Boardwalk Fresh Burgers and Fries

This place is closed. My unfinished review is my eulogy, presented to you in case you want to compare it to others in this chain:
«The devilishly delicious funnel cake fries are no more. I would suggest reading the menu online or investing in some binoculars as it’s hard to see the menu options on the tiny screens. The fries are excellent, and if you wanted unhealthy kick to it, add the Apple Cider Vinegar and Old Bay seasoning to it. Deliciously bad for you.
The new pastrami bum burger was messy but delicious. Their patties are small but the pastrami was prepared expertly. Unfortunately it’s only for a limited time so if you’re reading this review a few months after it was posted, it’s probably not there anymore.
The floors are really sticky at this place, although the rest the atmosphere appears look very clean on the surface.
The burgers themselves, well, there are better options in the area, so the unique things that bring me here keep disappearing off the menu provide me with fewer reasons to come back.»

This place just closed down today. What a loss! They weren’t getting enough business.

Damn good burgers!!! Great service and decent prices! Soooo much better than their neighbor!

Service was great and food was even better. The chili cheese fries are out of this world and the fries are fresh cut!

Not a fan. Got the mushroom Swiss burger– didn’t have any condiments on it, no mayo or ketchup. Onions were so lightly grilled that they were bitter and the fries are ridiculously greasy. The entire restaurant smells like burnt grease and that smell stuck to my clothes. Very poor service as well, employees seem very unhappy. I won’t be returning.

We went here about 2 months ago. I tried the fish & chips and unfortunately wouldn’t order them again. But, I have liked the burgers. Fries come in a hefty portion & they were good. They do have milkshakes now, my hubby liked that. They’re a bit pricey, for the same amount of money we dropped for a family of 5, we could’ve gone somewhere with a lot more choices, more flavor & better ambiance. I’m rooting for these guys though. When we went in, they said they’re under new management or new owners, something to that effect. Hopefully they can tweek the menu up & get more advertising around the neighborhood to bring us back. I’ll put it this way, if we were hosting out-​of-​towners & they were craving burgers, we wouldn’t suggest this place. Sorry guys!

Always fresh food made to order. While the burgers are always great, the fish and chips at $ 8.99 are a steal compared to more upscale a fish places and they are very tasty!
My wife swears by their veggie burger

Me and my girlfriend had a good time here. great food, burger just right, it had good flavor, chili fries were good too we will be back thank u

Their ad said they’ve been voted best fries since 1981. I love fries, all types, was so excited to try theirs… Unfortunately their fries were super greasy and tasted like three day old oil. That’s when all the red flags started to pop up, the employees eating Baja Fresh in a booth across from us, the place totally empty on a Saturday at 5:30PM, 3 of 5 «build your burgers» were missing at least one item and their bathroom being out of order. As my 9 year old put it after her first bite of burger, «This place is really bad.» On the bright side, this place will go out of business soon and maybe a 5 Guys or Dickie Jo’s opens up in its place.

Feels like I got kicked in the gut…
Went to Boardwalk today because we had some coupons for here and had never been before. We should have known things were going to be bad when we walked in and the place was a ghost town. Well we ordered anyway, and regret it. My husband ordered the fish and chips, and I the turkey burger. Our two kids ordered traditional burgers. They were terrible. We were hungry so we ate them, but have been feeling it ever since.
Dingy old building, flavorless burgers, soggy fries. Never going back…

I had a great experience here. Everything was very clean and the person who took our order was nice.
We got a burger, a veggie burger, fries, and some funnel cake fries. My boyfriend enjoyed his burger. My veggie burger was super good. It was a black bean patty and I really enjoyed it. I also really liked their fries. They were hot and fresh and had the right amount of salt.
They also send coupons in the mail once a month ish in my neighborhood, which I definitely appreciate!

I actually really enjoyed the food. I had a basic cheese burger and fries. I choose to take it to go. The service was great. The place was clean and everyone was friendly. It does great in a pinch.

I wanted to like you, I really did — you even sent me a coupon! Conveniently on my drive home — seemed like a great option for those, «Let’s just grab some burgers and veg» nights and they even offer milkshakes, salads and a few more options than Five Guys etc. The folks working there were super nice and our order was fast BUT, well… Nope, nope, nope…
I was excited with the California burger because honestly I hate having to order a burger and do the cut this and add that thing. How can a burger with grilled onions, bacon AND avocado have no flavor? Because they do not season their burgers — at all. The onions were barely grilled — more like heated… slightly opaque. The fries — again NO seasoning, no salt… they were ok but honestly I was amazed at them claiming to have America’s favorite fry because Five Guys are way better. We got the fish and chips to try it. The breading was super soggy, greasy though the tarter sauce was good. There was no crispness to the outside and way too much batter so the middle was pasty… yeah no thanks. I literally ate my meal wishing I had just gone to Five Guys honestly.

Expected to pay for a gourmet burger. Ordered $ 30 of food for 3 people and could have easily fed 4. The service was amazing, a smile at the counter and all. This was WELL WORTH the money and the trip. We will be returning here and not five guys.

