From a culinary perspective, a burger is a blank canvas that can be almost anything you can imagine. If you put quality ingredients and creative tastes together in specific proportions the results can be amazing.
Or just overpriced and completely average, as you find at Grindburger.
First, the size of the burger is on the small side. The bun is not big or thick enough and it is too light in texture to support a burger's foundation. The beef ordered to be medium is in fact cooked medium rare. Bland is the flavor of the beef, no seasoning. Bland pink juices will saturate the bottom bun too. This is the signature dish.
Even though I ordered my burger with the roasted poblano peppers and bacon I still found myself looking in vain for a salt shaker at the bar to liven up my burger.
Now the fries. These are cooked nearly to perfection, then unfortunately are completely dredged in coarse seasonings that could be OK, but just overwhelm. The grit factor had me very conscious of my tooth enamel. A finer grind and much less applied would be great.
Now the good parts. This place is so suave that it's really out of place and feels more like a hip new downtown joint than something in a converted strip plaza. The beer selection is pretty good and the service is above average. Everything is super clean and mod. The bar is cool with an area that opens to the patio.
For a burger and fries, unfortunately you could do better to go to Applebee's.