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| - I'd rate this a solid 3.5 stars. Went for our first time for lunch on a Tuesday. It's a counter-type order place. You get a number and they bring food to the table. Drinks are self-serve. The girl at the counter was very nice and answered our questions about the menu. We ordered the Arizona smash burger, the All American Smash burger, 2 drinks, an order of smash fries and an order of sweet potato smash fries (which are both flavored with olive oil, rosemary, and garlic, though you can also order regular fries). Our kids opted for milkshakes.
The burgers: My husband thought his was really good. It had spicy cheese, jalapenos, guacamole and other fixings on a wheat type bun. I thought my All American smash burger was just about PERFECT. I ordered it without any ketchup or mustard, so i could really taste it. It was the best burger I'd had in a long time, just succulent and juicy and with a good meaty flavor. It was so juicy, I had to use a napkin to clean up after every bite. The patty had a bit of that nice crust you get on a flat griddled burger...I think they cook the patty in butter, though I can't say for sure. The soft, shiny egg bun was part of the burger perfection, so soft and pillowy, but holds up to the juicy burger. Just awesome. I will likely order this burger every time I go back. The fries: Here's why the place gets less than 4 stars. The fries were a bit of a let down. They couldn't stand up to the burger. While okay in taste, they seemed overly greasy. I wonder if they were heavy handed with the olive oil part of the olive oil/rosemary/garlic flavoring? Frankly, after the juicy burger, the fries just seemed too rich and greasy to eat. And I LOVE fries. I hardly ever leave a stray fry behind, but I just could not bring myself to eat many of these fries. Next time I'll get plain fries and see if they're better. As for the portion size, I'd say one order of fries could be shared by two. One basket is almost the equivalent of 2 small fast-food orders of fries. The shakes: made with Haagen Daaz, and super rich and delicious. The kids loved them. Service: Excellent.
Bottom line: They have AWESOME burgers and okay side dishes. It's worth a trip back now and then for those burgers. You're looking at spending about $10-12 per person if you each get burger, drink, and fries. Reasonable value for such a good burger.
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