Five Guys

Our 35th Review

Official Review #35

Five Guys

7668 Mall Road Florence, Kentucky 41042

859.525.8446

Update: We have since been back on 2 other occasions, once to this location & 1 visit to the one in Hamilton, Ohio, they were just as good as this original visit & burgers we had, I am moving it up a little in our Rankings.

We had tried out Five Guys, which many people claim was similar to Mad Mike's, so we had to eventually get to this one, with all the signs hanging around the place, claiming Best Burger, Best Fries, & all the good, solid reviews around the net, it was clearly our next choice.

We were out shopping on Black Friday around Lunch Time & stopped at the Five Guys in Florence, it was packed inside, & there were 5 orders ahead of ours, everyone ordered the Hamburger: $5.49 all toppings are free & they have a large list of them to add if you wish to your burger, which their sign says, made with 100% Fresh Beef, No Fillers or Preservatives, & they all come well done, I ordered mine with Lettuce, Tomato, Onion & pickles & mayo, everyone else ordered a good variety of toppings, the Bun is a sesame seed bun, which held up very well, which of course, as you know by now, I love a good bun with my burger as much as good beef.

They take a chunk of beef, throw it on the grill, then flatten it out completely, and all burgers come with 2 Patties, similar to a Frisch's Big Boy, but only the meat is much thicker, the ingredients all looked & Tasted fresh, the Burger is absolutely huge, the first bite, tasted very good, delicious was the word some used as we tore into them, one of our 1st observations were, that this is the juiciest, greasiest burger, out of our 34 previous reviews, it took away only slightly from the flavor & overall taste of our sandwiches, but I think  little less greasy & they would be that much better, but still an awesome tasting burger as is, those of you that I've read online, that complain about how greasy they are and don't like them for that reason, I can understand how you feel & why you rate these burgers lower for that reason, but none of let that botherered us, we all loved them & thought each one was very good, with all of our chosen toppings.

The place is very clean, I watched them make our burgers from start to finish, & everyone wears gloves & the place just looked extremely clean, especially for being packed on a day like Black Friday Lunchtime.

We all ordered a regular size, Frie,: $2.99  we got twice or more than that much in fries than we expected for that price, well worth it, & we all agreed that the fries were very good, as good as any other hand-cut fries we had ever had, not maybe the best, but to me, most good solid hand-cut fries, if done right, taste pretty much the same, with only slight variations in flavor, based on what they are fried in, Five Guys uses Peanut oil, which I like.

The prices are reasonable, the food good, the service fast, the place clean.

Final Thoughts: We all agree, we could eat this Burger anytime, not as often as other places, due to the greasiness of the burgers, that's the only drawback, we just could not handle eating them very often, or as much as other burger joints food, Fresh-cut fries were also very good.

Final Rating:   8.5*(Try it-above Average/Good to VG)

Next Tasty Review: Not sure yet, going over our long list, that many of our Blog followers have sent to us, & many we have found on our own, from other top 10 lists in Cincinnati & N. Ky. areas.

Really good fries & the best value for your money we've found on fries anywhere.

Buffalo Joe's

Our 34th Review

Official Review #34

Buffalo Joe's

100 Front Street New Richmond, Ohio 45157

513.843.4419

We found Buffalo Joe's through our Living Social online Coupon membership, they email us, food & other coupon's by email, so since this one was in our area of reviewing, we headed out, & they had Wing's, which we have been wanting to try some good wings for awhile also.

We stopped in around 3pm during the week, & the place at that time of day, was of course empty, it sits right on Front St. with a great view of the River, in the Summer, you can sit outside & have a wonderful view & meal here, it's a nice new, clean looking area to be in.

We ordered, a, Just a Burger: $5.00 it comes with, tomato, lettuce, onions, pickles & mayo, & in the 1/2lb version, you can also get any Burger in 1/4lb., also a, Piggy Back ride: $7.50 I  ordered the 1/4lb. version, which were $2 off the above listed prices, with, ham, american cheese, mayo & garden, lettuce, tomato, onion & pickles.

We also added Steak Fries: $1.25  instead of $2.00 by themselves, also others ordered, the Beer Battered Onion Rings: $1.25,  we also added 6 Garlic Parmesan Wings: $6.50 with Celery & Blue Cheese & Ranch Dressing.

The waitresses was very nice, & she also cooked the food, but it was a very slow time of day.

