Jared M.
Yelp
#fatjared say...I came in with the right expectations, and love how much of a local staple this place is, but overall this total experience was average.
Since day 1 on being a Yelp reviewer I have stuck to a structured consistent way of grading. 5 stars is the best I can give, so you must therefore be perfect to get that, and 1 star is the worst I can give so you must give me nothing good to say to get that. 3 stars is truly average.
Nadeens gave us an average experience. There was some good, there are some complaints, but I will say that overall I would not fight coming back because it is such a unique staple in the Hermitage area.
When you come to Nadeens have the right expectations. This is the type of high fat super buttery give you a heart attack in 20 years kinda meal. Knowing that going in will help because you will feel fuller than expected when you leave.
We ordered their smash burger, the cure, poutine, and brussles. Starting with the worst, definitely the brussles. Should have known better than to order veggies, but had to try it out. They were really just not good. No flavor, a weird brown color, and nothing special.
My wifes smash burger was good, but nothing amazing. Yes they were juicy, and have good flavor, but burgers unfortunately are so hard to be outstanding at, that when you have an average one you still enjoy it because it's a burger! Complaint here though, it did not automatically come with fries. A place like this should auto give you fries with your burger!
Next was the poutine. It was actually awesome! The gravy they put on it was so good, and the extra short rib meat made it a heavy but yummy bite. My Cure was my favorite. The salsa had enough spice but not too much, eggs cooked great, bacon in the hash browns were awesome. Really fun dish.
Overall, did we enjoy it yes. Would we go back, yes. Is it as amazing as so many people have told me it is, not really. Nothing terrible to say, but nothing amazing either.