the company burger

want a cornhog? good luck.. i want to like this place, yet they're making it very difficult. first, the burgers are pretty good (the standard bearer for a burger here in nola is at lilette). but the quality of the food only goes so far. a few experiences with company burger have prompted this negative review.

i've now been to company burger twice, each time motivated by the desire to order a cornhog. on the first visit? ran out. on the second visit right upon opening? ran out. you'd think keeping a supply of cornhogs on hand would not be all that difficult considering there are only like 5 things on the menu. apparently it's very difficult.

to make matters worse, while waiting in the parking lot for the place to open for the evening, i saw through the front window an employee stick his entire arm in the iced tea fountain machine to fiddle with the bottom of it (yes, entire arm immersed in the liquid). upon fixing whatever he fixed, he pulled his arm right out and put the top back on the fountain. truly disgusting.

their onion rings can convert even the most hard core dieter into a fried food lover. after taking one bite of these sweet crunchy red onions i decided to never have a white onion-onion ring again. whoever thought of using red onions is a straight up genius.

food ok, drinks no!. had the single burger and sweet potato fries. burger was fine, best sweet potato fries i've had!!!

but, ordered rum and coke old fashioned. as we watched the "mixologist" take 5 minutes to prepare this drink, my husband and i laughed. he brought us 2 fingers of drink over ice. my first sip made me gag because it was pure alcohol!!! i can't drink straight booze like that! however when my husband went to buy a coke for mixer, he was informed that it wasn't straight rum but had a "reduced mexican coke" in it. in my opinion this just added another level of thick sweetness to it with no coke at all! "mixologist" was insulted, we sat and watched him be mad. my thoughts are this is a burger joint in a strip mall. seems that the "mixologist" spent the last months at tales of the cocktail seminars and has got a little too fancy for where he's working. hubby and i would probably have had two rounds but were put off by the drinks. if i want an urban cool fancy drink i'll head to a dark bar where i can sit and enjoy it with some music. not a burger joint where i have to order at the counter and pick my food up when my name is called.

the burger was delish. juicy beef, a fresh bun and housemate bread an butter pickles, yes please. a single was big for me, but patrick pigged out on a double.

this place is really clean and nice! i love that they serve your food on a brand new shiny quarter sheet pan. i had the burger, pork belly corn dog, fries, sweet fries, and onion rings. all were great. i don't think it's tue best burger in town but they defedently got something good going on. i will be eating here more...

bad company. the good:

the burger bun is grilled so you get that little toasty crunchy thing when you bite. the parking sitch is very good. nice rustic/modern interior.

the bad and the ugly:

no lettuce and tomato here . to me, the essence of the burger experience (and the reason you don't go to micky d's and the like) is the contrast of the hot meat and the cold salady stuff , and the merging of the flavors with the condiments -- that is what it is all about, but not here

i got two explanations (for no tomato and lettuce) -- market conditions made it hard to get good produce -- oh, and that they sell the classic cheeseburger, with only pickles and onions. i appreciate that they are grilled, but you don't get enough of them to really notice.

a nice selection of condiments, but unlabled, so i can't say what they were.

6.50 for a single?

at 2 bucks. i had to order the o rings -- and they were really big thick rings with the batter barely holding on the red (?) onion slices, not salted timely and i did not finish the order.

next time i want that good burger experience, i am going back to tru burger.

good burger. i was very impressed with the "single." the bun really makes the burger - it is slightly spongy and holds up well. they have a condiment bar with several different my-nezs (aiolis?). the burger itself is not massive, but it was filling. do not expect port of call - this is definitely a $5 burger, but it is a quality $5 burger. the onion rings were good but would have been better had they been right out of the fryer. fries were tasty. no liquor license until 8/24. recommended.

just ok. not the worst burger place in town, but there's a few others i'd prefer

i came here on the second day that this place opened for business! i'm glad to see that freret st. is really trying to clean up its act and invite more businesses into its area. there's been a recent boom in the restaurants that have opened their doors on this street. ambiance i like the ambiance. it's minimal (maybe cuz it just opened) and simple. now some people may think simple is a bad thing, but i like simple! if it's simple in design, then it's simple to clean, if it's simple to clean it probably gets cleaned more often and therefore is more hygienic. get my drift? the menu here's their menu, i saw the lamb burger on the menu and was intrigued but i really wanted to try their company burger. the company burger the company burger has 2 patties (freshly ground harris ranch beef), bread and butter pickles, american cheese, and red onions and for an extra $1 you can get bacon. the nice thing about the bread and butter pickl

stupendous!. we had the double-stacked company burger fully decked out. it almost melts in your mouth! we also got the onion rings and the (homemade) pimento cheese and garlic toast. seriously, it was to die for. can't wait to go back. great vibe and friendly staff.

yummy!. we went there tonight for their first day. the group ahead of us snatched the last of the burger buns.. they must be good because they ran out... we had a grilled cheese, onion rings, a corn dog and a hot dog... all very good. quality ingredients, reasonable prices and friendly staff... owner was very nice.. they were very busy and wait was not bad at all... i am in love with their bread. i will be back this weekend for that burger.

maybe best burger in nola. it is opening day, and it usually a bad idea to try a place before they work out the bugs. but i get so jazzed about anything new coming to freret st. that i had to go. took the whole family.

2011 has been the year of the burger for new orleans. just a short time before there weren't more than a handful of places with great burgers (beachcorner, snug harbor), and none were especially creative. but a revolution is happening (mv burger, tru burger, and best of all, cowbell). the company burger is maybe the best of the bunch.

i got the company single. for $6.50 it is fairly thick, and comes with cheese, onion, lettuce, pickles, etc. by itself it is excellent, but you can have them add a fried egg for just $1 (or bacon) and it becomes transformational. i got mine with the egg. perfect in every way, including the bun. i really want to try the lamb burger next (pricier at $12, but comes with crazy middle eastern flourishes).

the fries, onion rings, and sweet potato fries (all $2.50 - $3.50) are solid. but the condiment bar is extraordinary: basil mayo, chipolte, creole mustard and more == all homemade.

the setting was minimalist hip; the service excellent and smart.

i hate the suburban-style setback of this bland strip-mallish building, especially in the most urban of streets -- freret. but i guess that's good for parking or something.

another huge bonus (both for late night eaters and for the life and safety of this street) is that they are open til 11pm on weekdays and 1am on fridays and saturdays.