Crown Burger

There's a few points to notice before I get started here. First, since I'm using Crown Burger as my base case, as a basis of comparison, I've predetermined that it's ratings will all be 5 (middle of the rating scale), to give room for other restaurants to be better or worse than it. So, the 5 here doesn't necessarily mean that it's average, just that it's the first one. You can wait to see what that rating means based on how other restaurants fair in comparison.

Second is that since there are a lot of Crown Burger restaurants, it's possible that they aren't all the same. These ratings are based on the Crown Burger at 33rd and Highland Drive. If later I decide that another Crown Burger needs to be considered, then it will get its own ratings in comparison to this Crown Burger (as though it were a separate restaurant).

Are you excited yet? I am. Ok, let's begin.

Pastrami burger: 5
Crown Burger's really proud of their pastrami burger: they call it the "Crown Burger". Admittedly, it is very good. They really pile on the pastrami. There was a lot of it, though the meat did have a lot of fat in it. The composition was pretty standard: pastrami on top, followed by cheese, burger, shredded lettuce, tomato. There wasn't much seasoning on the meat nor any special sauces (but if you're getting this burger, try putting pepper on it; it makes a big difference).

Gyro: 5
Like with the pastrami, the meat was piled high on the gyro. The meat itself wasn't very tender (it was kind of stiff, like it'd be sitting there for too long before being served), but the seasoning on it was very good.

The sauce was basically just ranch dressing (it might have been a cucumber ranch, but definitely just a salad dressing). There wasn't any feta cheese. The pita was lightly toasted on the griddle, and that was really good.

It also had sliced onions and tomatos (and a lot of these). The slices seemed a little big on the gyro, but I'm sure it's just because they use the same onions and tomatos that they put on the burgers.

French Fries: 5
The fries were pretty run of the mill. Big thick fries, but not very fresh. They weren't soggy, but not very crisp either.

Fry Sauce: 5
The fry sauce seemed like it was simply ketchup and mayonnaise mixed, with a tad higher proportion of mayonnaise. Pretty standard. (I do think I've had a different fry sauce at Crown Burger before, so maybe that's one thing that varies by location.)

Conclusion:
Do I get conclusions? I think I'll do it. It seems like the common thread to the food at (this) Crown Burger was low on flavor but high on quantity. It was all good, but pretty mild flavors. They did give a lot of everything.