J Betski's

Name: J Betski's
Address: 1916 Bernard Street, Raleigh, NC, 27608, US
Telephone: +19198030008
Price range: $$
Rating: 4.7

Central and Eastern European inspired cuisine J. Betski's accentuates owner John F.
(633)

Korzekwinski's German and Polish heritage, offering a sampling of the delicious cuisine and fine beverages of Central and Eastern Europe. Menu preparation emphasizes the use of quality ingredients, with many of those being from local farms. The warm and inviting design of our bar and dining areas provide you with the ideal setting for an escape to the "Old World" here in the "New South".

06/16/2026

The Stanley Cup is back in Raleigh, the parade is Saturday, and Father's Day is right around the corner. We've got plenty of reasons to celebrate!

🎁 Father's Day E-Gift Card Sale- Now through Saturday, get 20% OFF e-gift cards $50+ with promo code GCDAD1. Give Dad something you know he'll love: great food, great beer, and great memories.

🍔 Tuesday & Wednesday Specials

🏆 $4 Off Category Six Burgers
8oz house-ground Painted Hills beef topped with tender pulled pork, pickled cabbage, and spicy BBQ mayo, served with potato crisps.

🥩 Smoked Brisket "Cheesesteak" Pirozhki Plates — $14
🍽️ Schnitzel Plates — $15
🍗 Ginger Chicken Plates — $14
🥟 All Pierogi Plates — $9

🍺 Radeberger Pilsner Drafts (16oz) — $6
🍷 Select Wines by the Glass — $7

Celebrate the Cup. Celebrate Dad. Celebrate great food.

Join us this week at J. Betski's! 🏒🍻🎉

06/11/2026

🏒🍔 GREAT GAME NIGHT BITES! 🍔🏒 Whether you're cheering for the Canes or just answering your hunger pains, everyone wins tonight at J. Betski's!

🔥 Thursday Burger Night
$4 OFF all our award-winning house-ground specialty burgers:
🍔 "Category 6" Pulled Pork BBQ Burger
Cheddar, pickled cabbage & smoky BBQ mayo
🍔 Smoked Brisket Burger
Shallot jam, melted Swiss & truffle aioli
🍔 Mushroom Pierogi Burger
Topped with a three-cheese mushroom pierogi, balsamic caramelized onions & truffle aioli
All burgers served with potato crisps.

Plus:
🍗 Austrian Ginger Fried Chicken Plates — $13
🥟 Mushroom Pierogi Plates — $7
🦀 Soft Shell Crab Appetizer Plates — $16
🍽️ Schnitzel Plates — $15
🍺 $2 OFF ALL DRAFT BEER
🍷 Select wines by the glass — $7

Skip the heat, grab a cold drink, enjoy some championship-caliber comfort food, and catch the game with us. And don't forget to check our website for Friday and Saturday features—trust us, you'll want to see what's coming next! 🌪️🏒🍻

06/09/2026

🌪️🏒 THERE'S NO BETTER PLACE TO BE BEFORE PUCK DROP! 🏒🌪️
Beat the heat, grab a cold drink, and fuel up for the game with our Ultimate Canes Game Day Specials!

🦀 The Soft Shell Crab Plate Returns! A fan favorite featuring marinated tomato-cucumber-avocado salad, lemon herb potato salad, and tomato-basil aioli, just $20!

🍔 Choose Your Game Day Burger:
🔥 "Category 6" Pulled Pork BBQ Burger
or
🔥 Sliced Smoked Brisket Burger
Both served with potato crisps — $20

🍺 Game Day Deals:
🥨 Half-Price Pretzels
🍷 Select Half-Price Bottled Wines
🍻 $2 Off ALL Draft Beer

Fan Favorites:
🥟 All Pierogi Plates — $10
🍗 Ginger Fried Chicken Plates — $13
🍽️ Schnitzel Plates — $15
🥩 Smoked Brisket "Cheesesteak" Pirozhki Plates — $15

Plus fresh summer specials including Seared Rare Tuna, House-Smoked NC Trout Cakes, Iberico Pork Pluma Steak, and more!

🌹 Pair it all with a refreshing glass of Austrian Zweigelt Rosé for just $8.

Come early, stay for puck drop, and cheer on the Canes with us!

