American style — Restaurant in Reykjavik

As an American, I'm usually embarrassed by what people in other countries think of as American culture. Our absolute worst export has got to be Hollywood movies followed by fast food franchises. So I'm used to seeing things like a Dunkin Donuts in Tokyo, or looking out my hotel window across Piccadilly Circle in Manchester, England and seeing a Burger King, McDonalds, and Starbucks all in one view. However, after an overnight flight from New York to Reykjavik and the better part of a day spent doing geology recon in the field, I decided I wanted something familiar for dinner. (I'm totally willing to experience Icelandic cuisine, but it would have been wasted on me this particular night.) I found American Style and decided to try their bacon cheeseburger, cleverly named after movie star Kevin Bacon (see, too much Hollywood!) They delivered a very good burger cooked to perfection and topped with two generous slices of bacon, melted cheese, onion, lettuce, and tomato. It actually came out of the kitchen piping hot, instead of lukewarm off a warming tray like most fast food burgers. There was also a slice of fresh cucumber on it, which in the States would have been a dill pickle. This might just be an Iceland thing. I found it odd but acceptable as a "non-pickled" pickle. There were no secret sauces or any other kind of condiments. My burger was great, even if a bit naked. They could step it up a notch by offering a condiments bar with steak sauce, BBQ sauce, horseradish sauce, regular and chipotle ketchup, several types of mustard and other toppings. The french fries were cut and fried properly, and were very good. Ketchup bottles were out on the tables for the fries (from the U.K. but it was still Heinz, a major American brand and tasted the same). There were also unlimited free refills on soft drinks like Coke, which a lot of places in America don't even do anymore. For a (mostly) authentic taste of the United States burger culture tucked into a strip mall in Reykjavik, and an all-around good restaurant, I highly recommend...

This restaurant is a casual place where you order and pay at the cash register and the bring your food to your table. Drinks come with most of the meals and you can refill it as you like.

I ordered the fish and chips dinner with cod, onion rings and coleslaw. My husband ordered the chicken strip sandwich dinner with fries everything was cooked perfectly and was very good.

We were particularly hungry after walking around Reykjavik all day, so after our food was delivered, my husband decided that the fries were so good, that he wanted more. I gladly went to the cashier and told him that we had been on the go all day (we actually walked about 8 miles) and that I wanted to order another serving of fries. He put a rush on the fries and quickly delivered them.

About 10 minutes later, he brought about a half order of fries for free stating that the chef said, "If he hungry, bring him more fries". This was very unexpected, yet greatly...

Total surprise! We fell into the hands of the nicest staff anywhere. They totally took care of us from suggestions from the menu to getting us the name of the seasoning used on fried food. Oh yah, the food was fabulous too. Truly better than any burger I have eaten in America. Steak was juicy and seared to perfection with delicious spices. Bacon on the burger was perfect and the cucumber was an added delight. The chicken salad was absolutely delicious with the teriyaki sauce. Once again better than the food was the staff, They took the time to explain everything on the menu that we asked about. I was impressed how they work hard not only serving us we’re cleaning up all the tables. They always had a smile and we’re great with a conversation. Truly, awesome customer service. My family, if we lived closer, frequent this restaurant. It was definitely worth the few minute drive outside of town to experience some better than...