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| - Barney's this place is not. If you've become accustomed to the creative variety of burgers at that small Bay Area chain, Delux will be somewhat of a disappointment. Like others have mentioned, this place is loud, busy and pricey, but still manages to produce a decent dinner experience.
A recent 6:30 Friday evening visit had our party of four waiting for only about 10 minutes before we were seated at the long, narrow community table in the center of the restaurant. Not a bad wait, I'd say. The service was efficient, but friends she certainly did not want to make. Nevertheless, we ordered drinks, fries and burgers and tried to pass the time by talking above, through and around the noise. We were fairly unsuccessful. My qualm came with the bill.
The Standard burger is a whopping $9 and the separate basket of fries is an additional $5. That means a burger and split order of fries rings up at a very San Francisco-like $11.50. Yikes! A joint in a strip mall in Phoenix leaves a bit to be desired when contemplating an $11.50 burger. For about the same price, a diner can get a trip to Chelsea's Kitchen up the road. Both have good burgers and Sierra Nevada. One just does it a little better than the other.
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