Son Of Thurman

Ive been here twice and only came back the second time to see if maybe it would improve. Nope. I had burgers both times. The mushrooms on the burgers are canned and I picked them all off. The size of the burgers is just wrong. Why is there not an option for a small burger or a slider? Would recommend you keep looking… there are a lot of places in Delaware that are way better

Read the reviews on Unilocal for the German Village but never made so when we passed this on the street we decided to give it a try. Burger are HUGE and easily the #1 or #2 burger I have eaten. The burger is seasoned so well I didn’t put anything on it — no s or p, no ketchup or mustard. My wife got the bacon burger and it’s her new favorite burger place. Fries are thick like their burgers — and slaw is creamy but not soupy.
I will definitely be back — and will probably never try anything new — as this is pretty close to burger perfection.
We walked in on a Saturday at 1p got seated and Mindy took very good care of us. If you want a great burger — sounds like the Thirman burger is in your future.

As someone who lived near the original Thurman’s and frequented it, for the life of me I can’t see how this place continues to thrive. I would swear that the quality of the ground beef is lower at this location. The burgers certainly aren’t cooked with the same precision as the original location. And don’t even get me started on the buns; I’m certain ours were both from the day old bakery. It’s in a trendy location, that’s really the only thing I can see that recommends this place. Even the service was uninspired. For what you get, it’s far overpriced. I’m happy to pay for quality but you won’t get it here. Just drive the extra 45 minutes down to German Village and spare yourself the aggravation.

Great beer selection, amazing burgers, good service, reasonable prices. You can’t go wrong!

Delaware needs a destination like Son of Thurman’s. Unfortunately, the food was disappointing and expensive. I ordered a Thurman burger. I asked for no banana peppers. I got peppers. I asked for medium. The burger was overcooked and dry. The lower bun was soggy from pickle and pepper juice. The fresh cut fries were soggy. 2 stars for location and atmosphere

I was pretty excited when this opened, as I could never get into thurmans in Columbus. When I first went here and had my first thurmans burger o remember thinking… uh, what’s the hype about? The burgers are HUGE and are ok I’m my opinion, but the service sucked. We have been there multiple times in hopes that we may get a nice wait staff but it still hasn’t happened so we will no longer be going here. Their pizza is pretty good if you like thin crust. Their crust is VERY thin, compatible to a cracker.

Really enjoyed my first visit to Son Of Thurman. Went Asa party of ten for a late lunch. Our waitress was fantastic! Burgers were delicious and my mom’s chef salad looked really good and she enjoyed it. My nephew did the Thurmanator and it was interesting to see– huge of course. Will definitely be back!

Falls short of the original in German village. Burgers are definitely big, service is good, bar has decent selection of beers and liquids. Chicken wings are actually really good here.

Decided to try here because we liked The Thurman Café so much in Columbus. This place was very similar (as expected). I do remember it not being very busy as we came at an «odd» time, about 3 p.m. — after lunch but not quite dinner. There were 4 of us and we all ordered burgers, which states on their menu takes a bit to cook since they’re massive (which they are!!). It took 45 minutes from the time we ordered til the food was on our table which I thought still was a touch too long for how busy they weren’t. If it takes 45 minutes during slow time, I hope you don’t come hungry when they’re busy because you’ll be waiting a while.
Instead of chips with my veggie burger, I opted for fries. I should have went with the chips. The fries were undercooked and lacked flavor. And very greasy. My veggie burger, however, was DELICIOUS. Had everything I could have wanted and more. The texture was perfect and so much flavor!
It’s a fun environment and certainly place I would recommend trying out! I’d even go back, myself, if I’m ever back in the area.

No call aheads unless you have a party of 10 or more. Wait time was 25mins at 1:30pm Sunday. This was our 3^rd time here and it was a little less busy today than our previous evening visits.
We ordered a ton of food between the 5 of us so it’s too much to list here. The pepperoni bites are always a good choice. The food was good but the service was great — I think our waitress had the entire place and killed it

Next time I want a Thurman burger, I’ll make the trek to German Village. This place was overpriced, mediocre, and had bad service.
We went in for a late lunch one weekend. It was like pulling teeth to get the server to pay attention to us, and we were one of two tables in the entire restaurant. My burger was so-​so, overcooked, and pretty flavorless. The atmosphere inside was dark and dingy.
Also, on a separate occasion I tried to order take-​out and was told (quite rudely) that they only offer take-​out on Mondays. I don’t really get it? Is it a special? You either offer take-​out, or you don’t.
Nevertheless, I will not be returning or recommending.

