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luke's review of Pool Burger

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luke reviewed Pool BurgerSep 16
Deep Eddy, Austin
4.8
review didn’t publish the first time so instead of my usual yapping i’m going to do a haiku: post tennis hangout tasty, pricey, vibey burg orange slices yum
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Pool Burger

Pool Burger

4.1

"Tried Pool Burger with Adi and Jibraan on a Thursday 🌴🍔✨ Quick clarification: we were playing pool next door at Deep Betty Cabaret 🎱🍸 — the pool tables are not part of Pool Burger. Vibes first: the place is very cool — beachy, tiki-bar energy 🌊🍹. Fun spot to hang and grab food before doing something else. Food… mixed feelings. If I’m paying $11–$15 for a basic cheeseburger, there better be fries 🍟❌. There were none. Fries were $4 extra. FOUR. DOLLARS. For potatoes 🥔💸. I tried one of Adi’s — they were good (crinkle cut, respectable), but still… come on. I ordered the Pool Cheeseburger 🍔 because if you’re at Pool Burger, you try the burger, right? Yeah… mid 😐. Not bad. Just not special. Didn’t taste much better than P. Terry’s, which costs like $4–$5. I’m choosing P. Terry’s every time 🐮🏆. One plus: mustard (rare, appreciated). But overall? Very forgettable. Adi also recommended the chips, guac, and jalapeño pimento cheese 🥑🧀 — also mid. Chips a little overcooked, guac was fine, and the “jalapeño” pimento cheese barely had any heat. Mostly just cold, wet cheese vibes 🥶🧀. Jibraan hypes this place like it’s elite 🌍📢. I was… underwhelmed. Final take: Vibes = strong ✅ Value = questionable ❌ Basic cheeseburger = never again 🚫🍔 Apparently the specialty burgers are what you’re supposed to get, so I might come back for those. But the standard cheeseburger? Hard pass." - manny