room for improvement 4 sure. so, three of us made our way down to providence for a burger and bbq crawl.
my main objective was to hit a place called harry's bar & burger. the other stops were mainly to indulge the rest of the away team. not wanting to eat what i hoped to be the best, first, we hit luxe as soon as we arrived.
they had just unlocked the doors as we entered. despite the tacky, retro, décor it was a clean and inviting atmosphere. the server was friendly, knowledgeable and the service was very quick. not wanting to load up, the three of us opted to split two burgers. rings, fries and some mac/cheese were agreed upon for sides. everything came pretty quick which might have been great except that a lot of the food had that rushed feel to it. out of the three of us, two liked the rings. they were of the bread crump type, a little light on the seasoning but crispy and somewhat flavorful. the traditional fries were the frozen kind and needed more cooking time. they were not golden brown and certainly not crispy. all three of us liked the plain mac&cheese although i thought it could use a bit more flavor, it was creamy and the pasta was still al dente.
k. none of us liked the burgers. we ordered one kobe and one traditional. one was to be med/rare and the other one med. both burgers arrived as if they were meant to be served on a raw bar along with oysters and little necks. we didn't order those! they're not even on the menu! i said, it was a burger bar! pay attention! thecheesewasn't even melted. in the end, there was more burger left over than eaten. had this been our main and only stop i probably would have sent them back. as it was, we just took a few bites, observed and discussed how disappointed we were, told the server everything was great and got the hell out of there. under other circumstance, it would have been easy to put that experience behind and move on but…..
my friend had told me that harry's bar & burger was owned by the same conglomerate as luxe. gulp, i struggled to take my anticipation of that place down a notch. easier said then done. curious to know how that went?
well, read my review for that place! after all this was about the luxe so pack up and move on. we did.