Carota's Pizza

Our 42nd Review & 2nd of 2014

Official Review #42

Carota's Pizza

115 Main Street Augusta, KY 41002

606.756.2343

We Love their Baked Carota Sandwiches with Ham & Swiss cheese, & like their Pizza, & Steak Hoagies, so when I saw Burgers on the Menu, I had to try them out, I don't expect great Burgers at Pizza places, but I still try a Burger anywhere I find one.

Mine came with Lettuce, Tomato, Onion & Mayo, I could not tell 100% if this was a Frozen Patty or real Beef, it was a good Burger, it was a mishaped piece of meat, & tasted good, so I'm not sure & I just didnt feel like asking, LOL, so I still don't know.

Either way, it was good, not great, not awesome, but for a Pizza Joint, it was a surprisingly good Burger, there are 4 places in town that serve great Burgers if your out just for that, but if your here with friends & want a burger, it's good.

I suggest never to order just a plain salad, I did, & it came on a regular sized plate, with barely a handful of lettuce scattered on the plate, it might have had something else mixed in, but I was so shocked, how little & just plain crappy this salad was, it was less than $3 I forget the exact price, but it was not much, it was barely worth two bucks, if that, I doubt I would have paid a $1.50 if I had seen it ahead of time, so forget the salads here, if this one was any indication of what they do here.

Price is good, & service can be very slow at times if they are even slightly busy, they usually have 1 waitress & she can't handle it all at times, the place looks clean, & it's located on Main Street in Augusta, Ky.

Final Thoughts: Good Burger, try it out if your here, but again, I like 4 other Burgers better in town, but that does not take anything away from this one, but I go here for the Baked Carota & Pizza anyway.

Final Review: 6.5* (Try it-above avg/Good to VG)

Next Tasty Review: Pasquales Pizza in Maysville, Ky.

Cadillac Cafe

Our 41st Review

Official Review #41

UPDATE! This one has gone out of business, the food was not too bad, but the cleanliness of the Cooks and Waitresses, were awful, GLAD IT's GONE!

Cadillac Cafe

735 US Highway 68, Maysville, KY 41056

606.564.9909

This is our 1st review of 2014, we completed 40 reviews in 2013 & we hope to do another 40, if not more in the coming year.

We had passed this new Cafe several times, before we decided to give it a try, it's good looking, old timey Cafe & very clean on the inside, the Waitress was very nice, but the Cook was talking on his Cell phone as he cooked our Burgers, & he also did not wear any gloves of any kind, so due to these 2 facts, we decided we will not ever return to this place to eat again, as Cell phones are known to carry many germs & bacteria.

We did not think much about this at the time or we decided later, we would have canceled our food order & left without trying the food, this is no way for any place that serves food to allow it's employees to act, it's the same as if they used the restroom & did not wash.

So on to the review, which to us does not really matter, because we can't recommend this place due to the unhealthy actions of the cook.

We all ordered the plain Burger, which came with Lettuce, tomato & onion, and all with Fries.

Fries were good, & the Burger was not a frozen patty, & we ordered them medium well done, the Burgers tasted good, but we could have done as well or better on our own grill's.

That's about it for this review, since due to the cook's actions while preparing our Burgers, we will never return here again to eat & can't recommend this place to anyone else, as they are lucky that patrons were not made to get sick due to these unhealthy actions.

A note to the owners & hopefully the cook that afternoon was not an owner, either teach this person how to properly prepare food & wear the proper gloves & to never, ever touch a Cell phone and cook food, without washing your hands, look it up on the net, how filthy cell phones are, they are up there with Computer Keyboards & other items.

Final Thoughts: I would have fired the Cook on the spot if it was my place of business.
Just an Update to this review, someone left us a comment saying we were nuts & wrong about the cook, that they have seen different, well all I can say is, whomever you are that left that comment, you were not there the 1 day we were there & I saw the Cook, flipping burgers with no gloves on & a flipper in 1 hand & his Cell held up to his ear in the other hand, so please do not dispute something when you were not there to see it, I have no reason to lie or exaggerate, I only comment as I see it, & after seeing that disgusting unhealthy, germ spreading way of Cooking, I will never take the Chance to eat here again, you of course may continue to do so, because if the cook was so careless that day, then it's clear to me, it is most likely not his only neglect in being clean while cooking, so please by all means, continue to eat here, & anyway, Delites & Hutchison's Grocery barely 5 minutes or so away, have Burgers that are twice as good anyway, so I would go to either before I would eat this Burger again any how, so Healthy or unhealthy cooking standards aside, their are much better burgers around town & other closer areas.
And if this was the only time out of everytime this cook has cooked a meal here, it's 1 too many for me that he held his Cell phone to his ear while cooking my Burgers, & all Cooks by Health & Cleanliness standards, should cook with some type of gloves on.
So I will excuse your comment about us being nuts about our review, I saw what I saw & that changes nothing in my mind, personally, that was absolutely dangerous for anyone to cook like that, you could cause germs or anything to spread to the food & make anyone sick from it, so luckily none in our party got sick from this trip, but please enjoy your burgers here, just keep & eye on how the cook uses his hands & what's in them, & if they use no gloves, you better wonder what he has touched before he handled your food, because read online & look it up, a Computer Keyboard & a Cell phone are 2 of the very top Germ spreader you can find anywhere.

