South Side Diner | 68 Grey Street, SOUTH BANK QLD 4101
I
was looking through photos of our America trip from 2012/13 when I
came across to a photo of a big greasy burger taken at The Cheesecake
Factory in Beverly Hills, LA. I swallowed the excess saliva in my
mouth and suggested to the other travel bunnie that we should have
something American for dinner.
So,
last Friday night after work, the other travel bunnie and I walked
over the bridge to South Bank to have a feast at South Side Diner. As
the name suggests, South Side Diner is a diner that provides all
things American, from Hanks black cherry soda to buffalo wings and
hot dogs. I was surprised to learn that the diner was all booked out
and we were placed on a waiting list with a wait time of thirty to
forty minutes, so advance reservation is recommended.
The
table next to us had a plate of buffalo wings and I just couldn’t
resist. So for dinner, we had ten buffalo wings with celery sticks
and blue cheese sauce ($14), a
Californian “cumaya valley” double double
burger ($14), a side
of sweet potato fries with chipotle sour cream
($8.50) and of course, Hanks black cherry soda
for a drink ($6). The food didn’t take long to come out despite of
the fact that the diner was packed, but much to my disappointment,
other than the sweet potato fries, the rest of our dinner was subpar.
The double double burger was the biggest disappointment of all. The
meat patties were dry and bland, and we could hardly taste the
jalapeno cream cheese. The not-so-spicy and very tough buffalo wings
started off being ok (the diner provides a selection of Tabasco
sauces which I really appreciated) until I discovered patches of
feathers still attached to the skin and that was the final straw for
me. We ended up leaving half of the wings untouched.
Having
said all that, we enjoyed the ambiance and the upbeat service. The
waitstaff were extremely efficient and it felt as though that they
were really happy to be working which always make dining experiences
more pleasant.
I
love the concept of South Side Diner, but I think there are
definitely room for improvement.
Total
Bunnie Dollars Spent: $42.50
Ewwwwww feathers!!
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