I couldn't find a lot of information about prices, so I wanted to share that I had a 1/2 order of fries - $2 (a full order is $3, and then "doctored" fries - chili/cheese, loaded, smothered, etc., get more expensive from there, but they are definitely sharing size), a large frosted mug of their famous root beer, $2, and a sausage cheeseburger with chili, around $11. There were a number of specials listed for around $11 each, including fries and a drink. The regular sausage cheeseburger was included in a special, so basically I paid $4 for my meal to be drenched in chili! But I had never been here so wanted to get the full experience.
The fries were good - very homemade style and crispier than you would expect. The 1/2 order was still a significant amount of fries - enough to share with another person. After experiencing the size of the burger, and if ordering everything a la carte again as I did today, I'd probably pass on the fries. It's a lot of food! The root beer was excellent, and at $2 for the massive mug, definitely one of the better deals on the menu. The burger was expensive (they have several other options for less), but it was a true work of art. Oodles of cheese, pickles, and mustard, and the patty was at least twice as large as the bun, fairly thin and cooked well. And the whole thing - literally the whole thing - drenched in their chili (which is delicious in its own right), and sprinkled with yet more cheese. It's worth mentioning that, while it didn't seem so at the time, the after-effect of the meal shows me how salty it was. I've been craving water nonstop since eating.
The ambience was good, nothing super fancy or notable, just a straightforward diner feel. No complaints. The waitress commented on how busy they were and how she was trying to keep up as soon as I sat down, so that raised a red flag. But she got my order correct (with the alterations), and my food arrived in less than 10 minutes. So I'd call that a win!
Altogether a unified, highly satisfying dining experience. Even though my individual check was over $16, I felt like the value was decent, as the portions were large and the food delicious. I could have split everything with another person and doubled the value, or opted for a special and saved a few bucks. The only thing that would have pushed this to 5 stars would have been going there and getting surprised by their low prices. Their prices set the bar for their food pretty high, and they do pass it, but it's not a place I could afford to go very often.
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I couldn't find a lot of information about prices, so I wanted to share that I had a 1/2 order of fries - $2 (a full order is $3, and then "doctored" fries - chili/cheese, loaded, smothered, etc., get more expensive from there, but they are definitely sharing size), a large frosted mug of their famous root beer, $2, and a sausage cheeseburger with chili, around $11. There were a number of specials listed for around $11 each, including fries and a drink. The regular sausage cheeseburger was included in a special, so basically I paid $4 for my meal to be drenched in chili! But I had never been here so wanted to get the full experience. The fries were good - very homemade style and crispier than you would expect. The 1/2 order was still a significant amount of fries - enough to share with another person. After experiencing the size of the burger, and if ordering everything a la carte again as I did today, I'd probably pass on the fries. It's a lot of food! The root beer was excellent, and at $2 for the massive mug, definitely one of the better deals on the menu. The burger was expensive (they have several other options for less), but it was a true work of art. Oodles of cheese, pickles, and mustard, and the patty was at least twice as large as the bun, fairly thin and cooked well. And the whole thing - literally the whole thing - drenched in their chili (which is delicious in its own right), and sprinkled with yet more cheese. It's worth mentioning that, while it didn't seem so at the time, the after-effect of the meal shows me how salty it was. I've been craving water nonstop since eating. The ambience was good, nothing super fancy or notable, just a straightforward diner feel. No complaints. The waitress commented on how busy they were and how she was trying to keep up as soon as I sat down, so that raised a red flag. But she got my order correct (with the alterations), and my food arrived in less than 10 minutes. So I'd call that a win! Altogether a unified, highly satisfying dining experience. Even though my individual check was over $16, I felt like the value was decent, as the portions were large and the food delicious. I could have split everything with another person and doubled the value, or opted for a special and saved a few bucks. The only thing that would have pushed this to 5 stars would have been going there and getting surprised by their low prices. Their prices set the bar for their food pretty high, and they do pass it, but it's not a place I could afford to go very often.