Pappa's BBQ
Nationwide
Nationwide
Hamburger
Lettuce, Tomato, Onion
$9.95
After seeing a good amount of posts about how good the burgers were here and literally driving by it everyday on my way to work, I decided to stop in and see what it was all about. Usually, when I go to a BBQ place, I tend to stick to their BBQ, and while that may change in the future for some BBQ joints, it will remain the same for this one.
Starting off, they don't have much variety going on (which is to be expected at a place that doesn't specialize in burgers) offering a basic hamburger, a cheeseburger, or a bacon cheeseburger. Seeing as how I didn't want to be distracted from the meat, I opted with the hamburger. But not having interesting options alone is going to hurt the score.
The burger was HUGE. As I write this a couple hours later, I can still feel it sitting in my stomach. You are without a doubt getting a big portion for your money (though for the price, I wouldn't expect anything less).
As the toppings go, you have your basic lettuce, tomato, and onions which don't earn them any points but if I'm being honest, I wasn't a fan of the onions. I am a fan of onions cut into rings and not diced, just in case there is too much onions, it's easier to take off. But that is a personal preference, so we will move on.
The meat of the article is for the meat of the burger and while this burger certainly HAD meat (2 large patties stacked on top of each other), I was a little conflicted on if I actually liked it. The patties were juicy and you could even taste that they had shared a grill with other meats as I tasted a hint of brisket which was a nice bonus, but when inspecting and tasting the meat by itself, it seemed to lack any flavorful seasoning, which is not something I would expect from a BBQ joint. Another knock on this particular burger (but maybe not all of them) is that my bottom patty was burnt pretty bad, making me a little disheartened while eating it, but I tried not to take that into consideration when eating it, because they were pretty busy.
Lastly, I actually enjoyed the bun (from what I could eat). It was a very big and soft bun with good flavoring, but it may have been too soft because near the end, the grease from the burger had totally annihilated it. But that just meant I got to east some tasty, greasy bread at the end!
As stated previously, while this burger can't compete with burgers that have all the bells and whistles, it was decent enough for a regular hamburger and is worth a try if that's the kind of thing you are looking for.
Starting off, they don't have much variety going on (which is to be expected at a place that doesn't specialize in burgers) offering a basic hamburger, a cheeseburger, or a bacon cheeseburger. Seeing as how I didn't want to be distracted from the meat, I opted with the hamburger. But not having interesting options alone is going to hurt the score.
The burger was HUGE. As I write this a couple hours later, I can still feel it sitting in my stomach. You are without a doubt getting a big portion for your money (though for the price, I wouldn't expect anything less).
As the toppings go, you have your basic lettuce, tomato, and onions which don't earn them any points but if I'm being honest, I wasn't a fan of the onions. I am a fan of onions cut into rings and not diced, just in case there is too much onions, it's easier to take off. But that is a personal preference, so we will move on.
The meat of the article is for the meat of the burger and while this burger certainly HAD meat (2 large patties stacked on top of each other), I was a little conflicted on if I actually liked it. The patties were juicy and you could even taste that they had shared a grill with other meats as I tasted a hint of brisket which was a nice bonus, but when inspecting and tasting the meat by itself, it seemed to lack any flavorful seasoning, which is not something I would expect from a BBQ joint. Another knock on this particular burger (but maybe not all of them) is that my bottom patty was burnt pretty bad, making me a little disheartened while eating it, but I tried not to take that into consideration when eating it, because they were pretty busy.
Lastly, I actually enjoyed the bun (from what I could eat). It was a very big and soft bun with good flavoring, but it may have been too soft because near the end, the grease from the burger had totally annihilated it. But that just meant I got to east some tasty, greasy bread at the end!
As stated previously, while this burger can't compete with burgers that have all the bells and whistles, it was decent enough for a regular hamburger and is worth a try if that's the kind of thing you are looking for.
VERDICT: 3 out of 5 Stars.
And so the Chase continues…
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