Really it'd be a 3.5 star, but edged up by the great service and really above par design of the place.
We got the grilled artichokes to start. It was very simple and good with a tasty aoli to dip it in. The char on it was perfect and you can really taste it - not sure if its wood?
The burger of course had that great flavor on it as well. It was a gigantic meat patty full of fatty flavor. The bun was almost strong enough to handle it all, and there was an aoli it seems on it as well. The shoestring fries that accompanied both our dishes were a bit greasy - kinda reminded me of In-and-Out but maybe a little crispier. They have ketchup and a spicy aoli which was disappointingly not as good on the fries. It has a very asian taste to it - like red pepper, rice wine and sesame oil taste. It might be better with calamari or something else..
The chicken sandwich was innovative - it was presented as a sub cut into 3 sections which is nice. It had a kale based slaw on it, which was delicious but a bit too dressed. The chicken cutlets were VERY thin in some sections (think McDonald's burger patty thin!) so you can hardly taste any chicken. I even considered taking apart a section to double up the chicken in the segment I ate. Generally, I don't like too much meat in my sandwiches too so this was definitely a first.
So this far in I'm thinking this is a 3 and I feel terrible from all the grease and mayo-like sauces I just ate. Then the waiter talks me into a 5 nut brownie dessert that makes me want to go back even now as I write this. Pistachio, macadamia nut, walnut, and who cares. AWESOME, and WHY DIDN'T ANYONE THINK OF THIS SOONER??
I'm definitely gonna check out their happy hour and get that brownie again.