Today, Lee and I hit up another burger joint, What-A-Burger. We actually were headed to a diner, but they were closed due to the 4th. The good news was that we found some interesting places in the West Columbia/Cayce area that will be tried and reviewed soon.
The food. I went with the typical bacon cheese burger all the way with some onion rings and a diet coke, which is kind of funny. The burger was good but not great. This burger was definitely different than the rest of the burgers I have sampled. It had good flavor but was dry and thin. I felt like the meat got overwhelmed a little bit by the toppings. The onion rings were amazing, right crunch, great flavor, still had a light batter. The fries were cooked perfectly and were of the crinkle-cut variety, which is a plus. Tea was average and the strawberry shake to finish it off was not very good.
The overall atmosphere of the place was pretty “diner”. I thought they could have done a little more with some local flavor on the walls but overall nice dive feel. The only thing holding What-A-Burger back is the burger, which happens to be the main point, but overall a place that was worth it and will have to be visited again. As for the ratings:
Burger = C+
Onion Rings = A-
Fires = A-
Tea = C+
Atmosphere = B
Overall = B
Filed under: Burgers
