Kings Hardware Sliders - 1/29/07

rating: 5 out 5 (at happy hour); 4 out of 5 (the rest of the time)

price: $4.50 for 3 at happy hour from 6-8PM M-F;
or $5.95 for 3 at any other time

kings hardware provided the nacho girlfriends with a valuable food review lesson. the food is really only half of it. atmosphere, people, atmosphere - that is what it's about. this really comes into play more when we review the nachos. we did the first ever (and only, due to gastronomical distress) double review!! mini burgers and nachos! note the nacho review from kings hardware for more on the importance of atmosphere.

back to the sliders . . . they come three in a row, oh so cute! little american flags holding them together, a metal dish lined with red and white checked liner. we felt downright american and damn patriotic eating these beefy little delicacies! even commie pinko bastards will feel like a true american eating these mini-burgers. you really can't ask for much more in a mini-burger. the only flaw, seriously, was the price. $1.50 each at happy hour (not bad!) but $2 each the rest of the time? we think that is a bit steep for a patty smaller than a post-it note. (hence the double rating).

boo!: none really . . . unless you count the non-happy hour price.

yay!: caramelized onions (say no more!). the sliders also weren't greasy, yet tasted like something your mom might whip up for an after school snack (assuming you weren't the crazy dirty little latch-key kid at the end of the road). they also come with a delicious 'special sauce.' and best of all, we loved the sweet bread n' butter pickle slice on each burger! combined with the onions and sauce . . . mmmmmm. . . . hell yes these are some tasty sliders!

recommendation: if you should find yourself in ballard and have a hankering for a mini taste of americana, definitely get the sliders!! try it with a side of sweet potato fries just for the hell of it. if you are vegetarian, get the nachos. but otherwise, these are some top notch sliders that cannot be beat. and being that they we are talking about a bar in seattle, we can guarantee that they are way better than their full sized counterparts (although we have not tried any of the regular burgers so we can't really be the judge here).