New Cincinati Burger Guys and Gals!: September 2013

Monday, September 30, 2013

Joshua's On The River

Our 2nd Review:

Official Review #2

Joshua's has just recently closed their doors for good, we think it was due to their remote location, away from the main tourist areas in Pigeon Forge, if they were to ever find a better place, closer to town, their food & service were so good, they would be one of the most popular places to eat in the entire area, very sorry to see you all go, hope you can re-open closer to town, we would help promote your awesome Burgers & other Food again.

This is a Vacation Trip review!

Joshua's On The River

2004 Red Bank Road, Sevierville, Tennessee 37876

(865)366-7126

Joshua's is Located about 7 mins from Dollywood, you drive right past it to get there, at least from our Cabin that's how we went.

We found this place on Tripadvisor, it had a 5-star overall rating, so we tried it out for & early Dinner.

It is located on the end of a small plaza of offices or businesses, it almost does not appear to be a Restaurant, no cars were in the lot, we walked in & were all amazed, how clean & new looking the Decor was, & how great it looked, they have only been open a few months, we found out later.

I ordered Cheeseburger with Fries & Provolone Cheese, $6.49 with Lettuce, Tomato & Onion, with Mayo on the side, Medium Well.

Brandy was the only one that did not make this trip with us, the other's ordered, Rib Eye Steak Dinner & The Cheese Steak Sandwich, my Wife ordered the Sirloin Steak, we also got the Queso & Chips to start with.

Everyone agreed, that the Queso was at least tied with the Best we have ever had, we all 4, ate it as fast as we could get it down, LOL.

My Burger was Amazing, the closest thing to it in taste, I've ever had previously was, at a Place near Milford Ohio, that the Cincinnati Burger Guys had rated as their Best Burger Ever, this location changed management & no longer has that awesome Burger, anyway, that was the next best one, I've ever had, until now.

This Burger is now my & our Team's new #1 BEST BURGER EVER, it was a large made to order piece of meat, Char-Grilled & every bite was so tasty & fantastic, I hate to describe food, in such a way, as when I read that myself in reviews, I always roll my eyes, but after eating this Burger, it's the only way to describe it.

Michael said his Ribeye, was as good as any he has had in his Travels all over the Country, even in Cow Country in the West & Midwest, my Wife said her Sirloin Steak, was as good or better than any she has eaten anywhere, the Fries, & we all agreed on this, were the Best, fresh Hand-Cut fries anywhere, the previous day, we had tried a German place in Pigeon Forge, Called Poynor's Pommes Frites, I think is the correct name, touting & reviewed as, the Best fries around, well, yes they were, at least until we tried Joshua's Fries, these were better, if he had the Garlic Dip, that Poynor's had, it would have made them even Better, Josh, can you come up with a Garlic dip for your fries, LOL, thanks.

The Waitress was awesome & Joshua, the Owner, came around to our Table, after being the Chef for our meal, to ask Patrons how everything was, a very nice touch.

Everyone Tasted My Burger to try it out, this was not going to be an Official Burger tasting visit, but, it turned out that way, & at only $6.49 for a Large Burger & Fries, this was well worth the Trip.

Final Thoughts: The team agreed, this is the Best Burger, we all, have ever had anywhere, it was a unanimous vote, but again, it's only our 2nd official review, we have many more to go, so follow along as we start our long & tasty journey in the Tradition & memory of the Cincinnati Burger Guys.
Joshua, it was great to meet your Father on our 2nd visit there, he is a very nice person & a very proud Dad, we can all tell, it was great to talk to him.

Additions & or Update: We returned the next evening, & more of us ordered & tried the Burgers & still agree, the Best Ever Burger, anywhere so far, we all have ever had, also tried the Onion Rings, also excellent, tried the Chicken Wings with 911 Hot Sauce, the wings were Excellent & meaty & very tasty, the 911 Sauce was an excellent Sauce, we can't wait til our next trip to the area again, as we will eat more meals here & Try more variety of food, & more Burgers & maybe even their Hot Wing Challenge on Wednesday's & some of the other specials they have, this is a great little quiet place to eat, just Awesome! food tucked away in the Mountains near Dollywood in Pigeon Forge.

Final Rating: 10.0* (The Best) - The very Best Burger we have had anyone, I hate to see it closed & gone for good.

