Friday, August 30, 2013

Magoo's

Stop 17 on the burger tour:  Magoo's



Overall Score:  93.3(A)


BurgerSidesService/ExpValueSCORE
John68.69.699.296.4
Russell63910890
Mark66.5891093.5

John

I'm way past my deadline.  Mark and Russell haven't said anything, but I'm feeling the pressure.  So I'm
going to leave the details to them.  The word for me as far as Magoo's is concerned is "EXCELLENT":

Excellent
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Onion
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Dan
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Mary
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Lemon Bonus = 3

Overall Score:  96.4(A+)

Russell

We finally made it!  The last stop on the tour is Magoo's in East Ridge.  It is both exciting and sad.  It is exciting because now we get to crown a champion but sad because the burger tour is over.  I'd say that we finished the tour pretty strong though.  Magoo's is another place that I had never been and I really didn't know what to expect.  Recently, Magoo's has received publicity for being the starting place for American Idol runner-up Lauren Alaina.  She performed there on the weekends for several years before competing on American Idol.

The burger was big and was topped with good veggies.  The bun was very good and had a sweet taste.  We learned that they had just started using the new buns a week before.  I don't know what the previous buns were like, but I'd say they made a good move by switching.  The fries were fresh, hand cut fries.  This always earns extra points in my book.  The service was very good and everyone was very nice.  Overall, it was just a really good experience.  It is definitely somewhere that I will go to again.  If you are ever in the East Ridge area and you have a hankering for a good burger, head over to Magoo's.  You won't be disappointed.

Overall Score:  90(A-)


Mark

What a way to wrap up the tour!  I haven't been to Magoo's since I was in college, but it was just as good as I remembered.  This is an 8oz. burger folks, so go hungry.  Veggies were great and the hand cut fries were excellent, although I prefer the larger fries to the shoestring size.  This would easily be a 10 burger for me, except that it was a tiny bit dry.  My favorite part of this burger was the bun, which was really soft and had a sweet taste to it.  They told us they had just switched to these buns last week and although I don't have any idea what the old buns were like, I'd say that was a good move.

The atmosphere of Magoo's is great, and I bet it would be an excellent place to watch a game.  Plenty of locals during lunchtime give this place just the right feel.  You'll also get your money's worth here, as this colossal burger, fries, tea and tip rings up at just under 12 bucks.

Can't wait to go back to Magoo's.  I think next time I might even try some wings!

Overall Score:  93.5(A)

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