This place was overpriced and not very good. Our server was clueless on how to wait on a table with children and rarely visited us.
Food took about 40 minutes to be prepared and I gave them the benefit of the doubt until it was fucking terrible. I won’t be back to this place. Just not worth the wait or the money.

Ok I’ve eaten at Thurmans Café like some five years ago and had to wait two and a half hours before we got a seat. Soo yes I had high expectations when I came here for lunch on Monday. I thought this day was probably my best shot to get a coveted table here. I went here with one of my best friends and we were able to just walk in and get a booth with no problem. It was prime lunchtime too so I’m guessing it’s because it was Monday. This place is much like the original and has dollar bills all over the place. Our server was pretty good but she never once offered up what her name was. I’m kinda freaky about stuff like that I want to know who my server is. Anyhow since I’m making stuffed peppers for dinner I opt out of having any ground beef and decide on the Italian sub with kettle potato chips. My friend gets the fish sandwich with French fries. We get our order in a timely manner but after my first potato chip I regret that I didn’t upgrade to the French fries. Man oh man their chips took chunks out of the roof of my mouth they are that hard and I love kettle potato chips. Yikes beware on the other hand my friend shared her fries with me and they were very tasty. I’d give more stars but my chips sucked. I loved my sub it was crazy big and I only could eat half and it was super tasty but the cops were yuck. I’d go back but I’d never get the chips again fo sho!

A nice surprise in Del Co! Discovered deep fried pepperoni for the first time here! The atmosphere is very similar to the German Village’s Thurman’s. Menu is very similar too! There’s the ‘Thurmanator’, the classic hot wings, and plenty of nice cold beers on tap.
Friendly bartenders, great atmosphere, consistent food. You can’t go wrong.

Been meaning to get into this place ever since we moved to Ohio and when a friend told me about this location and the odds of getting in being greater than the original — had to scratch it off my bucket list.
It was raining like crazy and we came in hoping maybe the rain had kept folks at home on that Saturday afternoon — no such luck. Our wait for a table would’ve been 20mins or so but there was a spot at the bar so we went for it. The bartender while overworked was attentive enough but the wait for our food? Sheesh!
Now was this indicative of Thurman’s or was it because it was elbow to elbow in there with people… I don’t know. When our food finally came (we ordered the bacon burger and the pacer burger with some slaw) those things were HUGE! They were pretty tasty but they were over cooked to my liking and the bottom of my bun was cold while the top was warm. Huh??? And we shouldn’t have ordered the slaw; wasn’t feeling it, not all that tasty.
But the fries and chips were great. We were pretty hungry having skipped breakfast so we pretty much ate all of our burgers but plenty of folks were taking half of theirs home in boxes. Our bill for two big burgers, a slaw and two Cokes was around $ 36.00. A bit much perhaps for burgers but I had to try the place.
It’s probably going to be a one and done though.

We stopped by on Sunday afternoon. The weather was nice, there were people seated on the patio and we found a parking space right out front, perfect!
This was my first visit to either the original Thurman’s or the new «Son of» and I finally understand why these places are so popular. Their burgers are as big as my fist! After being seated and placing a drink order, I watched a waiter carry a burger over to a table and I think he limped away with a sports hernia. It totally looked more like a small meatloaf between two buns than a regular hamburger. Five minutes later I saw a waitress dragging an even bigger plate over to a different customer… It took me a while, but I finally figured out that the wait staff here is in training for the next Olympic Decathlon.
Even with this knowledge, I went ahead and ordered the Thurmanator, if only to say that yes, I once tried to digest that much food in one sitting. When our waitress wheeled over my plate and had it lifted/​placed in front of me, I swear that visions of the old Flintstones cartoon whirled through my head and I started worrying about the steadiness of our table.
Needless to say, my wife had to help me eat this burger and when all was said and done, we were able to actually walk out of the place on our own power.
Before we head this way again, we will make sure we’ve not eaten anything for at least two full days and only then will we venture back into this restaurant to try a few other selections from their menu. We did have an enjoyable time and really look forward to seeing the wait staff compete in the next Olympic games. GO USA!

