Fuddruckers

Since all Fuddruckers have closed down in Colorado I have gone into withdrawal.  I heard there was a Fudds in Rome and thought, "Fuddtastic!"  I'll be there!  It was as good as I remembered.  Great variety of meats, lots of different alternatives.  I love the buffet line where I am able to put on my own condiments.

And my favorite thing...  The hot cheese.  I make nacho fries with jalapenos and cheese poured all over them.  I know it's not on my diet.  Hell, it's not on anyone's diet, but it's great!

Good burgers, and a nice variety of food at a relatively reasonable price. They definitely have variety in terms of burger choices: Ostrich, turkey, bison, and the usual beef, in every size and with all of the topping choices you could imagine. I ordered a milkshake and chili cheese fries to go with my order, but if I went a second time I would have made better choices. My husband's side salad looked like a much better idea, and though the strawberry shake was generously portioned with the traditional metal side cup, it appeared to be made with strawberry syrup rather than real strawberries. If I had to do it all over again, I would have ordered less (the burgers and sides are big!), and would have stuck with a normal soda from the fountain.

My friends told me that they had great burgers, and had bisonburgers, and elkburgers, and such, so I was excited to accompany them here.....
I was expecting so much more.  The idea is good, and I like the fact that they serve beer as well as soda, but the execution of the meal was poor, really poor.
I ordered the Elk Burger with high expectations.  They even asked me how I wanted it cooked (I said medium-rare, and the cook repeated back to me "mid-rare" in the industry-speak), so I figured he knew what he was doing...not.  
When I got the condiments (iceburg lettuce?? French's Fake Yellow Mustard??) and sat down I was in for more disappointment--it was cooked well-done....sigh....
The meat had NO flavor whatsoever, which made me wonder if it was just more of the processed, bleached, disgusting commercial questionable meat (was it even ELK AT ALL???) that we see in the investigative news segments on TV.  Or on Food, Inc.  And the "fries"??  The only memorable thing is the cute way they were segmented, kind of round heart-shaped, but they were very undercooked, no seasoning at all, cold and greasy.

Never again.......