Cocktails, seafood and steak: The Crunkleton opens third location

The restaurant's third location is a full service restaurant and bar in Smoky Hollow, right off Capital Boulevard in downtown Raleigh.
Posted 7/10/2025, 12:00:00 AM Updated 7/10/2025, 12:01:33 AM

YEARS OUT IN THE THING.

>> WELCOME TO THE PROM HOLTON,

A RALLY AND SMOKEY HOLLOW.

THE KUNKEL 10 ORIGINATED IN

CHAPEL HILL IN 2008 AND THEN

EXPANDED TO A FULL SERVICE

CONCEPT IN 2018 IN CHARLOTTE,

NORTH CAROLINA. WE'VE BEEN OPEN

FOR ABOUT 8 WEEKS. SO NOT TOO

LONG, BUT THE PROJECT STARTED

ALMOST 3 YEARS AGO. WHAT REALLY

MAKES IT SPECIAL IS THAT WE

MAKE EVERYTHING FROM SCRATCH

ITS JUST SIMPLE, HIGH-QUALITY

INGREDIENTS EXECUTED WITH A

HIGH LEVEL OF HOSPITALITY.

>> REALLY EXTENSIVE BOURBON,

WHISKEY SCOTCH LIST AND A LOT

OF THAT COMES FROM VERY HUMBLE

10 AND A PASSION FOR FOR BEN

RIGHT NOW ARE VERY EXCITED

ABOUT OUR STRAWBERRY SALAD THAT

IS ON FOR THE BEST SUMMER FALL

OR IN THE FALL NEW. WE ALSO

LOVE THE CAMARI. IT'S A STAPLE

ON OUR MENU AND ENTREES.

THE MARKET FASCIST, WONDERFUL,

A VOTE.

FRESH FISH EVERY OTHER DAY OR

SO. AND THEN OUR REALLY GOOD

BURGER. JUST GOOD. WE GET OUR

OWN SPECIAL BLEND OF ME FOR OUR

BURGERS. SO IT IS COMPLETELY

TO US. EVERY BURGERS PUT ON OUR

OPEN FIRE HARD SO IT'S A PRETTY

UNIQUE WAY TO COVER. AND WE

DEFINITELY HANG OUR HAT ON OR

ON BY. IT'S A FAMILY RECIPE FOR

MARCIA. SO 2 VERY POPULAR

COCKTAILS. ONE IS A MORE

SEASONAL COCKTAIL PUT ON BY A

BAR MANAGER ALL THE REST.

AND IT IS THE CANCER, YOU KNOW,

AND VERY CRASH BARRIER FRESH

ING AND SEASONAL AND THEN WE

ALSO HAVE THE BOURBON GRAHAM

BALL, WHICH IS A MORE CLASSIC

COCKTAIL. I SERVED OVER CRUSHED

ICE.

SO THE ICE PROGRAM IS IS VERY

COOL. WE HAVE TO OUR ICE

MACHINES THAT MAKES US A CLEAR

BOX OF ICE. AND WE HARVEST ON

ICE EVERY DAY. IT TAKES A

LITTLE BIT MORE THAN 24 HOURS

TO MAKE THE BOX. THE BARTENDERS

TAKE THEM OUT. THEY GET TO

TEMPER FOR ABOUT 45 MINUTES AND

THEN THROUGHOUT THE SHIPS INTO

THE DIFFERENT CAMPS FOR

DIFFERENT COCKTAILS. THE BAR

PROGRAM KIND OF PROVIDES A LOT

OF SHOWMANSHIP WITH OUR EYES

PROGRAM AND OUR OUR BARTENDERS

PUTTING ICE ALMOST ORDER FOR

COCKTAIL. SO THEN WHEN YOU MOVE

INTO THE FOOD SIDE, YOU GET TO

SEE THE OPEN FIRE HEART.

ALL THE COOK COOKING MOVING

AROUND AND THE KID, THE PLANES

AND ALL THAT. SO IT REALLY

GIVES EVERY GUEST. A SPECIAL

UN SALE. HOW EVERYTHING IS

BEING PREPARED FROM THEIR

DRINKS, THEIR APPETIZERS,

ENTREES AND DESSERTS. SO

CURRENTLY WE ARE OPEN 7 DAYS A

WEEK EVENINGS ONLY BUT IN THE

NEXT COMING MONTHS WILL BE

OPENING FOR BRUNCH ON SATURDAY

AND SUNDAY FROM 11:00AM TO

3.30. THERE'S AN AWESOME BRUNCH

CROWD IN RALEIGH. A LOT OF

EXCITEMENT BEHIND ANOTHER FRONT

OPTION. AND THEN WE DO OFFER

TOMAHAWK STEAK AT FRENCH, WHICH

PEOPLE ARE PRETTY EXCITED ABOUT

THAT. IT'S A IT'S A SHOWS.

OFFER HER A HUG FROM STABLE.

COME CHECK US OUT AND SMOKEY

HOLLOW. WE'RE EXCITED TO HAVE

YOU. WE HAVE WALK IN SPACE

AVAILABLE EVERY DAY AT 5

O'CLOCK. AND THEN RESERVATIONS

OPEN 2 WEEKS IN ADVANCE ON