Backyard Burgers

Posted on February 22, 2006

I’ve been meaning to visit Backyard Burgers since they opened a local franchise last year. Two of the managers were previously managers at the club I work at, so at the very least it would be a chance to see what they’re up to. Neither of them were there during my visit, so we’ll continue. The location is not exactly the best. The restaurant is situated in the southeasternmost edge of the city in an area of new shopping development based around a WalMart. The architecture is dictated by the developers, so it pretty much looks like all the other buildings, in a modular sort of a way.

I am terrible at ordering off of a menu, even moreso at a place I’ve never been to before. For this reason I grabbed a carry-out menu for my next visit; but this time around, I had to resort to staring at the pictures of the combo meals and blurting out the first one that sounded good. I opted for the bacon cheeseburger and seasoned fries. (I was offered seasoned, unseasoned, or waffle fries.) The food came up in about five minutes, a reasonable amount of time for something I presume was cooked to order.

The food. I was underwhelmed. Everyone I knew from the club who had been had said that the food was great. The fries were thick, but squishy and kind of wormy. The seasoning on the fries had a burnt mesquite-y taste. They were all around kind of unpleasant. The burger, which is advertised as being 100% Angus beef. The burger was fine, but not impressive. It tasted like something I could have easily made at home. Overall, the experience was kind of bland. I may go back and try a chicken item next time; if my experience is any different, I’ll let you know.

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