vertigo burgers & fries

not particularly impressed. waaaay over priced for the portions that you are given. i spent $33 on 2 burgers, 1 fry and 1 drink. the lemonade is literally pure sugar. thecheesefries are sloppily made and really doesn't taste very well at all. the only thing that tastes decent was the actual pattie, but for a place that specializes in burgers i was not impressed. i think primetime and monks parties are better this is not an attempt to bash, just purely sharing my opinion. i will not return

great first experience with friendly service and great burgers.

burgers had fun combinations as well.

heads up on the fries. portions are huge. we got a half order of thecheesefries and it was too much for us to finish.

overall great experience and would recommend.

really good burger. juicy and simple. you can taste the flavor even without a ton of ingredients, but i am sure their burgers like that are just as good too. their pimentocheeseball appetizer with pepper jelly is superb. good stuff!

burgers were delicious, i tried one with goatcheeseand fig preserves, which was different but good!  the onion rings were also very tasty.  very crowded when i went, but kitchen got orders out steadily and accurately, which is what you should expect.  i like this place over burgerfi or five guys, would definitely go again.

like it, but am not in a hurry to return. the place is cool, and there are a lot of fancy options, but the burger didn't satisfy in the sense that a great burger should. the meat was cooked properly but lacked great flavor, and the sweet grass dairycheesewas good, but the arugula just mad it too "fancy-pants". not that i mind fancy burgers, but wanted flavors and proportions to be better for the price. the onion rings were slightly greasy and over-seasoned, and the homemade fries weren't a huge hit. nothing about the burger was particularly bad, but nothing was enticing for a return visit.

best burger i have ever had, including my husband's. (sorry for the late review. we ate here thanksgiving weekend 2013.)
i am really surprised at some of the reviews here being so negative, but everyone is very picky about how they like their burgers, myself included.
we are new to the tallahassee area, and are in search of good food. i would be hard pressed to say we had found good food until we found vertigo. you can get a burger and fries anywhere in town, but nothing like vertigo.
the building itself, i believe is a converted gas station, and the sound proofing is virtually non-existent, with everything being metal, and the roof rafters being open for the industrial look, and the metal chairs are uncomfortable for wider customers like myself. however, you forget all that when you take your first bite of heaven.
i ordered the grass-fed burger with sweet grass dairy's incrediblecheeseon top. first, let me say, that vertigo cooks all burgers to medium, (the best in my opinion) unless you specify you would like it well done. [it's one of the biggest notifications on the menu folks] vertigo also does something that i don't believe i have ever seen a burger joint do, and that is properly season their meat. they obviously mix in salt, and maybe other seasonings into their meat, before pressing into patties, and this is a very big key. most people put the seasoning on the outside of the patty just before cooking. when putting seasoning in the meat before pressing the patty, you get uniform displacement of the juices and even seasoning throughout. they also do not overwork or over-press the burgers before putting them on the grill, so the meat is not tough. when putting them on the grill, they do not press them after cooking to remove the juices, and natural fats. folks, i fell in love that day, and can still envision the taste, and experience from that day.
my dining companions also thoroughly enjoyed their meals. we ordered the fries and onion rings as sides so we could try them as well. we enjoyed both, however, i will say that for most people, they are a little well done, but we liked them because they were very crispy. it's a texture thing for us. we prefer crispy and crunchy to limp shoestrings.
i can't wait to move to tallahassee full time, to be able to enjoy this restaurant.
the burgers do seem a tad bit expensive, but you are getting what you pay for.
compared to a wendy's/mcdonald's combo meal, you are still paying up to $7 - $8 dollars, why not spend that on a really good burger, with locally raised, and processed meat and cheese, and really enjoy your food.

i enjoyed the southern spin. it was fabulous...pimentocheeseand fried green tomatoes (plural!) on a burger?!? it was like the south in a bite. i will say that it was a bit rich for the average burger, but knowing that-- you should be alright to try it and i recommend it. just maybe take a few tums before you go ;)

best buffalo chicken sandwich and shakes!. after my first visit to vertigo, i was disappointed in the burger. i felt the quality and taste did not match the price. however, after giving this place another try, i have fallen in love with the buffalo chicken sandwhich. why has no one reviewed it yet?!? the really juicy, fresh-fried chicken filet is topped with a carrot, celery, and bluecheeseand buffalo salad that perfectly compliments the toasted bun. it was an absolutely perfect sandwich. i also had the chocolate shake which was handspun right in front of my eyes with bits of hot fudge in it. i will definitely return for the buffalo chicken, i could take or leave the burgers.

delicious!. my sister and i decided to try vertigo for the first time last week. i think that a lot of people on here who give negative reviews don't understand that this is not a chain; someone is building this restaurant from the ground up so to speak. so, if some initial reviews are negative it's because vertigo is adapting. i've worked in a restaurant before and it is not easy for those running it. after all, they've only been open since june according to their fb page. i say give it another shot because we were very happy with our experience.

