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Park West Tavern: the Burger
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Ridgewood NJ – Park West Tavern is in the old Windberie’s spot. After hearing so many raves about the burgers I had to give this place try. As much as I like dinning alfresco ,it was a bit hot out so I tucked myself into a both in the main dinning room . The interior is a modern ,dark and very masculine . At the suggestion of my waiter I ordered a Kraft summer brew from a Vermont company called Wolavers which turned out to be excellent .
The burger was served on a roll buttered with garlic butter, tomato and lettuce. The medium burger was a bit over cooked for my taste ,so I’ll make it medium rare next time .It came served with homemade pickles , a version of bread and butter pickles to die for and a home made ketchup that was very tasty . Never fear they do have an ample supply of Heinz for the traditionalist. With the burger came with a side of herb fries in a mini frier basket which was a nice touch ,
The herb fries stole the show ,they were done just right , tasty ,not too salty ,pleasing to a traditionalist yet different enough for someone who seeks out side dish culinary pleasures. The burger despite all the raves was mediocre , I liked the whole presentation ,but the meat fell a bit short leaving me the feeling it was reheated .
The service and staff were excellent ,attentive but not over bearing . The place is relatively new and often it takes time to get the kinks out ,however the focus seemed to relay to much on the frills and not enough on the substance for a serious carnivore like myself.
