what we love: Mini-potato rolls and a waitress/hostess worthy of Lugar's
what we could live without: Limited seating and not quite enough juicy meat per slider
burger scale: B/B+
price range: McDonald's dollar menu, except the food is actually GOOD
payment method: We think they took plastic but since our bill per person was about $15 fully-loaded....does it matter?
We'd read some good reviews, but....sliders? Usually we are skeptical.... we often find sliders to be dry, poorly cooked, with tasteless buns and unreasonably high prices. But Mark made us believers.
First off, though, may we tell you about our fantabulous hostess/waitress? Despite the tiny surroundings, she got our group seated quickly and promptly delivered our drinks (including the famed Guinness milkshake and a couple of black-and-white milkshakes) promptly. A mere 5 minutes later...what, ho, was she really back with complementary fries from the kitchen? Just because we were seated near the door on a chilly night? Those fries - with their balanced crispiness and 4-kinds-of-ketchup accompaniments - warmed us up fast! (And really, what's more heartwarming than free?)
The sparse menu, not much larger than a postage stamp, saved us from agonizing over menu options. There are two sliders: with or without bacon. Both have grilled onions and cheese, and are served on cute little potato buns, a nice choice that we haven't seen nearly enough in our burger quests. The meat was well cooked, each to a nice juicy medium, and with the choice of regular, BBQ, jalapeno, or chipotle ketchups, it was hard not to fall in love with these cute little burgers immediately. And, at $2 and $2.50 respectively....they sure made for a cheap date.
Our only criticism was that the sliders were a bit light on the bacon (which was sauteed with the onions in small pieces, rather than layered on as a strip). Some members felt there could have been a bit more meat on each slider to better balance the squishy-sweet potato bun, but this wouldn't stop us from a quick return to Mark.
The black and white milkshake was thick and delicious. The unique Guinness milkshake was.....um, we suspect an acquired taste. We were intrigued, but all tasters concluded that perhaps this option was really only meant for Guinness-lovers. Guinness + milkshake does not equal the two great tastes that taste great together, unfortunately. But we'll award a point for novelty.
Despite having only 2 sliders per person, no one had room for the pecan-pie dessert. That didn't phase our attentive, fun and informative waitress one bit - her service would make you think our collective bill was closer to $50/head than the $15/head (tax and tip included!) that we rang up.
Summary:
Sliders we can believe in, a rockin' good waitress/hostess, and fun ketchupy options. But unless you're on the Guinness Varsity team... stick to the regular milkshakes.
