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| - Pains me to go 3 STARS here. I love this place. It's totally recoverable though. Let me explain.
Strong burger game here, damn near unparalleled. Great Atmo. Awesome service. Darcie and I sat at the bar and met Eric, our Bartender/Server. He was friendly, knowledgeable (esp on the 20 new beers on tap), dude was sporting a 1%-body-fat V-shape that should have had the ladies lined up out to Higley. Yeah, Darcie had NO issue sitting at the bar. But really, dude can't compete with my 52-year-old dad bod and beautiful bald head. Sometimes I just feel sorry for these handsome, young 2nd-placers. Yeeeeeeeee! ;)
Anyway. Adonis, er ah... Eric was awesome.
So, what went wrong? Thanks for getting me back on track.
#1 - The Pretzel Dip. The pretzels themselves are top shelf. They come out perfectly prepared, hot like the Sun, with texture to die for. {Needle rips across record} But DAMN! The dipping sauce is nasty. NazTAY! One try, and I was like: "Eric, gonna need a To-Go box for these two tasty pretzels."
I admit, I should have told him why. I should have said that I would be enjoying those pretzels a later time with a vastly superior dipping option called (Dun dun DA!) Tostitos Salsa Con Queso. But friends and neighbors, I had sat at the bar and started with a Space Dust. And you know damn well that cognition rapidly ebbs away as one of those disappears.
I think CB&C starts on the right path with their dip. It's got Nacho Cheese in it. Core success ingredient for sure. But then they add ASS. And things go horribly wrong. I would have been equally upset had I gotten some of it on the bottom of my shoe. Really, I was there about 6 hours ago and just typing this review has my lip curled, nose scrunched, and stomach somersaulting. Yikes! I'll add a sauce alternative at the end of the review... if anything, just to show I love ya and want to help.
#2 - The Side of Fries Jack. I would def prefer to exhaustively extoll the virtues of perhaps the best burger I have had in years, but the fry situation eclipsed said burger and pulled me down from cloud 9... and rivetted me in place. I could not stop thinking about the fact that I had paid $2 bucks for 27 fries. OK, typing that, it seems petty, but there were so few fries on my plate that it was easy to count them... and I could not stop myself from doing so. By easy, I mean, I did not have to move the burger or the onion rings on the plate and I did not have to whip out my finger and point while counting. 27. Nor were these fries huge. They were all less than 2" inches in length with most over 1.25". Sup Wit Dat? Did I tell my big homie Eric? No. Again. Space Dust. And I had moved on to a Coffee Kölsch (Oh my sweet Lord it was good).
So how do we restore the 5 STAR rating?
Let's start easy. Jump back in the kitchen and let the crew know they are executing in near top-notch form. Following the well-earned praise and encouragement, set the record straight that fries are not Bitcoin and should not be rationed as if they are. I really think this fry sitch was an oversite, but someone should really have noticed that quality/value deficiency. You guys get enough heat for being a bit pricey. Customer goodwill builds that return business and word-of-mouth.
OK, the pretzel dip. You can go so many far better ways. Here're a few:
a: Just go with regular Nacho Cheese. If this is already an option you should clearly state it. If it's not, please make it one for the love of God. Then retrain: "OK, with the pretzel order do you want your dip regular or nasty?" Actually, just completely get rid of that other dip atrocity.
b: Go premium with Tow Truck Todd's Queso -
-1 pack of Jimmy Dean Hot Sausage
-1 block of Velveeta
-1 can of RO-TEL
-1 or 2 diced Jalapenos
In a medium pan or large skillet. Brown the sausage on medium heat. Pour off most of the fat. Return to heat. Thrown in the jalapenos. Cook 1-2 minutes. Begin adding the Velveeta in chunks to speed melting. Add the RO-TEL. Stir until fully melted and mixed. Drop heat to low and enjoy.
Todd's my buddy. He showed me the recipe, it's awesome, I'm a fan. And you will be too.
Guys, if I was running the show, I'd kill your current dip and go Regular Nacho Cheese and offer Todd's as a $1 upgrade.
Best of luck. I'll be back later, carrying a few extra STARS and high hopes.
Via Con Queso. :)
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