Back in the day, and I'm talking 1991/92, Fuddruckers was rad. They would receive whole sides of beef to grind for burgers, they baked everything in-house, made their own ice creams, had amazing table service, and had a relatively great soda jerk atmosphere. It was awesome.
Now? It's kind of like the burger joint that time forgot. Sad people sitting multiple tables apart from one another whilst eating over-cooked meat on poorly-executed buns. Though the buns are baked fresh daily, they lack any sort of "pop" to showcase any deftness within the bakers' hands. Just sad and flavorless.
The atmosphere seems to be more arcade-centric than food/service-centric. There are so many games on either side of the restaurant. It's pretty funny.
I ordered the 1/2lb burger and asked for medium rare. What I received was a pretty fantastically well done patty of sadness. Even dressed with a few pickles and barbecue sauce, there was no seeing through the unfortunate event that happened in that kitchen. Bummer.
Will I return? HA! No way. Fuddruckers used to be something wonderful. Now, it may just need to be put out to pasture. All puns intended.