NUMBER: (810)422-5429
VISIT NUMBER: 2
REASON FOR RETURNING: Good food.
PRICE: High $-Low $$
TYPE: Burger Joint meets Fusion meets Nightclub
TIME TO ORDER: Queue, ~8 minutes.
TIME TO FOOD: Less than 10 for straight-off the menu orders, about 10 for a custom.
STAFF IMPRESSIONS: Bright, bubbly, mostly-female floor staff; why were all the guys seemingly hiding out in the kitchen? Very helpful, but not good at moving the slower-ordering people along or out of the way, and speed is crucial in line-ordering. Due to the set-up of the kitchen-floor door, customers standing and waiting are privy to kitchen conversations - including private lives, and disparaging remarks about the food/orders. It isn't terribly comforting to hear, "GROSS!" coming from the back, and not know why.
FOOD: The smells of the food are wonderful. It literally smells like an outdoor barbecue, and who doesn't live the smell of grilling meat?
The Thai Burger (Cheddar Cheese, Grilled Pineapple, Thai Sauce, Fried Wontons, and Lettuce) is a great mixture of sweet, spicy, and savory - the pineapple and sauce work together perfect harmony. The fries are thick-cut and starchy, without being too potato-tasting - a pillowy center surrounded by that perfectly fried crust. The wontons had a sort of stale taste, probably from the frying, but the Cinnamon Wontons had no real sweet flavor to them along with the stale-fried texture.
The custard is creamy, thick, and delicious, but melts more quickly than ice cream (meaning major brain freeze)! The fried portobellos are amazing, and the balsamic vinegar reduction sauce is *to die* for, even alone. The fried green beans are good, but the chipotle mayonnaise just tasted like Red Robin's Campfire sauce, with less BBQ sauce.
DRINK SELECTION: Great selection of Michigan craft and not-so-craft beers. Coke products with public fountain. They have smoothies, shakes. More alcoholic choices include cabernet, chardonnay, and moscato wines; as well as frozen drinks like margaritas, piña coladas, punch, and daiquiris.
SATISFACTION: Burgers are delicious (and the Make Your Own out of ANYTHING is a wonderful idea I will have to try and review in the future!), as are the sides, but be wary of some extras. The service is good, as long as you aren't in a hurry and decide to stand and wait up front. Make sure to judge the speed of the line over the size.
NOTES: The atmosphere reminds me a bit of an under-18 nightclub, with the grayscale colorscheme, color-changing lights. and pop music, but most of the clientele seems to be over Katy Perry, One Direction, and the like. I do wish they had a larger music selection.
Also, the place is kid-friendly, offering plenty of high chairs and booster seats, but no space to put the high chairs except an aisle. Also, the dining room seems to be mostly tables, but there are about a dozen booths that I saw.
WOULD I RECOMMEND? Yes. The taste and price of the appetizers and burgers far makes up for my decor and dessert issues. Also, they sell bottled Dirty Bastard! What's not to love?
The Thai Burger (Cheddar Cheese, Grilled Pineapple, Thai Sauce, Fried Wontons, and Lettuce) is a great mixture of sweet, spicy, and savory - the pineapple and sauce work together perfect harmony. The fries are thick-cut and starchy, without being too potato-tasting - a pillowy center surrounded by that perfectly fried crust. The wontons had a sort of stale taste, probably from the frying, but the Cinnamon Wontons had no real sweet flavor to them along with the stale-fried texture.
The custard is creamy, thick, and delicious, but melts more quickly than ice cream (meaning major brain freeze)! The fried portobellos are amazing, and the balsamic vinegar reduction sauce is *to die* for, even alone. The fried green beans are good, but the chipotle mayonnaise just tasted like Red Robin's Campfire sauce, with less BBQ sauce.
DRINK SELECTION: Great selection of Michigan craft and not-so-craft beers. Coke products with public fountain. They have smoothies, shakes. More alcoholic choices include cabernet, chardonnay, and moscato wines; as well as frozen drinks like margaritas, piña coladas, punch, and daiquiris.
SATISFACTION: Burgers are delicious (and the Make Your Own out of ANYTHING is a wonderful idea I will have to try and review in the future!), as are the sides, but be wary of some extras. The service is good, as long as you aren't in a hurry and decide to stand and wait up front. Make sure to judge the speed of the line over the size.
NOTES: The atmosphere reminds me a bit of an under-18 nightclub, with the grayscale colorscheme, color-changing lights. and pop music, but most of the clientele seems to be over Katy Perry, One Direction, and the like. I do wish they had a larger music selection.
Also, the place is kid-friendly, offering plenty of high chairs and booster seats, but no space to put the high chairs except an aisle. Also, the dining room seems to be mostly tables, but there are about a dozen booths that I saw.
WOULD I RECOMMEND? Yes. The taste and price of the appetizers and burgers far makes up for my decor and dessert issues. Also, they sell bottled Dirty Bastard! What's not to love?
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