I hated to have to ever, give any Burger, a Perfect 10, but thought, that would be robbing the best Burger we've ever had, of that honor, & this is it, if we ever find a better one, we will rate it a 10.5, until then, this one reigns King & Supreme over all other Burgers.

Next Tasty Review: The Corner Cafe, In Augusta, Kentucky

My Wife ordered the Steak & Baked Potatoe, they were excellent also, one of the best Steaks she has ever had & she is the Steak expert in our group.

Gabby's Cafe

Our 1st Review:

Official Review #1

Gabby's Cafe

515 Wyoming Avenue

Wyoming, Ohio Part of Cincinnati, Ohio 45215

(513)821-6040

This Review Needs to be updated, it's been at least 2-3 yrs. since I've been there.

Gabby's, is Located, in Beautiful Downtown Wyoming, Ohio, a wonderful old Village, that has some of the most Beautiful Homes in the City.

They have a varied Menu, Offering Great Burgers, Pizza, Appetizers, & also Breakfast & Lunch & Dinner Menus.

They also have a nice little bar area, in another room.

We found this location, based on a review by the old Cincinnati Burger Guys Blog

We started out our Meal with a Couple of Appetizers,

1. Loaded Potato Skins $8.50

2. Chicken Quesadilla $9.00

Both of these appetizers, were very good, at least as good, or better than any we have had at any other location, I would recommend them & have them anytime.

Now for the Main course & Reason for our trip.

We all ordered the Certified Angus Beef Burger $9.25

this Burger, includes these toppings, (sautéed onions, mushrooms, & crisp bacon); your choice of Saratoga chips, very good, (with BBQ dipping sauce), fries, also very good, or cole slaw; a good slaw, & one of, 7 different kinds of cheese, they come with lettuce, tomato, red onions, and mayo (on the side), the Chef does an excellent job on presentation for this Burger, it looks like a great burger, colorful & well done. on a toasted Kaiser bun, that will not fall apart.

I chose Provolone, with Fries, the Fries are extremely good tasting, everyone on the team agreed on that also.

We all loved the Kaiser Bun, as many places, serves a bun, that sometimes fall's apart while eating your burger, this is one huge burger, you must use both hands for sure, it's a 1/2 pound of Char-grilled meat, that you savor every single bite, starting with your 1st one, I absolutely love this Burger, it's always been my favorite since I made my first visit here, years ago, & still is, we all agree, that we loved the Char-grilled taste, & the overall flavor of the Burger, they were made to order from Medium to my Medium well, to Well Done, I use to go with Well Done on all Burgers, but have learned, that you get much more flavor from the meat, with at least a Medium or Medium Well, piece of meat, everyone liked their choices of cheese, I also like their Mayo on it, but everyone on the team agrees, that this Burger, could stand on its own, without the dressing's & cheese & Mayo, & just go with the meat & bun, but we all enjoy the overall taste of everything on it, as it's all fresh & the Angus Beef appeared to be Hand-Made.

Final Thoughts: So far, the entire team agreed, this is the Best Burger in the entire Cincinnati & N. Ky., area, it was a unanimous vote, but it's our 1st & only official review, we have many more to go, so follow along as we start our long & tasty journey in the Tradition & memory of the Cincinnati Burger Guys.
Highly Recommend that everyone take the time to try this Burger, & this great little Gem of a Restaurant to eat at, we've had Family Birthday parties for Adults, & Kids here, & it's always a nice experience.

Final Rating: 9.5* (Exceptional) This rating is 2-3 yrs. old, so it's on hold until I can updated it.

Next Tasty Review: Joshua's on the River (This one is a Vacation review, from our, Gatlinburg/Pigeon Forge Trip)
(Joshua's has gone out of Business, due to a terrible Location they had)

Sunday, September 29, 2013

A Little About us!

I would like to start out with, our new blog, by introducing everyone to the group, & tell you all about what we are going to be blogging about.

Members:
Founder: Rob
Co-Founder: Sue
Members: Heather, & Brandy.
Our ages when we started this are 52, 56, 34, 33, & 30.

