This restaurant has potential, but based on their opening weekend, there are a number of things that need to be addressed. I hope that the owner reads the reviews here.
The old Penngrove Superburger location was very popular for a few reasons: not only did they have phenomenal, huge burgers, but you were usually seated early, service was quick, the burgers were always cooked correctly, and you knew that if you were hungry, you were going to get a delicious burger, possibly a beer or milkshake, and fries in a reasonable amount of time. The people serving you were experienced, and everything was executed well.
If the new location is going to stay afloat, they are going to need to meet these same criteria. We went to Superburger on a Saturday afternoon. Maybe Superburger was attempting a soft opening, but they were sorely understaffed. They were making people wait for 15-20 minutes before being seated, and there were a LOT of empty tables throughout the restaurant. It didn't help to see waitresses standing around, chatting, while we were standing, waiting for a table that was already empty.
The waitresses, while I'm sure they intended well, are very inexperienced and young. They are also very slow--they move very slowly. I chalk this up to poor training. We waited about 20 minutes just to get beer, and the waitress hadn't yet taken our main order. I watched as she poured our beers, and then let the foam dissipate. She did this about five times--she was obviously never trained to pour a beer, or the keg lines are not set up correctly. When she finally brought our beers, she blamed it on being "super slammed" (slammed or not, pouring a beer takes the same amount of time). Then, she forgot to take our order, so we had to remind her.
After putting in our order, our burgers came out in a reasonable amount of time, but by that time, we had waited 45+ minutes for a burger overall. The place wasn't busy enough to justify this (not enough people were seated!). I had asked that my burger be medium, and it came out well done. Also, they weren't quite as large as they used to be at the old location, and they skimp on the toppings when compared to the old location. At the end of our meal, she charged us for somebody else's meal (and vice versa), so we had to wait another 15 minutes while she addressed that issue.
Basically, they are stripping many qualities that made them popular to begin with.
I'm giving them two stars because I'm hoping that this place gets better, and I'm chalking this up to a hectic opening weekend. I wanted to talk to the owner, but the waitress told me that he wasn't at the restaurant. If I have a better experience next time, then I will update my review. read more