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This place has fine burgers and shakes. I've found over multiple visits in the few years since they've open that the fries are generally limp and soggy, which must be preferable to some.
The fact that Mooyah is owned by Balmoral Funds LLC and Gala Capital Partners, equity firms famous for selling brands like Applebee's and Famous Dave's to specific regional markets, will not bother most burger eaters. But it's worth a mention to those who hope to support local businesses and real food from real people.
The fact that Mooyah is not McDonald's, Wendy's, Burger King, Jack in the Box, Sonic, etc. may make you feel better spending your money there. In fact, it should be noted that Mooyah has pretty decent Morningstar-style burgers for vegetarians that taste fairly good, complete with avocado and other veggies that taste fresh.
The only real reason I'm writing this review is because of the chili cheese fries I ordered yesterday. I write not to complain, but to simply warn other potential consumers. Admittedly, they were ordered for take away. I'm sure they would've looked different on a porcelain plate. But I do think the accompanying photograph will demonstrate how far afield these 'chili cheese fries' are from the actual thing. The thing you may have enjoyed at diners or greasy spoons growing up. Not that diner food is healthy or locally-sourced, but at least it was real.
The little plastic ramekins of queso and orange sauce with 0.2 oz of some beef product were really off-putting. I'm sure some customers complained at some of Mooyah's 100 restaurant units about chili cheese fries to go leaking onto their car's seats, and decided to implement the 'two ramekin' system. But that's not what chili cheese fries are supposed to be.
It's funny, because my partner and I ordered a large fries before I noticed the 'Chili Cheese Fries' option. I had to ask the register guy to delete that entry and adjust to one medium fry, one med chili cheese fry. I kind of wish I'd been warned that they are basically the same thing with an added two little plastic cups of nearly fake food product. No's ones fault. I'm just going to keep my lazy guilty pleasure chain burger joint a secret still, and probably skip it for a while.
And NEVER order the Chili Cheese Fries.
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