David Wilen

Review of McCradys by Sean Brock

Had the burger, $16. The lettuce and tomato on it ...

Had the burger, $16. The lettuce and tomato on it were minuscule and pathetic. Looked days old to me. Not crisp or fresh. The meat had some flavor, but barely. The cheese stuffing (whose presence was not indicated on the menu) tasted like it was overly seasoned with some real weird seasoning. Inedible, for the most part. My first bite was fine, other than the burger completely falling apart. The second bite had the strange cheese, and was promptly spit out, and there was no third bite. The fries that came with the burger were overly fried, basically burnt.

I don't live here, so I never have to worry about eating here again. I've been to a lot of places like this, and like many pretentious "taverns", they are trying way too hard to be hip.

Skip this place. Go to a Five Guys, or whatever you have here, where you'll get actually fresh toppings, meat that isn't sullied by unidentifiable seasoning, and you won't have to pretend that the food is good because it was outrageously expensive.

FYI, you may think that the atmosphere in this incredibly historic building is worth a little extra. You are right, it is. However, a lot of the decor is simple a facade, so it's neither period correct or functional. Also, they played poorly chosen music way too loud. And, both times I used the restroom I had to dodge the wait staff that almost seemed to be trying to get in my way (they weren't, it just not the best layout).

One last note, another person I was with also didn't eat their food. No one asked what was wrong or anything. For the price and fan fare of this place, they simply will never be able to live up to expectations.