Gipper's Restaurant & Bar — Restaurant in Cascade Charter Township

Tried the Mega G burger challenge. Know the rules.

Written rules: Mega G: Three 8oz patties, fried chicken breast, and 1 pound of fries $$$. If you can finish it, you will receive 25% off the purchase price, a Gippers T-shirt, and have your picture on the Wall of Fame. Ask server for participation rules!

Unwritten rules: TIMER STARTS IMMEDIATELY. There is no time to cool, which is a rule mainly observed by restaurants new to food challenges or don’t care about the dangers of burning the roof of your mouth (which happened to me). You also have zero time to take pictures or give an intro if you are recording. I used the first few seconds of my time to grab the few I did.

$30 if you fail, $22.50 if you win. You pay after the challenge either way (oddly modified Pay To Play). I don’t know what the overall weight is, but I would guess 4-4.5lbs since this was close to my max for a burger challenge. You can add most anything else as far as toppings. I added mayo and this helped me.

As far as the challenge, they need to do some further research and develop the concept a bit better. FoodChallenges.com is a good resource. I tried discussing this using:

Their website’s contact form (12/20/2024) Facebook chat (12/24/2024) Phone call (1/8/2025) Their contact form again per the phone conversation (1/8/2025)

It was like talking to a brick wall.

Mega G Burger - $30: Not everything is explained in the menu. There are also two onion rings, 6 tater tots, bacon, sauces, and a fried jalapeno popper on top. The jalapeno was my favorite part.

I ordered it cooked medium, but it was closer to medium-well. The burger by itself was medium to low quality. The rest of the burger is what really makes it great. The chicken was also medium quality (less meat, more breading).

Fries - (comes with the challenge): It is indeed a pound of fries. They are standard thick cut fries and not terribly greasy. Mainly plain, but decent quality for all that.

Service: A little above average. Everything else I asked for, they accommodated (extra water, napkins, and asking questions). The shift manager overseeing the challenge behind the scenes guiding the waitress was VERY strict.

Atmosphere: There are a lot of facets to explain. There are booths, tables, two bars, and outdoor seating. They have it all. It is more of a bar feel, but there is seating that separates you from some of that. It is a bit noisier.

They host a lot of events. Check social media, especially Facebook, to see what they are up to as this does change the experience significantly.

Conclusion: I am trying my hardest to be objective. Gippers has a reputation for good burgers and great potato skins. I’d like to visit again to redeem them and change my review and maybe I will some day. I especially liked the jalapeno popper. They have a lot of rotating and irregular specials. Be aware of the many events they plan.

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It always stares me now that people are watching their carbs right so simply if I don’t want a bun or bread on my sandwich, I should get the whole sandwich. The lady couldn’t have been more nicer. She was on the right bar when I came in I decided to sit on the right instead of the left. I came in earlier and couldn’t hear the lady before I had changed my clothes. What the special was today when I didn’t hear her, she kind of barked at me. I almost left, but regardless I came back.

The young lady on the right like I said very nice. She worked very hard. I just can’t figure out how bacon wasn’t on my sandwich. She gave me the triple G I just wanted lettuce, tomatoes, pickles, and onions, and all the fixings

I even suggested whoever made it please wrap it and lettuce. They gave me one little piece of lettuce. She ended up going and getting me more lettuce, but they never added the bacon to the sandwich. It’s a struggle these days to even order all the ingredients on a sandwich I try to keep it simple. I say make it crazy put all the ingredients on it. It happens over and over and over Never be able to figure it out just trying to watch my car that’s it. I’m allowed to eat bacon and meat. Just try to remember that please you have leaf lettuce. It’s all in the presentation. Take some time wrap the tag thing and lettuce and put some toothpicks through itThank you. Good day.

PS the only reason I gave five stars is because of how nice the lady was on the right side bar. I went through the door and went to the right instead of the left originally where the lady barked at me she’s probably the same one that made my sandwich

I do hear that people are shortstaffed across the country. Maybe they’re serving and making the food also maybe who knows it’s just an observation. I didn’t get my Bacon and was still charged the same as my point not to mention the lettuce sandwich lol most people don’t even like the outside of the lettuce when they open a package heck, give me that portion of the lettuce just not the bread.

I enjoyed some conversation with the patrons I found out this name was given when Ronald Reagan was in office pretty cool history. I hope I didn’t sound like my glass was half full if they are overworked here well then maybe that’s the problem.

Another observation I could’ve had a long day maybe I was dragging in there anyway at least I gave you guys five stars on everything

I failed to ask the guy that was on the trike. If he was a Vietnam veteran, he looked...

I went during happy hour with a few friends and one ordered the chicken nachos. The chicken looked very unappetizing. I’m editing this post so I won’t go into as much detail about how unappealing the chicken looked, but they did not eat it and it and I would not have been able able to eat it it let alone look at it for long. My friend did not want trouble the waitress with having to take it back so I held my tongue even though I was picking up the tab. When I left the restaurant, which was not busy at the time, I called the manager. She must have been in the back because it was very loud with a lot of people talking and I could hardly hear myself speak. When I asked her if if she could move so I could hear she said that the cord on the phone only moved so far. I told her about the chicken on the nachos she said to me “well that’s how the chicken is that we put on the nachos.” There was no apology, nothing. I finally suggested cutting up the chicken or something to make it more appetizing. She said she’d let the cooks know. In my experience if I ever speak with someone about being very dissatisfied with food served at a restaurant, it has always been addressed by the manager in a way consistent with good customer service with at least an acknowledgment or an apology or something in the way of trying to make it better but...