So the Hamblogger Crew ventured out to The Melrose with not one, but two special guests (ok, so they were married, but what the hell). Since Gamma Offspring #1 refers to them as Spider-Man's Mommy & Daddy, let me introduce you to Julie & Rich Mod-- errr Parker!
Julie works for a fancy pants design firm that designs fancy brochures for very fancy cars (ohhhhhh how we love fancy cars here at GB!) Rich is his own man, travels the open road and makes life easy for rock stars. Yes, rock stars. (ohhhhhhh how we love rock stars here at GB!) In fact, he took time off from planning Seal's next big tour to come HamBlog with us (and no, we didn't ask if Heidi Klum really has Angel Wings, I mean his wife was there for God's sake!)
Anywho, back to why we are all here... the hamburgers. The Melrose is one of those places that just sprang up. The decor makes it look like it's been there since the days of FDR, but I watched them build it as I drive by it on the way to the Gamma Blast World HQ™ everday. It's like one of those crappy Irish bars in a strip mall. Hmmmm, it's just like Dublin! But with a Bed Bath & Beyond. Gag. And while I'm on my rant, Melrose, would it kill you to take our orders at the table? I mean you served us there, you refilled our drinks there, did we really have to go walk up to the counter like a 3rd grader? Failz.
The burgers were pretty good, but not great. I think Andy said it best when he commented that it wasn't "dirty" enough. If I'm in a place that looks like FDR was in office when it opened, I want to taste 4 decades of grease. Also, give me some damn waffle fries in the basket with the burger. I don't want a whole order unto myself and I really don't want to share family style with Anterny, I suspect he double dips!
So let's review... a bit on the pricey side with fries, fake aging, and ok burgers with no personality. Because I'm the Boss and my score counts double, I give the Melrose a 2.865 out of 10.
