Jeremy T.
Yelp
I was heading to another burger place in the area and saw this restaurant on yelp that, according to reviews, has a really good burger, so I stopped in. According to the waitress, they first opened earlier in the year, then closed....and have now been re-open for 3 months, but have ongoing renovations.
They immediately seated me outside where they have 11 tables, some covered, some not.
The restaurant is upscale/fancy on the inside, like a mountain lodge. Seating is currently only outside though due to the renovations. This place has a lot of potential since it is pretty unique. Luckily, the outside seating has a nice view. Only 1 problem. The flies.
The Texan burger seemed to be a popular order. So thats the one I chose and I added lettuce and tomato. They also serve salads and several chicken items, namely variations on tenders.
They have a bar inside the restaurant, but for the 2 drinks I ordered, they walked over to the beach bar adjacent to the lagoon to make them. Its supposedly a full bar though and drinks on the menu are not the full list of what they can make obviously.
The burger itself was decent. It was probably a frozen patty but not bad. The most memorable ingredient was the bacon, as other yelpers indicated. It was really good and this is probably what is very high quality, not the patty. The buns have been switched out recently and they're just white buns now...no longer brioche. For 9.95, luckily the burger comes with a side of wedges. The potato wedges are seasoned, but not your typical potato wedges. So that was nice.
I ordered 2 frozen drinks, their pina colada and strawberry watermelon daiquiri. They are both purchased mixes, and the pina colada was easily my favorite since the strawberry watermelon one tastes artificial.
The flies are not really a problem until your food comes out and then they swarm. My table had about 1-4 flies at any one time. They have dynatraps set up and plugged in. But those only probably catch mosquitoes and don't seem to do anything at all for flies. If flies are a deal breaker, definitely sit inside when they open that area.
Another unusual thing you will see here is atypical silverware and plates. Your food comes out in a plastic clear to-go container, your silverware is silver, but its plastic.
To me, they have a nice place, but they do some things cheaply. The build-out of the restaurant is also wacky. You have to pass through the prep area to get to the restrooms. Seems like a poor design to me.
With all these negatives, I have to give it only 2 stars, but this is a place I can see myself coming back to just to enjoy the pina coladas and view.