Wednesday, August 11, 2010

Most overrated Jackson restaurant?

I would've said Broad Street (shredded lettuce??? gmafb), but lunch at CS's today has just changed my mind. I don't think I've been in there for 20 years, and I hope to wait that long for the next visit.

(1) Broiled burger tasteless and unappealing.

(2) Ordered cheddar on burger; got burger with GRATED cheddar added at last minute, not even melted. That was a first for me.

(3) Asked for beer. Selection: Bud Lite, Michelob Ultra, Heineken, Corona. This in a restaurant across the street from the most expensive college in the state, and with shelves displaying dusty, empty bottles of wonderful beers. After getting my food, I was depressed enough to need a second beer, and ordered another Heineken. Oops, that was the last one!

Against that, the waitress was pleasant enough, the fries were all right, and I liked the old Cat's Music bumpersticker on the door:
Someone who put some slight effort into decent burgers and a beer selection could work wonders.

2 comments:

  1. Suddenly I'm wondering if proximity to that campus has an inverse relation to quality...

    I've been in this place once and didn't return. But then I've got the out-of-towners point of view: I go where I love, because I'm not there all the time. Thus you can usually find me lunching at the Mayflower if I have any opportunity.

    Seriously, though: Can it be overrated without someone rating it highly? On the other hand, it's always good to vent about a bad experience.

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  2. Believe it or not, some people around here do swear by CS's. I went because a colleague was talking it up. I have to conclude that their meals are seasoned with memories.

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