One star for simply being open. I will just list the offenses. There were 8 of us, no one greeted us. The food took forever; the best thing about this place was the kids' placemats that were large and two-sided. After waiting about 40 minutes for our food, it was cold and several orders were wrong. I like hamburgers and would have gotten one, had I known the veggie burger, which was touted as homemade, Â was a frozen one you could buy at grocery stores. My son ordered the banana peanut butter and honey sandwich. They were out of bananas, left off the honey and served it on two heels of a loaf of bread turned around to pass as the interior of the bread. There were more problems, but you get the idea. Â I almost felt sory for them; it was such an epic fail. Needless to say, we will not be going back.
Review Source:Two stars for the local beers. Love local supporting local, even though I do not drink beer.
Both the husband's and my burgers were boring. The sides were boring. The black cherry creme soda was not that great. (How could anything black cherry not be awesome?)
I ordered my burger medium rare and was told that everything came medium well to well done because of the thinness of the patties. When it arrived, it visually resembled the far superior burgers at Schoop's up in NWI - but the taste was nowhere close.
The train was obnoxious as we were trying to have a conversation. I get the gimmick and it would have been totally fine if we were there with friends with kids, but this is always my problem with restaurants trying to cater to both adults and kids - it is nearly impossible to do well.
The server was knowledgeable and honest about the fact that the veggie burger is Morningside. It drives me nuts when restaurants try to pass off veggie burgers as homemade when I can tell it's the same frozen import that I have at home.
I would not go back, although I would not go out of my way to steer people clear.
On my way to Five Guys, I saw a sign that sign find your way to a better burger, or something like that. I don't usually believe all advertising I see, especially since this sign was preceded by falsely appealing ones from Hardee's and Jack in the box that I ignored. After viewing the third sign representing this place, I thought to myself, they all can't be wrong...
Well this one was false too. I thought I would be treated to thick juicy patty but I was immediately disappointed.
The server told me they were thin patties with cheese in between. Okay, I can appreciate the creativity even though a place that calls itself a burger tavern should have at least respectable 6-8 oz patty. However, I thought if they could even slightly improve on Steak and Shake's stacked patties, maybe we'd have a fun mess here. Â Did we? No, not at all. I was completely taken aback at how uninspired at this effort to create a burger. The patties were thin AND medium which is an odd mushy combo. And I couldn't place the flavor. Â It was off, like a pizza with a flavored cheese you don't expect. The patties themselves seemed odd, like someone shaped them into huge replica silver dollars. I thought it was strange and started to look around and see if others were having the same experience. Nothing in the photos looked factory pressed, but I don't know why mine were that way.
I would like to say the fries were amazing, but really, they were as I expected. Good size, fresh cut, but nothing spectacular. With the beer and fries however, I wouldn't object to going back, but it's a shame considering this is a burger joint.
Saw that there was a special available when checking in with the Foursquare app (don't worry, I also checked in with the Yelp! app). Unfortunately, the special is only for the Mayor.
Ordered the "Trainwreck" - a deliciously messy but manageable double-patty hamburger w/ cheese, grilled onions, mushrooms, a fried egg, and a couple of french fries inside.
I also ordered a side of french fries. A very filling meal, I did not have room to try any desserts.
Conveniently located adjacent to and sharing a parking lot with Costco.
There's a model train that goes around a track above...it sounded like pouring rain outside or a loud fan. I signed up for their email frequent diners club.
My wife and I waited to visit to be sure they had gotten all the kinks worked out . We were seated at once but did wait to be greeted at our table, They were not terribly busy when we got there but filled up quickly as it was Saturday around lunch time. The waitress explained the " we make our own soda thing" aka the old Steak and Shake way and we had no problem ordering a Root Beer for me and a Ginger Ale for the wife. She liked hers but mine was a little to much soda water and not enough root beer. On a side note as we were finishing were heard our waitress say they do not have ICE TEA ! We could not verify that but the people at that table were obviously shocked.
I had looked at reviews for the locations in Michigan and had seen some very poor reviews so I was hoping for a different result. We both ordered burgers since we had not had one for a couple of months. She had the sweet potato chips and I had fries. My burger was very bland , which seems to be a common complaint. Even with bacon ( way overcooked/pre-cooked) and toppings it left a lot to be desired. We both were also disappointed in the lack of CHEESE on our cheese burgers. Her chips were also fairly boring and lacked real flavor and my fries, advertised as fresh cut, probably fresh FROZEN cut.
