On the recommendation of the bartender at Commoners Brewing up the sidewalk and another Yelper, against my better judgement, we went to this establishment tonight. Why against my better judgment you ask? This is the old Copper Ale House. The Copper Ale House was that bad, I Yelped it a one star, if I could have gone lower, I would of. Just that bad....... Total disaster....... So, going into the place under new ownership, I had zero expectations, actually I was fearing the worse.
Excited to report, 5 star. Me likey!!!! Total shock. I took some pics. My wife and I went with the Bacon Mac n Guida Cheese burger. So my breakdown of this burg is as follows:
1. Bun. Yes you can f up a bun, in their case, they had a fresh, lightly toasted and very tasty brioche bun. It is not thick, which I prefer, but it is not to thin. FYI - I usually take the buns off my burgers because the nasty ass Sysco buns are too thick and no taste.
2. Guida cheese. Light and mild cheese flavor, they serve it with shells (I think), it was so creamy, I could not tell. It was around a 7 on my mac n cheese scale.
3. Burger patty. Pretty sure it is not hand packed, but it was good. Perfectly cooked with lots of flavor, very little juices, which in my opinion is a better patty.
4. Kind of surprising, but made me happy ---- "Everything is better with Bacon" ----- there bacon is on the upper end of bacon. About a 9 on my baconator scale. It always amazes me that some restaraunts overlook bacon and serve just average bacon. I can stay home and have average bacon form Harris Teeter, thank you very much. Good job on going with a higher end bacon.
I want to mention the fries are beer battered and extra crispy, yum. The Jalapeño chips are pretty decent, order the spicy ranch dip for a kick. The spicy cheese curds are a MUST. I love me some cheese curd. Service in the bar area was excellent, the manager came over and asked how it was going. Overall, we had an excellent rebound experience. I really hope people will give them a second chance, the spot in combination of Commoners up the sidewalk would be a great weekend hang out.