Mrs. Lu, you ought to be proud

Mr. Lu's
Originally uploaded by jaceman4

I recall when this place used to be a different place, but I don't remember what it used to be, maybe a gyros place? Anyways, now it's this bright orange hole-in-the-wall place called quite simply Mr. Lu's Burgers and Seafood. It's a rather interesting combination, but not really when you think of it, I guess, kind of budget surf-n-turf, though I don't know that they really have that kind of a combo as a menu item, but considering the target demographic is in fact college students, that shouldn't be too big of an issue.

I had a friend who refused to eat here because of the color of the shop, I think she finally had it at one point in time but I never got around to asking her what she thought of it. The menu is a fairly straightforward chalkboard affair. They have a variety of little side things (like I noticed they were offering green tea milkshakes which sounded interesting), but the brunt of the menu are food items. The menu can be aptly divided into 3 different categories: burgers, other sandwich items (such as chicken), and seafood. The first and third items here are obviously part of the name so you figure you gotta try one of those. The burger selection is fairly diverse, but also nothing so out of the ordinary that you wouldn't have seen it at another burger place, the typical specialty burgers like Hawaiian, bacon, jalapeno, etc... All burgers come with a side of fries but drinks are extra, not sure if there are free refills, so I usually just get some water.

Anyways, I came to write about the burgers and about such burgers will I write. The burgers here are actually of a fairly good quality. They have that good kind of homemade feel to them. The concepts are safe and fairly well thought out, though some burgers, such as the Cajun burger, are a little over the top with the sauce and stuff, but I mean that in a good way. The meat quality overall is pretty good, but there's nothing really special about it, it's a tad on the greasy side, but overall it brings out the flavor of the meat. The bun again is nothing to brag about, but it doesn't detract from the burger either. The fixings are fairly fresh, though somewhat sparse depending on the burger you order. They do bacon pretty well, but it's hard not to, it compliments the burger quite well. The condiments likewise have the same effect, you're going to have to try the different burgers for the different ones, but like the Cajun burger is a good Cajun sauce mix. I like it. It's hard to say a lot about the burger, because, honestly, it's a fairly nondescript burger, and again, I mean that in a good way. When you look at something on the menu and order it, it's pretty much what you expect.

Rating of the Burger:
Meat: B+
Bun: B-
Fixings: B
Condiments: B+
Sides: B
Price: $6-$10

Overall Grade: B
Recommended Burger: University Deluxe Burger