Big D Burgers — Restaurant in Napa

My expectations for roadside burger places run high. Unfortunately, Big D scored a big 'D' from me.

My order was taken quickly and correctly, with my request for NO ONIONS entered in (your order appears on a tablet beside the register so you can see that it is right). I'm allergic to onions, so my first impression of the food at any burger joint is always set by their success of failure in not putting these little could of potential death on my food. Big D failed this test. If you love onions, though, you'll love this place, as there were a couple of good-sized slabs of them on my burger.

Thanks to a thick layer of mayo on one side and a thick layer of avocado on the other, I was able to remove the onions (and the mayo and avocado and about half the green leaf lettuce) and feel safe trying the food. My order had taken 20 minutes to be made and I didn't want to wait through a re-order.

The fries were crispy, if ordinary. They were crinkle cut from the freezer.

The burger had fresh vegetables and fruit on it, which (after I'd discarded what I had to) were crisp where they were supposed to be and tasted good. The bun was decent, covered with sesame seeds, and just a tad dry, but well-toasted on the grill.

The burger itself, which I'd hoped would be the star, was not good. The party was thin and cooked well-done, which I am okay with in most circumstances. But this one lacked a good crust, suggesting a grill that's off temp or just turned too low. It was tough, which is surprising from ground beef, and by the third bite I'd had to spit out two separate nuggets of bone, which is also surprising. And unpleasant. The meat itself was flavorless.

At the halfway point, I gave up.

The price I paid for burger, fries, and a can of soda (plus 18% tip) was $18.70. Even in Napa, that's pretty steep.

Sorry, Big D. Maybe today was an off-day, but I'm not likely to come back...

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This is a small, very casual place where you order casual food like tacos and hamburgers, drinks, and the like at a counter, pay when you order, and then wait for it to be prepared. You can wait inside or outside for your order to be prepared. Sometimes they answer the phone, and you can order ahead. It's definitely not fancy, but there is quite a bit of parking available. There are a couple of formica tables to eat at inside, and they offer an adjacent, somewhat small, painted redwood building that has inside tables and chairs for eating what is the type of food that could be considered take out. They also offer a scattering of metal, four-chair, covered picnic tables and even a few covered, wooden picnic tables with benches to sit down and eat after you pick up your order inside. It's a good place for families with kids, a couple grabbing a quick bite, a solo diner, and workmen who drive service trucks to grab quick food and cold drinks either to go or eat there. Again, it's the opposite of fancy. I like the three-taco trays that come in your choice of chicken, fish, shrimp, or maybe beef, and stop in while I'm out running errands or meeting up with a friend for a quick, twenty-minute meal. It's definitely not upscale, restaurant-style dining, but it's tasty food freshly prepared...