Mighty Fine

5 Stars

K was out of town this weekend dove hunting and so I took the day off on Friday. After doing some errands, I decided to visit one of my favorite burger places. Austin is known for hamburger joints, taco places & BBQ.  Most locals have a favorite in each category and are pretty opinionated about their selection.  My favorite burger joint happens to be Mighty Fine.  I like this place for two reasons: great burgers AND fries & exceptional service.  But, it's not cheap.  My 1/4 lb cheeseburger, fries & small shake was $9.  For a family of four, that can set you back $30!  So, we try to make our visits to Mighty Fine a special occasion.  Having a Friday off of work by myself fell into this category for me.

Mighty Fine

Customers queue up to order their burger from friendly employees.  Burgers are cooked medium well, but you can order one cooked medium, which is our family preference.  They tell you it'll take a few minutes more for the specially cooked burger, but 3 more minutes of wait time never seems long to me.  While they're ringing your order up, they always, always, always ask you how your day is going.  Make a note of this...they never fail to ask the question.  Employees are making a real effort to create a human connection in this question and I like it.  We've become a society that overlooks the human aspect in simple things like shopping and ordering a meal.  I like to be reminded that we're all just trying to make it in this world together and being friendly isn't such a hard thing to do.

1/4 lb Cheeseburger, Fries & a kid's Shake

Back to the food...  order a burger AND fries.  They cut their own fries and make each patty by hand and you can taste it.  You can also order a kid's size shake.  It'll give you a great sweet treat without making you feel so full you need to be rolled out to your car.

RFID Tracker

Seating is comprised of community benches.  You'll be given an RFID tracker to place on your table so that they can bring your order to you when it's ready...pretty cool huh?!  So, there's no one calling your number over a loud speaker when your food is ready.  I really like that...yet another opportunity to connect on a personal level.  



There are four other interesting aspects to this place that make me like it even more.  They are:

1.  A fun hand washing station for children & adults alike.  You stick your hands into the wetting machine and it does the rest.  Try it out for fun no matter your age.
2. There's a cool electronic board in front of the window where they make the burgers.  Move your hands across the board to see what happens. This is great entertainment for the kids
3. At the Mighty Fine in Cedar Park, there's a two-way mirror in the men's room.  Ok...this sounds kind of creepy, but it isn't.  If you don't know about this, you'll just think it's a mirror in the dining area.  But if you happen to be a guy, you can see customers primping in the mirror while you're washing your hands.  How funny!

   

   Two-way mirror in the dining area.
4. I'm not sure about the men's room, but the ladies room has a chandelier hanging from the ceiling.  How many times have you seen that in a burger joint restroom?!

   

   A touch of class!