All in all it was not great, better than McDonald's but not anywhere close to a Five Guys just down the road.It is a shame , some simple tweaks and they could be great but it seems they want to appeal to the lowest common client, the ones with no taste.
Hamburgers were creative and tasty.
Both the french fries and sweet potato chips were enjoyable - Â simple and not greasy.
They only serve customs sodas are inconsistent. I tried a number of them, none were balanced, ranged from lackluster to overpowering.
In the summer it could be a nice spot - as the have garage doors which open to the outside.
I really mean it-- I'm a FAN!
I almost didn't check out Bagger Dave's, after hearing that the service was known to be poor. Then, one of my fellow foodie friends (FFFF... fellow foodie friends forever?) assured me that the food was well worth it. And, boy, was he right!
First, you should know, they do not carry Coke or Pepsi products. I'm definitely a Coke girl, so I'm always disappointed in Pepsi carriers. But a restaurant that carries neither is met with... hesitance. No worries here though, their specialty sodas are yummy! This former brand loyalist approves of Bagger Dave's cola.
Additionally, Bagger Dave's offers a pretty decent craft beer list, which was quite a surprise.
The menu has a lot to offer, and it all sounds delicious. However, I was immediately taken by the build-your-own option. Turkey burger, beef burger, black bean burger, seasame seed bun, white bun, wheat bun, cheeses and sauces galore, two kinds of lettuce, onions, mushrooms, jalapenos, guacamole. So. Many. Options. You can even get french fries right on your burger. It was a ton of fun, and my creation was DELICIOUS (for which I actually only get minimal credit-- Dave's can make a burger)! You can also build your own loaded fries, which comes with many options. Or you can do what I did, and order those babies plain, for a less messy dipping experience in Bagger Dave's own ketchup!
The service was very slow, but it wasn't "bad" service; the hostess seemed less than thrilled to be alive, but the waitress was friendly and got our orders right with no problem at all. Plus, I can temporarily excuse the mollasses-pace, because I think slowness is to be expected of a fairly new establishment.
Now that I'm stepping down from my Bagger Dave's soapbox... go, go, go! Build the burger of your dreams!
This place is newer I think and we wanted to try it. Â Just 2 of us and we were seated right away. Â We waited 10 minutes and the manager finally came over and asked if we'd been helped. Â We said no and she took our drink order. Â We waited another 15 minutes with still no server taking our order. Â By that point the restaurant was pretty cleared out and servers were buzzing by us looking at us but never talking to us! Â Finally my husband found a host and asked him to find our server. Â The manager came back over and said she was taking our order b/c there was a mishap in the kitchen and he was tied up??? Â We were about to leave but she talked us into staying. Â The server finally came over and introduced himself and said he would help us the rest of the time. Â He came over once after our food came out to see if we needed anything and then didn't come back until he brought our check and made a point to tell us he took off one of our sodas to discount us for the wait. Â Gee thanks. Â The food was decent...I expected the patties to be thicker but it was good. Â Sounds like they really need to work out some service kinks. Â The kicker was that he immediately helped everyone else. Â We were there for an hour and 15 minutes which is too long just for burgers.
Review Source:The service at Bagger Dave's is not good at all and very immature as they are more concerned about what's going on after work rather than what's going on at work. I waited 20 minutes for a beer with only two people at the bar as two bartenders stood there yapping. The food is average and over priced. You can get a better burger and fries at Five Guys without all the hassle in the same area of indy.
Review Source:The experience was a huge disappointment. I hate cold food and bad service. I experienced both here today. Our food was cold, that wouldn't be a problem except it took 30 mins + for two burgers and a child's grilled cheese. My wife's bun was wet (liked dipped in water wet) and the burgers were below average. Â I could have even forgiven this if the restaurant was packed. But there were only 4 tables taken in the entire building when we were eating.
Next was the service or lack of service. Â We had to find and carry our own high chair to the booth, seat ourselves and ask for straws and silverware. This service would have been bad for a self service burger joint like Flaky Jakes. I had to ask for my check, which took a long time and when I looked at the bill total, I would have been better off feeding my whole family at Steak N' Shake for $15 less. Â I'm shocked that a new restaurant would have servers of this quality when I'm sure they are trying to break in market. These ladies were border line LD. They looked so and acted like they were surprised to be working and shocked that customers were walking into the door.
