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| - Burgers! Yum!
The location is kind of tucked away, but it's right by the mall, so if there is a long wait, at least there's someplace to walk around while you wait.
The obvious comparison here is B-Spot. This place gets local ingredients and is Ohio themed, which I love.
The food:
Greenwich Pig Burger - contrary to popular belief there is actually no pork on this burger. I had this burger- medium rare (but was probably cooked more to medium). I got the rail mayo on the side - thank goodness! This burger was SO greasy it was making the bun fall apart. I can't imagine if I would have had the mayo on there too! Although it was so greasy/oily, the flavors were spot on. Bleu cheese- love it. And the mayo was actually delicious and garlicky. Burger had a nicely seasoned flavor.
The Bootlegger - husband had this, loved the onion straws. He ordered his medium-well, and it came more like well (no pink in the middle). His burger was better than mine, I think.
Truffle fries - $6.75 is pretty steep for french fries, but we thought it might be worth a try. They are obviously the Rail equivalent of the "Lola Fries." They were' shoestring fries (or "skinny fries"). Great texture. They had a nice flavor with the truffle oil and parmesan, but as far as the price, I think next time I'll try the other types they have - the sweet potato fries looked good as they sailed past me on the way to another table.
I also had a bourbon from Watershed Distillery on the rocks - but the rocks were tiny pieces of soda ice - strange.
Service was pretty good, a bit slow for drinks to come out, but food was blazing fast after we put our order in.
If I graded this based on my husbands burger, I would give it a 4, but based on my burger, have to go with 3. I will definitely be back to try the sweet potato fries and possibly the Tourist burger - which was my second choice on the menu. Hopefully on the next visit, I can upgrade to 4 or even 5 stars. I think there is definitely potential here!
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