Diner's Guide: Meat Heads

Establishment: Meat Heads
On the Web: http://www.meatheadsburgers.com/index.html
Date: 6.13.08

What's in my belly: Cowabunga meal (double cheesburger) with cajun fries, cheese dip and a Pepsi. Brooksie ordered a Cowabunga meal with cheese, BBQ sauce and grilled onions, and had regular fries with a Diet Pepsi....or Root Beer.

The damage: Something like 17 bucks.

The scoop: Established in 2007, Meat Heads is a new joint but has a classic taste. It's nothing fancy - burgers, hot dogs, grilled cheese and hand cut fries - but what it lacks in pizazz it makes up for in substance. The place looks super cool, with the trendy industrial, rugged, clean look just like a Chipotle. We went at lunch and although the place was packed, we got through the line pretty quickly. "We like to do things fast," Kurt our order-taker/owner/manager looking guy would tell us later. With so little to choose from, ordering is super easy. We went with the double cheeseburger combo, affectionately called the Cowabunga, while a guy in front of us ordered the Petite Meat, a single patty and small fry, which the register embarrassingly called a "whimpy" - pretty funny.

This was my second trip to Meat Heads, having discovered the place with my sister Kathy on an apartment hunting trip earlier in the Spring. I informed Kurt that it was Brooksie's first time and he responded with "It's your new favorite restaurant" and gave her a fist pound. Kurt also informed us that he'd see us next week, or tomorrow but he didn't want to push us. Fun guy. Meat Heads might just be my favorite joint in town so far. It's simple and scrumptious. They use Angus beef and grill it up as you order. It's a better version of a Wendy's double cheeseburger, and Wendy's used to be my favorite burger. Definitely get the cajun fries. They're not real spicy, just have more flavor than the original. The cheese sauce, which I guess is a new menu item, is outstanding, although a little warm for some palettes. A little greasy, but that's a positive in my book.

Will we go again: Definitely, like Kurt said, it's our new favorite restaurant.