Birch Lodge — Restaurant in Grand Rapids

Good burger and amazing fries.  Standard bar/pub atmosphere.

Goliath Burger $16 (with fries): TWO THIRD POUND PATTIES!  TONS OF CHEESE!  Regular bun.

That is the sum of it, but here are some details.

The burger patties are third pound patties and about average.  They were cooked at about medium-well by default.  It says never frozen, but it didn’t seem to ultimately affect the taste a lot in their case.  Not bad, but not unique.

The cheese was coated on this burger!  You can barely see the beef patties.  The cheese, though there were loads of it, was actually mediocre and was a bit of a bland texture and taste.

I added ketchup and mayo to it and it helped liven it up a bit.  I did enjoy it.

Fries: AMAZING!  Get them!  They were good and hot all the way to the end, even if they were thinner.  They were crispy, but soft inside.  The batter and seasoning were slightly sweeter and full of savory goodness.

Service: You seat yourself here, but there is table service.  I was a bit confused walking in because it was not communicated, but I quickly figured it out.  My waitress was quick and helpful.  The burger didn’t take too long.  Paying was fairly painlessly quick.

Atmosphere: Standard bar feel.  The music played was a variety of 90’s pop and rap and they play it louder with thumping bass (not my cup of tea).

Conclusion: The prices were good and the quality was ok.  I had a few people recommend Birch Lodge and I may come back for their Lodge Burger because that has American cheese and that’ll probably register with me and fit into my general baseline of how I gauge burgers.

Visited Wednesday...

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