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We decided to give this homegrown Boise burger joint a try, not being fans of chain eateries. There were 3 of us, and we all chose a different item from the menu. The Bacon Cheeseburger, because I figured you can’t go wrong with that, a Mushroom Swiss burger, and a Jalapeno Burger. We also ordered onion rings and fries, to try the majority of the menu, along with regular sodas to drink. First off, the Bacon Cheeseburger… it seems that I was wrong and that one can ruin that basic burger. I felt like I was eating cardboard and sawdust, it was that dry and tough. I understand they do all their burgers well-done and most times that has to do with health codes or CYA when it comes to meat borne illness, but there’s a fine line between well done and overdone and dry. There was literally no meat juices left in the hamburger. The bacon was half done, and soggy, hanging down the sides of my burger. I literally ate 2 bites of the burger and pushed it aside. It was that unappetizing visually and orally. My sister had the Mushroom and Swiss Burger, and her burger was overdone to the point of being dry and hard with no meat juices left as well. Melted cheese and mushrooms cannot make up for dry meat. The burger itself was also very sloppily assembled and when opened, the bun was askew and all of the toppings were all over the outside of the burger. The toppings were eaten with a fork, the burger left alone. My husband had the Jalapeno Burger and his burger patty was also overdone. He ate the burger and said he did not enjoy it, but he also will eat burned toast. None of our patties had flavor. My husband had the onion rings and they were oily and not crisp, I had the fries and they were also oily and not crisp. I hate to do that thing where you say “I have been in all areas of the food service and hospitality sector for many years and…”, but I really have been there done that and can say here that it’s probably not the concept that is at fault, but management for not having training benchmarks and employee training, for not meeting those benchmarks. Your fryer temperatures were not hot enough to cook the fries and rings to seal that outside layer properly, or those fries and rings had been sitting too long. No one like soggy fries or onion rings. Your grill employees were not trained well enough on your grill to recognize when a burger is medium well and to pull it at that point, as it will continue to go to well done while it is sitting on your prep board, thus satisfying health regulations as well as customer expectation of having a juicy burger. All the fancy things you throw on a burger will not disguise the fact that your base is not done well. The public is becoming more discerning, and there are other choices out there.

• Wibbley’s Burgers Menu with Prices 2255 140th Ave NE B, Bellevue
• South Philly Cheesesteaks – Menu with Prices – 1439 Main St, Sarasota
• Blue 32 Sports Grill – Menu with Prices – 4845 S Arizona Ave, Chandler
• Kenny’s Burger Joint – Menu with Prices – 5809 Preston Rd #588, Plano
• The Cheesesteak grill – Menu with Prices – 1771 S Oceanside Blvd, Oceanside
• The Rawls Course – Menu with Prices – The Rawls Course at Texas Tech, 3720 4th St, Lubbock
• Lula’s Neighborhood Grill – Menu with Prices – 4821 Yosemite Blvd, Modesto
• Mudman Food Truck – Menu with Prices – 11808 NE Fourth Plain Blvd, Vancouver
• Burgerim Gourmet Burgers – Menu with Prices – 800 Ocala Rd #350, Tallahassee
• Hometown Burger – Menu with Prices – 9390 Huebner Rd, San Antonio
• Bless Your Heart Burgers 33rd Avenue – Menu with Prices – 5410 NE 33rd Ave, Portland
• Shenanigans Kitchen and Cocktails – Menu with Prices – 4612 Quincy St, Metairie

Wibbley’s Burgers Menu with Prices 2255 140th Ave NE B, Bellevue

Took my wife and 2 year old son to Wibbley’s and had a great experience. We went for the dinner rush so it was was pretty busy in there but they handled it well. The owner was training a new chef in the back but also making sure the customers were taken care of. Kid friendly restaurant with toys for the little ones. Together we ordered the Century Burger, Fish and chips, Garlic fries, onion rings and a couple of shakes. The burger was delicious. Just the right amount of blue cheese and the bacon, come on, it’s Bacon, of course it’s good. Great value for $7 or whatever it was. The fish had great breading but I love panko breading. The garlic fries are also on point. Not over powering but enough to enhance the fries. Over all I highly recommend Wibbley’s for a great burger fries and a shake. It’s kido friendly and they staff was awesome!

