Someone Please Kill Juliet!

Today, Melvin's BBQ won the draw out of the hat competition to select where we go for lunch. I was the one who put Melvin's in the hat so I was happy to see it selected. The entire lunchspot crew was able to attend today plus my favorite soccer coordinator (okay he is the only one I know but that is beside the point) Mark Hladek!

Having been to Melvin's on previous occasions I knew that they had what I believe are some of the best burgers in town and I knew that the price tag would hit the wallet pretty hard. This visit did nothing to change my mind on either issue. I got the hamburger combo which included fries and a drink and my total came to $8.50! The burger was quite tasty but I am not a big fan of the lettuce being shredded on a burger (too sloppy!) I prefer just a leaf of lettuce. The fries came out hot and the basket was big enough for 2 people (when RJ says he could split them with someone you know that is a lot of fries!). The sweet tea was probably the highlight of the dining experience, it was what you would expect from a southern restaurant.

Thursdays are always a big Lost talk day for Ish and the boys about the previous nights episode. I must admit that I actually watched the last 10 minutes of Wednesdays episode! I know you are asking yourself why Jay, the anti-Lost talk guy is tuning in to the show. I have a perfectly good explanation... I was placed in a wager with my fellow lunch spot crew members and Chuck D about who would be killed on the show next and I was simply tuning in to see if my choice (some girl named Juliet?) would make me a winner.

Time: About 10 minutes for food....reasonable.
Price: $8.50... a little steep for recession-friendly
Atmosphere: Very Southern...from the mounted deer heads to the buckets as light covers.
High: RJ's quote of "why can't they figure out where the clouds are going" during a discussion about weather and determining the chance of precipitation.
Low: The price tag on the combo and the shredded lettuce on the burger.
Advice: They did have daily lunch specials listed which seemed to be the best way to go if you want "recession-friendly". I would suggest getting to know that menu if this is going to be a regular spot for you. Today's special was a foot long hot dog, fries, and drink for $5.