Geoffrey P.
Yelp
When was the last time that you were truly amazed? Stop just for one moment and think back to that time when you stopped and said, "Damn!" It's not very often, right? When you've realized that all your preconceptions, your intuition, your expectations were without a doubt, not just wrong, but so far off base that you had to question all that you've built your belief system upon.
That my friends is what I experienced this evening when I dined at The Mint.
After striking out at two previous attempts to quell my hunger I chose what I stupidly thought was the least offensive place to eat. Oh how wrong I was.
I've always admitted when I've been wrong and tonight I was wrong with my initial impression. The Mint is home to not only the most devoted staff of servers and chefs that I've ever had the distinct pleasure to meet but also the home to, without any question, THE BEST BURGER I've ever eaten.
The Mint was packed when I walked in on a Wednesday night and now I know why. When a restaurant makes their own ketchup, KETCHUP! You know you've found a dining nirvana. But before I expostulate on the divine ketchup, let me wax poetic about the chicken wings.
Now, I've always found chicken wings to be, how shall I say it politely, revolting. Greasy, fatty, lumps of cartilage and skin that always seem fit for the dumpster. The wings at The Mint were sublime. Meaty, juicy, crispy, perfectly sauced bites that go beyond description. And, I don't even like wings! They were so good, I ordered seconds.
But oh friends, the burger, those burgers, because I ordered two. Cooked to a perfect medium rare and served with bacon jam, these burgers can only be fashioned and cooked by angels.
I count myself lucky in very few departments: I have a daughter who loves me, a life partner who puts up with me and now a restaurant that will be my request for my last meal should I end up on death row.
Go to The Mint. Have my friend Kat make you a drink, order some wings and a burger, sit back, say "Damn!" and realize you've found a slice of heaven on earth, then save a spot for me because this is my happy place.