We stopped in for lunch on the way from here to there. Like many places lately you order from a menu board up at the counter and then take a seat and someone brings you the food when it's ready. Can I just say I curse whoever decided that this fast casual ordering style was going to be the next best thing. Too much to read and too many decisions to make especially when you have hungry people behind you and your indecision is between them and their food. Usually I will preview the menu online to alleviate my stress but they don't have a website that I could find, so I was left to my own devises with the final Jeopardy theme song running through my head as I wrestled with my options.
Thankfully (?) the line was slow in front of us and they got several phone orders as well so I actually had enough time to make my decisions before a serious case of ordering anxiety set in. Be that as it may, I chose That Other Burger which had roasted red peppers, herb infused goat cheese, red onions, leaf lettuce, balsamic ketchup and garlic aioli. Marty tried the B.B. Burger with caramelized onions, cheddar cheese, smokey brisket and applewood smoked bacon. He subbed BBQ sauce for the usual horseradish sauce. We each had the hand cut fries with that. Cook to preferred temp - yes thank you no problem.
Our orders came out and I have to say that these were some really tasty burgers. Mine was cooked exactly as ordered, the meat was juicy and flavorful and the toppings were just plain yummy. Marty's burger while having a totally different flavor profile was equally as good. It took all my will power to only eat half and save half to take home (a common practice of ours since we eat out a lot). The hand cut fries had a nice robust potato flavor and were crispy.
Odd bits. They use the distributor ketchup - House Recipe. The mustard was Heinz but not so the ketchup. At least they are honest enough to display the House Recipe bottles for what they are but I was surprised to see an off brand in a place that seemed to otherwise focus on higher quality toppings. Also the floor was oddly waxy/slippery. I'm not sure if it's the nature of the flooring itself or whatever they use to clean it but it was slightly treacherous to walk on.
Other than that though, these burgers were good and worth the anxiety inducing ordering style. read more