I am calling our little group, the New Burger Guys & Gals, in honor of the old Cincinnati Burger Guys, I use to follow their Blog on Cincinnati area Burgers, for a long time, then all of a sudden, they just stopped blogging & as far as I know, left no reason for not continuing their hunt for the best Cincinnati area Burgers, well we plan to continue that hunt, & carry on the tradition of finding the Best Burgers in Cincinnati & N. Ky., & Vicinity, and we will also include the best burgers we find, while traveling.

We will stick within General, the Cincinnati Burger Guys rating system on a scale of up to 10, so people can go back & compare rated reviews of similar locations, to their reviews from years ago, as some places may either get better or maybe go down in the ratings over the years.

Monday, September 30th will be our 1st, two Reviews.

Thanks & Take care!
From, The New Burger Guys & Gals!

Top 50 Burgers!

Our Top Rated Burgers, Click on a Name and; it will take you to our review of that Burger Joint! #1. Prime 9.8* (Extremely Exceptional-Must try!) #2 Anderson Township Pub (Extremely Exceptional-Must try!) #3 Bard's Burgers & Chili 9.7* (Exceptional-Must try it!) #4 Delites 9.6* (Exceptional-Must try it!) #5. Putters 9.5* (Exceptional-Must try it!) #6 Local Post 9.4 *(Exceptional-Must try it!) #7 The Turf Club 9.2* (Exceptional-Must try it!) #8 By Golly's 9.0* (Exceptional-Must try it!) #9 Hangover Easy 9.0* (Exceptional-Must try it!) 6 Locations tied at 8.8* for 11th Place! #10 Dunlap Cafe 8.9* Exceptional-Must try it!) #11 Donnas Place 8.9*(Exceptional-Must try it!) #12 Tavern on the Bend 8.9(Exceptional-Must try it!) #11 Flipdaddy's 8.9 (Exceptional-Must try it!) #11 Freddy's 8.9* (Exceptional-Must try it!) #11 Herb & Thelma's 8.9* (Exceptional-Must try it!) 3 Locations tied at 8.6* for 12th Place! #12 burgers & crafts 8.6* (Exceptional-Must try it!) #12 Five Guys 8.6* (Exceptional-Must try it!) #12 Zola Pub & Grill 8.6* (Exceptional-Must try it!) NOT TO BE CONFUSED WITH ZOLA's PLACE! Which is not that good & Closed for now! 3 Locations tied at 8.4* for 13th Place! #13 Burger Brothers 8.4* (Try it-above Avg/Good to VG) #13 Ladder 19 8.4*(Try it-above Avg/Good to VG) #13 Willies Sports Cafe 8.4* (Try it-abv Avg/Good to VG) #14 Street City Pub 8.3* (Try it-above Avg/Gd to VG) #14 Biscuits To Burgers 8.3*Try it-abvAvg/Good toVG #15 Trio Bistro 8.2* (Try it-above Avg/Good to VG) #15 Wahlburgers 8.2* (Try it-above Avg/Good to VG) #15 Quaker Steak & lube 8.2* (Try it-ab0ve Avg/Good to VG) 5 Locations Tied for 15th Place! #16 Gabby's Cafe 8.0* Try it-above Avg/Good to VG) #16 BucketHeads 8.0* Try it-above Avg/Good to VG) #16 Teller's 8.0* (Try it-above Avg/Good to VG) #17 Zips Cafe 7.9* (Try it -abv Avg/Gd to VG) #18 Town & Country 7.9* (Try it -abv Avg/Gd to VG) #19 B&A Street Kitchen 7.8* (Try it-abv avg/Good to VG) #20 City View Tavern 7.7*(Try it-abv Avg/Gd to VG) #21 Mad Mike's 7.6* (Try it -abv Avg/Good to V.Good) #21 Frisch's 7.5* (Try it -above Avg/Good to V.Good) 2 Locations tied for 22nd Place! #22 Oakley Pub & Grill 7.4*(Try it-abv Avg/Gd to VG) #22 Camp Washington Chili 7.4* (Try-abv Avg/Gd to VG) 6 Locations tied at 7.0* for 23rd Place! #23 Buffalo Joe's 7.0*(Try it-above avg/Good to VG) #23 Izzy's 7.0*(Try it-above