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Yes, that is more like a tip, but you normally wouldn't think to order a salad at a burger place, so I put it in all caps and at the front of my review. My wife and I enjoy that salad so much that we split a large salad and a burger.
So what, right? Well, that means that we have to *agree* on which burger to get. We have vastly different tastes, so that can be a real challenge. Still, it is worth it to get some Napa Salad awesomeness. It may not sound like much: "Mixed Greens, Iceberg, Dried Fruit, Marcona Almonds & Goat Cheese Vinaigrette," but the combination of flavors and textures is fantastic. (Note that the "Goat Cheese Vinaigrette" actually means that there are pieces of goat cheese in the salad, not just mixed into the dressing)
So, enough about the salad. The burgers here are good, too. They cook them a little more rare than other places -- they're thick burgers -- and "medium well" to them means "a little pink in the middle." Keep that in mind when you're ordering in case you like your burgers w/o the red. Don't like their burger combinations? You can BYO burger from a list of ingredients and even swap out the burger patty with a slab of ahi, a patty of turkey, a breast of chicken, or even a veggie patty. For those into that kind of thing, there is even an upgrade to Kobe beef patty for $5 more.
Burgers are large and don't come with fries. The side orders are usually big enough to share among 2-3 people. The onion rings are usually nice, and serving them with BBQ sauce was new to me. I usually do mustard, but people tell me I'm a bit off there and that ranch dressing is the proper accompaniment. Anyway, the BBQ sauce was a good choice and adds a nice smoky flavor.
They also have shakes and pies. I don't know about the pie, and I haven't had a shake here, but the list of possibilities is very long and I may have to break down at some point and do something about that.
Service was quick and efficient, no complaints there.
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