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The Skinny: turkey sliders delivers one hot bird injection but its still hard to overlook the so-so sauces and toppings (3.5), service: great for a burger joint (5), value: pretty good for a happy hour - 2 plates of sliders, salad, diet coke, a side of fries and fried zucchini = $22 excluding tip (4).
My hubby and I were eager to come try their happy hour where the appys, salads and sliders are 50% OFF. Our server was great, taking the time to explain the specials, refilling our drinks and making sure we were well taken care of. I'm not sure what his name was except his shirt said "Junior" on it. Shout out for being an awesome server!
We tried their fried zucchini, french fries, salad, a order of turkey and beef sliders. Most of the items were well prepared but my main problem was the mediocre sauce pairings.
The zucchini were nice and crisp with a good cornmeal type coating. However the slightly spicy sauce was not that great. A nice ranch dressing would have been better.
The salad was a pretty standard balsamic vinegar salad with pretty good ingredients - my only complaint was the slight over mealy tomatoes.
French fries were okay while they were hot and retained some crispness. However, once they cooled, they became soggy and slightly greasy very quickly. The special fries sauce was bland and not that interesting.
Now on to the sliders: both sliders had a good patty to bun ratio. With regards to toppings, just wished they had grilled/fried onions as an option.
The turkey sliders had a lovely juiciness to them. (Literally, one big bird injection in the mouth... heh heh heh) However, despite the wonderful texture of the patty, it was definitely underseasoned. The accompanying herb mayo didn't help either - bland upon bland. Not to mention the toppings of cucumber and alfalfa sprouts cannot stand up to a warm patty (the cucumber once warm becomes slimy, the alfalfa becomes wilted).
The beef sliders were okay not great. The patty was not nearly as juicy as the turkey burger but was better seasoned. The "LBS" sauce was a little smokey ketchup - nothing special. Again, the burger could have used a better topping than just a pickle and the aforementioned sauce.
I can't help but compare this place with the newly opened Yardhouse's sliders and happy hour specials. I would say if you took into account the service, the ambience and the wait times, I would definitely favour LBS over Yardhouse for happy hour.
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