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Burgers: Although this week's column may not seem to be
directed toward vegetarians, there are several items on the
menus of these two restaurants that one could enjoy. Stuffed
Burger (1074 Baxter St.), which opened in early October in
the building that most recently housed Falafel King, and before
that a slew of other restaurants, now has an atmosphere that
is both pleasant and welcoming.
Its claim to fame is that it puts the toppings inside the
patty as well as in the usual place, an idea that sounds gim
micky but actually works pretty well. If there's a complaint, it's
that the resulting burgers can be a bit too juicy for the potato
buns they come in. They do end up pretty flavorful, though,
especially with one stuffed with chorizo and queso, which
seem more incorporated into the beef than merely jammed into
its center. With toppings added, you really don't even need to
add ketchup and mustard.
They're not the best burgers in
town, but the presentation (cooked
when you order, not before, then
wrapped in foil and stuffed in a paper
bag with a Styrofoam cup of fries or
crisp, good tater tots) mimics the one
at Five Guys, and Stuffed Burger's product is superior. The inte
rior of the restaurant is Jonathan Adler-inspired if anything,
with elaborately patterned wallpaper and cute touches like two
flavors of Kool-Aid in self-serve dispensers, kind of a surprise
given its seemingly macho audience.
The restaurant also makes milkshakes that are large, thick
and good, grilled cheese sandwiches and deep-fried hot dogs
of which I am suspicious. And it offers excellent whoopie pies,
made with the best cream filling I've ever had, courtesy of an
independent baker in town. Even if you can't finish one with
your burger and tots, you should take advantage of their pre
wrapped nature and get one to take with you for later.
I hope Stuffed Burger does well. It is organized, its product
is solid and decently priced (burgers are about $6), and its
execution of its promises is spot on. The restaurant has beer
and wine, does takeout and takes credit cards. It's open for
lunch and dinner every day.
Hot Doggs: The Dogg Pound (1660 W. Broad St.), like Stuffed
Burger, offers items that are not its primary specialty, which is
to say it grills burgers just as Stuffed Burger makes hot dogs,
but your best bet is to stick with the eponymous items at each
restaurant. Ensconced in the tiny red-and-white building near
the intersection with Hancock that once housed Walter's BBQ
and most recently was home to Hollis Ribs, the Dogg Pound
does good-quality all-beef hot dogs a ton of different ways.
Yes, you can get turkey dogs or tofu dogs, but I can't
imagine those work nearly as well done Chicago-style, topped
with sweet relish, tomatoes, dill pickle spears, peperoncini,
mustard, onions and celery salt on a poppy-seed bun. If you.
get the Boston Terrier, topped with baked beans, you may want
to add slaw, which brings it to a whole other level of delicious
ness. The Knickerbocker Knocker focuses on sauerkraut. The
toppings are fun, and there are a lot of them, but the central
product is really well rendered and tasty, the buns set on the
griddle briefly to warm and toast them.
There are lots of options for kids, and the restaurant also
makes wings. Theoretically, it does a lot of deep-frying, as with
corn dogs, funnel cakes and Snickers bars, but in practice the
fryer may be on the fritz. It doesn't matter; the grill is more
than adequate. The Dogg Pound also does catering and take
out. It has no liquor license, takes credit cards and is open
for lunch and dinner every day (late on Friday and Saturday),
although it closes a little early on Sunday.
What Up?: Off the Hook Steak & Seafood, on Baxter Street,
has closed. Whitney Otawka, formerly of the Greyfield Inn on
Cumberland Island, whose appearance on "Top Chef: Texas" is
currently airing, has started work at her new gig: Farm 255.
Otawka plans to revamp the menu from top to bottom. Fuzzy's
Taco Shop, in the new downtown parking deck, appears to
be making significant progress. Donderos' Kitchen has taken
over the cafe space at the Botanical Gardens with a menu that
includes their signature baked goods, sandwiches, noodles,
soups, salads, etc.
...stuffed with
chorizo and
queso...
8 FLAGPOLE.COM • NOVEMBER 30. 2011
Hillary Brown food@flagpole com