This will be the first and last time eating here. Noting worse than a below average burger from a "burger joint".
I tried Bagger Dave's this week and was more than a little disappointed.  I did carry out for my order.  The cheddar burger was OK, but the fires were not hot when I got to the car, only 20 seconds from bag being handed to me.  They were also not crisp and not as seasoned as should  have been with the description of sea salt  seasoning.  The burger could have been better with some seasoning but one from Hardee's would have been just as good.  Five Guys is better and not more expensive.  There is a place in California that I frequent when there with a similar concept of build your own burger that puts Bagger Dave's to shame
Review Source:This is one of those places where I really, really like what they're TRYING to do, but the execution of the idea falls a little flat, for several reasons.
Burgers, fries, some sandwiches... and a CRAFT BEER AND BOURBON list!? Count me in! They also brew their own sodas. I had a ginger ale, which was good but not terribly unique. Be warned: if you're picky about your sodas, they do NOT carry Coke or Pepsi products-- only their own specialty sodas. My wife (a Diet Coke snob) opted for the black cherry soda, which we both liked.
The short and sweet of it: my burger was good, but only because the toppings were so fresh. The meat itself had virtually no seasoning. My wife has a turkey burger which she said was excellent, but also dripping with grease/oil, probably in an effort to reduce the overall dryness of turkey meat. The fries are like the ones at Five Guys. Get a single and split it. We ordered two and barely made it through one bag.
Our 9-month-old son really liked watching the model train go around and around the ceiling.
The atmosphere and vibe are pretty cool, with lots of thick wood that lends itself to the whole "train" theme that they're doing.
Overall it was okay. The food at Five Guys is better but here you're paying for a little more of an experience. Plus, they have craft beer on tap and a small-batch bourbon selection, which is cool. Still, it seems like they're having a bit of an identity crisis. The food lends itself towards more of a fast food taste, while the sit-down service and beer, wine, and bourbon selection seemed better suited for something a little less casual.
We'll probably go back at least once more to give it another shot.
I loved this place! Â I went for the first time today, and the food was delicious. Â We tried the sloppy fries and they were to die for. Â I also loved that they had the sweet potato chips, and veggie black bean burgers. Â I built my own burger and got the veggie burger then loaded it with guacamole, onions, mushrooms and so much more. Â For dessert we tried the orange float which was awesome and their brownie sundae which was absolutely awesome! Â I will definitely be going back again. Â The only reason I gave 4 stars instead of 5 is because our server was kind of slow and did not pay attention to our needs to much. Â We were having to request refills etc.
Review Source:Couldn't wait to try Bagger Dave's when I heard they were opening. Â Some coworkers and I decided to try them on a Friday for lunch. Â We got there a little early and we were able to get a table without waiting, which was def a plus. Â We had some questions about the menu and the waitress was excellent. Â Answered all of the questions and was very friendly.
That was pretty much where the good experience ended. Â It took over 30 minutes to get our food. Â They messed up one of the burgers (one patty, not two and forgot the sauce). Â The BBQ bacon cheeseburger barely had any BBQ sauce on it. Â My burger tasted like it had been frozen (had that burnt outside taste that comes with trying to cook a frozen patty). Â The fries were soggy and had no flavor. Â
All of us decided that we wouldn't be back. Â It's not that difficult to make a good burger and there are several places around Indy that have them, but this is not one of them.
My wife & I tried Bagger Dave's over lunch. We both liked the sweet potato chips with cinnamon-honey dipping sauce. The french fries were good - similar to Five Guys but not quite as tasty. I had the cheeseburger, no ketchup and add Engineer's Sauce (special sauce). Good, but not great. You can't specify how well you want the burger done, and the bun was just a little too soft for my liking. I tried a sampler of their specialty sodas. The ginger ale and root beer were good, but I wouldn't get the lemon-lime again. Too light on flavor.
The service was very good. Our server was attentive and responsive all the way through our meal. What I particularly liked was the atmosphere. Nice layout that will be great in warm weather as they have several rollup walls (overhead doors) that'll let lots of fresh air in. Classic Indianapolis photos all over the place.
The bar looks to have a very good selection of Hoosier craft beers and lots of bourbon (Booker's, Blanton's, Four Roses, Woodford Reserve, etc). I'll have to try that out after work some time.
