’ve left multiple voicemails and sent emails. Finally the next day someone calls me and asks me if I’m coming to pick up my food. I tell him I’d been calling and calling to cancel. He said okay and I thought we were squared away. But it has been multiple days and no refund has been issued. I finally disputed the charge with my bank. I don’t live locally and have visited Highwire a couple times, but am not familiar with the area otherwise. I’m not going to order from this establishment again.
Atmosphere: 4
Service: 1
I had the bulgogi chicken sandwich and that was the best thing ever happened to me in a while. The right amount of sauce and just juice chicken! The way they made their fries was also great! The wings were very mediocre, however. The vibe was great so I was very surprised that the place was not busy at all on a Friday evening.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Good food but incredibly slow service, they also got my order wrong twice. Would still go back though
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 2
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Best breakfast sandwich in Durham!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Great service and location!! The fries are absolutely incredible. They’re like a hybrid steak x curly fry with amazing seasoning. I’ve been here twice for the wings and I’ll definitely be returning. 10/10 recommend
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Delicious bulgogi chicken sandwich and good French fries, looking forward to trying more of the menu next time.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Grabbed the chicken panini for dinner that slapped hard; comes with a good amount of fries that were actually fire. For the price it’s definitely the best food on that campus. Will be back to try out the rest of the menu. Folks were extremely friendly as well and got the food out quick.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Immaculate vibes and feel. The burger was beyond delicious!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
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