Okay, I couldn’t wait any longer. The thought of having a nice juicy hamburger was starting to get to me.
I had some errands to run which took me over to the east side of town. Coincidentally this is where the Idaho Fry Company is located. I found it up by the intersection of Warm Springs and Broadway in that little strip mall on the South West corner. I parked my car and walked on in. There were 2 people eating inside and 2 people eating outside. I walked up to the counter and the cashier asked if I had ever been in before. “No” of course, but she didn’t know that. I politely said no and she then explained the menu. I ended up getting the special which was a hamburger, small fries, and a drink. Doctor Pepper. The fries were country style Russets.
The place was a bit sterile. Meaning it lacked some character. There is a flat screen on the wall but I noticed very little else. I believe there was some art for sale. The prices were pretty steep. $200 and up.
I got my hamburger and fries (sorry, no picture) . The drink came before the meal which I don’t mind. The burger wasn’t Carl’s Junior big but it wasn’t White Castle small, either. It was about average size. The bun wasn’t your standard bun. It had some flavor to it. I think the hamburger patty was hand formed. It didn’t appear like it was delivered by a truck, frozen solid to the wax paper that separated it from a thousand other patties. The lettuce and onions were crisp and fresh. The fries were hot and served in a cone of all things. Kinda weird but, it worked. Who am I to complain. Food is food.
The fries were good. They were your standard fries. Not like Wendys or McDonalds, Crisp little potato nails you dipped in the secret sauce. These were thick and pliable and hot. You actually thought you were eating something that came from a potato. I got the Chipotle fry sauce. YUMMY.
I will complain about the platter upon which the burger was served. It was a small 4″ x 8″ (or so it seemed) cutting board. No lip on this thing and no paper either. Just a flat piece of plastic… with a hole on one side. Yeah. That didn’t work for me. But hey, it didn’t affect the taste of the burger which was good.
I bit into the burger and it was good as far as burgers go. It wasn’t VERY good. But, it was good. There was something missing to the burger though. I didn’t really figure it out until earlier today. The burger was too… clean. Too neat. The pieces and parts didn’t fit together if that makes any sense. If you go to a barbecue and you get a burger there it always seems like the best burger. The buns are big, the patty is thick and juicy and hot. When the bun, patty, and condiments are all combined, it seems like they were made for each other. The bun is soaking up the meats juices. And with every bite it seems to get juicier and messier. The cheese starts to slide around giving the onion a chance to escape. That is a burger. The burger I got behaved itself. If that is what you like. Go for it. The taste was good. I would go back for another meal. The cost was about $8.00.