Henry’s Tavern

Henry’s Tavern, located at NW 10th and Burnside, is not typically the type of place that we’d review, but this review was somewhat last minute so we figured what the heck. Best known perhaps for their bar and happy hour – they have over 100 beers on tap and monster TV playing sports – we’ve heard good things about their burger. http://henrystavern.com 

 

The Reviews:

I  had the regular grilled cheddar cheeseburger, which came with crispy onions, Tillamook cheddar and the normal fixings. I ordered it medium well and it came pretty darn dead, which made for a dry burger. The presentation was nice, with a rather large steak knife having stabbed it down the middle. The burger came on a cheddar onion bun which was toasted nicely and the crispy onions were a nice touch. The burger didn’t score a hatrick with me, however. I’d give it 2.9 out of a possible 5.. It’s Ryan Powell, who is going to argue? Check out Ryan Powell’s Dude Sweet Icon Page.

2.9 out of 5
I had the Maytag blue cheese pepper bacon burger, medium rare. I’m not a purveyor of fine cheeses, but I’ll assume that Maytag is some fancy brand. It wasn’t crumbled blue cheese, but rather a cheesy sauce. Nice! Loved the crispy onions that they put on their burgers and the presentation set my expectations high (see pic). All that said this burger just didn’t do it for me. The fancy name, the special Creekstone Farm’s Angus ground beef, the nice cheddar onion bun – which was the highlight of the burger – and the $12 price tag just set the bar really high. For this price you might actually get a real Maytag on Craigslist.

I’d give this burger a 3 out of 5 on the value scale, but the fries were good, so it’s going to get a 3.5. The onion ring “stack” appetizer that we ordered was terrific though and meal unto itself. Try that next time you’re in and skip the burger. Maybe try a sandwich.
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3 out of 5.
The Henry’s Black Butte Porter BBQ Burger sounds awesome, I’ll have that.”  Any burger with BBQ sauce and deep fried onion straws has to be good.  Right?  And it was.  The burger patty was a little over cooked as I ordered it “medium” and it came more “well done” but with juicy BBQ sauce, mayo and mustard, and all the veggies it was very good.  It was munched between a very flavorful onion roll and sided with some deep fried potato goodness.  Was it worth the $11 dollars I paid for it?  I’m not sure it was,  I think if the patty would have been cooked to perfection I would say yes, but it wasn’t.   The overall plate presentation was great, and the onion ring tower appetizer was insanely good.

The atmosphere in Henry’s was great, nice and loud, making it fun and lively.  We had our guest reviewer Ryan Powell (Portland Lumberjax professional lacrosse team) with us to give us his opinion on Henry’s burgers as well adding to the fun.  Ryan told us his story of starting Lacrosse as a 3rd grader and growing into one of the most famous Lacrosse players of all time.  Think of a player in another sport that you say is the best player of all time, Ryan Powell is that guy to many people in Lacrosse.

Overall the Henry’s hamburger was not as good as some of the other burgers we’ve reviewed but it was a solid burger.  I think it lacked value but Henry’s overall is not built for value, it’s a great dining experience.  It’s Henry’s.  3.5 out of 5 Tomatoes.  

3.5 out of 5
We mixed it up today by starting with an order of onion rings. Too bad the burger wasn’t half as good as the onion rings! I ordered a cheeseburger with everything. I learned a valuable lesson with this one: when asked how I wanted the burger cooked, I responded my typical “dead”. Well I did get it dead; so dead I would say it was closer to a burnt offering than a well-done hamburger.

At first I didn’t really notice, mostly because of the honor it was to sit and talk to one of my favorite lacrosse legends, Ryan Powell. I invited Ryan to join us to be a  guest reviewer for two reasons: one, who wouldn’t want to eat with a professional athlete and two, because one thing you must know about lacrosse players is that we love food. I had nearly finished eating the entire burger when I realized how over-cooked it was. With that being said, I would have to rate the burger as a 2.5 out of 5.
  
2.5 out of 5.

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