Me: "Fatburger? Never heard of them!"
One of my friends suggested, "I hear they're pretty good."
We decided to try it.
Both my friends and I agreed. This might be a good burger if you're drunk, but it was pretty bad while sober. While my friends ordered their own combinations I went with the medium Fatburger deal omitting cheese and onions on my burger and choosing the fat fries over the skinny fries.
Although this place looks and operates very much like a fast food place it is not. The burgers are cooked to order so definitely expect a wait for your food order to be called. If you order a soft drink it's self serve. That part I liked about Fatburger because I can control how little ice and how much soft drink actually goes into the cup.
However, back to the burger. My number was called and a worker delivered the burger tray to me. The first thing I noticed was how small the burger (http://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/LtXy1VinKWfuLFslVarKRw?select=2v29rPxqQNAWVXQlLTyqPQ) was compared to how large the portion of steak fries were. I love thick fries which is why I selected the Fat Fries over the skinny ones. These were a huge disappointment even though they were nice and meaty and fried to a perfect golden yellow color. The fault was in the oil which tasted old, and because of that the fries didn't taste fresh. You'd be surprised how big a difference there is just by changing the oil in a fryer.
The burger was not good either. The burger patty was so overcooked no moisture existed within the meat. I might have been happy had there even been a glistening of grease within, but nope, chewing cardboard is probably the best comparison. The shredded lettuce while crisp had the odd taste of being stored in a refrigeration unit badly in need of a box of baking soda. I don't mind that they use pickle relish instead of pickle slices but even that tasted old. It's kind of like when you go to Costco and stock up on too much of something and store it until the taste begins to waver. The pickle relish did not have a fresh snappy taste to it. The only ingredients which tasted fresh were the tomato slice, the bun and the mustard.
At the least the service was good and the workers are friendly. I can honestly say I won't be back at a Fatburger restaurant anytime in the foreseeable future.