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| - Looks like I'm not the only one who stumbled upon this place due to Burgers Priest a couple of doors north being unavailable. I stopped by with my friend around 9:30pm last Thursday to quell a hankering for a juicy burger at BP only to encounter a locked door and a carboard sign out front that read SOLD OUT.
SOLD OUT???
We didn't have much choice but to settle for Burger Cellar--this, just after walking past it and going, 'Who would come here for a burger when there's Burgers Priest next door?' I would, that's who!
We shared the fried calamari ($9) which sat in the fryer for so long that the outer layer was crunchy like Ruffles and the squid rings were chewy like Gummi Bears.
My bud ordered a Kobe beef burger of some kind ($14) which was small and hardly discernable from a regular burger. For each of their burger options, one has the choice between a regular, natural (natural what?), and Kobe patty. Unless the Kobe is a slab (not ground) of Wagyu beef, how would one even know that they're really getting Kobe meat?? This one was not shaped like it was fresh/made in-house, and was overcooked to the point of denying one the joy of eating a burger. You'd think with a name like Burger Cellar, they'd at least get that right!
He also got a side of deep fried Kosher pickle (3 quarters for $3) which he seemed to like. Until I had a bite of one, I always believed you could bread and deep-fry anything and it would taste like heaven, but after trying it, I could hardly figure out why someone thought this was good enough to include on a menu.
I ordered the chicken club sandwich ($11), even though I was thinking I really need to eat healthier if I am to eat so late at night though I tossed that idea out when I was reminded that my original aim was to have Burgers Priest! I was expecting a double-decker sandwich, which I thought was how the club sandwich worked. Instead, I got a small piece of chicken that would have fit better on a slider bun, in a small bun that was too big for the meat which made it annoying and messy to eat. It tasted OK (thanks to the chipotle mayo) but had I known I wasn't getting the two-tiered sandwich, I would have gone with something else. It was nothing special.
Service was meh, and there were crumbs all over the table and seats. There was a game on that night and even though there were maybe ten diners, it got pretty loud thanks to two guys who were really into the game. It seems like a family kind of place that becomes a sports bar on game night. The overcooked food was a tad overpriced, especially considering the size of the burgers and sandwiches, and they don't come with fries or anything. Not exactly a winner.
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