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| - I think the only reason I wouldn't give Flip Side 5 stars is because of the set up. Its very small. But the food was great! 5 stars says "as good as it gets" and I don't think this place is quite there for me. But how many 5's are out there anyway?
Set up: 4 of us went to dinner on a Friday night around 6:30/7:00.
When we walked in I was surprised at how small it was. Actually, its not too small they just really don't need to have that large of a bar in that place. I think they could have more tables/booths (there are no booths) to accommodate diners. The bar just seemed to take up space as it wasn't even convenient to hang at the bar while waiting for a table because if you weren't sitting at the bar, you'd be standing over someon's table. So we waited by the entrance probably about 30 min. Much less time than the girl who was taking names at the door told us it would be (over an hour). She really had no idea. We could see for ourselves it wasn't going to be an hour.
We did snag two seats at the bar (for the ladies) half way into our wait right by the entrance by luck since basically as soon as you walk in the door you are at the bar. So that is where we stood waiting for a table and annoying the dude at the bar trying to have a drink. He finally left so we grabbed his chair and the one next to him. Pretty large beer selection. Probably 8 or so beers on draft - I forget how many I saw on the wall. All craft beers though. They have a full beer menu to look over with a lot of bottled options too with decent descriptions of the beer. That was really nice. The bartender didn't seem to know one beer from the other and couldn't tell us what one would be like versus another.
The place was full of kids when we got there which I thought was weird. Older kids like young teens with their parents. I think the Hudson folk are taking the whole family out here or groups of adults and their kids all getting together there. C'mon, take that business to Applebee's or TGI Friday's. Just doesn't seem that type of place to me but then again, this is Hudson.
We got a table and were waited on pretty much immediately. Service was great. Its a burger place and they have some good options on the menu. I got "Shawn's Burger" which was a bacon cheeseburger with an egg over easy. VERY good! A bit sloppy because of the egg but you can't go wrong with an egg burger. Again, very good and cooked as requested - Medium. My wife got the "Green Eggs and Ham Burger" which has prosciutto and spinach as well as a crisp of parmesan. Of course, I got half of that too! Very good burger as well! Cooked to her liking (med well/well) with the egg cooked well too (not runny). No one had any complaints about their food and it didn't take long to get it at all. We all got the "triple cooked" fries (one got the sweet potato fries which I didn't try). Fries were cooked pretty close to perfect, crispy yet soft inside. One order can probably be shared between two people. I could do without the herbs on them though (like B Spot).
The girls got shakes which seemed to be a hit. Nice little selection of shakes and not just the standard. Some interesting flavors.
Others have compared this place to Michael Symon's B Spot and I would concur as I did the same above. Very comparable in trendy atmosphere and burger selection, inventive combinations, and taste.
The decor was weird though. Not sure what they are going for. Western/Alamo/library/warehouse type deal. Whatever.
I'll add, this is not a place for large parties. A party of 8 came in (the lady jumped in front of us and put her name in before we could - rude) and of course made the "waiting area" even more cramped. I saw they eventually sat this party at a table for 4. Must be what they do just to get people sat because that bunch of kids I mentioned before were all sitting around a smaller table too while their parents were at another table. Don't come here with a big group. First, you should no your location before bringing a group and second, this place doesn't know how to accommodate you with more than a few people in your party. They just seemed unsure what to do with the tables. Just my observation.
Overall I liked it and would go back. Great burgers and great beers.
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