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| - First off, this review is actually a 3.5 star rating but I still have not been able to find out how to do a half of star add on to the rating. (if anybody knows please let me in on the secret)
Anyways took the family out to eat a little while back (Few weeks) and thought as we love a good burger lets give PJ Marley's a try as we have heard good things.
We arrived around 5:15 on a Thursday and I can say we got there just in time as the crowd starting pouring in.
My wife ordered a 1/3lb "Buckeye Burger" on a pretzel bun (House made Bourbon sauce and Bacon top this burger along with White Cheddar and fresh red onion) with extra crispy fries. I ordered a 1/3lb "Longmire Burger" on a pretzel bun (This burger features bacon, smoked cheddar, onion rings and BBQ sauce) with onion rings and the wife and I did split a side order of mac and cheese. My daughter order a "Mac Daddy GC" (Swiss, American, Mac-N-Cheese and bacon, minus the bacon.) with fries (can you believe without the bacon, go figure, kids!).
As far as the food that we had is concerned it was solid all the way around. the burgers were juicy (cooked medium). The pretzel buns were a little too dense and were cool in the middle. The toppings and condiments were of good quality, but the sauces could have been a little more prevalent as you could barely taste they were on the burgers. As far as the size of the burger they are quite filling (even for the 1/3lb), although you may have to smash them down to be able to fit it in your mouth (which makes them a touch messy). The side of mac and cheese was nice and creamy but the only real cheese flavor that came through was the un-melted grated cheddar that was dumped on top. My daughters "Mac Daddy GC" was actually a nice blend and amount of cheeses with the texture of the pasta, toasted really nice to a melty and gooey consistency (good solid choice anytime). My wife's french fries were nicely crisp and had good seasoning, but my onion rings unfortunately had an old fryer oil taste and greasy texture to them.
Service was just standard (nothing memorable good or bad,) which I was OK with as busy as this place was.
Atmosphere is casual yet pretty cool to see how they have converted the bank into a restaurant. You can even eat inside the old vault. Can be noisy when busy.
We definitely will try it again when hungry and in the area to try some of their other menu offerings.
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