Hyoun K.
Yelp
I was looking for an affordable lunch spot to meet up with my friend who lives on Division and I settled on The Slider House on Friday. Who doesn't love a good burger and when they are sliders, you get to sample a little bit of everything!
We arrived at The Slider House at 10:50 AM but they weren't open yet. So we sat on the patio and saw someone else walk up at 10:59 AM and be let in, only to be turned away because they weren't officially open yet. They didn't unlock the doors until about 11:05, but whatever...
Upon being seated, our order was taken promptly and our drinks were refilled. I have no complaints about the service. The menu had ample choices of beef, chicken, pork, and fish sliders. It was actually a little overwhelming and reminded me of various taco shops around Nashville. Everything sounded so good, I didn't know what to get.
I eventually settled on 3 sliders because I was really hungry. I ordered the All American (grilled beef, cheddar, red onion, tomato, pickle, lettuce & garlic aioli on a white bun), The Italian Job (grilled beef, salami, provolone, arugula, tomato, banana pepper, balsamic glaze & garlic aoili on a white bun), and Black & Bleu (grilled beef, bleu cheese crumbles, grilled onion, tomato, bacon and blackened sauce on a white bun) with a side of Parmesan fries.
My favorite was The Italian Job. The All American was a close second. My least favorite was the Black & Bleu. The Italian Job really had a nice blend of all the flavors for that theme. Across all of them, the patties were a little overcooked and dry but the toppings are what saved the burgers. The All American is exactly a miniaturized version of the classic burger. The only thing missing was ketchup but a quick squeeze of the ketchup bottle on the table remedied that issue.
The Italian job was a nice blend of everything that made it "Italian". I really like arugula, as it provides a nice earthy flavor on top of the tang from the salami, banana pepper, and balsamic glaze.
The Black & Bleu is a burger with flavors I normally like but the bleu cheese was really overpowering. There was way too much bleu cheese crumbles on it and that's all I could taste.
The Parmesan fries had a nice sprinkling of Parmesan flavoring but the fries themselves seemed a to be on the "lower quality" spectrum. I'm used to fresh cut fries and these were anything but. These were more like cafeteria fries. It's not bad and definitely edible, but a lot of restaurants serve better fries than these.
Overall The Slider House is a decent lunch spot. It's kind of pricey given what I ordered and it filled me up pretty quick. Next time I'll order 2 sliders instead because 3 is too much for lunch.