Just
as Tex-Mex fast food restaurants are on every 3rd corner we know have
fast food burger restaurants (which use to be called joints until
prices) on every 4th corner. They all 'serve the best (fill in your own
beef) in town but the bottom line is you order and pay, pour your own
sodas, get you own silverware (at least it isn't plastic here!) and, in
our case, the cashier served our food.
I watched half of our order
sit under the heat lamp (there are advantages and disadvantages to
having an open kitchen) long enough that the cashier/server had to worn
us that the plate was very hot.
Allen had the "Big Dog" ($6.99) which
is advertised as being'1/4 lb of beet hot dog, which means it is 4
ounces and isn't that big a hot dog! I had the "House of Blue" ($7.99),
being a burger--didn't see the weight anywhere --served with blue
cheese, red onion 'jam', the latter being very sloppy, and balsamic
greens. I wasn't asked how I wanted it cooked--yes, I know the
'laws'--but it was thin enough that if you got it medium you would be
lucky. We split an order of Sea Salt Fries (($2.49) that certainly
wouldn't threaten McDonald's or Burger King.
I did call the manager
to complain about the fries. I told him upfront that I didn't want him
to change them or to take it off the bill but I just wanted him to know
that except for the ones on top the rest were overcooked. He insisted
that is the way they are cooked! Really? By the way both ketchup
machines were empty and we had to get packets. The manager was sitting
right next to that station with two other people and did nothing about
the situation
We each had a soda for $1.99 each so with tax the check
came to $22.74 For lunch, for a fast food place, it's a bit much but
then I guess you have to pay for Don Shula's name branded into the
burger bun! By the way if you don't know who Don Shula is you can read
about him on a big plastic shield at the entrance/exit to the place.