Delites

Our 31st Review

Official Review #31

Delites

222 Market St, Maysville, Kentucky 41056

606.564.0042

UPDATE!  We returned Saturday August 3rd 2019 for the 1st time in 4 years to see if they still had the same awesome burger, and the answer was YES!

3 very nice ladies were working that night, and the cooks suggested the Mushroom swiss burger, but I ordered a more classic one with lettuck tomato and mayo, it was excellent, but I wanted more, so I took her suggestion and got the Mushroom swiss, it was even better, just an awesome burger, and thank you for the 3 very nice ladies working that night and for the suggestion, it has retained it's #3 spot on our list.

Definitely get to Maysville, Kentucky and try this place out, usually they close by 4pm most days, but give them a call if your going, they happen to be open until 8pm on this Saturday night trip. 

This was our first visit to Delites, which is just down the street from Margies Southern Cafe, which we have visited many times & reviewed previously, it's located in Old Downtown Maysville.

Upon entering this Cafe, I noticed several awards in the front window for them having the Best Burgers around.

We ordered 2 Hamburgers: $4.50 w/Lettuce, Tomato & Onion, they were served on a Brioche Bun, here is a detailed description of this bun, as I've never had one before, it's a, pastry of French origin that is akin to a highly enriched bread, and whose high egg and butter content give it a rich and tender crumb. It is "light and slightly puffy, more or less fine, according to the proportion of butter and eggs"[1] It has a dark, golden, and flaky crust, frequently accentuated by an egg wash applied after proofing, hope that helps.

Anyway, the Burger was pretty Big, & worth the price, the Burger was excellent, the Bun, even Better, LOL, the Bun helps it, get a half star better rating, the lettuce & Tomato & onion, were fresh & very good.

I the grill is located right by the Front window & the cook is right behind the counter & can look out onto Market Street & you see in & watch him cook from the sidewalk.

So I got to talk to the Cook & watch him make the Burgers, it was definitely Hand-made Fresh & it tasted like it, there were 3 of us on this trip & although we got them to go, we dug in right away, as soon as we got going, the Cook was extremely nice to talk to, I asked him several questions about the Burgers & the place, & the owners of Delites, also owns the Bar next door, the waitress, was also very nice, while we waited.

It looks like a nice clean, friendly place to eat, with good people running it.

Final Thoughts: I will make this whole review, short, quick & easy, This was a Unanimous Vote, this is one of the Very Best Burgers we have ever had anywhere, & Definitely the Best Bun, I wish every Burger, we've ever tried anywhere, had this Brioche Bun, I surely will look for this Bun for my own Burgers at home.

Top 10, Yes, Top 5, for sure, Depending on your own Personal Preferences, our's included, this just about the Best Burger, you could find anywhere, from Cincinnati to Maysville, & there are a ton of great Burgers in there, But this one ties for the #2 Spot on our list, just Barely Behind Gabby's In Cincinnati, & even though it's rated a 9.0 Star, same as Zola's in Covington, I give it a slight edge, due to the Bun, over Zola's, so lets say a 9.1, LOL.

Final Rating:  9.1* (Exceptional-Must Try it)

Next Tasty Review:  Hutchinson's Grocery, Located also in Old Maysville, Kentucky.

The Big one here, is called the Zeus, I may try it out, on my next trip, LOL.

Cincy Burger

Our 30th Review

Official Review #30

Cincy Burger  -  HAS GONE OUT OF BUSINESS!

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7133 Montgomery Road, Cincinnati, OH 45236 Located in Silverton

513.791.1275

I stopped here by accident on this trip, I have lived in this area my entire life, & then retired to Kentucky, so it's been awhile since I had been by this particular spot, & it had always been a Chinese Restuaurant, most of the years, I've lived there, & as we drove by, I saw the sign said, Cincy Burger, so since we were out on Halloween Burger hunt,  I went in to get a Menu & planned to stop back another time, they were closing in a few minutes & the owner, said he could make a burger before they closed, so I ordered one, a good sized burger, with lettuce, tomato, onion & pickles on it.
The burger was pretty good, the Bun held together good, as you know by now, I must have a bun, that does not fall apart, & many places we go, that happens, but this bun held it's own, the meat is a thinner piece, that had good flavor to it, not a thick burger, but good, for the money, it's definitely worth having a thinner piece of meat on this one, it works good on this burger.
The Owner, at least I think he was the owner, I did not ask, was very nice & friendly & concerned about his business, & Customers, the lady at the front register, was in town to help promote the business to help out, she was extremely nice & a very beautiful, & nice girl to talk to.

My son & his Wife, both have eaten here also, & both liked the burgers, they are not part of the review team, but since my Wife & I were the only ones that got to taste this one, as the rest of our team was buys elsewhere for Halloween, I included my Son & His Wife's thoughts on the burger, they liked it, they said it was good, & That they would return again, & also would like to try some other items on the menu, I will also try something else when I am back in the area again, as they had several other good looking items on the Menu, & I've heard they have great Gyros.

