Burger World

This place was disappointing. I thought it was going to turn out to be a great hole in the wall type of place. Instead, it was a mish-​mash of different cuisines and a okay burger. There was some goop on it along with industrial mayo. And too much of it. Not too tasty, and the lettuce was really sad. The fries were okay. Some were good and crispy.
Overall, I think i’ll go back to Jack In The box on the corner from this place.

In the latest installment of «I’m not myself this month», half of me will review this place as if I were a psychiatrist, since the name of the place does not feel right.
Nestled deep in an out of the way village of office park buildings surrounding it, this small, simple grill wants to feel important, and that is why it chose to put «World» in its name. In reality, it certainly isn’t a burger world here. It is schizophrenic in the sense that it has many other offerings other than burgers. Looking at the menu, you would think you were at a typical diner.
The inferiority complex attracts a particular crowd, also needing to feel a home away from home in the vast expanse of office parks. This eatery seems to satisfy the locals’ needs for standard, hearty American lunches with a daily special price for popular items. During lunch hour, they had a steady flow of customers, many of whom are on a first name basis with the cheerful hard-​working Asian woman that runs the place. Stranded in work camps with half-​hour lunches, these workers seek to fulfill the need for a family connection, and this place serves it up.
The sign out front indicates this is not a chain, nor has much $ invested in it. The restaurant seems like a convenience store gutted and converted to restaurant, with make-​shift fixtures and second-​hand components. A convenience-​store refrigerator has a larger variety of canned and bottled drinks than the fountain drinks.
They tend to cook one table’s lunch at a time, so if it’s busy, you will have a wait like at a doctor’s office. It took the cook 15 minutes to deliver 8 other peoples’ meals before mine.
I ordered a plain burger (no mayo, ’cause I can’t stand the goo) and fries for about $ 6. The burger is chargrilled, but does not have as much charbroil-​cooked flavor as Burger King’s. Lettuce, tomato, pickles are sufficient. But, they put some sort of light-​yellow-​colored sauce on it that sogifies the bread and drips out of the waxpaper wrap, if you are not careful (obviously, I was not). It has a quality bun, but seemed stiff. Maybe it was left out too long. It was mildly-​toasted, but not enough to feel that slight crisp crunch when you bite in, and not enough to prevent sogification. My advice: tell them no goop, and put your choice of goop on it. Overall, the burger is a disappointment.
The fries were plentiful and hot. Having an identity crisis, some were cooked perfectly and others overcooked. I think the oil was on its last leg, too. The specimens are the ½ inch size cross-​section, not the thin ones like at fast food joints. Score them plain.
If you name a place «Burger World», then please deliver a better one, and with more burger options. And, face reality: Maybe a better name is «Burger Suite E.»