Kudos to Tessaro's for cooking my burger the way I ordered it. Most places won't give you a "medium" burger; it usually leans toward medium well, at best. Tessaro's took a liberal approach to medium and it fared more toward medium-rare to my surprise and delight. So for that, hooray! And it definitely was the plumpest, juiciest burger I've had in a looonnngg time.
That said, I really wasn't as impressed as I thought I'd be. I thought I liked my burgers pure and untainted, but here I found myself wanting a little more flavor. I guess it just tasted a little bland. The homefries, also a little bland.
I don't know...maybe my expectations were too high. Despite being underwhelmed by the food (by no means dissapointed), I loved the atmosphere. It was cozy and bustling and unpretentious, and the service was spot-on. Once seated, we didn't have to wait for a thing. Our orders were taken immediately, our drinks arrived at our table within a minute of ordering, and our food arrived in a reasonable amount of time.
Good to know: They won't seat you unless your entire party is there. In this case, it was just my husband I was waiting on. That was a little annoying...but understandable considering how busy they are.
Definitely a solid burger worth the praise and the totally reasonable price! I probably won't go out of my way to go back, but I'd definitely take an out-of-town visitor for a meal there and it's a definite stop if I'm in or near the neighborhood.