Main Street Cafe

                Since 1994 the Main Street Café has been a central mainstay in the small eastern community of Newtown. Located right in the heart of this quaint little village, Main Street Café has been feeding folks with affordable, quality food since the doors opened.

                Located on the corner of Church St. and Main St. (Ohio 32) and on line at http://mainstreetcafenewtown.com/directions2.html, the Main Street Café is easy to find though can be a bit tricky to get into or out of depending on which way you’re travelling. With plenty of parking in the rear and usually enough seats, once you’re there you can get in and sit right down.

                With the light airy atmosphere of exactly what it is, a neighborhood restaurant, this is one of those places that, if you lived nearby, you would surely want to become a regular.

Burgers

                The place has a very Spartan menu that still pretty much provides something for everyone. We chose, aptly enough, the Double Burger and added cheese. They were thick, meaty and flavorful. In fact, they were almost too thick to comfortably wrap your mouth around. This made it a challenge to actually eat the burger. But what a tasty challenge it became.

                We both dug in and Josh got the point very quickly where he couldn’t actually set his down or else the whole thing would fall apart. This happens to Josh and he attributes it to the tomato, the lettuce and the amount of ketchup and mustard he likes to slather on his burger. In any case, once he reaches that point he has little choice but to finish the burger or see it completely fall apart.

                Mark doesn’t quit load on the condiments the Josh does but still found that the “right sized” bun was just what this burger required. Not so thick that it adds to the difficulty of biting into the sandwich but also not so thin and fragile that it disintegrates as you eat.

                Fresh beef that has been cooked to order is always refreshing but not always found these days of cutting corners. No corners are cut on this burger. We both walked away, much more full than when we entered, having consumed a large amount of very tasty meat along with fresh lettuce and, for as early in the year as it is, surprisingly tasty tomato.

                With fast, friendly service, about the only thing that wasn’t truly outstanding about our lunch was the standard food service shoe string fries that were nicely prepared.

                If you find yourself on the east side, heading out Route 32 or just tracking along the Little Miami River, it’s worth it to pull over and enjoy a burger at the Main Street Café.