It has come to my attention that a local television station has decided that they are going to work on their own little version of the Burger Tour. It's on The Facebook, how cute. Welcome to the party folks (6 months, or perhaps 9 YEARS too late, depending on your perspective and your knowledge of our Tour's history!).
Upon my discovery of their bandwagon jumping, I attempted to post a small mention of our own tour upon their Facepage. However, much to my astonishment, I learned that my contribution to their shared consciousness was removed, nay, CENSORED,
"Man, Bill takes things REALLY personally, doesn't he??"
"Yeah, bit of a drama queen at times. It's really best to just let him get it out of his system. He'll get hungry and distracted soon, just be patient."
This is also the final Burger Tour posting before election day, which is Tuesday, November 6th, 2012. Please don't let anyone tell you that election day has been moved, or that your particular ethnic, civil, religious, or other group is supposed to vote on another day. Everyone votes on the same day! If you haven't already, please try and figure out NOW where your polling place is, and vote on Tuesday. Or vote early, but by all means, do get out and vote. Do it for her:
Sammy's Lounge
Sammy's has been in CR a long time, situated at the corner of Blairsferry and Center Point Road. I have to admit that I don't have a great deal of familiarity with the place, but I can tell you that they are not strangers to being reviewed by the general public. In 2008, Sammy's was "Best Burger Nominated", and has also been blogged/reviewed by this guy. Note to self: Go back and try the tenderloin some day.
Eleven men reported for Burger duty today. Eleven men; manly, beef eating men all of them. No one complained about lettuce as there was no lettuce to complain about! No one ordered cottage cheese. Manly men eating manly burgers in a manly manner.
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| Not as manly as this guy, but damned close! |
The Burger
I do believe everyone ordered the "Bob-O" burger, a standard 1/2 lb. of Angus beef on a bun, served with cheese and your choice of toppings (onion, pickles, ketchup and mustard) and American cheese. THIS is the standard burger that we should all be measuring against, free from the corrupting influences of bleu cheese, of sauteed mushrooms or onions! As such, we have ZERO Bar Sammich reviews this time, it's all BURGER!
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| As presented |
There's not a lot to say about this one. The burger was good, but was by no means outstanding. That said, I will tell you that 1/2 of the completed surveys gave this burger an 8/10, so at least some of us were highly impressed with today's selection. However, 4 of us gave the burger a 5 or a 6, which results in an average score of 6.75/10. This puts Sammy's directly in the middle of our reviews to date.
Comments this week included:
- It wasn't excessively greasy, was warm and fresh.
- ... this is a bacon fail. Had two rounds and could honestly not even tell there was bacon on it. not much on flavor.
- It was average, was warm, but not very juicy. Just kind of blah.
- Good full size burger, onions and pickle, ketchup, mustard, nicely done.
- Half pound of cowflesh, grilled perfectly, but needed more seasoning. Good beefy taste to the patty.\The bun was toasted and had some cornmeal on the top. The size of the bun was good, but tended to crumble a bit as the juiciness of the burger and condiments soaked into it. The burger was wider than the bun. Overall, a very good burger. (Editor's Note: Going to hire this guy to write the blog after I get rich and famous and have forgotten where I come from.)
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| You can JUST see the pickles under the meat. |
Fries
Crinkle Cut French Fries are my favorite! Nice size to them, and the ridges are made for holding ketchup. They are the perfect potatoe to enjoy with a burger. Unfortunately, the group today did not share my enthusiasm for crinkle cut fries, and they received only 4.88/10.
Comments:
- Some were crispy and some were soggy. The fries were unseasoned, so had to add your own salt. To their credit, the fries were hot and seemed fresh
- They were not soft or soggy, which is a plus, but again just kind of blah.
- Fries were blah. nothing special. I didn't finish them.
- Fries, just good ole krinkle style fries. All good.
Service
For my money, Sammy's service was great! As (almost) always, we dropped on them without notice. Judging by the crowd that I observed in there, I would guess that a group of eleven manly men, all together at lunch, is a little gay unexpected for Sammy's. The lone server who took our orders, brought our food, filled our drinks and brought our checks was, in my opinion, OUTSTANDING! The group mostly agreed, and rated service a 7.38/10. The pitchers of soda for refills was a real nice touch, and I hope everyone left at LEAST a 15% tip. She deserved it.
Conclusion
Sammy's MAY be the best value so far on the Burger Tour. This is not something we normally keep track of, as you simply cannot put a price on quality. Total bill for me today, for a 1/2 lb. burger, fries, and soda w. refills, was $8.03. Add a decent tip, and you've got a burger in yer belly for $10. Not too shabby.
Sammy's served a good burger, but not a GREAT burger, and the Burger Tour is all about seeking that greatness. Responses to "Would you eat at this establishment again OR recommend it to your friends/family?" were all over the scale, and received an overall score of 3.5/5.
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