South Philly Cheesesteaks – Menu with Prices – 1439 Main St, Sarasota

Walked in here and understand they just opened to the public this week. Its an open environment with a cool brick wall on one side, and wooden/steel wall on the other. Nice wooden tables. Our server was friendly and was efficient. We had a few questions and she answered all of them quickly. I didn’t want the grilled onions or hot peppers on my large 10″ cheesesteak and wanted lettuce, tomato, and onion instead. She said no problem, but charged me $1 extra. I also wanted onion rings instead of bagged potato chips or fries and told her I would pay extra, but she said that was not possible, so I went with the fries. We also ordered a Swiss mushroom burger and sweet potato fries, but when it came out, it was with onion rings–very odd (because she originally said onion rings as an upgrade was not possible!). We eventually got our sweet potato fries that we originally ordered and she had the nerve to charge us an extra $3 for the onion rings (that we never did order). It looks like when it comes to upgrades and changes, they are a bit confused, so who knows what’s allowed. The good news is that the cheesesteak was very good tasting, although for a large, it wasn’t that big. You would think a large would be at least a foot long for $11.50. The fries were fresh cut, but tasted a bit off and dry, and they were very dark in color, along with the onion rings. Perhaps they needed to change the oil in their fryer. The sweet potato fries were okay. They also serve beer here at very reasonable prices.

Blue 32 Sports Grill – Menu with Prices – 4845 S Arizona Ave, Chandler

The 1st time I wanted to try this place it was closed.. It was Halloween, who closes on Halloween? This place I tell ya. I was craving a burger and this place always come up so we finally went. You walk in to a sign that says seat yourself. The seat for the tables are rock hard, even my junk in the trunk didn’t help. We had a sweet waitress with the longest, thickest, darkest, fakest eyelashes ever, but she was very nice. The hubby and I got both got burgers I ordered Onion Rings he ordered fries. My burger looked a different color then his. Mine was lighter his looked grilled… I ordered mine with cheese he didn’t or I would of switched with him. Absolutely NO flavor. How does that happened.. It was NOT a fresh burger, you can tell it was a frozen patty. My Onion Rings were NOT crispy at all and it still tasted powdery from the flour. His fries were soggy. I was hungry so I ate it, got the bill and was regretting I ate it, should of just went next door to Dairy Queen for a better burger. Half an hour after getting home I had stomach pain that I NEVER experienced before, upper mid stomach pain. Never had it before or since. I had restroom issues. I almost went to the ER.. I had not eaten that day so it was definitely their food. Restroom were nice, like the waitress but I would rather good food over service.

Kenny’s Burger Joint – Menu with Prices – 5809 Preston Rd #588, Plano

This is my third Kenny’s and was looking forward to trying the burger joint. I thought the Wood Fired Grill was very good and the Italian Kitchen near perfection. The Burger Joint is very good and ranks well amongst the other premium burger competition. The quality of the meat and bun were first rate and the ability to order doneness is a plus. I had the Bacon Cheeseburger which was cooked perfectly to medium rare as ordered and featured properly cooked bacon and good quality cheddar. It bordered on too messy to eat but quick surgery to remove tomato helped prevent the patty from sliding out of the bun. My wife had the Straight Up burger, their basic offering, and it was also cooked perfectly medium as ordered. The quality of the bun was very good and correctly sized. I could tell the quality of the meat was high but honestly could not detect any “wood-fired grill” flavor. We had the truffle parmesan fries and they were good. Our second appetizer, the onion rings, are the reason I dropped the review to 4 stars. They were very very large with a batter that split the difference between beer batter and tempura. This was 90% of the ring but the main problem was that they were incredibly greasy, to the extent that eating one left such a greasy film in my mouth that it was difficult to enjoy the burger. We took most of the order home (along with half of our burgers) and, after reheating, saw a large oil pool at the bottom of the pan. So, the takeaway, is avoid the rings. Everything else was very good to great, especially the service. It’s easy to compare the quality to Hopdoddy or Liberty. Food is pretty comparable. Where Kenny’s shines is the service and dining room. Hopdoddy thinks I’ll be comfortable sitting inches away from other diners (The’ll bring a divider for the table if you ask long enough) and Liberty table access is dicey. Kenny’s is great with perfect service and great food. Next time, I’ll avoid the rings (or order a beer to wash down the grease) and probably bump up to 5 stars.

