Small mostly-takeout joint specializing in smash burgers, with two daughters and a widow fulfilling…read moretheir late father/husband Teddy's dream. Friendly group of ladies. Not much atmosphere; it's more about the food. Three visits under my belt.
-- Fried Pickles: Fried perfection, executed for my liking better than most southern or barbecue restaurants. Crisp, light batter, plenty of tartness peeking through, moist pickle slices inside, and salt to bring it all home. A little heavy on the salt, but I'm a salt guy.
-- Double Bacon Cheeseburger: Patties a little on the dry side, but that can happen with smash burgers. To offset this, the soft, fresh bun and every condiment came through with freshness and good preparation. The cheese is cheddar. The bacon, straddling that line between crispy and chewy, impressed with both texture and pleasingly strong cure flavor.
-- Buffalo Chicken Sandwich: Again a quality flexible bun, housing a gigantic portion of light fried chicken hanging out the edges. It's thigh meat, so very juicy under the batter. A little cold from the tomatoes, and a little light on the Buffalo sauce, but not a problem. I like that the blue cheese came in crumbled as opposed to liquid, adding a nice texture. Ditto the onions. Good sandwich.
-- Bacon Cheese: Went single patty on this one, finding it juicier than the first burger. Good all around presentation, with every condiment again fresh. Cheese is white American. Special praise for the bacon, which came in slightly underdone, but that's how you get the most flavor-- and this brought deep cured flavor once again. If I'm eating bacon as finger food, I want it more crispy, but on a burger? The way they did it here is just fine by me. And that pliable bun was just right.
-- Onion Rings: Not on the chalkboard menu as of now, but an option. Thin, crunchy, and pretty good. Not sure if scratch made.
-- Fries: A huge allotment on the $3 "make it a meal" option. But alas, a frozen product, and somewhat bland and somewhat limp.
Though not fancy, the beef is fresh, pressed down into the griddle from 3" balls of it. They're smashburgers by name, but they don't bring the extra thin, extra dark and crispy edges as the smashiest. On the other hand, they're thicker, softer, and leaning juicier.
Simple place, simple food, mostly done well.