the girl who took our order was less than friendly but the girl who brought us our food was perfectly cordial. i guess it depends on the person but first impressions are certainly important. i ordered the tremor burger (truffle cheese, mushrooms, garlic dijionaise, bacon etc.) and my sister got the triple throwdown (i believe that is the name). both burgers were delicious! we waited probably about 10 minutes for both burgers and a full order of fries, which we shared. their fries are absolutely spectacular.

i preferred my sister's burger because it was a little more understated whereas mine had the garlic dijionaise and the trufflecheeseso it was a little more salty. for two burgers, two sodas, and a full order of fries it was $28. but people are right, if you want a $5 burger that includes fries and a drink, go to mcdonald's. i, on the other hand, will be returning here in the future for sure!

easily the best burger in town. the quality of meat far surpasses every other burger place in town. pricey? yes. but worth it. c'mon now, pimentocheeseand fried green tomatoes with a fresh roll?! that's almost too much delicious!
oh, and to the detractors...if you can't afford it, go back to birds or monks and eat grade d meat with the other scangy hipsters and kids that don't know any better.

3 tries at this establishment. i had high hopes as i frequent their other restaurant, but sorely disappointed burgers not cooked to desired temps, orders wrong, fries not good, bacon super overcooked, wrong order fixed by changing top bun keeping same patty and bacon after scraping offcheese- of which bits were still attached and ketchup still on patty. small burger, large prices for less than mediocre product.

some good some bad. a wonderful concept and great menu ideas. really enjoyed the freshness of the homemade buns, which i think a lot of people fail to mention on here. home made bread is where its at. with that said, it definitely doesn't make up for the size of the burger. i think that a lot of people would appreciate this shop more if they had a bigger burger to go on the bun, which seems to be a common opinion from the masses. i got the burger with bluecheeseand bacon on it, and almost felt that there was more bacon then burger! flavor of the meat was good i thought. we tried the half and half split of fries (eh) and sweet fries (ok, good dip) but the onion rings were a miss. very dry and cold. we also tried the veggie burger, which had great flavor but sadly fell apart as we ate it. appreciate the homemade patty, but maybe need a better binding agent. the counter service was good, the girl was helpful with the order, however we watched the line build up and crowd some of the tables which made some people look uncomfortable. decor was nice for a small layout. overall i would give time to work out some stuff and give it another go around :)

bad in every way. i recently heard of this new burger place in town so i went with my boyfriend to try it out. we saw that there were some negative reviews but that didn't turn us off, we wanted to try it for ourselves.

first impression: terrible service. the cashier just stared at us like an idiot and didn't know how to work the register. nobody asked us how we were doing for the 20 minutes we were there. plus the girl was filling ketchup bottles at the end of the counter, in plain sight. that just seemed really off-putting to me.

the atmosphere was bland. the decor was...well honestly there wasn't really any. the energy in there was just dead, even though it was packed with people.

we hoped that the food would make up for it. put bluntly, it didn't. i had a tremor burger, which had goat cheese, bacon, and mushrooms on it. in theory, awesome. in execution, terrible. it was entirely too salty. i tried to blame the bacon or goatcheesebut it turned out to be the burger itself. plus i didn't think the patty was big enough. it only covered about 2/3 of the bun.

i wouldn't recommend it and i wouldn't go back.

i might go back.... i ate at vertigo on tuesday since it's not open on mondays. and i was pretty excited, since tallahassee's only burger options are the typical fast food chains or five guys, i was looking forward to some real burgers. got there, drooled over the menu and finally decided on the tremor burger because of this special truffle tremor cheese. or tremor trufflecheese- not sure of the name. well. go figure, they're out of this specialcheeseand i had to substitute in sharp cheddar. we were there at 11:15 too - what restaurant doesnt know they're out a specialcheesethat goes on only one burger? vertigo. the food itself was alright. the flavors in the burger were good at first and then just ended up being too much for me to handle. the fries were good though. all in all, i'll give it a second try once they work out the kinks.

not what i expected-. went on 8/16 at 1:15pm and it went like this -- i'd like a triple throw down- reply - "we're out of thecheese- it's really popular" - ok... "how bout a tremor" - reply - "we're out of thecheesefor that too- it's really popular as well" -- really? if it's so popular, keep morecheeseon hand! third- option- the round here- great they have that cheese. also got a half fries/half rings.

get the food rather quickly. the fries and rings were not hot. oh well. not going to reorder. burger was ok, nothing special. they forgot the caramelized onions - or there was so little, it was not noticeably tasted. bun was good but was much larger than the meat patty. over all, not sure i'll be back for a $9 burger that is sub-par. go to teds of birds oyster shack for a better burger. not what i expected from the cypress owners.