From the appearance of the Burger, it appeared to be a Frozen Patty out of a Pre-Packaged Box, but I was so busy talking, that I forgot to ask, if it was hand-made fresh or out of a box.

Final Thoughts: A Good Burger, with many other items on the Menu, that I plan to try in the future when I return for Family visits in the area, but a good Burger, so go try this place out, the Customer Service is awesome.

Final Rating: 6.5* (Try it out/Above Average-Good to Very good)

Next Tasty Review: Delites, Located in Maysville, Kentucky

Not the Burger I ordered, because, I forgot to take a pic of mine, but found this one from Cincy Burger online, someone else got.

Mad Mike's

Our 29th Review

Official Review #29

Mad Mike's

342 Monmouth Street, Newport, KY 41071

859.360.MIKE.(6453)

We hit 4 Different Burger places on Halloween, & a couple was to go, but we stopped & tried the Burgers & Fries out right away, each time.
Here is a little about Mad Mike's Burgers, Every burger is made from 100 percent black Angus beef. Regular sized burgers use 1/2-pound patties and smaller burgers use 1/4-pound patties.
“We don’t own a freezer,” Gelastopoulos said. “Everything is cut and handmade on site.”
Mad Mike’s focuses on serving quality food, but not overcharging for it, he said.

2 big pieces of meat tossed on a nice griddle & flattened out for 2 good sized patties.
Mike's is a nice looking place, near all the happening spots near the Ohio River, there was a young guy that waited on me & doing the cooking, the Griddle was located right there, he took out 2 clumps of fresh beef & tossed them on the Griddle & Flattened them, into a couple good sized patties, they were cooked well done, & served up with what they call, Mike's sauce on them, & here is what comes on what we ordered, everyone got the Outlaw:$5.49  Lettuce, Tomato, Pickle, Grilled Onions and Mad Sauce, which is similar to a chipotle mayo.
& the Bun appears to be a Pretzel Bun.
It's built into a Burger that looks very similar to a Frisch's Big Boy, but with quite a bit thicker patties, & the Mad Sauce has a very different Flavor than Tartar Sauce.
We also got Fries, which were fresh, Hand-cut for, $2.19 for the Regular or small size.

I asked the Cook if this really was the Best Burger in Newport & he said, he think's so, the only other competition he said was Five Guys & even though he works at Mad Mike's, he thinks Mike's definitely has the Best Burger & Chicken.

The Burgers looked very good, we all enjoyed eating them, they were a big break from all the single patty Burgers we get everywhere else but Frisch's.

I had been reading a lot of the Reviews of the Best Burgers in the Cincinnati, N. Ky., areas & Mad Mike's name, always comes up in a top 10 Burger discussion on all the sites, & many people claim it to be the Best Burger in the area.

The Fries were pretty good also, not the best hand-cut we've had, but still good.

Now, what did we think, we were all in unanimous agreement, it was a very good Burger, actually one of the better ones we've had,  most likely for now, top 10 material, it's as good as Frisch's Big Boy, but it has its own unique Flavor & Identity, it only looks similar to a Big Boy, it's different in every way, but we decided to give this one, the same rating as a Big Boy.

As far as many people claiming it to be the Best Burger overall, definitely not, but for sure Top 10, at least for now, as we continue our quest.

Final Thoughts: About as good a Burger as you can find in the area, Top 10 for sure, the Best, no, but definitely a very good Burger & with 2 Patties, a Big Change from all the rest.

Final Rating: 7.5* (Try it-Above average/Good to Very Good)

Next Tasty Review: Cincy Burger, Located in Silverton, in Cincinnati, Ohio.

                              Double Deluxe

Log Cabin Inn

Our 28th Review

Official Review #28

Log Cabin Inn

322 Madison Pike Covington, KY 41017 

859.356.9141 

I've been coming to this Restaurant for nearly 30 years, since my very 1st visit, it's changed owners a few times, but the Food seems to remain fairly consistent, I"ve always Favored the Fried Catfish, & in all those years, that's all I've ever had, until now.
This is a Beautiful old Inn, at least 100 years old, the Atmosphere is really nice inside, a huge old Fireplace is still there.
On to the Meal, we were the only ones there at around 3pm or so, and 1 waitress, 1 cook & either the Manager or Owner, the waitress spent way too much time watching the Tv, & Talking to the other Lady, manager or whatever she was, who was sitting at a table, 2 tables behind us, I think workers, Managers, & Owners should stay in an Office or in the back, unless they helping out or working with Customers, not sitting at a Table eating, or doing Paperwork or having continuous conversations with the other staff.
As mentioned below, my Wife did not get her Salad until her meal came, any good Waitress, should know salads are to be brought before the meal, & then she waited till the food was ready to fix the Salad, she was too busy, talking, sitting & fooling the Tv, so SERVICE< GETS A BIG FAT 0 OUT OF 10.
Then the Cook comes out 2 or 3 times while our food was cooking, I never saw any plastic gloves or anything on his hands, he was dressed in what appeared to be a dirty looking ragged T-Shirt & Blue Jeans, maybe they were not dirty, but they looked it, & he wore a Ball Cap, while he cooked & it looked, worn & dirty, so I was worried about him handling our Food, Thank Goodness, we did not get sick, & the Manager or Lady in Charge, never said a word to him & she had to see the Waitress did not serve the Salad before the meal, terrible service & terrible way to run a place of business of any kind, let alone a Restaurant.
Now. here is what we had on this visit,  we ordered some, specials of the day, Cheeseburger with fries & Coke Product, special $6.99, the Burger, was a fairly decent size, cooked well done, they did not ask how we wanted our burgers cooked, so when they don't, we usually just wait & see how they cook them, it came with Lettuce, tomato, onion, Pickle & mayo, the bun was a plain, normal bun, it did not appear or to taste generic, & was ok, it held together, so that was good, the waitress, did not bring my wife's salad before her meal, she actually waited until the cook said order up, then walked to the fridge to get the lettuce out & put the salad together, while the hot food, sat in the window, it was a good, big salad, she ordered the Ribeye Steak with Baked Potato, her Steak was very good, & so was the Potato.
We all got Fries with our Burgers, some ordered the Special without Cheese, it was a good sized order of fries & they were very good, & everyone agreed, they were as good as any you can get anywhere.

