Uncle T's Eatery

Traveling through Owensville you really don't expect to find much in the way of restaurants. But right there in what can only be considered the heart of town is Uncle T's Eatery. We had been there before during the annual Pumpkin Run Nationals and on a pretty July day we decided to head east and do an official blog visit.

This place is just about what you would expect to find in a small town. It is quaint and homey and not too big. It's one of those places where the folks who work there probably live down the street from the folks who frequent the place.

Their menu is fairly eclectic in a down home, small town way. They offer up everything from wings and other bar food appetizers to burgers and daily comfort food specials. They are heavy on the pizza and hoagies which is what we had tried in the past. But not this time.

Burgers

This time we stopped in around lunch time for the burgers. There is a lunch special where you can get a quarter pound cheeseburger, fries and a drink for $4. Good deal. But we were hungry and wanted to try their steakburgers. The steakburgers come in two sizes: a third pound and a half pound. We stuck with the third pound versions. While Uncle T's offers up the usual garden they have six different cheeses including pepper jack.

We settled on our toppings and waited. And waited. We could hear things sizzling on the flat top grill but for as slow as the place was it seemed to take a long time to get to our order. It came out hot and cooked to taste. The beef was well seasoned and had just enough fat content to really make it juicy. But the seasoning and the fat still didn't make the burgers pop. They were actually pretty bland. Part of that might have been the fault of the not so fresh buns.

Each of us had ordered fries and they were nothing special. Except like in the vast majority of restaurants where fries or chips are built into the cost, these were extra. We didn't realize this until we got the check. So what we thought were just $4.59 burgers with a $2.29 drink had an added $2.79 each for the fries. That was a little steep for what we were getting.

You can find Uncle T's Eatery at 308 W. Main St. in Owensville or on line at http://www.uncle-ts.com/. If you find yourself out in Owensville there really isn't much else in the way of restaurants. If we eat there again we'll go back to the pizza.