It's been a week of eating while in Savannah. We had lunch at Paula Dean's place for lunch and still felt a bit full so we thought, maybe we should find a place that has a decent salad to balance things. As usual, we go online to see where the best place for salad in Savannah might be. The largest list of salads available went to the Mellow Mushroom Pizza. The Mellow Mushroom turned out to be more a place for students from the SCAD to meet and have beers. Next door was a cool looking place. We'd seen it earlier in the week while on a guided tour. Checked the menu, great looking salads. The upper seating area was closed so we grabbed a seat outside on the sidewalk. Back to the menu. Did I mention that right at the top of the right side was the Danny's burger. (secret, my name is Dan) All bets were off. I got the Danny's burger. I didn't regret it, too much.
The burger arrived slightly more raw than I like but the outside was a wonderful crust of charred meat. Another thing that sort of threw me off, pretzel bun. Not a big fan of pretzel buns. Here's my thought on this one... that's how they make, it's worth a try. The bun gave an additional flavor texture that really made me like this one. Just a slight more salty. The menu says, mustard, tomato and onion. Simple. It works.
The rating. $12 for a 1/2lb burger isn't crazy. It really could have been $10. Location might have something to do with the price. I'm not sure. Pretzel bun didn't have as much salt as what I'm used to, glad.
4.5 of 5 Pricey, staff was confused easily. (received diet soda instead of regular. brought more bread for hummus that was already gone.)
The Public Kitchen
Saturday, May 24, 2014
Burger Royalty? Crystal Beer Palace, Savannah GA
05/20/2014
The Crystal Beer Palace was already on the list of places to go while in Savannah GA. Seal the deal because the guy at the packaged goods store suggested it also. (local insight, always good) Rumor has it, the Palace is the place to get a great beer and tasty burger. Their menu is quite extensive. Southern dishes, meat and salads. The beer selection matches. The scene is cool. Large booths on one side and a beautiful old bar on the other. Sports on the television and spirits stacked on the shelves. Time to order.
I chose the Classic Crystal Burger. Half a pound of griddled ground chuck with lettuce, tomato, onion, mayo & pickle. Swiss cheese. Good looking burger. Cooked almost exactly the way I hoped. A little too much mayo. Note to self, no mayo on my burger. Flavor was there. They aren't afraid to use seasoning. Not over done though. Decent roll. I had the sweet potato fries. At first, yummy. Again forgetting that some things are better in smaller amounts, I was pretty done with sweet tatoe fries at the end.
Rating. Good flavor. Cooked very much how I like it. The mayo thing is my fault. Same for the fries. Over all, it was good food for my buds.
4.5 of 5.0 Price was fine, atmosphere was cool, service was better than average. All the other food we ordered was good quality and taste. I probably wouldn't go back but, if you go to Savannah, it's worth the while. Your friends that don't eat burgers will have some great choices for alternatives.
Crystal Beer Palace, Savannah GA
The Crystal Beer Palace was already on the list of places to go while in Savannah GA. Seal the deal because the guy at the packaged goods store suggested it also. (local insight, always good) Rumor has it, the Palace is the place to get a great beer and tasty burger. Their menu is quite extensive. Southern dishes, meat and salads. The beer selection matches. The scene is cool. Large booths on one side and a beautiful old bar on the other. Sports on the television and spirits stacked on the shelves. Time to order.
I chose the Classic Crystal Burger. Half a pound of griddled ground chuck with lettuce, tomato, onion, mayo & pickle. Swiss cheese. Good looking burger. Cooked almost exactly the way I hoped. A little too much mayo. Note to self, no mayo on my burger. Flavor was there. They aren't afraid to use seasoning. Not over done though. Decent roll. I had the sweet potato fries. At first, yummy. Again forgetting that some things are better in smaller amounts, I was pretty done with sweet tatoe fries at the end.
Rating. Good flavor. Cooked very much how I like it. The mayo thing is my fault. Same for the fries. Over all, it was good food for my buds.
4.5 of 5.0 Price was fine, atmosphere was cool, service was better than average. All the other food we ordered was good quality and taste. I probably wouldn't go back but, if you go to Savannah, it's worth the while. Your friends that don't eat burgers will have some great choices for alternatives.
Crystal Beer Palace, Savannah GA
Tuesday's on Sunday
05/17/2014
On the road to Savannah, looking for food that's palatable. Huddle House? Subway? Having four adults in the car can sometimes complicates the selection process. Especially when you are cruising along at 80 MPH. Our next exit had the familiar logo of Ruby Tuesday. My brain automatically thinks "burger!" The crowd agrees that RT might work for all of us. Exit right, turn right at stop sign.
Hanging at a chain restaurant isn't exactly searching out the tastiest burger but, it has it's own challenges.
The burger. Most places these days shy away from bringing you a burger that has pink meat inside so, I'm not given the option to get a medium rare. Onion rings as the side for sure. The burger stood up the reputation as did the bun. I've been to Ruby Tuesday before. Sorry Red Robin, I sometimes confuse the two places. Go figure.
Rating. Consider this a chain vs. chain kind of rating. If it went against a fresh packed cooked in front of me burger, I'm not sure how it would fair.
3.5 - 4.0 out of 5
Price is the usual $9 these days. Onion rings were tasty.
On the road to Savannah, looking for food that's palatable. Huddle House? Subway? Having four adults in the car can sometimes complicates the selection process. Especially when you are cruising along at 80 MPH. Our next exit had the familiar logo of Ruby Tuesday. My brain automatically thinks "burger!" The crowd agrees that RT might work for all of us. Exit right, turn right at stop sign.
Hanging at a chain restaurant isn't exactly searching out the tastiest burger but, it has it's own challenges.
The burger. Most places these days shy away from bringing you a burger that has pink meat inside so, I'm not given the option to get a medium rare. Onion rings as the side for sure. The burger stood up the reputation as did the bun. I've been to Ruby Tuesday before. Sorry Red Robin, I sometimes confuse the two places. Go figure.
Rating. Consider this a chain vs. chain kind of rating. If it went against a fresh packed cooked in front of me burger, I'm not sure how it would fair.
3.5 - 4.0 out of 5
Price is the usual $9 these days. Onion rings were tasty.
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