Final Review: We will rate the Burgers a 5.5 here, maybe we were biased by the cooks unhealthy cooking, but no matter, it would not have rated much higher, just a good, plain, simple burger, there are much better in Maysville & not far away.

Next Tasty Review: Carotas Pizza in Augusta, Kentucky

Flipdaddy's

Our 40th Review

Official Review #40

Flipdaddy's

7453 Wooster Pike Cincinnati, Ohio 45227 in Mariemont
Newport, Kentucky.

They have 3 Total Locations

513.272.2337

Update #2  We just made another visit to Flipdaddy's in Newport, Kentucky we tried the Flipdaddy again,  the 1st time was a few years ago, it was much better than the one during Cincinnati Burger week, and much better than our 1st visit years ago, good enough to move it into the 10th spot on our top 10 list.

Update #1  We went here during Cincinnati Burger week 2018, we tried the Beer Cheese Burger, it was very good, we definitely can recommend it & will return here again soon.

We chose Flipdaddy's because of several people recommending them, & after reading a lot of reviews on the place, the reviews seemed to be up & down, a lot of good ones, &  a lot of so-so reviews, so we were in Mariemont & decided to give it a try.

Here is what they claim their burgers are, We have our very own awesome proprietary blend of premium quality cuts of brisket, short rib, and chuck. Years of research, testing and tweaking went into creating this blend. Plus, our beef is never frozen, sourced locally and delivered daily. The result: the ultra-fresh, beefed-up burger you’re about to enjoy. We all ordered the Flipdaddy without the cheese. & we all ordered sides of Mac n cheese.

* The Flipdaddy: $8.99  served with Fries.

The quintessential, classic American burger served with lettuce, tomato, onion, and a pickle. A little retro, but always cool and always delicious. Add cheese if you please for $1.00.

Grilled macaroni and cheese: $3.99 

The Bun was very good, it appeared to be a Brioche Bun, which is our favorite burger bun, & it's the best-looking bun you can find for a burger.

The bun was a bit big & thick for the flatter meat, either beef up the beef, or get a less thick bun to match the meat, it kind of overwhelms the meat flavor too much.

The meat was a fairly good-sized piece & mine was medium well, but we could not tell much difference in the flavor of the well-done burgers & the ones that were not, 1 member of our group even asked if it was a frozen patty, but Flipdaddy's claims it is not, & sticks to the above description.

The meat was slightly overdone on all of our Burgers, it did have the appearance of a Frozen Patty, but it had a pretty good taste to it, not great, not awesome, but good.

The Pickles on it were very good, along with fresh-tasting lettuce, tomato & onion.

The Fries were also good, everyone agreed that this was a pretty good overall tasting Burger, not a top 5, & maybe not even top 10, but still, a Good Burger & everyone said, they would come here to get one again, & maybe try out another type.

We all ordered the Mac n Cheese which is Grilled, they put a pile of Cheddar cheese on the Griddle & Brown it, then throw on the Mac, & Pile more Cheddar on top, then flip it over to brown the other side, we all loved it, & Thought it to be one of the best we've had anywhere, they also put it on a burger for you.

The Place was a very nice looking, newer looking sports bar, with several Tv's to watch, the girl that took our order was very nice, very clean place inside.

Final Thoughts: We would come here again for this Burger, as it was good, even though it's not top 5 & probably won't make our top 10, it's still good, & we recommend you try it, along with a Mac n Cheese, we have so many excellent burgers on our top 10 list, it's not a sin if a burger can't crack the list, that does not mean they are not good burgers though, so try this one out & see for yourself.

Final Rating: 8.7* (Try it out-above Average/Good to Very Good)

Next Tasty Review: Putter's Tavern, Located at, 5723 Signal Hill Drive, Milford, Ohio

WhackBurger

Our 39th Review

Official Review #39

WhackBurger

715 Madison Avenue, Covington, Kentucky 41011

859.360.3361

 

THIS LOCATION PUT UP A NOTE ON THEIR WEBPAGE over a Year ago that they were Moving, and apparently they have not returned.

 

They had some Awesome Burgers!

This place was recommended to us by many of the readers of our blog, so I checked it out online, & read many reviews on it from several other sources, overall, the reviews were all good, several people claimed it to be the best Burger around or the best they've ever had, so we had to try it out, it's located in the Heart of downtown Covington on Madison Avenue, in the heart of the business district, parking is tough, but worth it, find a spot & go in, the decor is not awesome or great, but who cares, your there to eat.

