zinburger

i have wanted to try out this place and finally had the opportunity, i sat at the bar because it was so busy. the bartender was friendly and efficient. i had a happy hour beer andordereda small caesar salad, i then decided on the wagu burger and zucchini fries. it was outstanding what a great flavor the fries were equally as good. definitely worth another visit.

to begin with, this place serves some great burgers amd fries all around. iorderedzuchini fries, waffle fries and regular fries and all were amazing. beer is cheap as well. moreover, in the happy hours you can crack good deals. the ambience is really good in comparison to the price of food. must try this place once in a while.
recommendations: waffle fries, zuchini fries.

zinburger falls into the same category many burger joints do, they have too young, too inexperienced people working for them who know little to nothing about the product they are serving.
now sit down and get comfy, this is going to be a long one....
my wifeorderedthe plain & simple burger which was served to her liking but didn't have enough burger flavor to give her enough reason to ever come back to zin.
now, on to my debacle... i inquired about the double burger because i'm a fat guy who likes burgers and the word "double" on a menu always g

unimaginatively unappealing. one of the oddest catalina foothills burger-perspectives i've foreseeably followed routinely with peers and total strangers out of a random recommendation i got from the local scene on 4th.
even though i do not have an utmost and sincere hatred for zinburger, i also will not be going back, to either of their two tucson locations, because, as you see, its interior (as well exterior) design just didn't speak to me, its listed menu options were a bit pricey for what they ultimately were offering, and, among others, waitresses in miniskirts only work if the food they bring to your table is a) incredibly good and b) if they're attentive to their customers. neither accurately describes the waitresses at zb, sadly, so the miniskirts' seemingly only real function is to get as many guys in there as humanly possible. its look is a mix of indie awkwardness, post-modernist and tex-mex architecture. they have paintings of cows sniffing glasses of wine on their doors. um, okay. iorderedan applewood smoked bacon salad only to be boringly surprised with how much applewood smokiness it truly lacked. the service was nothing to write home about, if anything it would be just below "average" or "decent", however i was more than a little ticked at our waitresses: after nearing fifteen minutes and no food, she had come out of the kitchen only to see our table, our inpatient eyes, and avoided us entirely for most of the night. i'm not kidding, she avoided our table -- we actually had to call someone else over just so we can ask them if they knew anything about our food. they of course had no idea but soon enough the manager came out and apologized for the wait; free dipping bread and sauce was given to our table for the long-ass wait. nice effort, but it didn't save the meal for me at all. i also tried a burger, nothing too fancy, just an ordinary burger (pitched as a "zinburger") and thought it didn't have very much, if any, flavor. any fries bought here have to be purchased separately from the burger which i did, nor will i ever, understand.

thanks, but no thanks.

we concur with joshua. and weorderedexactly the same
---ahi tuna
---kobe burger
---zinburger
---zucchini fries
---new zealand pinot noir

all were delicious.

fifteen (15) minute wait and our buzzer activated. staff was friendly and enthusiastic.

3 out of 5. went there last night with my girlfriend and her father. we avoided the crowd and got a seat immediately outside, which made for good people watching.the staff was very attentive, knowledgable about the menu, and generally friendly. my girlfriend and her father tried the zinburger and i tried the kobe burger. at our waiters suggestion (can't remember his name but he had a beard and was a great waiter) we added some zuchinni fries and the truffle fries. the zuchinni fries were pretty tasty, crispy on the outside and very soft on the inside. the truffle fries were also good. i prefer my fries to be a little thicker cut (these were shoestring style) but thats just a personal preference. . the zin burger with zinfandel marianated onions was very juicy , and the onions and cheese paired well with the meat. my kobe burger, which iorderedmedium rare, unfortunately came out extremely rare (almost completely uncooked on the inside). i don't mind a rare burger from time to time so i decided not to make a stink about it and give it a try. the meat was indeed delicious, and i finished almost all of it. however, you would expect cooking temp to not ever be an issue at an upscale burger joint. a big flaw in my book. when i pointed it out to the waiter i specifically mentioned i wasn't complaining but wanted to let the chef know just for quality control. the waiter thanked me for the input and mentioned he would speak with the kitchen. i hope he did. quality control for such a simple menu should be spot on. for dessert we again took our waiters suggestion andorderedthe chocolate cream and banana cream pie for my companions, and a kit kat shake for myself. the portions were huge! a great value, especially considering they all tasted great. we left a lot behind on those plates so i would suggest sharing. our bill was about $100. nothing crazy but it seemed a little high for 3 burgers, 2 orders of fries, 3 desserts and 1 drink apiece. all in all, i think this would have been a 4 star revue if my burger had come out cooked as ordered, and the price was a bit more resonable. i would however reccomend it, as i look forward to going back and giving it another try.

disappointing. stopped in for lunch while in the jerz. nice atmosphere, very clean and a good concept. the seats were plastic and uncomfortable and the table behind ours was half the height as ours, placing those diners' faces at around our butt level. it was awkward for sure. double truffle fries were pretty cold and a little mushy and the sweet potato fries were bland. iorderedthe samburger, medium rare. while my dining companionsorderedtheir burgers medium well. the server took the time to tell us what med-rare (warm, red center) and med-well meant, which i guess should have been a red flag. my burger came out raw. i am totally fine with rare, but not raw. as i tried to explain my point to the server, i was told over and over again, "warm, red center." she then asked me if i wanted to have my burger re-fired to medium and i declined. if that was the end all be all of their medium rare, my meal was done at that point. they did take the burger off of the check but did so with enough attitude to keep me from having a desire to return.

overpriced bland burgers. my whole group of 8orderedvarious burgers and all thought they were bland. this is very surprising given all the different cheeses and other toppings available. to top it off, two of us felt sick later that night. we won't be going back.

in hindsight, we'd take a monkeyburger any day over a zinburger!