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| - I think I've just come to a point where I know I'm not a "high-end burger restaurant" fan. When I pay $11 bucks for a restaurants lunch special, which includes the mushroom Swiss burger, drink, and a side, I expect to have my skirt blown up by the burger and the side. Sadly, I have been disappointed more often than not at specialty burger restaurants like this.
Burger was good, but again, you are paying anywhere between $8-$9 for a burger. Not only that, but it's JUST for the burger. Sides are a la carte, unless you get the lunch special. My friend said it best...."any self-respecting burger joint in the USA will serve their burger with fries". Trying to serve a burger without fries (or another side) in America is like serving apple pie without the apples, or a hot dog without a bun, mustard, and ketchup. It's just plain un-American! Not only that, but the sides, which will run you $2.95 a pop, are forgettable at best. Cole Slaw had no flavor whatsoever (not even, mayo, salt, pepper flavor...it was literally just chopped cabbage), and you get like, 10 tots in one order. If I had paid $2.95 for the side I got (instead of having it included with the special), I would have sent it back and requested it be removed from the bill.
Service was very good, and friendly. She even offered us to-go drinks (we didn't ask). That said, however, we took an early lunch, and as such, were the only ones in the restaurant. Not hard to give good service to one table of two.
Probably would be a 2 stars, but I'm going to score it like this. They get .5 stars back for attentive friendly service, and .5 stars back for actually being willing to cook a burger under Medium. Not many restaurants are willing to do this anymore. They may SAY they will cook a burger medium rare, but this is one of the few places I've found that will actually do it.
Until I find a place that will prove me wrong, I'm sticking with greasy-spoon diners, who serve their burgers dripping, with heaping sides for $6 - $7.
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