This place is small, and it made us nervous. We even managed to wipe out their entire selection of Spring Peeper Ale within our first two rounds of ordering drinks. However, despite the obvious fact that our 8 person party was dominating the very small 20(?) person capacity room, our waitress was cool and underwhelmed, and the food...oh the food.
The burger is $10 and that seems like a steal for how good this was. The ingredients taste and look like they have a full farm in the back that they use at their disposal. The patties are hand-formed, no standard disks here, and perfectly cooked, with a delicious char, but still incredibly juicy and actually dripping (in just the right way.) The toppings were simple, but perfect. Tomatoes that were thick and came in all colors, purple, yellow, red; lettuce and onion, with the option to add bacon and/or cheese. (These do cost extra.) And on the side, a potato salad that's served warm and filled with dill, and couldn't be a better completion for this "casual" meal. One of our Burger Beasts made note, "The chef is a burger Sensei."
In reading this over, I feel inadequate in explaining the quality of this meal, but let the simplicity of the description entice you rather than bore you--I'm now a believer that this is the way a burger is supposed to taste. If you still have doubts, read on to the scoring section.
So, although the intimate size of the place, and the dim nearly candlelit atmosphere was a little intimidating for our large crowd, the experience was ultimately comfortable. The energy there was casual, and we didn't find ourself at all out of place. And most importantly, if this is their execution of pub food, we were all in agreement that it is definitely worth exploring the rest of this little place's menu.
Scores out of 100
Taste: 95
Atmosphere: 93
Overall Experience: 98
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