First Trip to Thurman Cafe; German Village area

Thurman Cafe:  1/15/10:

Best burger.. period!


While thinking of new places to visit, Dan and I stumbled across a video of Man vs. Food on you tube for Columbus.  He visited Schmidt's in German Village, which was why we originally checked out the video.  In the process, we fell in love with the idea of visiting the hole-in-the-wall restaurant, Thurman Cafe, after seeing him stuff his face with the tallest, mouth watering, burger (topped with sautéed onions) I'd ever seen.  


When we arrived, we had to find our way through the crowded entryway to sign in.  While waiting, we decided to head to the bar, through tight (and very few) tables for a couple drinks.  In the process, the bartender suggested that we sit at the bar and eat, as waiting to be the next on the list could take a long time.  That's when I realized that although this place seemed quite short staffed for the number of customers, they maintained great customer service.  


Upon receiving the menus, we quickly discovered the endless burger options.  It was difficult to decide what to order since everything on the menu was something we knew we would eventually want to try.  Dan ordered the Jack cheese burger and I ordered the "great 3" burger (I do love my cheese).  While very difficult to get your mouth around, it was beyond worth the struggle to stuff these burgers in our mouths.  The meat itself is unlike any I've ever tasted; the juice drips onto your plate as you're sinking your teeth in and the "off the grill" taste of the meat hits your taste buds as you think "never again will I eat another average burger"... its simply irresistible.    The sautéed onions on these messy, gigantic burgers are so delicious, we ate them with our forks when they would fall off - we couldn't get enough.  At one point, I turned to Dan and stated "wow, I never realized burgers could even taste like this."  In addition, we ordered fries and onion rings.  The onion rings are the best Dan and I have ever had.  The scrumptious batter around the onion and how when you bite into the onion ring, the onion stays put, making each bite perfection, will make these a must have for every time we visit in the future.  This wasn't a fancy, impressive place, but the food more than made up for any of the cons.  


Pros:  Best burgers and onions rings we've ever had.  Unique, hole-in-the-wall restaurant.  Nice servers.


Cons: Crowded and very little seating.  Loud.  Street parking.


- Nicole