Lone Hill Shopping Center — Attraction in Glendora

Eight-plus months ago, I celebrated my purchase of a new SUV by treating my oldest son and I to Freddy's in Fontana.

It was our maiden visit, and I awarded it five fabulous stars.

Craving the crackling mouth-feel and unctuous, beefy goodness of a steakburger, I looked up "Nearest Freddy's to me" on Google- And about did a celebratory somersault when I saw that a brand new Freddy's had opened in "the pride of the Foothills," Glendora.

That's a mere eight-minute drive from my home...much better than the near hour-long trek to Fontana!

Having (twice) experienced what a high-performing Freddy's dining experience should look and feel like...suffice to say that your favorite Yelp correspondent arrived with preconceived notions about what to expect.

I ordered the California Style Steakburger, minus pickles, go large...then ordered a single scoop vanilla custard "on hold" (meaning they'd dispense it once I'd demo'd my meal.

The space occupied by this Freddy's used to be a Del Taco...so it's a cozier set up than its Fontana counterpart.

Pros:

-The service orientation of the young man behind the register was fine. He was solicitous about reading back my order to me (to ensure accuracy) and deftly handed me to-go container/bag once I'd failed to conquer my complete meal.

-The space is suitably clean, very well lit and folks are no doubt kept alert by the crisp AC that blows steadily.

Demerits¹:

-Do the fellas that man the flat top and fry bath own stock in Morton's Salt? I only ask, because both my fries and steakburger were saltier than George Carlin or Joan Rivers on Blue Mic Night at The Improv!

A crying shame, too. Because the shoestring style fries that Freddy's serves are my all-time favorite style of fries! To this Irishman, the shoestring fries at Freddy's come within an eyelash of dethroning McDonald's for GOAT Fries honors.

-Ditto for my vanilla custard, which cost me $4.99. If you're gonna charge a fella $5 for a single cone, serve it at an arctic cold temperature, all the better to exemplify the "concrete" that Freddy's calls their candy-blended custards.

Mine arrived with great fanfare -and promise- though! The manager on duty took pains to adroitly shape my generous, grapefruit-sized scoop. But because it was served at a sub-optimal cold temperature, I had to quickly devour it. Instead of leisurely lapping it down with my tongue...

My meal, including combo meal upgraded to large size, dessert and taxes, was $21.47.

The bathroom was clean, well lit and provisioned.

A good start, overall. But this newcomer to the Freddy's Family has two or three hiccups to overcome before earning this correspondent's five-star review.

¹ As if anyone needed proof that Yours Truly attended Catholic School during eighth grade...where I incurred plenty of demerits to accompany my near...

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