The Burgers are, served up fresh hand pattied, and crispy jumbo wings, is part of their ad on the website, the Burgers, are, 1/2 lb. hand patties, seasoned with salt & pepper, served as stated. add chips $.50 fries or any basic sides $1.25 awesome sides for $1.75.

1/4 lbs. available for $2 less than menu price.

The Burgers overall both the 1/2 & 1/4 pounders are big burgers, definitely Hand-made fresh to order.

The Burgers had a very good taste to them, upon first biting into them, we all knew this would be a good meal, just from looking how good, & fresh the food looked, the Wings were jumbo & Cooked perfect, smothered in Garlic Parmesan, the Steak Fries were huge & so were the Onion Rings, very crispy rings.

All the garden on the Burgers, looked & tasted very fresh, the only thing on that part, we did not like, were the choice of pickles, everyone in the group, prefers, a different type of pickle, these seemed to be of the cheap, variety, they were the only part of the garden part, we didnt like.

Cheese was good, all except the Bun, & again, if you've ready any of our reviews, you know, we, & and especially myself, absolutely believe it's a must, to have a good solid Bun to hold your sandwich together, & a good or great tasting bun really helps.

But this bun, at least appeared to be, of the cheap Generic type, I say this, because, all our Bun's began to tear apart as we ate, the more we ate, the more the buns fell apart, a couple of them, literally were in pieces by the time we were over halfway through our burger, I implore all Burger Places, to invest in a Decent bun, do not buy cheap or Generic, get a good quality bun, try out your own Burgers, test the buns, as they do make a huge difference in the overall taste & quality of any burger, & the best  Burger Bun's we've ever had, is a Delicious Brioche Bun at Delites in Maysville, Kentucky, the absolute best Burger bun anywhere, but any good quality brand of bun would help, over something that fall's to pieces, so that really brought down, this really good hand-made Burger.

The Wing's were awesome, I love Garlic Parmesan wings on bone, the only other place, I've had any as good, were at Willie's Sport's Bar in Covington, Ky.

The Fries & Onion Rings were also very good, the whole meal was great, we all loved it.

I would come back anytime for the Wing's, & Fries & Onion Rings, but if the Bun is the same, I would not order it, but I would love to have a Burger, if they would just please, get better quality buns, it would definitely raise the rating on this good burger, & if you could find a good quality Brioche Bun, try one out on your Burgers, & I think the Owner's would agree, if the Owners of Burger Joes is ever in Old Maysville, try out a delites Burger on a Brioche bun, & get some for your burgers, it will raise the taste to another Level.

Final Thoughts: Very good Burger, just the Bun failed the test, great Wings, fries & Onion Rings.

Final Rating: 7.0* (Try it - Good to Very Good) If they get  good Quality Bun, the rating would definitely go up, if you got a Brioche Bun, you could be top 10 for sure & maybe top 5.

Next Tasty Review: Not sure yet, but we have a full list of Cincinnati & N. Ky. best.
We were so Hungry, we forgot to take photos of the Delicious food.

Marathon Diner

Our 33rd Review

Official Review #33

Marathon Diner

4248 AA Hwy  Maysville, KY, 41056

606.883.3265

This little Diner, is Located in a Marathon Gas Station/Mini Truck Stop, on the AA Highway, before you get near Maysville, it's open 24/7, it really has no name for the Diner itself, the only sign up on the Diner part, says Broaster Chicken, which they serve Broaster's but also has their own menu of quite a few items.

We have stopped in here a few times over the years, late at night, but we've only had the Cheese Coney's & Fries, which are very good, for a late night snack.

On this trip, we were looking to review Burgers, so here we go.

Everyone had, either a Deluxe Cheeseburger or Deluxe Hamburger, no prices on this one, they are reasonable & mainly a great late night or Lunch spot, so prices are worth it.

The Burger was a fairly good sized one, but again, the big drawback, it was not Hand-made, it came frozen, out of a Pre-packaged box, which means, from my experience, that completely limits the flavor of such a burger, nowhere near as good as Fresh Ground, Ground Beef, from a Butcher, thrown on the grill, & Hand-made to order, but this one really surprised us.

This Burger, was actually pretty darn good for a Frozen Patty, it tied Cincy Burger, in Cincinnati, as the best Pre-Packaged Patty, we've ever had, everyone was in unanimous agreement on this one, it's a Gas Station, that has a Massage Parlor on the other end of the building, & it's a place for Truckers, it has showers, & all the accomadations, truckers look for on the road, it's a quick stop store, for snacks, pop & things, and a decent little Diner on the other end.

