Our family decided the new Wahlburgers in downtown Orlando would
be a great place to grab some grub for lunch. If you don't know, Wahlbugers is owned by the Wahlberg family, most notably Mark Wahlberg the actor. You probably knew that. Anyways! It had opened only a week before,
and me and my husband wanted to see what all the hype was about. When we
arrived there was a long line at the door, we put our names down and went to
the end of the line to wait our turn. With the wine and food festival happening
a couple of blocks down, and a party of Bernie for president supporters walking
the streets chanting made our wait a bit
more entertaining. Everyone around us seemed in pretty good spirits, plus the Wahlburger
employees came out to hand the kids chalk which, for any parent waiting at a restaurant with young hungry children can attest to, was a life saver.
Once we
made it inside and were sat at our table we were greeted by our server who was
very sweet and super attentive. The menu consisted of mostly signature and
house burgers..hence the name…duh. But they also offered “Wahlfaves” which
included turkey, chicken, haddock fillet, hot dog, and a vegetarian option.
Unique items on the menu I found were sweet potato tots, and Mexican coke. What
is a Mexican coke exactly? Its coke made and bottled in Mexico, it’s a bit
sweeter than our American version since its sweetened with actual cane sugar.
What we ordered:
Me: Thanksgiving day
My husband: The Melt
Kids: Smahlburgers
Sides: Tots, and sweet potato tots.
So how did it taste? Well my burger was cold and the artisan
bread it was served on was just ok. My husband’s melt was definitely the
tastiest thing we had ordered, the tots were tots and the sweet potato tots
were also just ok. So was it worth the hype and wait? In my opinion, no. I was
glad we had tried something new and while I feel that Wahlburgers lacks in
taste, it doesn’t mean you won’t like it. People who reside in downtown Orlando
really lay between foodies, health buffs, rushed employees, and professionals looking
to unwind after work. In my opinion Wahlburgers really only caters maybe to the
rushed employee, or professionals who want a beer and to watch tv. It doesn’t offer amazing food, or any unique options
geared towards the health conscience group. Then again that’s just my opinion. In
conclusion I will say, Wahlbugers did deliver great service but not such great grub.
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