What a great local surprise!!
I have to tell you, I pass this place almost every day. It's located in a small plaza right behind the Chevron at Wyoming and San Fillipo in SE Palm Bay and for some reason we had never stopped in before. There was a Groupon offered, so I decided we should give it a try and I am really impressed. It was not at all what I was expecting. The interior of the restaurant is open and inviting with plenty of seating and pleasant, friendly employees. There is a game room off to the side with pool tables, but as this was the dinner hour, there wasn't anyone in there, but I imagine later in the evening it would be well used. There are tons of TV's showing sports and news, as well. My daughter though they could use a little more "stuff" on the walls, but she is 11 and not a restaurant decorator! :)
So I know you're wondering about the food. I have to say the menu was a complete surprise. I was expecting more along the lines of "sports bar" menu selections, but this was a full on, creative and appealing menu. I wanted to try the Chines Bao buns, but unfortunately they were out, so I opted for the Dragonfly flatbread: a fresh (and rather large) flatbread covered with cheese and topped with shredded cabbage, green onions, fried panko breaded shrimp and drizzled with their Dragonfly aioli sauce...which although I can't place the exact seasonings was an Asian inspired mixture of what reminded me of a cross between a subtle peanut satay sauce and a citrusy, sesame sauce. It was delicious!!!
My husband had the Dynamite burger which came topped with fresh jalapeno slices, pineapple chunks and the Dragonfly sauce. Just as a heads up, the menu says they cook burgers to medium well, but they will cook to order if you prefer something more rare. My husband's medium rare burger was cooked correctly and was very juicy. He thought the flavors combined well, but as a suggestion, he thinks that pineapple slices would make the burger easier to eat, as opposed to the chunks. Putting that aside, he ate the whole thing! :) The accompanying fries were standard issue restaurant fries.
My daughter, who considers herself a hamburger connoisseur, ordered the Chimney Burger which comes with bacon and cheddar cheese on a brioche bun. She ordered onion rings in place of the fries, for a small upcharge, and she loved her burger. It, too, was cooked to order at medium rare. I sampled the onion rings (I'm a sucker of beer battered onion rings) and they were great. She enjoyed her burger, almost eating the whole thing and these are a good size burgers!
Our server, Samantha, was friendly and attentive and made sure to provide us great service. Knowing that this is just up the street and we are supporting a local business gives us a great reason to come again! Needless to say we will definitely be going back...it will make a great stopping point on a night I don't want to cook dinner or for lunch after one of my daughter's softball games this Spring! read more