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| - I've been to Naina's kitchen before in Ogden where I gave it a 5-star review. I was pleasantly surprised to hear they moved to 17th ave which makes it much closer to where I live. Because we were going to the Flames game I saw it a perfect opportunity to stop in for a quick dinner before the game. As we walked in we were pleasantly greeted and brought through the dining area that was about 1/4 full to a high table in the back. By this time it was about 6:20pm, more than enough time to get to the game to see the pre-game skate, or so I thought.
Because they're known for their stuffed burgers and my wife had never tried them we decide to go for the stuffed burgers, she ordered the Nainalicious and I order the Jalapeno popper stuffed burger. 20 minutes later we still haven't gotten our order and people around us who arrived and ordered after we did are getting their food. We tried not to let it bother us but since we were heading to the game which starts at 8pm we were getting a bit worried. By 7pm we start giving our server some nervous looks and she comes in and explains that since we ordered the stuffed burgers it takes a bit longer to cook. I'm not sure how much I believe that but OK, we took her word for it. It was nice of her to come and explain to us what was going on albeit 40 minutes later and after we started expressing some concern.
45 minutes later our burgers come out. They're huge, and stuffed. My Jalapeno popper was pretty good; however, the beef patty portion was quite dry. Luckily mine was stuffed with cream cheese which salvaged the burger; although, I don't see myself ordering it again. My wife and I split our burgers so we could try each others, I tried the Nainalicious which has pulled pork, aged cheddar and apple and caramelized onions. I found it extremely dry and the flavours weren't really balanced. At $16 not worth the price of admission for me.
The fries were fantastic and cooked to perfection so I'm guessing their poutine might be worth coming back for. As for the burgers, I think I'll stick to regular burgers here. They tend to overcook the stuffed burgers. I'm not really sold on the new dining room format. I actually preferred the cafeteria style kitchen from before. I know what they are trying to do here but I don't know if the execution is all there as it seems a bit stuck in two different worlds. Our server as nice as she was, touted the burgers so many times as they were the greatest thing since sliced bread which got a bit annoying. At one point, the owner proceeded to correct our server on a way the table needs to be laid out. They were beside us so we could hear everything which made us a bit uncomfortable. They allowed us to park in their lot during the game which also was a nice bonus.
Overall I think there are some growing pains here as they want to become a sit-down family restaurant. I'm pretty sure they can overcome these growing pains and become a staple in the area. The food is still very good and tastes like home cooking, comfort food, how can you go wrong with that?
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