This place had been suggested to us by someone that has had the burgers here, it actually was a bit Surprising that the Burger was pretty good, it would not Challenge for 1st place or even top 5 & may not even make the top 10, but it was a good Burger, the Lettuce, onion, pickles, all tasted fresh & good.

The Cheese also added to the taste of the Burger, some places, like Smashburger, I think their cheese takes away from the Burger, but here it was good, some of us, just ordered plain Burgers, so we all tasted each other's food, as usual, to get a good solid review.

Now back to the Burger, these are definitely from a pre-packaged frozen box, so, they can only be so good & only get rated so high, as they can never challenge the taste & flavor of a Hand-made fresh Patty of Beef.
But we all agree this was one of the better-frozen patties around, but I would not come here again, just for a Burger, We would return for the Steak & Fried Catfish.

Final Thoughts: Not bad for a Frozen Burger, but don't go out of your way for one unless you're in the area for a quick Lunch & they have the Burger special, then it's worth what you get.
But, I can tell you this, from the terrible service of the waitress, & the way the Manager Lady, let them run around & the way the Cook looked, dressed dirty looking & no Cooking Gloves, we will never, EVER< Eat here again, & for Health CONCERNS< I would suggest, no one eats here until things change, & I use to Love the Catfish & The Steak Meal was very good & The Burgers Good for frozen ones, but this is the 1st in nearly 30 reviews, that I would suggest eating here at your own risk due to what I reported above.

Final Rating: 5.5* (Average/Not Bad-Nothing Special)

Next Tasty Review: Mad Mike's, Located in Newport, Kentucky.

Zip's Cafe

Our 27th Review

Official Review #27

Zip's Cafe

1036 Delta Ave, Mt. Lookout, in Cincinnati, OH 45208

513.871.9876

I have lived in the Cincinnati area, my entire life & have always enjoyed a Zip's Burger, this was my 1st one in years, we did not have time to go in & sit down, but got one to go, it's called a Zips Burger: $4.75 $5.25 w/cheese, with lettuce, tomato & onion, to start with, it has a good bun, held together well, fairly thick burger, so it definitely needed a good bun, and if you've read any of our other reviews, you know a good bun that does not fall apart is very important to us, this Burger is a very plain & Good tasting Burger, it did not seem to have any seasonings or anything extra, the Bun was not fancy, but had a decent taste to it.

The Meat as I mentioned is a fairly thick Burger, it appeared to be cooked just about well done, the Lettuce, tomato & onion, all seemed fresh & tasted good.

I walked into the dining area & the waitress asked if she could help me, & after I said I had a to go order, she said walk through the Saloon swinging doors into the bar area, & the Bartender would help me, he was very nice, we had a short conversation about the place, I believe he mentioned, it's been around since 1926, 

it's a clean looking nice place, a bit small, if they are crowded, so on weekends or lunch or dinner, you probably might have to wait on a seat, I don't know for sure, as I like to go during non prime hours, the place looks great inside & out.

Now back to the Burger, it's nothing fancy, upon the 1st bites into it, my first thoughts were, this is a good solid, basic Burger.

I've read reviews from all types of sources in Cincinnati, for years, that has touted Zip's as either the best burger in town or top 5 or top 10.

I definitely liked the Burger & would eat it again anytime, I was near to stop in, but I could never, ever rate it, the best Burger in the City, top 10 contender, yes, but not even top 5, if you want a good solid tasting, no frill's, plain ole Burger, this is it.

Final Thoughts: The old Burger Guys rated this burger several years ago, a 2.5, I must say, that now, I would have to go a bit higher on it, but agree with them, that it's not the best in town, but a good one for sure.

Final Rating: 6.5* (Try it out - Good to Very Good)

Next Tasty Review: The Log Cabin Inn, Located in Covington, Ky., no particular website was found.