This is a guest post while Chris is in Greece, half-drunk on local wine in Naxos.
MOE’S BURGER JOINT: 1340 EAST PUTNAM AVENUE, OLD GREENWICH
9/10/2010
Earlier this week, Moe’s Burger Joint quietly moved into the space formerly occupied by Donnie’s Deli – and conveniently located a few steps from the Greenwich Time offices. I stopped by and had Paulie take my order.
The menu is straightforward – burgers, dogs, sides, and shakes – but personalization is the name of the game. Instead of giving you 10 different burger combinations from which to choose, you just start with your burger and add from their list of toppings. The toppings include seven types of cheese, egg, chili, thick-cut bacon, sriracha, and more.
I gave one of their shakes a try (Oreo), but I’m definitely going to check out the lime Rickey next time I go, as it sounds very similar to something called a “lime squash” I was pounding all last week to keep myself from boiling alive in Saint Lucia.
I know burger joints might be a little bit on the skid since they hit the big time about a year ago, but Moe’s is good and the price is right.
I do agree that they need to nail down their workflow a little bit. When they get busy, it can take a while to get your order. They also can mix-up the orders if they’ve got a lot going on. I’ve never had an issue with the food itself, though.
I was not impressed. The guy taking the order was slow and didn’t put our order for fries in. It was also a very long wait to get our order. The burgers were overdone, even though they say they cook to medium, and they left off my pickles. Five Guys in Norwalk is much better.
I would just like to note that Brett Mickelson is a vegetarian.
BTW: Greece is good. See you guys later this month.
–CP