Looking For A Good Burger?

March 3rd, 2008 by Kelly

In the mood for a burger, the family hit up the Deerfield location of Boston Blackie’s this weekend to see if what “they” say is true – Boston Blackie’s can serve it up. Hmm. Where do I start? Let’s just say the visit had its pros and cons:

The cons (I always like to end on a good note, so let’s get these out of the way): It’s not a good sign when you walk in, it’s packed, the host is being confronted by an angry customer about the mayo on his wife’s burger, and he disappears for five minutes. Also, it’s a really tight environment. If I backed up an inch in my chair, the table next to me could have picked up my tab. And the mean age of the customer was about 73. That’s not a bad thing, per se, it just tends to tense me up when we’ve got the kids with us and I feel like I have to follow grandmother’s rules - no elbows on the table, etc.

The pros: Did I mention it was packed? I always take this as a good sign, in that it means the food must be halfway decent. “They” are right, by the way – the burgers are really, really good. Or as I heard from my compatriots - I got the Buffalo Chicken Breast sandwich - which was also tasty, though not as hot as I usually like. Service was fairly quick, and they took our name over the phone, so our 25-minute wait was about 5 minutes by the time we got there. It’s reasonably priced too - always a bonus in my book!

If you need a place to take the parents when they’re in town, this may just be the perfect fit. There’s also a bar to escape to if necessary!

Boston Blackie’s
405 Lake Cook Rd.
Deerfield
847.418.3400

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