avg/Good to VG) #23 Augusta General Store 7.0*(Tryit-abvavg/GdtoVG #23 Cafe on the Green 7.0*(Try it-abv avg/Gd to VG) #23 Zazou 7.0*(Try it-above avg/Good to VG) 9 Locations tied at 6.5* for 24thPlace! #24 Dutch's 6.5* (Try it-above avg/Good to VG #24 Tumbleweed 6.5* (Try it-above avg/Good to VG) #24 915 Pub & Grill 6.5* (Try it-above avg/Gd to VG) #24 Corner Cafe 6.5* (Try it-above avg/Gd to VG) New owners for this business, Burgers are not as good, they are still good, just not top 10 anymore. #24 Marathon Diner 6.5* (Try it-abv avg/Good to VG) #24 Drake*s 6.5* (Try it-abv avg/Good to VG) #24 Gold Star 6.5* (Try it-abv avg/Good to VG) #24 Carota's Pizza 6.5*(Try it-above Avg/Good to VG) #24 Pleasant Ridge Chili 6.5*(Try -ab Avg/Gd to VG) #24 Smashburger 6.5* (Try -ab Avg/Gd to VG) #25 Bubbys Burgers 6.45*(Try it-abv avg/Good to VG) #25 Tickle Pickle 6.4* (Avg/Nothing Special) #26 Gas Light Cafe 6.3*(Ag/Not Bad-Nothing Special) #27 Augusta Pub 6.2* (Avg/Not Bad-Nothing Special) #28 Chandlers 6.1* (Avg/Not Bad-Nothing Special) 5 Locations tied at 7.0* for 29th Place! #29 Mac's Pizza 6.0* (Avg/Not Bad-Nothing Special) #30 DeSha's 5.99* (Avg/Not Bad-Nothing Special) #31 Logan's 5.98* (Avg/Not Bad-Nothing Special) #32 MVP 5.97* (Avg/Not Bad-Nothing Special) #33 Rick's 5.95* (Avg/Not Bad-Nothing Special) #34 Chicago Gyros & Dogs5.8*(Avg/Nt Bad-Not Spec) #35 Log Cabin Inn 5.7* (Ag/Not Bad-Nothing Special) #36 R & G 5.6* (Average/Not Bad-Nothing Special) #37 Howard's Place 5.5* Ag/Not Bad-Nothing Special THE REST AT THE BOTTOM OF THE LIST! Dairy Yum Yum II 5.0* (Avg/Not Bad-Nothing Spec) Quatman Cafe 4.9* (Average/Not Bad-Nothing Spec) Culver's 4.6* (Avg/Not Bad-Nothing Special) Knuk-n-Futz 4.5* (Avg/Not Bad-Nothing Special) This is Roneys/Roy Rogers old rating from years back at the old location and early on at the new on, more recently they seem to be buying cheap meat, it's moved from an 8 to a 3.5 and maybe not even deserving of that. Roney's 8.0* (Try it -above Average/Good to VG) Red Robin 3.5* (Average/Not Bad-Nothing Special) Hitching Post 3.5*(Average/Not Bad-Nothing Special) Pasquale's 3.0* (Average/Not Bad-Nothing Special) Logo's Sports Bar 3.0* (Avg/Not Bad-Nothing Special) Fricker's 2.5* (Still Would'nt Bother!) Mt. Adams Bar & Grill 2.0* (Still Would'nt Bother!) Waffle House 2.0* (Still Would'nt Bother!) THESE PLACES ARE NOW CLOSED AND NOW OUT OF BUSINESS! The Ratings they did have on our list before closing! #2. Hutchison's Grocery 9.1*(Exceptional-Must try!) Margie's SouthernCafe 7.5*TryitabvAvg/Gdt0VG) Cincy Burger 6.5* (Try it above average/Good to Very Good) #5 WhackBurger 9.0* (Exceptional-Must try it!) CLOSED! Cadillac Cafe 5.5*(Average/Not Bad-Nothing Special) Went out of Business, I could have predicted this one after our Review of the place and saw how the Cook worked, and the bugs. #16 Bravo Cafe 7.5* (Try it -above Avg/Good to VG) Closed Permanently! #16 Bearcat Lounge 8.0* (Try it-abv Avg/Good to VG) Was located in the Marriott Hotel which is now Graduate Hotel. #34 Toot's 6.0* (Avg/Not Bad-Nothing Special) Closed out of Business Toby Keith's 5.5* (Average/Not Bad-Nothing Special) I liked the place, Food was ok, but it was huge and always mostly empty.

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.