Service varies, we've always stopped in late at night, so I guess, you get what you pay for in service & help at that hour of the night, we stopped by 1 Thursday after Thanksgiving and going to Walmart & Maysville after 11pm for their early sales, & it was open, but they did not expect the rush of people, so most of their food choices, had been locked away by the Manager, that's what the cook said, so we had a very limited menu to choose from, & she was not at all friendly or happy to see so many customers on Thanksgiving, another visit, we actually got a friendly person to wait on us.

You order at the Counter, either from the Broaster Chicken Menu up on the wall or their own menu on the counter, they will bring it to you when it's done to your table, we always walk over & get us a Pop or Drink out of the coolers in the store & pay for them there & Then return to our tables for our food.

Fries were pretty good, & again, tied for the best Pre-Packaged, Frozen Burger we've had,

for a late night meal or Lunch, this definitely a good place to go for the Burger & Fries, or  Coney & Fries, or if you like Broaster's Chicken.

Not much else to say about this one.

Final Thoughts: Late night Snack or Lunch

Final Rating: 6.5*(Try it - Above average/Good to Very Good)

Next Tasty Review: Will be Tuesday the 19th as we travel to Cincinnati for a Dr. appt. we plan to hit, some top rated Burger establishment, based on some rankings in Cincinnati Burger review sites, just not sure which one it will be yet.

Hutchison's Grocery

I am very sad to report that recently this past Summer, the sweet Lovely owner of this historic location, passed away, her store was sold at auction and actually purchased by her Son, but I have heard he does not plan to re-open it as a store or serve food, so we've lost The Best Burger I've ever tasted as far as just the Meat is concerned and top 3 on my List for years, our Condolences to the Family and the Owner and her Place and her kindness and service she gave to others will never be Forgotten, I will keep you in your Spot on the list.

Our 32nd Review

Official Review #32

Hutchison's Grocery
No Website or Facebook Page!

1201 E. 2nd Street, Maysville, Kentucky 41056

606.564.3797

While in Maysville on this trip, I had heard about this Grocery on a Bulletin Board from Maysville, where many said, this was the Best Burger in Maysville.

So, we had just come from another review at Delites, not far away, & we stopped here.

It's located way down on the far East end of 2nd street, with the same Mountain Dew sign that Delites has out front, it's located on the Left as you come from Maysville.

It's been in the same location since 1850, we talked to the Owner & Operator & Cook, Nora 'Cissy' Lester

She was a delight to talk to, we all went in & waited on our Burger, we also each got a Country Ham Sandwich, this place reminded me of the old timey Grocery store, my parents use to take me to when we lived in Newport Kentucky when I was a kid.

The Owner said she sends her Country Hams all over the Country, that people order them from everywhere.

Ok, let's get to the good stuff, We had just tried Delites a short time earlier, which we ended up rating a 9.1* in 2nd place on our top 10 Burgers list, so we were not expecting this one to match it, well, let me tell you, were we shocked & surprised, just 1 bite into this huge Burger, with Lettuce, tomato & onion, we all knew, this one was just as good as the one we just had at the other place, & could not believe we had found 2 Awesome, & Delicious Burgers just a few minutes from each other.

This Burger, was Big, thick & Juicy Delicious, we all agreed, this was the absolutely best tasting meat, of any Burger, we've ever had anywhere, in the entire area.

We all, also enjoyed the Country Ham Sandwiches.

Final Thoughts: Again, another short, quick, review, why, because it's so simple to do this one, nothing to write, except, go here & get one, you must try it out, it's absolutely an awesome Burger, I don't know what if any seasoning's she ads to it, but the Flavor was just outstanding, I can't say enough about the Meat's flavor.

Don't let the outside looks of this place fool you, the Owner is nice & friendly & the Burger Fantastic.

Final Rating: 9.1* (Exceptional-Must Try it) We rated this one the same as the Delites Burger, because, this one had the better tasting meat, but the other one, had the Bricohe Bun that was so much better, so overall, both come out a tie for our 2nd Best Burgers, we've had from, Cincinnati, Ohio, to Maysville & everywhere in between to date, that we've tried & plan to try more.

I will be back here again soon.

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.