New Cincinati Burger Guys and Gals!: Herb & Thelma's

Sunday, July 22, 2018

Herb & Thelma's

Our 78th Review

Official Review #78

Herb & Thelma's

718 Pike Street,

Covington, Kentucky 41011-213

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“Just remember, it is cash only, but there is an ATM on-site in the "confessional" if you need it.”

Let get right into the burger. No frills, high-quality beef, pickle, onion, cheese and bun. No condiments needed! It was like biting into a piece of awesomeness, with handmade delicious ground beef. Soft textured and dripping with delicious flavor, 2 of us had a double with bacon and would love to have eaten another one. Definitely deserves to be on any "best burger" list" but sometimes overlooked.

The burger is moist and fresh. Bun with onion and pickle fresh, the burger is freshly made to order, get the grilled onions on the burger AWESOME.

Wonderful place to grab a burger and beer. Cozy neighborhood spot, friendly staff & Great atmosphere

Check the grill because no matter who manages this place, the burgers always come out special. It's gotta be the grill.

“If you like old school, this is your place, and I don't mean any of the so-called 50's diners around.this is

old school.”

“It truly is a one-man show because all the food is cooked on the stove right there in the bar.”

The fries and the onion rings were good too

It's a Classic American diner serving cheap burgers

old school burger joint which has some of the best burgers in Covington. AND THE CHILI, oh my gosh it was good. The food is cheap

the burgers alone make me want to come back over and over.

burgers great people very authentic atmosphere

We went mid-afternoon Wednesday and it was empty, so there was no wait and our food came out quick.

Purely a great burger, no-frills,

The Fried Bologna Sandwiches were fantastic!

Their Bean Soup is awesome & Chili Very good!

Final Thoughts: Definitely top 10 material here for our list, I would eat here anytime I would surely get the delicious Bacon on it,

Definitely try the Fried Bologna sandwich & or Chili with it, one of the best in the area.

Final Rating: 8.6* (Try it-abv Avg/Gd to VG)

Next Tasty Review: Still Compiling our places we've gone to, will pick one soon.

Double Cheeseburger w/American cheese & Bacon

Monday - Thursday: 11:00 am - 10:00 pm

Friday & Saturday: 11:00 am - 11:00 pm

Sunday: 12:00 pm - 6:00 pm

Sandwiches

Cheeseburger w/American Cheese* – $4.50

Double Cheeseburger w/American Cheese* – $7.50

Hamburger* – $4.25

Glier’s Hot Mettwurst* – $3.75

Glier’s Bratwurst* – $3.75

Grilled Cheese* – $3.25

Fried Bologna w/Cheese* – $5.00

Glier’s Grilled Italian Sausage w/grilled Green Peppers & Onions* – $7.00

Fish Sandwich – Grilled Unbreaded Wild Alaskan Pollock* – $5.50

Nathan’s Famous All Beef Franks* – $2.00

Veggie Burger* – $4.50

– Bacon add $1.00, Cheddar, Swiss, Pepper Jack add .50 single $1.00 double

Soups

Chili – $4.00

Bean Soup – $4.00

Various Seasonal Soups – $4.00

Appetizers

Husman Plain Chips, BBQ Chips, or Pretzels – $1.00

Cheese Curls, White Cheddar Popcorn, Pork Rinds, BBQ Pork Rinds – $1.50

Dirty Kettle Chips – $1.50

Dessert

Snickers, Reese Cup, Hershey Bar – $1.25

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Food Definitions!

Hand-Made- made by hand, not by machine, and typically therefore of superior quality.
Made to Order- specially made according to a customer's specifications.
Char-Grilled- grill (food, typically meat or fish) quickly at a high heat.
Medium Well- Mostly gray-brown throughout, but with a hint of pale pink inside. Good for someone who wants an ever-so-slightly juicy Meat, but detests any sign of "blood" in their meat.

Medium- A more pronounced band of pink in the middle of the Meat. However, there should still be slightly more gray-brown than pink coloration.

Well done- Grayish-brown with no sign of pink, usually slightly charred on the outside. Cooking a good meat to this level of doneness is a challenge. It has to be done slowly on low heat, or else you end up with shoe leather.

Pre-Made Frozen Patty - This is not 100% real beef, it's just that a piece of whatever, that comes Pre-made up in a Patty and Frozen in a box of a Dozen or more, not real beef, some can be good, but most are not.

New Cincinati Burger Guys and Gals!

Sunday, July 22, 2018

Herb & Thelma's

Herb & Thelma’s has been serving the best Burgers and Coldest Beer for the Northern Kentucky community and travelers from all over, for 78 years! They buy all of their products locally and Hamburger Patties are hand-made fresh daily!

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