🏒🍔🍻🌪️

06/04/2026

🏒🏆 Always in Championship Form! 🏆🏒 The Stanley Cup excitement is everywhere, but our kitchen is bringing its own championship-level lineup this weekend!
🍔 Thursday Burger Night – $4 off all award-winning Painted Hills Beef specialty burgers
🥨 FREE pretzel bites for tables sporting Canes gear
🏆 "Lord Stanley" Schnitzel Sandwich – topped with chili-braised pulled pork & duck, charred pineapple-sauerkraut slaw, and chili-lime-avocado aioli
🍗 $14 Ginger Fried Chicken Plates
🥟 All Pierogi Plates just $10 all weekend

🐟 Friday Fish Fry-Day- Fried Flounder Sandwich with sauerkraut slaw, house pickles & lemon-dill tartar

🍺 Saturday Specials
🍖 New Iberico Pork Plate
🐟 Seared Tuna with beet-ginger quinoa & lemon-mint mango cucumber salad
🥩 Smoked Brisket "Cheesesteak" Pirozhki
🥘 $21 Jägerschnitzel Night

Celebrate graduates, dads, the Canes, and great food with us all weekend long. Let's Go Canes! 🌪️🏒🍻

06/02/2026

🚨🏒 STANLEY CUP WATCH PARTY + WEEKLY SPECIALS! 🏒🚨
The road to the Cup continues, and we're ready to cheer on the Carolina Hurricanes with great food, cold drinks, and championship-worthy specials!

At J. Betski's, we appreciate a team that gives 100% every shift. Coach Rod Brind'Amour has built a culture of hard work, determination, and excellence and that's the same approach our team brings to your table every day.

📺 Watch the game with us tonight!
🍽️ Grab dinner before heading to the arena
🍻 Stay and cheer with fellow Canes fans
📍 Reserve your table on OpenTable or just swing by!

🔥 TUESDAY GAME DAY SPECIALS
Celebrating the 20th Anniversary of Carolina's Stanley Cup Championship with these special $20 Victory Plates:
🌪️ "Hurricane 5" Smoky BBQ Blackened Shrimp Burger
8oz house-ground Painted Hills beef, blackened NC shrimp, smoky BBQ aioli, potato crisps
🏆 "Lord Stanley's" Schnitzel Sandwich
Topped with braised pork & duck, charred pineapple slaw, avocado-cilantro aioli, served with potato crisps
🐟 Seared Tuna Plate
Mango-cucumber salad, raspberry-ginger dressed quinoa, strawberry-beet emulsion
🍷 Show Your Canes Colors Special: Select Red Wines by the Glass — $8
(Yes, rosés count too!)

PLUS:
🥟 All Pierogi Plates — $10
🦪 Baked Oysters — $12
🍺 $2 Off ALL Draft Beer
🎽 Wear Your Canes Gear!

Any table or bar guest sporting a Canes hat or shirt receives a FREE pretzel bowl (limit one per table).

🔥 WEDNESDAY SPECIALS
🥟 All Pierogi Plates — $10
🏆 Another Night of the "Lord Stanley's" Schnitzel Sandwich
🍗 Austrian-Style Ginger Fried Chicken Plate — $14
🥟 Smoked Brisket "Cheesesteak" Pirozhki Plate — $14
Whether you're celebrating a Canes victory, gathering with friends, or simply looking for one of the best midweek values in town, we've got you covered.
❤️🖤 LET'S GO CANES! Bring the Cup back to Carolina!

*food pics are just for fun- not representative of the real menu items :)

05/29/2026

🔥 Weekend Specials & New Favorites:
🥟 $10 Taquito Pierogi Plates – Creamy potato and spicy smoked kielbasa filling, red wine-balsamic sauce, and herb quark.
🥩 Smoked Brisket "Cheesesteak" Pirozhki Plate – House-made yeast dough pockets stuffed with smoked brisket, charred peppers & onions, Gruyère and Manchego cheeses, served with basil-tomato salad and garlic crunch cream. Only $16!
🥗 New Walnut Braised Chicken Salad Bowl – Chopped romaine, pickled vegetables, balsamic strawberries, and cilantro crème. $16

🐟 Friday Only (while they last!)
Fried Flounder Sandwich Plate – Charred pineapple slaw, house pickle "hollandaise" aioli, and creamy lemon-herb potato salad. $20
🍔 The BLT Burger Returns!
8oz Painted Hills Beef, local marinated tomatoes, lettuce, crispy bacon, and avocado-lime-cilantro mayo.
🍗 $14 Ginger Chicken Plates
🐖 Seared Iberico Pork "Pluma Steak" – Often called the "Wagyu of Pork," served with a local broccoli-mushroom Gruyère & Manchego melt, potato crisp, and pink peppercorn brandy sauce. $34

🍷 Spring & Summer Wine Specials
Enjoy select new wines by the glass for just $8, plus special pricing on reserve selections.

🐟 Coming Soon: A new seared rare tuna plate and even more seasonal creations!
✨ Come hungry, bring friends, and enjoy one of the most flavorful weekends of the season. We can't wait to see you at J. Betski’s!

