Larkburger Review

Take a typical Freddy’s and revamp it.  Not with self-serve dirt and worms concrete machines and a french fry conveyor belt that runs through the restaurant — but with starch white table tops, lime green chairs and a clean wooden backdrop behind the cashiers.

Larkburger, the Country Club Plaza’s newest burger joint, is the epitome of this. While surrounded by the smell of homemade fries, Larkburger had me hooked before I even tasted their burger.

Compared to my normal $9 Juicy Lucy at BRGR, I found the total of $12.78 surprisingly cheap for a small cheeseburger, small truffle and parmesan fries and small chocolate milkshake.

Initially, I was worried about ordering all small portion sizes instead of the regular sizes — I normally eat all of my dinner, a post-dinner snack an hour later and still find myself feeling hungry.  However, I walked out of Larkburger feeling stuffed, and didn’t even have my usual craving for cookie dough ice cream as dessert.

Within 15 short minutes after ordering, a waiter brought me my burger and fries in miniature brown cardboard boxes — these cute little boxes with the Larkburger logo stamped on the side of them added a perfect dose of retro to the modern ambiance.

Although the amount of grease stains on the boxes had me a little worried that I was going to have oily fingerprints all over my iPhone screen, my burger held just the right amount of grease in it without being overwhelming. The perfectly melted cheese glued the fluffy, toasted buns and patty together.

Paired with my cheeseburger, the truffle and parmesan fries were to die for — and trust me, I’m picky when it comes to quality fries — not too potatoey, but not too crispy.  The fries themselves were skinnier than my normal McDonald’s fry; however, they had just the right punch of salt. With the garlic and parmesan sprinkled on top of the fries, I found myself in that weird mix of wanting more of the cheesy flavor, yet also feeling stuffed when trying to finish them.

To top my meal off, the chocolate milkshake hit the spot.  It was extra chocolatey (which I’m a fan of) and had a thick consistency, but wasn’t annoyingly thick to the point where I couldn’t sip it out of the straw.  

Overall, those truffle and parmesan fries were enough on their own to make me want to go back to Larkburger.  But when you pair those fries with a uniquely modern atmosphere for a burger joint, it becomes that much better.