flipdaddy's burgers & beers

i met some friends at flipdaddy's on wooster pike in mariemont. their website boasts "proprietary beef blend and 24 beers on tap" and i had heard some positive feedback here and there so i was excited to try it out for myself. i started with the kentucky bourbon barrel ale; delicious, although with such a strong flavor i don't think i would enjoy more than one of these. for dinner i had the spring fling, aburgertopped with guacamole,cucumbers and pepper jack cheese. it was a delightful combination of toppings (although i was expecting more of them), there is something so refreshing about the flavor of cucumber on sandwiches. because i had heard good things about the asparagus i substituted my fries. it was good, but no better than the asparagus i make at a home. and for a $2 up charge, i'd say go with the fries. one of my friends got the mac daddy, aburgertopped with a fried macaroni and cheese patty. this isn't a menu selection i would make but he gave it good reviews. i would ima

i try real hard to always provide an honest review; especially when visiting a restaurant for the first time. summary:
restaurant cleanliness - a
service - c
food appearance: b
food temperature: b
food taste: c
pricing: typical for area
the restaurant wasn't crowded at 1.30pm on friday, so everything should have rated an "a."
however, our waitress was certainly not focused. myburgerwas a whiskeyburgerthat had absolutely no taste; was full of grease and at best slightly warm. fries were certainly not a value for the cost and cold
to be honest this is a one time visit restaurant. to many much betterburgerrestaurants to try this again.

whenever my husband and i want a fantasticburgerwe go to flipdaddys! always great service and delicious burgers. we also enjoy the tap rotations and have found some great brews there too!

i had been avoiding flipdaddy's for a long time due to the high price of aburgerthere plus the very polarized set of comments i had received about the place.  everyone i spoke to seemed to either hate it or love it.  that said, i went to flipdaddy's during cincinnatiburgerweek 2015 because, well,burgerfor 5 bucks.   i could check it out for myself for a few bucks less than usual, and if i was one of the haters, i was only out 5 bucks.

first impression on entry is that this place is very much a sports bar that happens to serve food rather than the other way around.  very loud even on a weekday night without a major sporting event underway.  not a place i would recommend for families with young kids.

second impression was after i reviewed my options forburgerweek was that i was not going to get off as cheaply as i had hoped.    on anyburgeri order, i want 2 slices of cheese and grilled onions.  at a lot of places, you get 2 slices of cheese on a cheeseburger, and grilled onions are free.  not so at flipdaddy's - each slice of cheese is a dollar and grilled onions are also a dollar.  in fact, it was obvious that the menu was designed to rake in a lot of money on extras one could add to one's burger.  the end result was that my hoped-for 5 dollar basic cheeseburger was an 8 dollar basic cheeseburger.  the lone consolation here is that theburgerincludes a choice of side, and given the choice of fries or saratoga chips i went with the chips.  it is noteworthy that in the spirit of add-on charges, you have option to improve your side, things like salad, onion rings, etc - all at additional cost.

i ordered myburgermedium rare, and although it took a lot longer than i had expected for a less than half full dining space, i have to give them credit where credit is due - it came out a perfect medium rare.  in my experience, a lot ofburgerjoints will say they'll cook aburgerto order, but you end up with well or medium well regardless.  not so here.  so far so good.

anyone who expects a giant pub styleburgermay be disappointed with theburgerhere, but to me, this was just the right size.  i didn't ask, but i'd guess this was a 6 to 7 ounce burger.  it had a bit of char on the outside and was very juicy inside, so much so that i had to lean forward over the plate.  it did lack seasoning, so i had to add a bit of salt and pepper.   the cheese and grilled onions were decently good, but for 3 dollars extra, i expected better   

the saratoga chips were served with a tiny metal ramekin of bbq sauce.  with saratoga chips, i expect a mix of chewy and crunchy, but these were all crunch.  the bbq sauce seemed institutional, but worked well with these chips.

service was ok, very informal.  there is ample parking in the shared strip-center lot this eatery is located in

all in all, this was a very goodburgerthat i'd probably order again again if it didn't cost 11.99, which was the regular menu price for theburgeras i configured it.

thomas jones. nothing like a goodburgerand beers with the boys

not impressed. my friend and i tried it for the first time. we both ate burgers and fries. myburgerhad an interesting topping with a good taste, chimichurri. but the burgers were completely dry. i have never been disappointed in a burger, anywhere but was that day. fries were not that great either. reminded me ofburgerkings old fries.

