FOTB- Crest Cafe

While Hillcrest has a variety of good restaurants, we are only interested in places that can serve up a good burger, so we made straight to Crest Cafe (http://crestcafe.net). While you may be tempted by all the other eateries and bars, make no mistake, Crest Cafe serves up a good burger.

The Food: 4/5 Stars
My first bite into the Butter Burger and my taste buds found Heaven. For $10.25, you get a half pound "stuffed with a Butter," "topped with a little more of the butter," then it's "topped with cheese," and finally that cheese is again topped. As you can see (once you wipe that drool off the screen), the Butter Burger is just an eruption of flavor. The burger comes out dripping and unfortunately, the buns can't hold the juices and everything begins to turn into a greasy mess; I hope you like the smell of the Butter Burger, because you can't wash it off your hands for a day or two. The burger was delicious, but the taste of the beef was lost in among all the spices and herbs that are in the butter. However, I have to duly note that the burger was too rich and heavy. While it tasted amazing, at the end of my burger I just sat in a comatose state. It wasn't from the size of the burger, but jsut the richness of the butter on the burger. It also affected my stomach the next day, quelling any desire for food (I hadn't thought about it, but that may be a plus-- not being able to eat so much the day after such a treat).

Multiple generations enjoying the onslaught of burgers.

The Drinks: 3.5/5 Stars
Crest Cafe offers a nice selection of beverages to choose from. Besides Budweiser, Stella Artois, and Bass, they offer a small selection of tasty beers that I have rarely seen elsewhere: Flying Dog "Old Scratch" and a Red Seal Ale. They also have a good wine selection and on Tuesdays, bottles are 50% off, so that's not too bad of an option.

The Atmosphere: 3.5/5 Stars
Crest Cafe is a cozy little diner. Which was bad, because they couldn't hold our entire party (hey, we tried to warn them...) and forced us to split into two groups. Other than that, it's comfortable, with slightly different paint (think pink and light blue tones) with for-sale photographs of nature. Really charming little spot, it makes you feel like you are at a local family run place.

Overall: 3.5/5 Stars
Crest Cafe is a nice place to take a date. It's small and comfortable, with a nice clientele, so she won't get weirded out. You can share a bottle of wine and split a Butter Burger and something else. You'll "wine and dine" her, impressing her with your find of a place, but best of all, you'll get to enjoy a burger in case she wants to eat something else.