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| - After a long morning of house hunting, we were set on heading to Bado's, but the GPS wouldn't cooperate, so while driving aimlessly on Washington Road, we came upon a Stone Pepper's Grill location and decided to journey for sustenance no longer.
SPG is a local chain whose bill of fare is centered around burgers and brick oven pizza, with pasta, seafood, chicken, and beef entrees hanging around for diversity's sake.
Look, it's not that I'm unadventurous. I'm the kind of guy that'll order eel if I see it on a menu just because it's...weird. However, I am also a connoisseur of certain foods, namely burgers and pizza. Thus, I'm always searching for the perfect take; the ultimate patty or pie or whathaveyou.
I honestly couldn't decide, so I just went with their Bacon Avocado Burger, one of a baker's dozen of burgers that SPG offers.
Aaanndd...overall, it was merely a notch above serviceable. The bacon strips were plentiful and jutted out from between the buns like legs on a spider, so much so, my wild imagination allowed me to believe that it might leap from the plate and scamper across the table and onto the floor. I think the primary issue with this slab of ground Angus was that it was cooked well done when I ordered it medium rare. Bear in mind that I was asked by the server how I wanted it to be prepared. The bun was hearty enough, the cheese had a nice melt, the veggies (including dill pickle chips) were fresh, and the 3 slices of avocado combined with the chipotle mayo was almost magic. The entire burger, while good enough, would have been magic had it been cooked to my specifications. He coulda been a contender...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CKTsQoPTbVg
Their "crispy fries" were just that and more, coming off as beautifully battered (?) shafts o' tuber gold.
Our appetizer may have been the best part of our meal, The Maryland Crab Dip being a crock of tangy, milky, meaty (no skimping on crabmeat here), succulent mire that our finely toasted triangles of pita bread willfully wallowed in.
Once again, that quest to find the perfect take on something prevented me from ordering the Cinnamon Bun Pizza for dessert.
Indeed, they had a hot fudge brownie sundae on their menu, and I can't resist those because again, I want to find the very best one I can. This one would easily rank near the top. The brownie was flat, cut like a pie, and served as a luxurious platform for that union of frozen vanilla heaven and dark, luxurious hot fudge hell...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k0Yekv-onqE
There's just something about the juxtaposition of warmth and cold onto the palate.
SPG is a chain that doesn't feel or taste like a chain. Fool your friends! I just hope they cook your meat the exact way you want it when you go, and you should.
P.S. Skipping breakfast, we ate at SPG around 2PM yesterday and haven't eaten again since. This was one filling meal.
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