This establishment has a unique system for serving guests. You place your order at a small window that looks directly into the kitchen. You can see the cooks standing over the grill and working away to fill the orders. The guy behind the counter hands you a little slip and you take it around the corner to the register to pay for your order. When your burgers are done, you take it to the topping and condiment table and add whatever you want. All of us liked this do-it-yourself approach.
A standard burger is called The Big One at The Original Hamburger Works. The Big One is a 1/3 pound mesquite broiled hamburger. We each ordered one and added our favorite cheese. You can choose from the following: Swiss, Cheddar, Jalapeno Jack, American or Provolone. You can also choose your bun here; your choice of white, wheat or onion. For our Signature Spotlight choice, we went with the Fiesta Burger. (See below.)
The service was not very fast, but the place was pretty busy, so we didn’t hold that against them. Upon the arrival of the burgers, each of us made our selections from the available toppings and condiments and prepared to chow down. The burgers looked delicious and after a moment to simply behold the beauty, we dove in. The following is our opinion of The Big One.
In keeping with the no-frills theme, the burgers we served on standard Styrofoam plates. The bun was a regular sesame seed bun, but was grilled nicely and it received high marks from the guys. Although one member commented that his was grilled “slightly too long.” It was the perfect size for the patty.
As previously stated, The Big One is that indeed; it’s clocks in at a third of a pound. While it had pretty good flavor, all of us wished that it had been juicier which caused us to even accuse it of being … dare I say it … dry. The meat is not cooked to order; at least none of us were asked how we would like it cooked.
We were all loving the fact that we could load up our burger the way we wanted and there were many possibilities. But since we were interested in a standard burger we opted for the usual; lettuce, tomato, onion, pickle, ketchup, mustard and mayo. All of these were very fresh and quite good. The cheese was pretty good, but not excellent; we’d have liked a little thicker slice. Although we did like having the ability to choose.
Overall, we were not overly impressed with this burger. The general consensus was, “Good, but not great.” None of us left hungry, the Big One is filling, but we all felt that the experience left a little to be desired. The Big One has turned out to be our lowest scoring burger thus far. But while we didn’t think this was an “award-winning” burger, you may have a different opinion. And that’s ok; you have the right to be wrong. Just kidding! If you’re up to it, check out The Original Hamburger Works.
Final Score: 6.75
Side Notes
Each of us completed our meal with a side of french fries. We were very pleased with the liberal portion of fries that we were served. They were deep fried to a perfect crispness. The Original Hamburger Works has diverse list of sides other than fries; including onion rings, baked potatoes, zucchini and soup, to name a few.Signature Spotlight
Every single member of the team was impressed with the Fiesta Burger, our choice for the Signature Spotlight. Each of us preferred this burger over The Big One.The Fiesta Burger is tasty combination of guacamole, bacon and jalapeno cheese atop a 1/2 pound patty on an onion bun. We opted for the half pound over the standard 1/3 pound and maintain that it was a fantastic choice. This burger was fantastic! We heartily recommend this burger!
Note: The signature burger is not "scored" by the team and therefore has no effect on the total score for this stop. Our total score is based solely on the standard burger. (See our 411 page for details.)
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