Sometimes the apple falls a little too far from the tree.
Visited SOT for lunch on a Monday. There was no wait and the hostess (who also ended up our server) was very hospitable. Drinks were served promptly and I really enjoyed the décor. It had a dive bar, hole-​in-​the-​wall feel to it, but with nice touches to the bar and seating area.
For an appetizer we ordered cheese sticks, which were fine because they were pre-​packaged, frozen and fried. Served with the usual marinara sauce.
For entrées, BF and I went with burgers because we were hoping for the original Thurman Café quality. What we received was vastly different. I ordered the Mushroom Burger and BF the Son of a Bacon burger. Both of us ordered medium rare burgers but was told by our server that medium was the best they could do. The burgers were served in a decent time frame and they were gargantuan. But the size of the burgers is where the «wow» factor ended.
The mushrooms on my burger were so obviously heated up, canned mushrooms that their gray, limp, tasteless appearance made the burger inedible. The bottom bun was heaped with so much watered down mayo and packaged shredded lettuce that the bread was too soggy to eat. The burger itself was dry and over cooked. Not an ounce of seasoning was added to the over-​sized patty.
My BF also said his bacon burger was way too big and felt gimmicky. He said he liked the fries he ordered with his burger but if it hadn’t been for the cheese and bacon on his burger, the rest was bland and under seasoned.
If you’re going to associate yourself with an icon like The Thurman Café, at least come close to it’s standards. In the meantime, I’ll be across the street at the Hamburger Inn Diner.

Good beer choices (but hopsters is next door for the real deal) you’re here for the burgers.
Big. Juicy, cooked to your liking (if you don’t want less than medium) and some served with surprisingly good hand cut, skin on fries.
I can’t see a bad thing here. Food is well priced. Menu is not extensive but it’s exactly what you expect. A wide variety of burgers. A normal bar sort of pizza menu and a varying degree of insanity when it comes to heat on the chicken wings.
Service was good. Friendly enough. Free wifi for the solo visitor… happy,

I loved Thurman’s when living in Columbus. I spoke of it as the «best burger» I have ever had. My Thurman experiences were pre-​marriage, so I was excited for my wife to try this legendary burger.
We were staying with friends who have two small children, so the German Village location was out. My friend suggested Son of Thurman as a great option! We were excited.
Last Monday evening, my friend called to gauge the potential wait of the evening so we might prepare. The female on the line actually informed him that we could make a reservation. What a wonderful surprise! Reservation made for 6:15pm, party of 6.
Upon arriving, just a few minutes after 6:15, we informed the hostess that we had a reservation. She stated that they did not take reservations for less than 8, that the wait would be around 25 minutes. My friend requested a manager, but she said we could have the party booth. (For a brief moment, we were led into the dining room for a table that had just opened, but it was given to another party-​back to the party booth!)
Once seated at the party booth, our server (Max-​according to the receipt), said we could’t sit there with a party of less than 8. My friend stated that we were seated there. Max ran back and forth a couple times, eventually coming back to take drink orders. He was clearly displeased with the arrangement, making several comments like «yeah, I heard you,» when asking for clarification about an additional water. We also sat without utensils until after an appetizer (fried-​pickle spears) was delivered, then eating on napkins while no small plates were delivered. (Utensils were requested from more than one employee.)
We ordered 3 Thurman burgers and 1 Son of Bacon burger (& a small burger for one of the children). 3 of the 4 burgers were ordered «medium,» the last the standard «med-​well.»
Burgers: The burgers are tremendously large. My wife and I should have shared one, because we each only finished half. All 4 burgers were well-​done. Sadly, my enjoyment of the burger was well below what I remember. I acknowledge that perhaps my memory of the burger is different from when I last had it nearly 8 years ago, or that I have had many great burgers in that time. I’m going to blame it on being overcooked, which resulted in a s