TL;DR - A good entry into the Oakland burger scene downtown, but with only 1 person working the grill, fry station and register,...
expect to wait during lunch hours.
First, the service was really friendly but as I was the 4th in line and there was only 1employee working the register, fry station, and grill, it took a while. The lone employee apologized for the wait, but honestlynot his fault.
The Sandwicheez burger was really good! Not quite my favorite in downtown Oakland, but I?d eat here again. Thewhite roll was soft enough and a little crusty around the edges which was a really nice textural contrast. That said, this was apretty wet burger.
The American cheese was melty, adding saltiness to the burger in a good way. In fact, for me, the pattiescould have been seasoned a bit more and honestly, for this style of burger, I?m not sure that Niman Ranch beef was the bestchoice.
Yes, the burger had a good, beefy flavor, but the patties lacked the crust that I really look for in a burger cooked ona flat top that is supposed to be on the nicer side. Given the price, which is lower than many other burger places in the area,this is an acceptable trade off, but I really don?t see what Niman Ranch beef adds here unless it?s the weight of namerecognition.
The Sandwicheez burger was missing the smashed avocado, or else I couldn?t see or taste it. After eating it, I?mnot entirely sure what it would have added to the experience except for maybe creaminess, which might have helped to cut theaforementioned wetness.
The fries were shoestring-style and fried just the way I like them; golden and crisp on the outsidewith a fluffy interior. The one downside of the fries was that they were all really short for some reason. And I guess it?s alsoworth mentioning that their house ketchup is Hunt?s and not Heinz.
All in all, this is a pretty solid option, but would bebetter if it were staffed by more than one employee. When I went, that dude was working so hard, he had to
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TL;DR - A good entry into the Oakland burger scene downtown, but with only 1 person working the grill, fry station and register,... expect to wait during lunch hours. First, the service was really friendly but as I was the 4th in line and there was only 1employee working the register, fry station, and grill, it took a while. The lone employee apologized for the wait, but honestlynot his fault. The Sandwicheez burger was really good! Not quite my favorite in downtown Oakland, but I?d eat here again. Thewhite roll was soft enough and a little crusty around the edges which was a really nice textural contrast. That said, this was apretty wet burger. The American cheese was melty, adding saltiness to the burger in a good way. In fact, for me, the pattiescould have been seasoned a bit more and honestly, for this style of burger, I?m not sure that Niman Ranch beef was the bestchoice. Yes, the burger had a good, beefy flavor, but the patties lacked the crust that I really look for in a burger cooked ona flat top that is supposed to be on the nicer side. Given the price, which is lower than many other burger places in the area,this is an acceptable trade off, but I really don?t see what Niman Ranch beef adds here unless it?s the weight of namerecognition. The Sandwicheez burger was missing the smashed avocado, or else I couldn?t see or taste it. After eating it, I?mnot entirely sure what it would have added to the experience except for maybe creaminess, which might have helped to cut theaforementioned wetness. The fries were shoestring-style and fried just the way I like them; golden and crisp on the outsidewith a fluffy interior. The one downside of the fries was that they were all really short for some reason. And I guess it?s alsoworth mentioning that their house ketchup is Hunt?s and not Heinz. All in all, this is a pretty solid option, but would bebetter if it were staffed by more than one employee. When I went, that dude was working so hard, he had to Read more