Wednesday, July 10, 2013

Between the Bun: Good, But I'd Hoped for Better.

Between the Bun, on Madison Avenue just north of Main Street in Greenwood, has moved into what was Don Miguel's Mexican Restaurant for many years, then after Mike retired a number of restaurants opened up and closed in quick succession (remember the black hole theory of ill-fated locations). With a light, airy decor that includes old advertising signs and antique board-game boxes,  BTB seems to have the best chance of surviving so far, with big BIG burgers, big BIG hot dogs, and decent barbecue, although it's not cheap:  Dad's Classic Cheeseburger had a patty that was over an inch thick, and it came with a choice of steak fries, macaroni & cheese, or another side I can't remember at this here moment-- it was $7.59.  We had the burger with fries and a Pulled Pork Sandwich with fries and Spitfire barbecue sauce, which was their hottest of 3 sauces, quite spicy.  The burger was cooked perfectly, but I'd hoped for some kind of unique flavor or seasoning, to no avail.  It was just a big burger.  The pulled pork and sauce were decent, but again, nothing unique or outstanding for the $8.99 we paid.  The steak fries, however, were dusted with some sort of seasoning and were quite tasty.  En toto is was a good, not great, meal. I think Five Guys has 'em beat except for the grease factor-- BTB was a much leaner, cleaner sammich, I think. They're on the web at www.btbindy.com .