(Snacked 11/23/17 TH @ 2:00pm): Sorry...I didn't take a burger home this time; I was more…read moreinterested in checking out your onion rings!
Located on the 2nd Floor of the Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE) was the Homeburger Beer & Food Lounge. As I had ample time to roam around before my departure flight, I came across this beer and burger place as a primer to my impeding arrival back to the U.S.. Certainly the furthest from my mind was this type of food with so many other international fare more pertinent to the area, but the words "onion rings" caught my attention and pulled me in like the Death Star's tractor beam! Would I seek this business again if I were to fly from this terminal again!?:
PURCHASE
[ONION RINGS/STRAWS/STRINGS ALERT - 2.5 of 5.0 STARS]
Onion Rings (4 Euros): Seven thin-cut, battered and fried until crispy, lightly-cooked onion rings generally uniform in size. Made-to-order, they came out hot, the light tan brown crunchy batter was nice but crumbled off at times, and each onion ring (not sweet Maui) stayed intact when bitten into. Sadly, the flavor was bland so some ketchup was needed but didn't help much https://www.yelp.com/user_local_photos?select=Es_6xrDogRwZr2e9579DTA&userid=8jVT2inwc8GIQ6sH2UG9Vw.
Ketchup Packet (0.30 Euro): I seriously had to pay for this https://www.yelp.com/user_local_photos?select=GXuJJJtXIxyM42m8K5ZUYw&userid=8jVT2inwc8GIQ6sH2UG9Vw!
SERVICE
A cute female kindly greeted me as I took a moment to peruse the menu before I placed and paid for my order. Handed a buzzer that informed me when my food was ready, it shortly went off minutes later as I gathered it from the pick-up window from a male prep cook who flashed a sunny smile. Quick and simple process as I chowed down and headed out to catch my flight.
PARKING (Varied; FREE this instance)
We were dropped off, so a non-issue since this was inside the airport past security in the departure gates area.
ATMOSPHERE, DÉCOR, AMBIENCE
A wooden-beamed façade with eye-catching blue-and-white checkered flags draped high and across its front https://www.yelp.com/user_local_photos?select=PCDJ6XZLeGF7K84fLoVU9g&userid=8jVT2inwc8GIQ6sH2UG9Vw, there were a handful of tall tables and chairs you sat yourself at with displayed menus https://www.yelp.com/user_local_photos?select=rO9WbjB2sefJ3c1loFPOBw&userid=8jVT2inwc8GIQ6sH2UG9Vw sandwiched between plexiglass stands https://www.yelp.com/user_local_photos?select=xwIlJGIdubrEWs8MPVM4Mg&userid=8jVT2inwc8GIQ6sH2UG9Vw and a container that held napkins and utensils. An open order counter flanked by a see-through kitchen easily welcomed you in. Plenty of natural lighting came in through the large windows that surrounded the restaurant and general area of this part of the terminal along with a handful of electric track lighting that filled in the rest. There were no TVs nor background music.
ATTIRE
Totally casual, so I would normally be in a t-shirt, boardshorts, and flip-flops.
OVERALL
Homeburger at the Venice Marco Polo airport near the Air France departure gate was a cool find tucked far away in a corner next to a smokers' lounge. Although I wasn't impressed by the onion rings, the burgers did look and smell good. As mimimal as the menu was, the prices seemed fair for an airport. And, I amused myself as I watched people puff down on their cancer sticks while herded into an enclosed smoke-filled box like caged animals for exhibition purposes while I ate my onion rings. But please don't charge for condiments. Based on potential and not on the onion rings, I found fairly good value based on the prices, service, and experience noted above (TOTAL paid experience was around 4.00 Euro BEFORE any discounts and/or tip). And, although I paid in cash, they accepted my credit card of choice...AMEX! 3.5 STARS