"Bean & Burger" is the place that someone will mention to you at least once if you spend any amount of time in Canton and the locals decide to share any information at all with you. If you want a burger that isn't the typical fare, go big or go home.
It is a local institution. I wish I could have had the full in-house experience, but as usual, I was relegated to carry out. This means that I have to take the word of others as to the bean bar, the salad bar, and the in-house dining experience.
The decor is the typical barnyard style Texas West that one might expect. A local artist, or possibly several, have created many works for sale that adorn the walls in almost every area. It's the rural homey experience one is probably thinking when they hear the name.
Service was provided quite happily by the three or four servers I saw during my visit, all seemed very pleasant and welcoming, in fact, I was greeted by all that passed me, all of them smiled, and all of them were busy at the time. From my observations waiting for my food, they were attentive to their tables and well liked by the crowd that was there.
I used a card, and there were no issues with their POS system, which sometimes happens with my cards when I'm not in a big city.
But you are here for the food, so let's get down to brass tacks.
I purchased three items for my small crew: chicken strips, the "Sissy Burger", and the Bacon Cheeseburger.
Chicken Strip Basket
The chicken strips are of a decent length. If you are familiar with the chicken strip world, then think more Raising Cane's and less Chik-Fil-A. Or Zaxby's. I don't know what the flavour was like, but I do know all of them disappeared before I got my burger open. I saw them one moment, they were gone the next, and a hand was very briefly aiming for my fries.
They serve white gravy with these, which is probably not the best composition for a kid's plate.
The fries never made it, instead were four pieces of Texas Toast. Again, not the best idea for a kid's plate when you specifically ask for french fries, hence the aforementioned creeping hand.
Sissy Burger
This is what you get when you hate yourself. It might be their way of punishing you for not getting a real burger. You get a hockey puck the size of a prominent fast-food chain single kid's meal burger, and less flavour. You are literally paying about five bucks for a twenty-five cent burger.
Just don't. Go big or go home.
Bacon Cheeseburger
I asked for double meat. This is a 1/2 pound burger, to begin with. It broke in half in my hands because the bun simply couldn't handle what was going on there. I don't know about you, but when bacon, meat, and cheese are in your hands in any condition, you just don't complain. Besides, as one prominent fast food chain says, "If it doesn't get all over the place, it doesn't belong in your face." And since that chain is not here, they must be filling in.
This is probably the best burger you will get in this area. I will admit to that.
Those fries, though. I hope it was just a bad day, but they were solid on the inside, and hot on the outside. Someone failed at their fry station. I hope it's not a habit, but there is fear that it might be.
Final Thought
Your experience will be good, but your food might be hit or miss. Might as well go for the ambience and just so you can say you did. read more