The family tried Shorty's today for lunch. There are some pros and cons.
The Pros.
1. The place is really clean and cutely decorated situated in a old Whataburger building. The place is decorated with a hot rod theme. They even have a hot rod parked on the front lawn.
2. The lady behind the counter was pleasant and helpful when answering questions.
3. All of the food is cooked to order. Everything was hot and fresh. My husband said his single burger with cheese was good and he would definately order the double next time. My onion rings had great flavor but some were crispy and others not so much. My child ate all of his single slider so I would say it's a thumbs up there.
4. The food came out quickly.
The Cons.
1. We found it a little on the pricey side. The single steakburger was $3.09 plus the $.50 for cheese.
2. I was kinda of irritated that after paying $2.49 for a small basket of onion rings I had to pay another $.50 if I wanted ranch to dip them in. They only come with ketchup.
3.They charge $.50 if you want a refill on your drinks. Drink station is behind the counter.
4. Restrooms are outside. (that is no fault of theirs though so no stars deducted.)
5. No combo meals. If my husband wanted fries with his burger it would have been another $1.89. With the addition of a drink (medium $1.79) it would have made $7.17 for a single combo without tax.
We liked Shorty's and will more than likely make another go of it. On a Saturday about 11:30 they had a steady stream of mostly to go orders. Drive thru is a great convenience too. We hope Shorty's survives in this economy, a great local run business, but they might want to change a few things to make it a little more economical.