Flanigan's 330 Southern Blvd., West Palm Beach, FL 33405
4.5 Stars (chain restaurant review)
With 25 in-state locations, one could certainly call Flanigan's a burgeoning star on the eatery scene. I am sure there are cruddy restaurants everywhere, but like engineers, there is a large accumulation of...
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Flanigan's 330 Southern Blvd., West Palm Beach, FL 33405
4.5 Stars (chain restaurant review)
With 25 in-state locations, one could certainly call Flanigan's a burgeoning star on the eatery scene. I am sure there are cruddy restaurants everywhere, but like engineers, there is a large accumulation of them in Brevard County. When I entered Flanigan's, I steeled myself for another fleecing. Apparently, the owners in Palm Beach want even low-end joints to serve good food.
Bianca was our server today, and she was the only downside I experienced. She wasn't disgruntled, rude, or anything like that. She was just your average myrmidon doing what she's told, no more, no less, and that runs true to form with most places. I put in an order for one Texas Burger and a Tuna Steak Sandwich.
Bianca returned with my order, after taking the obligatory food review pics, I dug in to the comestibles at hand. First up on the Big Boy's ever-vigilant palate was the Texas Burger. Made with a 10 oz. Hand-formed patty of USDA Choice ground cow served up on a Kaiser roll with tomato, bacon, Bleu cheese, a stack of Tumbleweed Onions, and then drizzled with a homemade wing sauce. This burger was very good for a chain. Cooked to the perfect doneness and bursting with flavor I had to take more than one bite. Did I mention the bacon? The Tumbleweed Onions added an extra crunch and the wing sauce was flavorful yet had enough kick to it to remind you it was on a Texas-influenced burger.
The Tuna Steak sandwich had the same fantastic Kaiser roll as the base, but not the same quality as the ground bovine. This was obviously from a frozen tuna steak, but someone back there sure as heck knew how to prepare it! I ordered mine Blackened, and it was cooked to a perfect medium and exceedingly easy on the taste buds. If the quality of the protein was upped just a tad, this would have been a 5 Star review; regardless,
the Big Boy says, “If you are in South Florida and don't know where to go for some tasty victuals, remember The Big Boy said Flanigan's.”
Food: 5
Service: 3
Atmosphere: 4