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| - Clive's design is really their winning factor.
Their menu is simple and easy to navigate, their interior is bright, friendly and inviting, their "mascots" and logos are cute and appealing and their model of sustainability is smart and inspiring. (That sentence sounds rather sing-songy, but maybe it's because Clive Burger inspires me to want to create children's programming for public broadcasting.)
Clive Burger is not mind-blowing by any stretch of the imagination, but it is a solid burger place serving up tasty fries, shakes and of course, burgers.
I got a double burger with cheddar and bacon, which set me back about $12, and which is a little steep when you consider that that's the price for the burger alone; fries and drinks are priced separately. But I don't mind paying a little extra for the local guy, and especially when you know that their whole concept is creating a burger shack with a healthy relationship with its suppliers, and an angle bent on reducing impact to the environment (their packaging products are all compostable).
Besides, it is easy enough to share a shake ($5) and an order of small fries ($2.50) between you and your loved one (trust me, it's more than enough!).
The shake was maybe my favorite part. The cherry flavor was bursting and the shake was creamily delicious. The fries were good, but as I said before, nothing mind-blowing.
The bun was the best part of the burger and the meat was seasoned well. You can pick your own "fixins," although, cheese, bacon or an egg are extra.
The biggest downside of the meal was maybe the greasiness. Don't get me wrong, I like m'grease as much as the next guy, but when picking up the burger, the bun seemed to get unnaturally greasy.
At any rate, a solid burger! I will certainly be back, and I could definitely see myself bringing my future family down here for a treat every once in a while.
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