After hearing such amazing rants and reviews about how utterly amazing this place was, I finally took a stab at it. I don't know what it is about expectations, but when the bar is set above and beyond reach, expectations transcend into a delusional dream; a state of nirvana that's almost unreachable and rarely lived up to. For me personally, it sets off a trigger that causes me to excessively critical. I think Megan C put it best, I should have gone in with zero expectations. \n\nThe burgers are eclectic and designed with ingenuity. They're made with high quality ingredients and a good list of add-ons are also offered. For a noob, deciding on the right burger was a pretty daunting task. They all sounded incredibly tasty, but I ended up opting for the bacon cheeseburger on 'Roids. Choosing a complimenting beer was just as hard, but in the end, I ended up shaking hands with Rogue's ever so familiar Dead Guy. \n\nBeing it was my first visit, no subs; I wanted to try the burger exactly as they intended. This bad boy is huge. The patty was good, great quality and cooked to order (medium), but a tad too cold in the center. Bacon: good bacon, but with the sprinkling of bacon salt, the overall burger became too salty and I had to pick out some bacon bits. \n\nLayering: The order in which the ingredients are stacked makes a big difference and is of the utmost importance. The bottom ingredient is the first thing you taste, the first thing to tickle the taste buds. I prefer the cheese on bottom, and in this case, the veggies were on the bottom. Double tomato, pickles, lettuce etc. Bad idea, 'cause all it did was make the bottom bun soggy. With a massively messy burger of this magnitude, I had trouble keeping it all together. \n\nThe lil' lady had the western burger and I took liberty in sampling it, of course. Actually, more like gorging. While it was also good, I can't really say it was memorable. Sweet potato fries are good, but same consensus - nothing memorable and nothing you can't get anywhere else. The chips though, I really liked. Much more crispier than other places. \n\nOverall, while my burger was good, I think the price tag it came with was more memorable than the actual burger itself. I won't write it off though, I actually do like Big Daddy's. I also appreciate and respect what they're doing. It's a pretty hip spot that I would frequent and show off to others. I think I'll just need to give them a few more attempts to satisfy my uberly critical palate before the stars start shining. Hey, we're all critics in our own rights, right? =)
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