Eric S.
Yelp
A BK with table service that has.......BEER?!?!?!
Pinch me, please. I must be dreaming (no, I can assure you it's very real and very, very awesome).
Okay first off, what the hell guys? Is a fast food restaurant offering booze and table service not enough for you greedy-ass people? So much negativity and hate for a typical chain restaurant I'd fully understand, but this is *not* your typical chain spot.
Having come from visiting the 9/11 Memorial, my folks and I were feeling peckish and at least one of us had to use the restroom. We ignored the downstairs area and instead moseyed on upstairs where a freakin' host WALKED US to a table. We were given plastic menus and told "your server will be with you shortly." At this point my mom, dad and I exchanged glances as if to say "are we being Punk'd? Is this a hidden camera show??" None of us could believe what we were hearing and seeing.
Sure enough, a gentleman comes by later and takes our order. As we're sitting down. At a Burger King (typing this out weeks later, I'm still in disbelief). I flip over to the back of the menu and what doth mine eyes see but sweet, sweet alcohol. Domestic AND imported cans ranging from $4.50 to $7. Yeah it's not cheap, but if you feel like drinking at a BK in the Financial District then it's gonna cost ya.
In addition to the cans of Miller Lite, Blue Moon and Corona, they offered Angry Orchard hard cider in bottles and perhaps most intriguing of all, a Guinness shake (for alcoholics who can't decide between drinking and dessert). Not one to pass up an opportunity, I got a can of Heineken and some chicken fries. Excellent.
I didn't have to ask for sauce, our waiter automatically brought BBQ and honey mustard out to us. He was cool and had a terrific attitude. Although I didn't avail myself of the facilities, I was told that the bathrooms were in stunningly good condition. The dining area on the upper level had nary a spill or mess waiting to be cleaned. Totally, spotlessly clean.
As if that wasn't enough, hanging up next to our table was a chalkboard with the NBA playoff bracket HAND SKETCHED on it. Someone--with extremely impressive artistry skills--actually took the time to draw out each team's logo and how they progressed in the finals. Again, holy sh*tnuts. Wow. Just wow.
Bread = 4 (normally I'd say "it's a burger king, who really gives a crap?" but having beer gives them a huge advantage)
Circuses = 5+
At the time, I was at a complete loss for words (obviously now, not the case). Everything bad about fast food restaurants was absent at this particular BK. If I found myself in the area again, I wouldn't hesitate to return.
You takin' notes, McDonald's?