The Cheesesteak grill – Menu with Prices – 1771 S Oceanside Blvd, Oceanside

My first time here but without a doubt I’ll be back. It’s so hard to find a place that serves an authentic cheese steak sandwich out here in Cali but this place is the REAL deal! It’s located conveniently off the I-5 freeway so if you just want to grab some sandwiches and go. We pulled up and it’s a small shop located in a strip mall. Just the appearance of this place from the outside made me think this was going to be good. Inside they have a menu posted on the walls and it’s pretty simple. There is plenty of seating and a big screen TV they play sports on. I went for the cheese steak sandwich with hot peppers and a side of “Frings” (french fries & onion rings). They use ribeye steak and only grill up the meat when you order your sandwich. When my meal was ready, just looking at the sandwich I knew I had found a great place. My first bite into the sandwich let me know I was right. I can’t remember the last time I had such a delicious cheese steak sandwich and never this good here in Cali. The meat was tender and the most flavorful! Just the right amount of cheese and the sandwich bread was soft and fresh! I love a sandwich like this where there’s nothing I want to add it’s so delicious. The onion rings and french fries were also good. While I would say the onion rings were good, the fries were the best! Next time I’ll just get the fries. My friend had the garlic fries and I can only assume they were good because she ate them all up and I never got a chance to try them. If you are a fan of cheese steak sandwiches, this place is a MUST! I don’t think you’ll find a better cheese steak! I’m already looking forward to my next visit.

The Rawls Course – Menu with Prices – The Rawls Course at Texas Tech, 3720 4th St, Lubbock

I visited Lubbock yesterday and the first thing I did when I got there was meet my brother at The Rawls Course – Texas Tech’s very own golf club. Neither of us had eaten lunch yet and we were both starving, so we decided to try Jerry’s Grill located inside the clubhouse. I ordered the Stubb’s burger ($6.50) – a 1/3lb. hamburger that’s been grilled with BBQ sauce, melted cheese, and topped with two fried onion rings. It also comes with french fries. Oh man, this burger was good! Succulent patty soaked in Stubb’s very own BBQ sauce. I love the fried onion rings on top because they lend a new crispy texture to every bite. The french fries were crispy and not overly salted. I like that they still had the skin on them. Everything was just.. great! Besides burgers, Jerry’s also has a bunch of fresh sandwiches and salads and earlier in the day, they serve breakfast too. Afterwards, we were supposed to hit some golf balls, but who can play golf after eating all that? That’s why I recommend you play first and eat afterwards. Reward yourself after a long, hot day of golf with an ice cold beverage and one of Jerry’s excellent burgers.

Lula’s Neighborhood Grill – Menu with Prices – 4821 Yosemite Blvd, Modesto

This place was great the first time and terrible the second. Lying owners. I order a burger combo and a western bacon burger with shoe string onion rings. I was rung up for my order as if everything was ok. I watched the cook, cook our burgers and smash them so many times to speed up the cooking process which relieves the juice from the party leaving a burger that is dry and no juice. I got home to beer battered onions instead of shoe string, I called back and let the lady know I order shoe string and got regular. She then informed me “oh yea, cause we ran out” so I was never informed you ran out at the register and proceeded to take my money. After I called and opened my western burger and guess what. THERE SHOE STRING ONION RINGS IN MY BURGER. So they didn’t run out. I usually don’t mind for accidents like this if the people own up to their mistakes but, The one thing I hate about restaurants is when they lie. It makes them look stupider. Threw my food away due to nasty dry burger. Thanks for nothing

Mudman Food Truck – Menu with Prices – 11808 NE Fourth Plain Blvd, Vancouver

I was craving a good cheeseburger so instead of going to Wendy’s or to Carl’s junior I decided to come here for an $11.00 bacon cheeseburger. I asked the lady who took my order if their meat was fresh and she said yes and that they make the patties themselves and put them right on the grill and cook it there for you then serve it to you. She took my order and within three minutes my burger came out. I told the cook that that was fast because I don’t think she could’ve cooked a burger in three minutes including the bacon that went on it. So obviously this Burger must’ve already been cooked they heated up and served it to me. The cheeseburger was a greasy hot mess. I could barely even eat it while I was driving because I thought I was going to get grease all over my steering wheel. The cheeseburger was really hot which I always like hot food and the fries were hot to with the crunchiness about them. The cheeseburger had a tangy flavor to it but the brioche bun does not give it any justice as all the grease soaks into the bun and it makes it even messier to eat. I think the meat that they use is probably 80% beef and 20% fat as I could chew up a couple pieces of fat from the burger. I was not expecting to get bacon on it but that was a nice surprise the bacon was pretty good fries were decent but I ordered everything on it and had to takeoff the lettuce tomato and onions just so I could eat the thing. I am not too sure if I will be back. I might just settle for my go to Wendy’s instead.

