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| - This place was a favorite restaurant of mine back when I was a teen and twentysomething, which was some years ago, okay, some decades ago, back when coming to this historic residential neighborhood to eat was a bit adventurous. "Adventurous" being code for "don't get mugged", but it is nothing like that around Heck's now. I'm happy to see that as the area has improved, Heck's has stayed in business, aged rather well and still does the burger and fries as well as it used to. (I seem to recall the fries, like my body, may have been a little skinnier back in the day, but they still have the same great taste.) They do serve various other things, but burgers and fries in my opinion were and are the main selling point.
The plant-decorated Garden Room has a nice California feel, and is where you want to eat if you're not eating on the patio (not really feasible in January). The back wall has been repainted from the light color I remember to an adobe pueblo shade of orangish, making it seem a bit darker in there. It's still cozy and goes well with the tile floor. There are also several booths in the hall leading back to the dining room, The booth area could use some jazzing up - I seem to remember more Tiffany glass, and how about some art work on the wall?
On a recent visit, there were quite a few tables eating even though it was (a) Super Bowl Sunday and (b) a few inches of snow were on the ground outside I had the Ohio City Burger, which is basically a half pound of meat with herbs and mozz, and my husband had the Cajun Burger because he loves cajun spiced everything. The burgers came with fries and the only minor beef I had was they didn't ask if we wanted ketchup or aioli with them, but no matter as the fries here are and have always been so good that you don't really need to dip 'em. The coffee here hasa definite cinnamon flavor. Service was just fine and best of all the restaurant had a quiet atmosphere - there was music playing in the background but very very softly, and there were no crowds of drunk people talking too loud and monkeying with their iPhones all night, or loud little kids. Price was around 20 bucks (one of us had an alcoholic drink) which to me is reasonable for a sit-down restaurant that's a leg up from a diner or a bar. Although we didn't have time to sit with a bottle of wine on this particular evening, this is a great place to do it and the wine list is nice.
If you're looking for a trendy foodie hot spot with lots of crazy exciting Food Network stuff on the menu, this place is probably not going to be your bag. However, if you are instead looking for a quaint, off the beaten path (it's a ways away from the W. 25th bar and restaurant strip) place with a good long history, to eat a great burger and fries and maybe a milkshake or a beer, that is not a bar but still has a reasonably adult, "casual restaurant" atmosphere, then definitely go. I hope this place stays around for decades to come.
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