waste of time. burgers are crappy, no seasoning and no flavor. beer cheese, boring, pretzels, deep fried and swimming in oil, gross. beer selection is reasonably good. that is the only thing i enjoyed. the male server we had was pretty bad and not sure what his name was, but he sucked. overall it was highly unenjoyable. id rather just get a fast food burger, those are much better than what i had at this place. o yeah, the onion rings sucked too. the fries were ok. so here is what we have. aburgerplace that has decent fries and decent beer choice, but bad burgers and service. id rather see aburgerplace with good burgers and good appetizers with average fries and a limited beer selection. makes more sense to me. my advice, don't waste your time here, its bad.

creative burgers and craft beer. flipdaddy's is a creativeburgerbar with a nice selection of craft beers on their 20+ taps, some of which rotate to keep the selection changing and fresh. they were just finishing up the dogfish head aprihop and tapped sweaty betty in time to taste with dinner. in addition, they offer a tasting flight of four 5 oz. glasses that are served on a plastic strip that's had the name of each beer written on it so you don't have to remember which is which while you sample. they also keep the weihenstephaner hefeweissbier on tap and serve it in its named glass, which is a standard i like to see from a craft beer bar because not everyone's a hop head and sometimes what i really want is an exceptional classic.

in addition to the burgers on the menu, they also have at least one special. last nite, it was the "hey battah battah", which came with beer cheese, onion straws, applewood bacon, and red peppers on a pretzel bun. it was delicious. the burgers are a mix of ground cuts they make up themselves, and are really pretty good, but it's the various creative trimmings that define this establishment's niche.

there's plenty of seating, with patio dining when the weather permits. we ate at the bar, and there's lots of flat screens that are easy to see.

the service staff has been very friendly and accommodating both times i've been here, and last nite, the bartender was that perfect mix of knowledge about the taps, generous with the tastes, and engaging without including himself as a member of our party. he's a real asset to the operation and if the owner is smart, he'll make sure he stays.

overall, if want a creative, tastyburgerand want to be sure you'll have a good selection of craft options to drink with it, you should give flipdaddy's a try.

good beers, plenty ofburgeroptions and family friendly. perfect stop to watch the game, grab a beer and even grab dinner with friends.

symmes. stopped in saturday night after i heard they just opened - very crowded, cool looking place. ordered a chuck norrisburgerand roasted asparagus and both were excellent. theburgerhas some heat but not too much, asparagus cooked perfectly. the beer selection is phenomenal and we sat at the bar and we had a few and a sampler. good service, fun place.

this has to be the worst place to eat here in symmes twps. they just opened i had never been in one we went in just me and my hubby they sat us at a table fit for 10 people instead of a smaller which they had plenty open. we order the fries with cheese bacon and ranch dressing there wasnt a hand full of cheese on them i bet i get more cheese on a taco bell taco then these fries. ordered athe flipdaddyburgerit had no flavor to it what so ever very bland. order a side salad now side salads are suppose to be before your meal it came with the meal it was so nasty i didnt even eat it. my husbandburgerhad no flavor either . he also got the fried mac and cheese which had no flavor not sure how you make something with no flavor but the managed to make the whole meal that way and 2.00 is high for a glass of ice tea.also noticed they have no dessert menu guess they havent figured out how to make it bland yet but i will not return and i will tell others not to waste there money 35.00 before tips is alot when all we had was fries 2 burgers a side salad and mac n cheese . red robin now theres aburgerwith flavor.

went home hungry........ took my son of 19 and husband for dinner tonight.i ordered
the specialburgerof the month of july which i thought came with asparagus and i also order a side salad.son orderedburgermac,husband ordered jackburger& mac & cheese. mine came out with no asparagus for i ordered a salad and that was my side.i guess?son had probably 10 french fries if that. a family came in sat next to us their daughter
works there of coarse and you should of seen the portion of their dinner's, and she kept sitting with them like she didn't have a job to do,the other girls were busting butt! i feel $60.00 for burgers & 2 beers and soda going home hungry is way to much.won't go back......

great beer selection, but...... great beer selection, family friendly and very attentive staff, but if they plan to stake their claim as aburgerplace they should work on geting their meat patty right, too much attention to toppings and not on theburgeritself. their custom meat grind just ain't workin'. work on that patty and they could have a really great place.

the decor was a little ritzier than aburgershack

wanna like it.... living right up wooster pike from this place we really hoped it would turn into favorite however, our visit was very disappointing. my husband was happy with his mac and cheeseburgeron a pretzel bun but that was where the good stopped. the french fries were cold and hard. my chicken breast sandwich had a super thick patty but had no flavor or seasoning at all. very bland. we asked about the beer selection and the server wasn't very knowledgable. being as it is a "beer" and "burger" place they should probably have a better grasp on those things.