05/28/2026
Today is National Burger Day! So, I decided to get a burger somewhere I haven’t been to before.
While browsing options, I saw that Pop's Place Bar And Grill has a morel mushroom appetizer. ‘Nuff said.
Upon entering, I walked through the entire place to sit at the bar since I was dining alone. Nobody greeted me for over four minutes despite making eye contact and being in close proximity. And I was even being forced to wear pants and “man” clothes since I was working today.
Eventually, a server that was not responsible for me, at least, said hi. A couple minutes later, a random employee asked if I had been helped yet and finally got me a menu.
The morel mushrooms were breaded rather than battered. I prefer my fried morels lightly floured but they were decidedly better than an overpowering batter. I was still able to taste the mushrooms beneath the well seasoned breading. An 8 out of 10.
My burger was a patty melt with a side of onion straws. The onion straws were pretty good, too. A 7 out of 10. The patty melt was a greasy mess (a plus in my book). The grilled onions on it were pretty much caramelized and were the best part of the burger. They were the same extremely thin strands of onion as the onion straws which allowed them to be caramelized so quickly. The toast and cheese were good. The burger patty itself was cooked perfectly as I requested it. Medium rare. However, if any salt or pepper made it onto the patty, I sure didn’t notice. Overall I’d give it a 6 out of 10 (only getting that much for the excellent onions). The meat should have been the star but fell flat.
I may return someday to see if the poor service was a fluke but I don’t think I will be getting another burger.
