i'm in love. if i wanted to open a burger joint, i'd have to pass. i'd concede the game to these guys. i don't know of another place in the area that sells burgers made with grass-fed beef. there are other places to getbuffaloburgers, but venison? elk? ostrich? alligator? ok they were out of alligator when i went, but the elk burger was amazing. they make everything from scratch, and when i say everything i mean down to the pickles and ketchup.
on top of all that, the place is fun. the employees (except maybe the obviously-new guy who took our order) all seemed to be having a great time, and so did the customers. and there were a lot of those - we had a bit of a hard time finding a place to sit.
one of the things made from scratch is their root beer, which comes in two flavors. i passed on the butter pecan and went for the classic, which was delightful. i'm a bit of a root beer connoisseur, so i've been around the block, and this wouldn't make my top 10 or anything, but it was quite nice. possibly top 20, and it might rank higher if they'd serve it in a cold mug rather than out of the soda fountain machine, so i could more perfectly experience the flavor.
i went for two burgers: thebuffaloand the elk. i got the elk plain, because elk meat is so delicately delicious that i couldn't bear to overpower it with bold toppings. i was not disappointed. thebuffaloi got because i'd momentarily forgotten about the venison option, which i would otherwise have gone for. there, i went for the bleu cheese jalapeno setup, since i knowbuffalogoes nicely with bleu cheese. like almost everyone everywhere, they put entirely too many jalapenos on the burger, but that was easy to correct, and i ended up with a second very nice burger.
all in all, it's my new favorite burger joint, eeking out angry dog, who still makes the best-tasting beef burgers i've had so far.