Beth P.
Yelp
Decided to try this place out. Did drive through. Was about a 20 minute wait. (6:30 pm) Monday night. I had read many reviews and thought others were being overly critical or maybe it was the usual growing pains issues with opening a new business. So with that in mind, I tried to keep an open mind, and stay positive. I tried the nuggets, they are trying too hard to imitate a chicken only place that will remain nameless. Needless to say, the nuggets had a strange texture, and taste, not a fan. They were better than your typical cheap fast food chains, but definitely not great, would not get them again.
The hip burger all the way w/hip sauce. It's a smashed burger, kinda dry, w/yellow American cheese, hip sauce L,T. On a toasted buttered bun. Again, not much flavor, burger was kinda dry, bland, hip sauce was ok, I think mayo, ketchup and mustard would have been better. I honestly still prefer "5 guys" hands down best burger, value! I tried to order a vanilla shake, but their ice cream machine was broken? Lastly.. what most others complained about.. the fries!! Their menu states they are fresh hand cut fries, what they fail to mention, is they are shoestring.. which can make for very soggy fries if not cooked perfectly. Which seems to be what is happening. My experience w/making, and eating fresh cut fries is they must first be blanched, then the blanched fries are cooked to order. However, usually they are a much thicker cut, not shoestring, which I'm guessing is contributing to them becoming soggy so easily? Yes, mine too were soggy, and just overall not what I was expecting based on the menu description. I like to support local businesses, and hope they can work on improving their quality of food and being consistent. However, I wonder if most of the draw for HipBurger was based on their food truck concept, going to crowds of hungry people who were drinking beer, and just needed something to help soak up the alcohol and it fit that bill very well? Only time will tell.