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| - Not sure if I'm feeling 3 or 4 stars for this. I feel like I need to go again to say for sure (anyone want to go?).
The location is easy to get to as it's near 480 and at the Great Northern mall. It's a nicely put together space.
I like the concept in general. Local/in-state raised beef, Ohio beers, etc. The Rail does it well without being too annoying about it.
I sat at the bar and had good service. I had the white peach sangria (Monday night drink special). It was decent. I should have followed my heart and had a milkshake instead. Ahh, hello regret, my good friend. I ordered the bootlegger burger medium well. (Aged cheddar, bourbon bbq sauce, tobacco onions) I thought it was cooked properly/well. It tasted great. Flavorful beef. Juicy but grease wasn't dripping down my hands (looking at you B Spot!). The toppings were generous and offered the right amount of flavor but didn't overwhelm the burger. It's my personal preference not to have a burger swimming in BBQ or another sauce. If the burger sucks, then by all means cover that thing in whatever you've got. But a good burger shouldn't need/rely on that. It's in my top five burgers in CLE. Need to go again to really get an idea as to what they've got going on.
I ordered truffle fries to accompany it and they were lackluster to say the least. If there was any truffle oil (or whatever) involved, I couldn't tell. The fries were large in quantity but unremarkable.
As someone else mentioned, burgers aren't accompanied by anything (other than a pickle spear, apparently) so fries and other sides are an extra cost. For a really good burger, I don't mind.
Looking forward to returning.
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