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| - I work in this area and frequently run to the nearby Fresh and Easy for lunch, and finally I gave in today and gave it a try. I could no longer resist the delicious smell of grilling that wafted out of the building.
I ordered the Indulge cheddar burger, medium, and an order of the deep fried pickles, to go (as the restaurant was packed when I went in).
The burger was good quality and had a nice char flavor to it. The beef itself was tasty, and it was a perfect medium. The toppings were a bit lackluster; the cheddar cheese was good, but I would use a more sharp cheddar for something called a "cheddar burger". The red onion was good and crisp, but the tomato was a bit green, and the iceberg lettuce on it was fairly wilted and slimy. The bun for the burger was very good - butter-toasted it tasted like, and soft on the inside with a good crusty exterior.
On the whole, I probably would give this place 3.5 stars if I'd just ordered the burger. I can't say that it was a "die-for" burger - overall for the price I would probably pick Five Guys over this any day, unless I was just really craving that charred flavor you can only get from a burger cooked on open flame.
The real disappointment in my book were the deep fried pickles. There are so few restaurants in town that serve them that I was happy to see that Indulge had them on the menu.They were listed as dill pickles, but they almost had an overtone of bread-and-butter - and while I know some people love them, to me B&B pickles taste like dirty socks. So to bite into what I expected to be a delicious, tart dill and instead wind up with a mouthful of smelly feet wasn't pleasant. I also thought the breading on the pickles was too thick, and almost overcooked (to the point of having a near-bitter burned taste).
The service - take-out only, obviously - was polite and made a point to stop by while I waited out front (the waiting room was standing-room only) to let me know when my order was about up.
Overall I will probably give this place another shot sometime when I can dine in, and can splurge on trying the Kobe upgrade option for the burger. Otherwise, it was good food but probably not worth the $10 per sandwich on a regular basis.
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