Margie's Bar and Grill — Restaurant in Bryan

First time at Margie’s today. Got the double meat and double cheese burgers with fries and onion rings. First impression was good, friendly service and clean, albeit very smoky. Water was topped up promptly, and the owners (I think!) were attentive while not being overbearing - we did not feel pestered at all, which is great!

We asked for the burgers rare, something new for them, and they were about as rare as possible for a small patty - great job. I found the exterior of the burger lacked texture, it was all a bit mushy, this may be because it’s so hard to get the center a medium/medium rare on small burgers. Adding an onion ring to the patty partly corrected the texture, but would work better if it they weren’t breaded. Bun was great - didn’t break apart, grilled and buttery. Mustard good, onions great, found the pickles too thick and it made a strange pickle to meat ratio in most bites. I think the burgers could be a little more seasoned, but the cheese was really good. There is no point getting anything less than the double, this is a 2oz per patty burger.

We were disappointed with the sides. The onion rings are now breaded, not as good as the battered ones shown in most pictures and came a bit burnt - the interior had gone mushy too, and the fries were pretty bland and a bit burnt. We left most of them, which is sad as the fries alone are almost $4 which seems excessive for pretty bad frozen fries.

Overall, if the sides are changed and improved, we would return and try the more modern burgers to see how...

Atmosphere: Seated towards the end of downtown Bryan, one may miss it but upon looking closey, one will be greeted with the word Margie's on the front of the building. I enjoyed that the building captivated the same look as the rest of downtown Bryan and it resonated once you entered. The bar is on the left side with an array of drinks that you can choose from glass soft drinks to canned drinks. There is ample seating but may be difficult with bigger groups. The signage of Karaoke was present at the front and the jukebox in the back was an indication of some good times ahead.

Service: Service was attentive the moment we stepped foot in the door. We were immediately greeted and asked where we wanted to be seated. After being seated, we were then given the menu, in which she gave us time to look over the menu. Upon ordering the food, the food came out in a short time.

Quality: Let's just say one of the better burgers in not only Bryan, but College station as well. I would put them in the top 3 best burgers in the area. Today I had the In-between and it didn't disappoint. It has so much flavor and the egg made to my liking sealed the deal. What could possibly be better, how about.....the best comeback of all-time, fries and tater tots are now back!!!

If you have never tried these burgers, do yourself a favor and treat yo-self to any of their plethora of burgers...and don't forget the...

This place is amazing!! We have been trying a lot of burger places in the area since we moved here….this one is at the top of the list!! The only bad thing to say about this place is the chairs are just awful….if you have back issues you might want to do a call in and pick up. As much as we enjoyed our food….we will not be able to go back in to dine…..I barely could sit in the chair long enough to eat….had to get up and walk around outside while we waited for our order to cook. The food is amazing!! Hope they will get some better chairs so us people with back issues can have chairs with some support !! EDIT TO THIS REVIEW They did get some chairs with cushion bottoms….so that are trying! It was not the bottom of the chairs that are the real prob with us people with back issues…..but the lack of support in those very old chairs. I do so appreciate them working on the prob….but back folks will still want to do a carry out! We will go back for dine in….but only because they do have two bar stools that have some back support….so we pray each time that nobody...