Burgerim Gourmet Burgers – Menu with Prices – 800 Ocala Rd #350, Tallahassee

I was excited to try the Uncut (plant based) burger here but was met with nothing but issues from the door. While ordering the cashiers rings our burgers up as 1/3lb Angus Beef burgers and I’m like “whoa, uh, we are vegetarian. Those need to be changed to the plant based burgers.” She responds by telling me that there is no button in the machine for the Uncut burger and so she has to ring it up this way and then tell the cook to switch it to the Uncut burger. Major red flag! Had I have listed to my gut we would have said “no thank you” and just walked out, but we stayed nonetheless. My boyfriend and I ordered our burgers two different ways. He also ordered a combo and I simply asked for fries and no drink. We were charged for 2 combos anyway and I was handed a cup which I filled with water since I don’t drink sodas or juice. After having been seated for 23 minutes his burger comes to the table and not only was his burger all the way wrong, but when the cashier came back over to us she states that they have run out of fries (this is like 7pm on a Saturday and we are one of only 2 sets of customers in the place) and asks if I’d like onion rings instead. I opt for a combo of rings and sweet potato fries and a full 6 minutes later my burger and sides show up. My burger has the standard toppings on it, not the ones I ordered and my rings were seriously overcooked. If I weren’t already so annoyed and tired I would have sent it back, but I figured I’d just eat so we could get the hell out of the place. The flavor of the Uncut patty is amazing and that is THE ONLY REASON THIS PLACE GETS ONE STAR! Anyone looking for great service and a decent burger (vegan or otherwise) in town would do much better to go to Vertigo. Burgerim is the worst!

Hometown Burger – Menu with Prices – 9390 Huebner Rd, San Antonio

My husband and I went to Hometown this morning (yes, morning) for lunch for the first time. They acknowledged us when we came in, and let us take our time looking at the menu. It’s not exactly 50’s diner decor but that’s the era they’re shooting for. I ordered a classic burger with cheese, fully loaded, with fried onion rings as a side and an iced tea (their cups were huge!). Hubs ordered a classic, no cheese, with fried pickles as a side and a sprite. Our total with these premium sides was a little over $18. The burgers are greasy/juicy in the way you want them to be so I put a napkin diaper on mine to prevent drips on my shirt. The fried onion rings were so, so good & had a little spice to them. I don’t know what they do right, but there was no grease / oil on the paper bag the onion rings came in (that’s shadow not grease in my photo) & they weren’t greasy or oily themselves. The fried pickles were fine, but the coating was too thick for the thin sliced pickle. It’s close to our home and I look forward to eating here again

Bless Your Heart Burgers 33rd Avenue – Menu with Prices – 5410 NE 33rd Ave, Portland

Located at the former site of Cannon’s Rib Express, Bless Your Heart Burgers (BYH) 33rd Avenue is the second location of BYH and the first location on the east side. There seems to be a lot of hype about BYH’s burgers and I can see why. I wouldn’t say its the best burger in town, but I did really enjoy my Classic Burger (with added sautéed mushrooms and bacon) last night. I love how BYH smashes their burgers to get a super crusty finish on the exterior of the burger. That char added so much flavor to the burger, and the burger was still moist too. The sautéed mushrooms added a nice textural element, though I would skip the bacon next time since it was a bit chewy and definitely low quality. Along with my burger, I also shared Chili Cheese Fries and the Down n Dirty Fries with my partner. Of the two, I’d say the Down n Dirty Fries were my favorite. Both of the fries came with this great beer cheese sauce, but I liked that the Down n Dirty Fries came with griddled onions, peppers, and mushrooms, as I felt like I needed more veggies in my meal due to the use of shredded lettuce in my burger instead of a big piece of lettuce, which is normally my preference. I thought the fries were a tad oily, but still tasty nonetheless.

Shenanigans Kitchen and Cocktails – Menu with Prices – 4612 Quincy St, Metairie

I have ordered from them twice before and the food was good – burger, quesadilla, and onion rings. I ordered a 2 shrimp poboys and onion rings. We were astonished to find a shrimp poboy without fried shrimp. They were grilled or baked or something else. The onion rings were $7.75 for 10, yes 10. Absolutely a rip off. I went back to the DoorDash app and rechecked to male sure I did not order wrong but there is nothing but the size of the poboy and if you want cheese. Don’t think I will ever order from there again.