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| - My friend asked if I wanted to meet here for dinner last week and after a game of 20 questions that involved me trying to figure why on earth I'd ever go there instead of the many options in the surrounding area that I like, I succumbed to his declaration of "good food, and a good locals discount". Warily I agreed. After arriving my friend seemed stunned by the prices and the lack of a locals discount or the specials he thought they had. To this day I'm not sure if he made those up or was at a different place entirely that he was thinking of. Never fear, the yelp app was here to save the day! Check in and you get 20% off. I love you Yelp app.
Started with some Jameson and Ginger and they were okay. For $9 not much value, but I've definitely had worse. Went with the "Local Legendary" burger which differs by location and oddly enough you have to ask the server what it consists of as the Hard Rock apparently is too cheap to have each location have their own menu. Ours had some fried jalapenos and spicy something or other which was enough for me to try it. I see someone else in these reviews mentioned their local legendary burger had a fried egg. Mine did not. I'm now convinced the "Local Legendary" burger is just something either the waiter or cook invents in their own head that day. Well our waiter sold me on this one. Speaking of which, our waiter was a joy the entire time. Friendly, efficient, and with a great sense of humor. If it wasn't for the last round of Jameson shots I'd probably be able to tell you his name. He kinda reminded me of Questlove from the Roots if that helps.
Onto the burger: Pretty run of the mill. I ordered it medium and I feel like it came out well done. Very charred and with very little pink inside. Wish I'd gone with medium rare as I normally do, but then I hate when it comes out rare. Such a delicate game the burger ordering process. I also didn't feel it had enough seasoning to overcome the wellness of the cook on it, but the jalapenos, cheese, and whatever sauce it was slathered with all were tasty enough to conceal the meat flavor. Fries were hot and crispy with a nice flavor, but nothing to really differentiate themselves from any other fry.
Overall on food I'd probably go a 2.5, with the great service and 20% yelp discount bumping it up to a 3.
I've come to find out through other reviews that the locals discount is a measly 15% vs the 20% yelp discount. Go technology! Next time I expect a 40% discount if paying by bitcoin.
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