The hamburgers were okay but rather boring and certainly not as tasty as Five Guys.
The girl taking our order clearly wasn’t listening, which seemed bizarre since you order in sequence like Five Guys or Subway.
The result is our son’s chili cheese dog was missing cheese, our other son’s ‘no tomato’ burger had a tomato, and my husband and I were given each others’ food because she incorrectly identified them as ‘first’ and ‘second orders’ rather than calling them ‘avocado bacon’ and ‘bbq bacon cheese’… and they were bland enough we didn’t immediately realize it.
Bottom line we enjoyed the fries, but it’s not enough to overcome the bad service and boring burgers.

The burgers certainly are a whole level above typical fast-​food. The buns a good. The meat is good, but always over-​cooked. Toppings are fresh and a good selection.
The fries are excellent. There’s no doubt about it, these are first-​rate fries. But, be advised to order a small helping. Apparently in an attempt to compete with the Five Guys down the street, Boardwalk has increased its fries portions to overload. They really don’t need to do this as everything here is really in a different league from Five Guys, but some people base their restaurant choices only on pounds-​per-​dollar and not quality. Believe me, Boardwalk fries are so much better than Five Guys, portion size doesn’t matter.
The service here is best described as apathetic. They take your order and punch it into the computer. Then they slide your food across the table to you. And that’s what you get. The dining room is typically noisy, but at least it’s clean.
They have gotten rid of the the 500 Flavors soda machine that proved to be a bottleneck — pun intended. Now, it’s a typical five-​choice fountain… which means less time sorting through touch-​screen menus.

I think the super cool soda machine went the same way the shakes did… out the door.
We used to hit Five Guys down the road… but they don’t have shakes there. So BFB&F comes along and they have great shakes. Perfect combo… burger, fresh fries and a shake. So I buy $ 80 in gift certificates for the place and go in last night to use one… no more shakes! «The owner’ decided it took too long to make them and so they are no longer serving them.
1) take down the signs that promote shakes
2) take them off your menu board
3) What the heck? Did you not think about this BEFORE you opened a franchise?
Without the shakes, it’s ‘just another burger joint’.

The service: Crappy. We got a lot of attitude from the girl taking our order. Also, the manager or owner was running all over the place which was weird.
The food: Decent. I liked my burger, and I liked even more all the options I had to customize it. The best part of the meal though had to be the fries. Good grief they were seriously the best fries i’ve ever had, and they give you old bay to shake on ‘em.
if they put out more coupons for the $ 12 two burgers, two fries, two drinks I can guarantee we will be back. Otherwise, it was a bit pricy. Also, I am disappointed that the super cool soda machine was MIA. Seriously, where the hell did it go?

I am tired of the word «fresh.» Also, if you’re counting, «new,» «but wait.», «natural», and «you may have won.»
Boardwalk originated on the Atlantic City boardwalk (New Jersey), selling «fresh, hot fries». Period. They launched a couple other locations, and recently, went into the franchised burger and fry biz. Excited yet? Me, too! Because lord knows there ain’t enough burger franchises.
I recently hit their Tigard, Oregon, location, in a strip mall a mile and a half from the nearest interstate. No street signage, other than an occasional blip on the mall’s electronic sign, so it’s in one of those locations where you would have to be seeking it out, or find by accident.
(Spoiler alert, I have an attitude today).
I went to try their signature fries. They come in three sizes, which are all ample portions, I conservatively chose the medium at $ 3.19, and it was too large for me to finish. «Sides» are available, a «cup» (and we use that word loosely) of chili, cheese, or brown gravy at .75 a pop. I went with the gravy.
The fries are «fresh» cut, and fried to a light crisp, with a modicum of salt. On the condiment stand, in addition to ketchup, Boardwalk offers apple cider vinegar, Old Bay Seasoning, and Cajun seasoning, all at no extra charge.
The fries were pretty good. Better than 90% of most fast food fries. They went well with ketchup, for me, the apple cider vinegar was too much, might be an East coast specialty, not sure, I’m more used to malt vinegar with fries. It was nice to have access to Old Bay, which I personally like; you’ll find it common to seafood places up and down the eastern seaboard. Most homes in the Northeast have a can at the ready.
A peculiarity of Old Bay is it tends to cake in the can, so serving sizes can end up being a surprise. I am guessing it doesn’t contain as much (???) as my usual savory seasoning, Tony Chacherie’s. No matter. It worked with the fries, and the fries with ketchup, not so much with the gravy or vinegar.
The brown gravy is… well, here’s one of those phrases I hate… It is what it is. Doesn’t taste as «floury» as most commercial preparations, but does have that under taste of «beef flavoring,» as one would experience in a soup base or bullion.
It’d be good in larger quantities with the requisite squeaky cheese curds to grow up to become a full-​fledged poutaine. That I’d like.

Meh, it’s ok. Not bad by any means, just not where I’d go if I had a choice. And I do since 5 Guys is right up the street.
They have the right idea, it’s pretty much like 5 Guys in the way they give you burger options and make their own fries, it’s just not executed as well. They do have chicken offerings as well, so at least they have something extra to offer.
They just opened within the last couple months though, so they have a chance to pull it together. Then again they also have a chance to be lazy about it and get worse. We’ll see which way it goes.