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MTO Fresh 4455 S. Virginia St., 853-3777 Americans love hamburgers. Seventy percent of beef consumed by our red meatloving nation is in burger form, by Todd South making it our No. 1 favorite menu item. It’s no surprise one of the mostasked questions I hear is, “Where’s the best burger in town?” For me it breaks down to low, medium and high price. On the low end are the mass-produced “fast food” variety you can order and shove in your face faster than the time it takes to read this article. On the high end are burgers that cost 30 to 300 percent more—some of which are actually worth the price.
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food truck. Although they don’t open until 10 a.m., they offer a Breakfast from Northern Nevada in Burrito filled with fresh scrambled our seasonal breakfast eggs, cheddar jack cheese, home fries, and lunch menu. onion, bell pepper and housemade SPECIAL salsa ($3.99). For an additional 99 Providing full service MENTION THIS cents you can add ham, bacon, more cheese, mushrooms or avocado. I’m from business meetings not generally big on breakfast burrito formal celebrations! tos, but this big boy was better than average. Lots of flavor, fresh cilantro, Tue-Sun • 8am-2pm and just enough kick to remind you 775•348•0571 it’s a burrito. www.cremecafereno.com The fresh-cut fries ($1.99) were definitely just that. Irregular strips 18Saint Lawrence Ave. of peel-on russet spuds were lightly MidtownReno,NV 89509 coated in a seasoned batter—perfectly tasty without condiments. Not greasy and a little floppy, though still crispy enough to be enjoyable. Battered fries aren’t generally my thing, but this batter does a decent job as a texture and flavor enhancer. 775.827.5454 So what about the damned burger, 585 E. Moana Lane • Reno already? The better burger ($3.99) is a www.eltumi.webs.com quarter-pound seasoned patty—extra patty for $1.99—cooked thin and medium, combined with plenty of iceberg lettuce, tomato, pickle and onion on a sesame-seeded bun with “MTO Special Sauce.” Extra toppings are available for 99 cents each, including American cheese, bacon, mushrooms, avocado, fried egg and chili. My wife ordered a burger plus avocado and an extra patty. I ordered one plus cheese, bacon and mushrooms. My wife loved her burger, which included at least half a sliced ripe avocado. My burger was equally good. The seasoning of the meat combined well with the special sauce (something like Thousand Island, sans relish, with a tang akin to barbecue). The bacon was super thin, but provided plenty of bacony goodness. Unfortunately, I wouldn’t order the sautéed mushrooms again. They added almost nothing in flavor, and their uniform size and thickness made me suspect they’d come from either a can or a freezer bag. The staff is friendly and eager to answer questions. Although everything is freshly made to order, highest quality highest&quality fresh fish & fresh dailyfish / take-out daily / take-out orders welcome orders welcome / full bar/ with full bar hot with & cold hotsake & cold sake highest quality & fresh fish daily, take-out we waited less than 15 minutes Open 7 Days Opena7Week Days a/ Week Monday / Monday - Saturday - Saturday 11:30am 11:30am - 9:30pm - 9:30pm /with Sunday / 11:30am Sunday 11:30am - 9:00pm- 9:00pm orders welcome, full bar hot & cold sake before we got to munching. The open 7 days a week at 11:00am manager said they may add more Last Seating: 775.589.2067 775.589.2067 items to the menu in the future, but 195 highway highway 50.,daily stateline 50., stateline highest quality &195 fresh fish / take-out orders welcome /9:30pm full bar with sake Mon Sat & hot Sun& cold 9:00pm 1/2 mile1/2 north mileofnorth the casinos of the casinos for now there’s a mid-range spot Open with7 Days a Week / Monday Saturday 11:30am 9:30pm / Sunday 11:30am 9:00pm sushipiertahoe.com sushipiertahoe.com 1507 So. Virginia St. - Midtown, Reno - 775.825.5225 a genuinely tasty burger less than 10 Open Tues-Sat. 11-9 • Sunday 3-9 minutes from my house. I don’t want 775.589.2067 to let the national average down. 195 I’llhighway 50., stateline 1565 S. Virginia St. • Reno 1/2 mile north of the casinos be back, and soon. Ω sushipiertahoe.com 775-420-4267
Finding a mid-range burger that satisfies both palate and wallet is a beautiful thing. My latest such discovery is MTO Fresh—Made To Order—a brand-new enterprise located in a building that has seen its share of burgers. There's a drive-thru window that's not in service. The seating and fixtures are 1980s fast food joint, though the colors have been updated. Full disclosure: I actually flipped burgers for the original chain burger shop located in this building back in the day. Déjà vu to the max. Though this business is new, the operators are veterans of quick service food. In a desire to focus on key strengths, they’ve chosen a menu with fewer options than the average
Manager Abe Teen serves a pair of burgers and an order of fries.
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