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I headed in after 18 April 2015's Yelp! Event at the Container Bar/Vine Styles just before 1700. I had seen many snippets of reviews, overheard conversations, etc. but I wish I could say what my newest friend, Kate B., said in her review in that she got "what the hype is about when it comes to Flipp'n burgers!"
Sadly, I do not get it. I was born blonde but I do not think that's it.
Most of you who know me know I eat a lot, I eat around, and am reasonably fair when it comes to reviews and descriptions and even if you do not know me, you are probably smart enough to figure out.
Let's start with the order:
1 Flipp'n burger $14
1 order onion rings $5
1 creamsicle shake $6.25
1 Yelp! discount and adding an egg to the burger -$2
So, that's $27+ with tax before the tip.
So, with this order in process and waiting at a small table, I proceeded to read other reviews and tips noticing that my friend Wanda B. said this about her side order that she discovered "they are McCain's Sweet Potato French Fries. What happened to the home made version? Seriously I can buy my own McCain's frozen french fries in the stores."
After reading that, my happiness began to fade and when I got my onion rings, they seemed overcooked and rather small (a large quantity for sure) but I can tell you that the onion ring type dishes at Smashburger or even A&W are way better. Do not get these; you will be sorry. I don't know if these are McCain's or whatever but I do know, these were not acceptable for the kind of press this joint has.
By the way, during the order process, I did see an order of french fries which did look good so, when I do go back, I'll probably just stick with those.
The shake was delicious! The problem here was the lack of quantity (too little shake for too much moolah).
Now, for the apparently 2014 award winning burger on a multigrain bun, I noticed the following:
the toppings were amply applied and fresh (you get to pick those and I hope the picture I uploaded of that bar did post because that was awesome).
the burgers (meat) were huge (two of them)
I should have removed the mushrooms since I normally don't like those on burgers and I think that made it taste salty (on the whole, the burger was too salty, probably because of this).
the sandwich was huge!
To be honest, I've had better burger meat at Smashburger and Clive Burger (though recently, Clive Burger appears to have dropped the ball).
For this amount of money, I expected higher quality (except as already noted) and quantity (again, as already noted).
I will go at least one more time because I realize people have off days; hell, maybe my day was off but my trip to Nellie's in Kensington around noon was really good (that review is coming by the way).
The decor here is totally awesome with pictures of golden era of New York and San Francisco and the many Elvis pictures. Feels like an old diner but be warned, it can get claustrophoic.
The customer service is about you'd expect for Canada/Canadians, Californians, nothing to write home about (it should be better but it could have been worse). But again, I will give it one more chance at a to be determined data (after my stomach recovers).
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