Unks Burgers

The establishment is nice and small, and is obviously well loved. The owner stopped by our table a couple times and was friendly and chatty. I ended up choosing the baked bean burger, which is just a burger with their house made beans. The burger was good. The beans were a bit sweet for me but I get that is a preference thing. Other people's food looked good too and they said they would be coming back. A few notes. No tap water, you have to pay for a bottle (a little over a dollar and obviously no refills). They have a soda machine so I don't know why they can't do water. The food for lunch took a bit longer than expected. My companions complained a bit but I get that it's made to order unlike some of the chain restaurants.

We were so excited to try this place, it all looked good online, and it all looks nice when you open it. That is where it ended. We spent $60 on a couple burgers, beans, fries, and fried pickles. To start, the spice used on the burgers was just gross, I wish I could think of a flavor to equate it to, but I can not. The fried pickles were chewy, no crunch or snap, and each one had so much breading you could barely taste the pickle. The beans had a similar flavor to the burger. The fries were mushy. Not what I expect when spending that much on burgers and sides. It really sucks too, because it looks so delicious, I wanted to keep trying to like it, but no way.

We went to Unk's as it was close. They are in a strip mall with plenty of parking. The restaurant itself is quaint. There was a lot of confusion as to how it worked, but the lady told us to sit wherever and they brought us menus. All of their parties have onions mixed in, but you can request to have it without onions. It's also essentially a build your own burger place with suggestions though. The beef was seasoned great and the sweet potato tots were great. It was a good burger place. It would definitely be worth going back for if I had to choose between it or Freddie's across the parking lot.

Five stars - if you love burgers, if you like burgers, if you have a passing knowledge of what a hamburger is, please go to Unk’s in Lee’s Summit. Unk himself will tell you what to get - I asked him what the best burger to get if I liked really spicy food, and he handcrafted me a ghost pepper patty burger. I cannot recommend this place enough, every time I’m near KC I drop by.