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| - Food is like fashion: There are trends, and some of the trends are good and become staples and others fade and disappear. Hot Dog restaurants are the fading fad. As much as one might think the popularity of the great American food would make it a sure-fire hit and an automatic in being the new successful restaurant idea, it has never really taken off. Maybe it's because the hot dog is limited in how much you can diversify it or maybe it's because it's most commonly found in food stands at half the price a restaurant would offer it at. Either way it's never been a big hit at any level above the ballpark.
The burger however, has enjoyed more of an appreciation through the public's tastebuds and thus a far greater speak as the main focus of popular restaurants and broad street appeal. But in the opinion of this reviewer, I feel like that too is on the decline and has already reached its apex. It's this opinion that has led me to give Toma 3 Stars.
I'll qualify the 3 Stars. On the one occasion I went to Toma, I'll be honest, it was delicious. The burger was cooked well and was juicy, the beef was of good quality, the toppings tasty, the fries with aoili browned to golden crispy perfection. But the problem nowadays is that, it's already been done. The service was fantastic, our waitress was polite, attentive and honest in her suggestions of what was good in the menu. The restaurant was clean, had just enough TV's not to over do it, and the steady stream of clients told me that this was a place that took pride in their food and making a good burger. Everything was good. But that's about where I'd leave it. It wasn't the best burger I've ever eaten. It wasn't spectacular (although the bun was a nice fresh sour dough style bread. High marks for that). The size of the patty was just right. My reason for not going to 4 stars is that I guess I'm growing a bit wary of so many burger joints popping up. The idea is not special anymore. It's been done. And it's not that Toma doesn't do it well, or that they don't do it better than anyone else, it's just the trickle down effect of over saturation. Toma is a victim of its own success.
Should you go here? I'd say it's worth the trip. They had a good special in pitchers of Mill St or Steam Whistle for $12.99, the burgers were a decent price especially considering its location, and like I said, the service was excellent. But at the end of the day, it's just a burger.
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