I don't like writing scathing reviews. Sometime, somewhere, someone set out to start a business and do something great for his/her self or his/her community. The business grew to a certain level of acclaim, as evidenced by the fact that I've heard about it, and thus my dining experience commenced.
I felt like a burger. It was a cold Monday and I'm a bit husky right now. I have the sort of body that you might find on a pro wrestler that no one wants to see wrestle. Sue me. I wanted beef. I wanted fries.
I have a million things to say, but it all boils down to this: don't say you specialize in burgers if a better quality burger can be had the nearest food court or airport. The bun was stale, not toasted. The meat wasn't seasoned. The french fries were in no-mans land: too thick to be skinny, and too skinny to be thick. They were said to have had sea salt on them, but I didn't see one grain. The fries weren't crispy. They were soggy.
The service was an afterthought. The employees had no passion for food or my dining experience. I've grown accustomed to the old "have you ever dined with us before?" By God, it's actually a good thing to start with. It's now conspicuous in its absence.
So I got to thinking, what would make this place better. I actually put more thought into it than I should have. To me, it boiled down to management. Quality control is generally absent when managers don't care about quality control. Could the fries have been good? Meh, maybe. Could the burger chef have looked at the salt and pepper prior to cooking my burger? Possibly. Could my server actually engage in a human conversation with me? Hopefully.
This is ultimately why chain restaurants can suck really bad. The first Bagger Dave's Burger Tavern may be the best restaurant in the world. Whether it is or not, I have no earthly idea. But there's no way he/she had this in mind. No way.
I gotta admit, I wasn't overwhelmed by the food but it was interesting and tasty and service was spot on. We stopped by on a Saturday for lunch after a pretty decent snowfall, so the restaurant wasn't too busy. I decided on the build-your-own burger while my husband got, not surprisingly, the trainwreck burger. If you like weird stuff, this is for you. I'm not sure I could eat fries ON a burger but, hey, why not. We also split an order of fries and sweet potato chips with honey mustard; both were good.
Instead of serving Coke or Pepsi, Bagger Dave's has its own soda. I was impressed with the diet. You can do a flight of pop too if you want. That seemed to be a pretty popular option when we were there. They also serve a nice selection of local beer, plus the standards; a few bottles of Indiana wines are on the menu as well.
Kids eat free on Sunday, so plan your visit accordingly. :)
Host & server were great, delivery of food timely. The decor is nice with lots of neat old pictures from around Indy. But it was ccccold in there, probably lower 60s. Most of my party ate with their winter coats on.
Small burger is 1 patty, regular burger is 2. They weren't real tasty but the toppings do help mask that. 5 Guys or 96th St Steakburger blows them away on burger quality. Not a Red Robin fan, probably closer to them. Don't get a lot of fries for the price. They were luke warm and soggy. Hope I was there on an off-night. If this is their usual, they won't stick around long. Lots of better places to get a burger. If you don't need booze, 5 Guys is just around the corner. If you do, Texas Roadhouse is close.
From host to server I was wowed by the level of professionalism and genuine hospitality!
Paisley was our server and she was just a doll! She took such good care of us and you can tell she is just a happy person that loves people and loves what she does! Paisley thank you so much for your kind hearted service!
Highlights- Santa Fe Burger was delicious, homemade chipotle BBQ sauce and homemade quac what's not to love! Note to self-excellent choice of local beers, whisky and wine! They have taken the Burger Customization Trend to new heights focusing on pairs with those three adult beverages.
Everything is a la carte and they have fun Build your own Burger cards that you can write down all the customizing you want!
Though a chain, this is an Indy first and had my interest piqued! Who doesn't love a good burger joint! They take the burgers and beer seriously--to a self-proclaimed "higher calling". Well executed! Â Love you craft beer selection!
This place was extremely average. Burgers were a cross of Five Guys and Red Robin, but not as good as either. I got mine with jalapeños and while I did see them, could not taste them at all. Very ordinary burger. They offered peanut butter as a topping (for a $1.50? Really?) but I'm confident it wouldn't have been nearly as good as Scotty's Brewhouse.
Fries were OK, nothing special except under-seasoned which is notable since they call out sea salt and cajun seasoning on the menu. Fries didn't come with the burger which was odd, that makes the cost of lunch pass over the $10 mark.
No Coke or Pepsi but various store brand soda's instead, I got plain old cola flavor and it was fine, again, nothing special.
Service was fine but the food doesn't deserve table service. I don't see any reason to go back with Red Robin and Five Guys close by.
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