The Gas Light Café is a neighborhood joint, the kind of place we just love to visit. Mark had gone to the Gas Light on and off for years but hadn’t been in a while. For Josh, it was his first time. His reaction is it won’t be the last.
This is one of those old school kind of places where, when you walk in, you expect half the people to already know each other and the other half just saying hi to you. We went on a Saturday and were absolutely delighted to find the special that day: double cheeseburger and fries. This is exactly what we would have ordered anyway. Not that burgers are the only items on the menu. Everyone can find a sandwich to their liking.
Located at 6140 Montgomery Rd. in Pleasant Ridge, the Gas Light is one of those neighborhood establishments that everyone knows about. It has been around for a while and wears its years with pride throughout the décor. Along with the numerous signs, the dart boards, the games and the televisions always showing a game or two, this place is perfect with tables, booths and, of course, stools at the bar.
With one of the consistently highest rated burgers in town, the Gas Light needs to be a on everyone’s to-do list.
Burgers
Seeing the double cheeseburger special we both immediately knew what we wanted. Josh ordered his with lettuce and tomato and, of course, the standard tartar sauce. He added some mustard and ketchup. Mark got his with lettuce, pickle and tartar sauce. They don’t bother with offering choices in cheese. Not in a place like this. You get American but who cares.
We both loved the burgers. Mark had forgotten the bit of seasoning that they used in their fresh ground beef. Josh pointed out that it was just enough, that it didn’t over power the flavor of the beef. A regular here is a quarter pound patty, so the double filled us both up with a half-pound of delicious, perfectly grilled (on the flat top) burger.
The burgers were juicy and the right sized bun (what is it with places using buns that are too freakin’ big these days?) kind of slid around and started disappearing while we ate. Mark pointed out that at one point he was afraid of setting down his burger because it would fall apart. Josh replied, “Why would you want to set it down?” That sums up the flavor of a Gas Light burger.
The crinkle cut fries were done just right, crisp on the outside and light in the middle. Not bad for frozen fries.
Overall this is one of those places that it’s probably a good thing we don’t live closer to since we would be there all the time. Even though it is a 20-30 minute drive, it’s well worth it. Check out the Gas Light Café and enjoy one of the best burgers you can find.
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