Daily Grind Burgers

Daily Grind Burgers
1665 Dunlawton Ave., Suite 104
Port Orange, FL 32127
(386)492-2975
http://www.dailygrindburgers.com/

I recently had the opportunity to visit Daily Grind Burgers in Port Orange. I had been hearing about this place and was anxious to check them out since I love a good burger. The name is a little confusing since there is a Daily Grind Coffee Shop in Port Orange as well. As a matter of fact, I got a Twitter invite from the Daily Grind, which I accepted, only to find out it was the coffee shop and not the burger joint.

My friend Kelly and I met for a burger one day and found the place with a good crowd and really nice decor. The restaurant is very welcoming and comfortable. Their set-up reminds me of many of the Firehouse locations around with the kitchen on the right when you enter and seating on the left of the room. The drinks are located in the rear very similar to Firehouse.

Daily Grind has a cool food challenge that is a four pound burger that must be eaten within 45 minutes and it is free if a diner completes it successfully. Personally, I would have made it 44 minutes and 44 seconds, but what's 16 seconds between friends? I could never do a challenge like this as I like to eat, but I don't think I have the capacity to eat four pounds of ground beef in such an allotted time. God bless those that can.

The one thing I can say about Daily Grind Burgers is they have a wide variety of burger creations for you to choose from. If you like different toppings on your burger, this is the place for you. Personally, I like to play it safe and not top my burger with a lot of stuff that may overpower the flavor of the meat and went with a bacon cheeseburger. I think Kelly went with the Black and Bleu burger that is coated with black peppercorns and accompanied by bleu cheese. We both ordered fries with our burgers along with a drink.

Once we placed our order, we found a table and waited for our numbers to be called. Kelly's burger came up first and when mine came up, it was covered with barbecue sauce and onion strings, which come on the Southwest Burger. I told the gentleman working the counter that I had ordered a Bacon Cheeseburger and he told me he just assumed it was a Southwest Burger and put the barbecue sauce and onion strings on mine. He was quick to offer to make me another burger. I had originally ordered my burger medium-rare, but since the order was messed-up I think they felt pressure to get me something quickly and called my number soon after starting me a new burger. The burger came our rare, but I would rather have them err on the side of rare versus well done, so that wasn't a big deal.

Normally, I would put lettuce and tomato on my burger, but Daily Grind has a fixings bar and I am not big on self serve fixings. I also am not a fan of salad bars either. Just the thought of other people picking through my fixings shakes me up. I know there are thongs on the bar, but that is just an issue with me. They do have their condiments in dispensers with cups that allow you to get all of the mayonaisse, ketchup and mustard you need.

Once we got down to eating, the burger was good and the fries were also. I was also impressed with the pricing of their burgers as you get a good size burger for a nominal price. If somebody told me they were looking for a burger joint with a wide variety of offerings, I would send them to Daily Grind Burgers. If they told me they just wanted the best burger in the area, I would have to send them to the Brickyard in Daytona Beach. Daily Grind burgers are good, but that is just my personal preference.

For my visit to Daily Grind Burgers, I would have to give them four Stiffy's even though there was an issue with my order, but this place is the real deal. I am sure I will go back at some point.

Eat, drink and be merry!

Harry