05/21/2026

🏒 Catch the Carolina Hurricanes at the bar tonight while you dig into these featured specials:
🔥 TONIGHT
• $7 Smoked Brisket n’ Cheese Pirozhki — our newest “must-have” snack
• Thursday Burger Night — $4 OFF all house ground Painted Hills Beef Specialty Burgers
• $15 Tuna Carpaccio Plates w/ mango-cucumber-cilantro salad + cherry blossom shoyu
• Limited Soft Shell Crab Sammies w/ strawberry-charred pineapple slaw + lemon herb potato salad — only while they last!
• $14 Austrian Style Ginger Fried Chicken Plates
• $16 Schnitzel Plates

🐟 FRIDAY
• Fried Flounder Sandwich RETURNS
• $14 Austrian Style Ginger Fried Chicken Plates

🍽 SATURDAY
• Special Price Jägerschnitzel Night — crispy panko fried heirloom pork cutlet w/ paprika & smoked sausage braised sauerkraut, spaetzle & Madeira mushroom sauce — just $21
• Smoked Brisket Burger RETURNS

✨ ALL WEEKEND LONG
• Smoked Brisket, Pepper & Cheese Pirozhki
• Local Tomato Salad w/ anchovies, 10-year balsamic & fried semolina stuffed goat cheese dumplings
• $16 Walnut & Spicy Paprika Braised Chicken Bowl
• $10 Taquito Pierogi Plates — rich, creamy potato & smoked kielbasa filling 🤤
• $5 OFF Wagyu Steak Plates

We appreciate your continued support more than you know, and we’re serving up these holiday weekend specials to help you enjoy an amazing “stay-cation” without breaking the bank. Come hungry. Leave happy. 🍻

05/16/2026

At J. Betski's, every Google review means more to us than you know. Your kind words, photos, recommendations, and support truly give us life , just as much as seeing you walk through our doors each day.

You allow us to keep doing what we love most: cooking for you, serving you, celebrating with you, and creating a place that feels like home around the table.
Thank you for every visit, every review, every shared meal, and every bit of encouragement along the way. We appreciate you more than words can say. ❤️

05/12/2026

🎉 The celebrations continue this week at J. Betski'sand we’re already gearing up for a HUGE milestone… 20 YEARS this November! 🥂

Time flies when you’re sharing incredible meals, great company, and unforgettable moments, so we’re serving up some of our BEST values of the year with these “almost” 20th Anniversary + Mother’s Day + Graduation specials! 🌸🎓✨

🍽 TUESDAY + WEDNESDAY SPECIALS

🦪 $12 Baked Oysters
with Gruyère, spicy smoked kielbasa & hollandaise

🥟 $10 Red Wine & Honey Braised Lamb Pierogi
with mint quark

🐟 $13 Tuna Carpaccio Plate
with mango-cucumber-mint salad & ginger-beet relish

🦀 SOFT SHELL CRAB BONANZA
Jumbo Crispy Fried Soft Shell Crab Plate
with strawberry-pineapple slaw, lemon herb potato salad & chili aioli — ONLY $20!
⚡ These go FAST, so come early!

🥩 Seared Iberico Pork Steak Plate — $28
with the “ultimate” local broccoli-asparagus-mushroom casserole topped with Gruyère & Manchego + pink peppercorn-brandy sauce

🍔 Surf n Turf Burger — $20
blackened shrimp, cilantro-lime-avocado aioli & potato crisps

🍷 $7 Select Red + White Wines by the Glass

🔥 THURSDAY = BURGER NIGHT 🔥
$4 OFF ALL house-ground Painted Hills Beef specialty burgers!

…and MORE weekend features still to come 👀

Reserve your table on Open Table or stop by and celebrate with us this week! ❤️ https://www.opentable.com/r/j-betskis-raleigh

05/09/2026

At J. Betski's, we believe great dining should still feel accessible. While prices everywhere continue to rise, we’re working harder than ever to deliver the quality, portions, hospitality, and scratch-made flavors you know us for, at a value that still makes a night out worth it.

From locally sourced ingredients and house-made specialties to thoughtfully priced wine, beer, and seasonal features, our goal is simple:
👉 High quality. Honest value. No shortcuts.

Whether you’re joining us for schnitzel, pierogi, soft shells, burgers, or a casual drink at the bar, we’re grateful for every guest who chooses to support local restaurants like ours. ❤️

Thank you for continuing to dine local and support independent restaurants. We can’t wait to serve you soon.

Address

1916 Bernard Street
Raleigh, NC
27608

Telephone

+19198030008

Website

http://www.jbetskis.com/

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