I had an hour to kill before meeting a friend at the Three Rivers Arts Festival. I walked out of one of downtown's many parking garages and there it was, Doubleday's. I've walked by it a dozen times and heard they have good burgers. So I decided to take a chance and walk across the street to give it a try.\n\nThat could have been the best decision I've made in a long time! Inside Doubleday's isn't very big, just a bar and a few tables. I got the last seat at the bar and settled in. After looking over the menu, I decided to go with the 4 Cheese Meltdown Burger (add bacon, of course) and added a side of fries. \n\nGranted it was just a Wednesday night, but there was also a Pirates game across the river and it seemed odd that there was only one bartender. So service could be a tad slow with everyone wanting refills. But my food arrived quickly after I placed my order.\n\nMy burger was cooked a beautiful medium and the meat was so juicy that when I squeezed the pile of bread, meat and cheese together to fit it in my mouth the bun turned a pinkish red. It almost made me cry.\n\nMy only real complaint is that there is no add on charge for sides. So the order of fries I got with my burger was full price ($2.79). And the fries weren't as fantastic as the burgers. But I saw tater tots on the menu so when I go back for more I'll be trying the tots instead. Plus I just have to love a place that is named after Abner Doubleday, the alleged inventor of baseball. It leaves me wondering if Abner himself ever had a burger this good...
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