I have been wanting to check this place out for a while sinc seeing it on countless shows and websites as the birthplace of the burger. I finally was in the New Haven area on a later Wednesday morning and deicded to give to give it a try. I arrived at about 11:45 AM, which was perfect since they open at 12 PM. There was lots of available metered parking in the area. I paid with coins.... 0.25 per 10 mins I think, but I remember the meters also accepting credit cards. There were onlya handful of people waiting outside. Around 12 PM they opene up the doors. While still in the COVID pandemic, seats were very limited but I was able to snag a windowed two-seater. ALl employees and customers were wearing masks and there were lots of seats roped off to enforce social distancing. As you have probably read in the past, the food options are limited with burgers that come standard as medium-rare with onions, tomato and cheese spread. YOu can specifiy if you don't want onions, tomotoes or cheese as well as if you want your burger cooked differently. Burgers are $7 and cooked in their famous and ancient burger griller/steamers which is a site to behold on its own. Burgers take about 10 minutes or so to make. THere are also a few soft drink options includind sodas and Snapple iced-teas which are about $2. The decor inside and out are very nice with lots of old but cool designs. And yes...I did say cheese spread because it was liquified cheese that was spread on the sandwich bread. Onions are grilled with the burgers but tomatoes were added after. Burger came out after about 10 minutes. It was cooked medium rare-medium as noted. It was good. I want to say 7/10. The patty was big and the simplicity of onion, tomato, and cheese and white bread worked well. The meat was moist and didnt have a grilled taste...moreso of a steamed tase but it was good. The ground meat itself should prob have been a bit more seasoned. Overall I was satisfied. One big plus here is the staff. The staff was minimal but very friendly and attentive. There is something to be said about being called and addressed by your first name which he did for every customer. Very efficient too. Overall I had a great experience here....the burger is good but the nostaglia is where this place shines. Awesome decor, ancient cookers and top notch customer service. Definitely something to experience. I am sure this place is busier on the weekends, so may go during the week when it opens to avoid crowds and waiting.