Flippin Burger replaced the Backyard Burger near the Florida Mall. It offers mostly the same fare, burgers and fries, salads, and chicken sandwiches. Flippin Burger also offers gyros and wraps, which don’t really fit with the rest of the menu. The food was alright, about as good as Backyard Burger, but it’s expensive considering the quality of the food. I’d rather eat at Five Guys or Fuddruckers for the price. Flippin Burger was lacking in cleanliness and service as well. The place wasn’t busy, but most of the tables hadn’t been wiped down, and the bathroom dingy and smelled bad. As far as the service goes, I waited at the counter for a few minutes before being helped.

Like I said before, I’d rather go to Five Guys or Fuddruckers for the price. Hell, I’d rather go to McDonald’s, at least they’re usually convenient and quick.

Kappy’s is a 50′s style diner that I don’t think has changed since it was build. They’re known for their cheesesteaks and ground beef cheesesteaks. I figured I would try the cheesesteak. It tasted good, but the meat was really chewy. I had a side of waffle fries that absolutely sucked. They were undercooked, which left them cold and doughy, and they were unsalted leaving them with no flavor. I didn’t find the staff to be too friendly, and they didn’t seem to care about how long it took to place your order or make your food.

Kappy’s does have a nice atmosphere with the classic diner look and feel. There were some items on the menu that I found interesting, and wouldn’t mind going back to try them, but overall, I was unimpressed.

Fat Fish Blue, located in Pointe Orlando, offers New Orleans style food, but not necessarily authentic New Orleans cuisine (not that this is a bad thing). Start off with some appetizers because they have some excellent options. I tried the fried green tomatoes, fried pickles, and corn bread, they were all great. I was surprised that the fried pickles were spears rather than slices. I have to say I like slices more, but these were still good. I enjoyed the fried green tomatoes, but it was my first time ever having them, so I don’t have anything to draw for comparison. The corn bread was like a cake, and I could just as easily have had it for dessert.

Their burgers and sandwiches are pretty good. They come with sweet potato chips, sprinkled with brown sugar, a much welcomed change compared to the french fries or potato chips you get at most places. The chips were sweet, and a great compliment to the sandwiches.

Fat Fish Blue is attached to the new Orlando Improv, which makes it a great place to have dinner and a show. They have a full bar, so you can have dinner, a couple drinks, and a show, making a full night of it. Prices are slightly higher than what you would pay at similar establishments, but that’s mainly because of it being in Pointe Orlando. This is still a great place to eat, and an easy place to make an event of the night.

Fuddruckers’ main focus is burgers. You can get 1/3lb, 1/2lb, 2/3lb, a full pound, or even a 2 pound burger. They have the usual beef hamburgers, but also have exotic offerings like buffalo, elk, ostrich, and wild boar. Toppings like bacon, cheese, mushrooms, and peppers are extra, but they also have a toppings bar where you can dress up your burger that is completely free. They have a wide variety of toppings, the usual ketchup, yellow mustard, honey dijon mustard, and mayo, but also offer barbecue sauce, steak sauce, hot sauces, various salad dressings, lettuce, tomato, sliced white onion, sliced red onion, diced white onion, pico de gallo, relish, pickles, and jalapeno peppers.

The burgers themselves taste great, but I love piling on the toppings. You can easily make a burger that you can’t even bite into. I definitely recommend Fuddruckers for a great burger customized exactly how you want it.

You can read all the details in the USA Today article.

The great thing about Five Guys is the number of free toppings they have for your burgers. They have 15 toppings to choose from, and you can pick any number of them. I’ll spare you listing all 15 toppings, but I will tell you my favorite: lettuce, tomato, onion (diced), relish, pickles, and A1 sauce. They also have premium toppings like cheese and bacon, which cost extra. Five Guys Burgers and Fries is fresh and flavorful, at a price that is only a couple dollars more than the average over-processed burger joints.