We went on a Tuesday night, & to our surprise, it was their 2 Burgers for $10 night.

They have 14 different Gourmet Burgers on the Menu, so many to choose from, we ordered a variety, so we could test out as many as possible.

We ordered a Classic: $9.95 is the normal price, with Bacon, Provolone, Cheddar, Lettuce, Tomato, Onion & Peppercorn Mayo, I got the WhackBurger: $9.95 is the normal price, with, Bacon, Onion, Jalapeno Peppers, Provolone, & their Secret sauce, the Fried Green Tomato: $9.95 normal price, with, a Fried Green Tomato, Pepper Jack Cheese, Lettuce, Bacon & Malt Vinegar Mayo, & the SuperCuban: $9.95 normal price, with, Smoked Ham, Swiss, Provolone, pickles & Spicy Mustard, we all tried out a bite from each burger, before finishing our own off.

Mine was the WhackBurger, the 1st bite of it, was nice & Juicy & fresh tasting, the Jalapenos were popping in my mouth right away, they were very hot, hotter than I would normally like them, but the Burger was so delicious, it didn't matter, overall, my favorite was the Classic, but all were excellent Burgers, & we all agreed, one of the best we have had anywhere, the meat had a Flame-broiled taste to them, like you cooked them at home on an outdoor grill, I love that flavor in my meat, whether, it's steak or burgers.

The Lettuce, Tomato, Onion & all the extras on our Burgers were all fresh tastings & good, the Bun, was also good, it did not fall apart, & had a good taste, the Burgers were also very big, not too thick, but still a good-sized thickness to them, everyone loved their burgers, & everyone else, every bite, made you want more, they were just excellent tasting, with all the juiciness in them, & 1 Burger is a full meal, we did not order Fries or anything else, but the Burger filled us all.

Surprising everyone was all in agreement, that each Burger was awesome.

I can't wait to return & try some other combinations of burgers here,

I have read dozens & dozens of reviews on many other websites about this place, & most were overall good, of course, as with any business, there were some bad reviews & people that just did not like the Burgers here, I have to say, that anyone, that says, these burgers are not good, I would never, ever trust their review or opinion on Burgers again, because even though many claim this is the best burger ever anywhere, we all are in agreement, these are excellent Burgers, either way, whether they are the best or not, you can't deny they are excellent, so people that place bad reviews of these online, are either not Burger eaters or just had an unusually bad experience, because trust us all, you want a good burger, this is one for sure that is at the top of our list.

Final Thoughts: We all agree, one of the best burgers, we've ever tried anywhere, excellent flavor & taste to it, nice flame grilled flavor, with many choices, go on Tuesday's for 2 for $10 night, I can understand how anyone could call this the best burger around, it's right at the top of any burger list

Final Rating: 9.0* (Exceptional-Must try it)

Next Tasty Review: Just going to see where our travels take us into Cincinnati, & N. Kentucky, & pick one of the top locations on our large list.

Hoss's Steak & Sea House

Our 38th Review

Official Review #38

This is another out of Town, Vacation Review

Hoss's Family Steak&Sea 

1140 YORK ROAD GETTYSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA 17325

717.337.2961

This was one of many places we tried while on our 4 day trip here to Gettysburg & area, This is Located just a bit out of the main part of town, I had the Deluxe Cheeseburger & salad bar & my Wife had a Chopped Steak & Salad Bar, I took my burger & Fries home, as I filled up on the bar, they had very good, white chicken chili, The Texas chili was good also, the salad was very good, lot's of choices, & lot's of soups & other items, they had sugar free dessert's that my wife could eat, I did not get to try the soft serve ice cream as the lady re-filling everything, just could not keep up with it all by herself, the Manager needed to see this & address the issue, I had my Burger & fries, late the next day, & it was excellent, fries also were tasty & good, I could not believe that keeping it until the following day, that it would taste so good, now I wish I had tried it out, while it was hot & fresh, this was our last night here, or I would have ate here again, next year, this will be one of our Favorite places to come back for Lunch & Dinner, the prices were also reasonable for everything we had, my Wife really enjoyed the Chopped Steak & baked potato, we both would eat here again on our next trip, probably a couple of times, the service was also good, but the Salad Bar lady, needs help, Mr. Manager, next time I will let him know this, but hopefully they will read it here, so don't hesitate to eat here.

Final Thoughts: It seems we have had a hard time finding excellent or even Very good places to eat in Gettysburg, especially Burgers, but this place hit on all cylinders for all the food we had, I would definitely recommend it to anyone visiting the Gettysburg area, we surely will return & I will do a more in depth Burger review next year & update this review.

Final Review: 8.0* (Try it -above Average/Good to VG)

Next Tasty Review: We will choose from our long list of places & pick one of the highest rated Burger places in Cincinnati on our next trip there, before Christmas.