Critic's Review
With the glut of burger franchises and shake shack copycats, you'd think it would be over. A new burger place opened in Hollywood, and for some inexplicable reason I went to try them out; mainly because I wanted to swing by Penn-Dutch on the way home.
The place is pretty easy to miss; something about it just doesn't stand out. They have an annoying one-way parking lot with spots that are too close together. I hate parking 6" away from some beatnik mobile.
Inside it's a typical modern quick serve restaurant, with a counter and uncomfortable seating.
No tables inside; just a counter and a dunce ledge in the rear.
The order took about 10 minutes. The ladies room was out of order so there was a line for the men's room turned unisex bathroom; I was on line when my name was called. The girl had a bag, and she asked if I already had my shake. Shouldn't that be on the check. "No, I don't have it", so I had to wait for her to make it.
The old fashioned way to make shakes, brought to you by Taylor. They don't have coffee shakes, so they lose a 1/2 star
I took the burger to go, but figured I'd get some pictures and taste it while it was hot. They have some seating outside; notice the misting nozzles that attempt to make the place tolerable in the summer heat.
I open up the bag to find a fairly heavy burger. They put both mustard and ketchup in the bag; I'd asked for included grilled mushrooms on the side.
inside the burger had a commercial looking tomato and some thick cut pickles. I tasted the pickle and it tasted like a waterlogged cucumber; hardly like a pickle at all.
As I picked it up it felt kind of funny. The reason? A big clump of lettuce underneath. Do they do this to make the burger seem thicker?
And it was soggy lettuce. Yum. I took it off and re-assembled the burger.
I'd ordered it medium rare; it was raw in the middle. They call this "Prime Angus", which is synonymous with "pre-made patties from a box".
The mushrooms were musty, and the ketchup wasn't Heinz. A very pedestrian burger. I decided to drink the shake and dumped the burger after a few bites. Calorie-wise I can't have both.
After a couple of minutes the shake, which was pretty good, was reduced to chocolate milk. It didn't have the staying power of their competitor's offerings.
Conclusion
Another burger place opens in Broward County; can you hear me yawning? Typical chain franchise wannabe place using restaurant terms like "Prime Angus" to try to convince simpletons that their food is better than McDonald's. The game here is the $3.45 french fries and the restaurant priced drinks; the cashier seemed disappointed that I didn't order any fries. With fries a single burger here is $10.20, which is way too much for this burger.
"Angus Beef" Hot Dogs are available for just $4.