The Return of the Burger Tour!: Dublin City Pub

So it's come to my attention that, sometimes, I may lay the sarcasm on a little thick. No, it's true. I don't know when to back off, I don't know when a jokes run it's course. So, if I should have offended anyone at Burger Tour today, by perhaps insinuating that they had less than ample love for people of color and of differing national origins, than I truly apologize to those whom I have offended.

That said, I will continue to refer to Canada, our "Neighbor of the North" as "America's Hat".

On a happier note:

GUESS.

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It's Hump Day! Which of course, this week, also makes it Burger Tour Wednesday!

DUBLIN CITY PUB

Dublin City Pub, is located on 1st Street in downtown Cedar Rapids. The location has been home to a number of bars and restaurants over the years, notably "Charlie's on the River" and also "Muddy Waters". The latest incarnation in this location is of course Dublin City. You can read all about their history on their webpage, I'm not in a plagiarizing mood today. Something about marrying an Irish theme to a bar, well...that just makes sense. Good sense. Good Irish sense!

The Burger

Today, a dozen or so folks made the trek to Dublin City, to see how their burgers stacked up against the rest of the local competition. As far as I am aware, there were 3 different burgers ordered:

The Shannon Burger - Mushroom n' Swiss. I have fought valiantly against this glorified sloppy joe, yet it just keeps showing up. I give up, the Mushroom n' Swiss may be considered fair game, but damn it, at least be honest about it.
The Kerry Burger - Bleu Cheese, bacon, and chipotle mayo. Pretty fancy, hoity toity, pinky finger out whilst sipping tea with the Queen.
The DCP Burger - Served on a Kaiser bun with lettuce, tomato, onion, pickle, and your choice of cheese. Do you see this? DO YOU??? THIS IS THE STANDARD by which all other burgers should be measured.

Enough burger based ranting. That guy never shuts up. With six surveys submitted, we award Dublin City a 7.25/10 for their burgers. It should be noted that this represents only 4 votes, as 2 people enjoyed Bar Sammich's today. Bar Sammich's were awarded an 8.5/10.

As presented. All the proper toppings artfully arranged, and a big heap of waffle fries! Some folks had a frilled sandwich pick; alas, I was not so lucky.

Comments on the burgers:

Standard: bun, burger, cheddar cheese, lettuce, tomato, onion, ketchup and mustard. Nice sized piece of meat. Seemed juicy and fresh, not greasy, overdone, dried out or burnt anywhere. It was delicious :) I have no complaints.
Feels like I've had this before...except one other place..

There were no comments on the Bar Sammich's.

The classic "under the hood" pose, made famous by the CR Burger Tour.

Fries & Sides

I want to point out that Dublin City offered, in my opinion, a wide variety of sides to compliment their burgers. Regular fries, waffle fries, cheesy fries, onion rings, Irish potato salad, and I'm sure there was probably cottage cheese (ugh!) in the mix there somewhere. Fries and sides were given a 5.5/10.

Comments:

Waffle fries. Good, but not great.
I had waffle fries. Love waffle fries :) Most of them were perfect. Over time they got cold and hard. (That's what she said...I mean....you need to eat faster!)
Cottage cheese....tried to dress it up a bit...still cottage cheese in the end though (<---This!!!)

Service

Now, as I've said, I always try to give the service at these places the benefit of the doubt. We drop in, usually unannounced, and expect them to treat us the same as their regular lunch crowd. Most places do a pretty good job. Dublin City did an EXCEPTIONAL job, and was given an 8.17/10, which MIGHT be a Burger Tour high score for service!!

Fast, courteous and split up our meal and check for us!
Awesome! They pushed together three tables right away, no wait. Took our drink orders immediately. Food came out within a decent time frame for a group of 14/15 people. She made sure we had any extra condiments, napkins etc. They took our trays away promptly when we were done eating, brought our checks and change. Great job girls!

Conclusion

By the numbers themselves, Dublin City has earned a spot in our Top 5. HOWEVER, much like the baseball accomplishments of Sammy Sosa and Mark McGuire, I feel compelled to note an asterisk next to the score, as only 4 votes went into this. So, we'll allow it, but we should probably give their burger another try one day, just to be sure!

Would you eat here again, or recommend it to others? Dublin City earned a 4.5/5.

Final Comments:

I really like the atmosphere of the place. For an Irish bar I would like to see Irish whiskey on the walls...nothing really exciting though. I had high hopes on the burger, fixings were really fresh...in the end though same burger..different place.
They give you plenty of food. Large sized burgers/sandwiches, big pile of a side and a pickle. More than you can eat at one sitting, if you do eat it all you're stuffed. Nice large glasses for drinks, less waiting on the server to refill because it takes quite some time to get to the bottom of it. Nice clean atmosphere. Laid back. Plenty of TVs to catch the latest news. Lots of yummy options on the menu. This is one of my favorite places to eat :)