I split the difference on my star rating. It turns out that I have to completely different reviews of White Castle. Â One when I'm drunk and another the next morning. Â I made sure to write this review sober so I could be diplomatic to both my schools of thought. Â And as a note, Regardless of my condition the burgers and most importantly the onion rings taste amazing always. Â Lets get on with this:
The Good:
I love this place. Â They are always open and after a few beers nothing is better than White Castles. Â Their "what you crave" slogan didn't come from no where. Â There's been more than 1 occasion that I have forced my DD to stop here. Â Let's be honest with each other, there's been more than10 occasions where that has happened. Â And every time it was the absolute best decision in the world. Ever. At that time. Â The Burgers are good, the cheeseburgers are better, the jalapeno cheeseburgers are wicked good and they even have bacon cheeseburgers so I mean really how do you not. Â While the burgers are good the real star is the onion rings. Â These are what onion rings should be. Â When shallots are all like "when I grow up I want to be..." they should always aspire to be White Castle onion rings. Â (I do know that shallots are not baby onions) The other thing that makes this place great is the crew. Â 9 out of 10 times the person in the window will have fun with you and even pretend that you are as funny as you think you are. Â Which is really quite considerate because when I get drunk I get super awesome funny.
The Bad:
It is really unfortunate that White Castles gets the short end of the stick and is regularly associated with hangovers. Â In fact I have thought about vomiting just seeing the bag in the morning. Â Not awesome. Â The only real downside is that White Castles has managed to procure a very limited shelf life in the human intestines. Â They have the nick name sliders for a reason, and its sad. Â I hate to bring it up but would be remiss if I didn't mention it.. Â They tear through you like a redneck through a 30 pack of natty ice.
But in the end I love them and while I don't know that I ever have or will go here when the sun is out, I can assure you that I will be back here soon.