Despite how good looking the food was, it was rather flavorless. I ordered the Jr Bacon Cheeseburger $10 Super Box Deal as advertised on the outside of the restaurant for myself. The french fries were awesome, no improvements needed there. Perfectly salted and were really yummy on their own or with the ranch that the meal came with. Now the burger is where it all started to go wrong. It was bland. The beef patty tasted real though so for meat lovers, I guess that's a plus. For me, I was not impressed. There was an onion ring in it but I couldn't taste it or sense its texture. I thought there'd be at least some lettuce in it based on the picture advertising it outside but there was not a hint of any veggie in sight. For being called a bacon cheeseburger, there definitely was not enough bacon. I didn't get any bacon until the very last two bites. The strip was small and pushed to the very back of the sandwich for some reason. It was the same case in my brother's burger. The bacon was salty and flavorful. It was the only part of the burger that had any savory nice enjoyable flavor. Otherwise, I had to dip the burger in the ranch or free ketchup they had to get any flavor. There was some kind of red sauce which I assume was bbq sauce in it but there wasn't enough to actually taste it. The last part of my meal was the chicken strips which I saved for last because I was looking forward to them but they were just as underwhelming as the burger. The chicken was dry and tough, very overcooked. The batter on the outside had some flavor to it but was very greasy and for some reason, it flaked off the chicken very easily. It wasn't bad for what I paid. The entire deal felt like something I'd get for a school lunch. I'd reckon that a school lunch might even have more flavor in its variety.
The carne asada quesadilla was what you'd expect from it. Most of the flavor came from the cheese and it was a tad bit too salty but bearable. The carne asada had no flavor to it. My sister split it with her friend and they couldn't even finish the whole plate. It also came with a green salsa which was a little bland but had a nice tang to it. The mexican rice was pretty good but there were some stale hard bits in it that made my teeth hurt to chew. The beans were typical beans with a bit of melted cheese on it.
The carne asada taco plate also had the same rice, beans and salsa but had three tacos instead of a quesadilla. My parents said it needed lime or some sort of additional sourness to make it more enjoyable.
The workz best burger was alright. It was also kind of bland but it had vegetables which was a plus. Supposedly, it has thousand islands dressing in it but I couldn't taste it. The double patty was a little overkill in terms of meat. It didn't taste like it was worth finishing but we finished it.
The food ordering worked like a fast food place where you place your order at the register and then pick up your food on your own and bring it to your table. The cashier's service wasn't anything really special. He just put in our order, took our payment and we were on our way; no small talk or anything. I showed him a picture of what I wanted since the super box $10 deal didn't seem to be on the menu and he input the right thing so that was nice. I wasn't entirely sure if he got what I was saying while ordering but he got the order right so I have no complaints. When we came to pick up our food, it was just as fast paced as an InNOut. Although, they didn't really even look at us or confirm that our receipt matched the order. My dad asked for a fork and got it right away though so even if they're not looking at you, they are attentive. On the downside, the utensils were all plastic. On the upside, all the plates were reusable, being made of hard plastic or metal. We had to clean up our tables on our own, bringing the dishes to a bin above the trash can. It felt especially nasty to look at the trash cans but I kept it out of sight and out of mind.
The exterior was nice. It was clean. Once I got in, it didn't feel dirty or anything, especially considering it was just in a small town we stopped in on our way to Mammoth. There was plenty of seating and a plentiful amount of booth seating too which is my favorite kind of seating. There were two restrooms outside that required a simple four number code from the cashier to get into but if others are using it, you could always just catch the door. I was afraid it'd be smelly but it was actually quite clean, not beautiful smelling but more of a neutral scent. There was soap and paper towels too. Even the toilet looked nice. No graffiti or a ton of engravings. Towards the end of our dining experience, the sun started to shine really brightly through the windows and was cooking us in the booth table that we sat in. That was not pleasant. I wish they would've helped us close the blinds at that point. read more