Finney's Crafthouse - Burbank — Restaurant in Burbank

My wife and I have been curious about Finney’s for a while now. We often find ourselves at the AMC 16 and after movies we often try to decide where to grab a bite. From the beginning the photos of their food on the sign had us curious. (They were posted during construction.) Tonight my wife and I left the movies and found ourselves here. We arrived 20 or so minutes before the kitchen closed and we were seated right away. Our waitress Amy was very friendly.

For starters we were initially stuck between the cheesesteak egg rolls and the bacon cheddar tots. We went with the egg rolls because they were different. My wife and I enjoyed them even though the sweet chili dipping sauce was not spicy at all. (I love spicy food) I wasn’t a fan of the mustard as a dipping sauce.

For entrees my wife went with the Tri tip sandwich. It had a few little chilies in it that gave it a little kick which I liked. We were both big fans of the house made kettle chips. As for me I went with the Truffle burger with sweet fries. Both were great however I have to say that mixing the sweet chili sauce and the mustard was a perfect combo to dip my fries in. We will be back again and I am going for the prime rib cheesesteak or the New York pastrami Ruben.

Update

My wife and I had a chance to have an impromptu lunch before I had to go to work.

We decided to go to Finneys. We have been there before and the food as well as the service was good. This time was no different.

I went with Gary's pepperoni pizza. After reading the description I knew I was going to enjoy it. Tiny slices of pepperoni curled up with just the right amount of grease. The vision of those perfectly curled and slightly curled slices of pepperoni would be mine.

My wife went with the Black Truffle burger with chips. Homemade, fresh crisp chips perfectly seasoned. I would have loved some garlic aioli to go with them.

There are a few more things on the menu I have my eye on so we...

My friends and I decided to grab an early dinner here before the John Wick movie started. We parked at the Police Station public parking about 2 blocks down the street because it's easier to get in and out. When we checked in at the host stand, they said if we wanted to sit outside it would be a 45 minute wait but if we wanted inside they could sit us immediately so of course we chose the inside. The place is nicely decorated and they have TVs at almost every corner. They were busy on a Saturday and we believe we saw Ben Savage from Boy Mets World there as well, he sat outside. We started off with the Gary Pepperoni pizza for our appetizers since one of our friend name is Gary. The pizza was pretty good and it's a decent size. I got the Double Stack Smashburger and got regular fries with it. Getting fries are an extra charge so be aware of that, the burger is not that big and I thought it was okay. My friend got their wings and loaded tater tots for his side. He liked the wings but not the loaded tater tots. My other friend got their Grilled Chicken club with chips and fries. He liked his chicken club and you get a decent size of the entrée. The service we received with our waitress was alright but not the best when we needed refills or extra napkins because she didn't really check up on us.

My score:

Food: 4 star, the food were okay but it's not my favorite. The pizza was fine, smashburger was okay and I didn't like the loaded tater tots.

Atmosphere: 4 star, the place is nice to watch a sport game or just to chill out with friends especially if you choose the outdoor seating. They have heaters too keep you warm out there .

Customer Service: 4 star, It was sometime difficult to get out waitress attention when we needed refills and...

So the food is really good. I put a lot of pictures up so you guys can look through those but I have tried a fair amount of what they have on their menu. I have tried like all of there burgers and sandwiches. So far the only thing on their menu that I didn't like was there taquitos and I've met people there that still like them I just wasn't a fan of their sauce. They have awesome bison and wagyu burgers. Also everything is at a pretty reasonable price. In fact if you go during happy hour it's cheaper than some fast food places now. The bartenders are cool and there's normally at least two of them so it's not really hard to get a hold of someone to order. If you go during happy hour it's a pretty mellow crowd and a lot of regulars. Last but not least the only reason I couldn't really give it a four star is that occasionally they don't get my order right but normally they fix that and secondly because they have open Windows occasionally they have fruit flies in the place. You would think that would knock off more than one star but all in all it's not enough to really deter me from going on pretty regular...