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| - Made a second visit here this past weekend. It was early afternoon so we went for lunch this time. I went for the Bold City Burger (described as: Provel cheese, caramelized onions, bacon, sausage, fried jalapeƱos and garlic aioli on a brioche bun) with onion rings.
I was really looking forward to this delicious-sounding burger, which I asked to be cooked to medium. Unfortunately it came out very well done, which was a crying shame as it was otherwise pretty tasty. The patty itself was undersalted, but luckily it was mashed up right against the sausage patty the burger comes with, which helped out in the seasoning department and was a nice addition.
The fried jalapenos were cold and devoid of heat, though they tasted good. I didn't notice any caramelized onions, but I asked for raw onion in lieu of the tomato that normally comes on the burger, so they may have skipped the caramelized ones. Can't have TOO much flavor on one burger, I guess? I dunno. All the elements of a delicious burger were here, but the overcooking just killed it. Really disappointing for something that should work.
I asked our server prior to ordering how their onion rings are, as I fancy myself an onion ring connoisseur. He said they were really good, and made in-house. I'm dubious. First, the batter was picture perfect, which sounds nice, but for house-made onion rings I expect a crackly, craggy crust. These didn't have that. Second, the onions themselves had almost no bite to them, indicating that they were frozen, which causes ice to puncture the cell walls of the onion and results in a mushy final product. Finally, the onion rings were lukewarm. I ordered them in spite of myself, having seen a bunch of onion rings hanging out in a 1/9 pan on the line while we were waiting for a table. I'd hoped that when I ordered, they'd fry a fresh batch, but no such luck. Also, they needed salt.
I had high hopes for our return visit, but was even more disappointed this time than the last.
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