CJ's Grill

Today I met my wife for lunch and visited CJ's Grill, located at 399 Sawdust in Spring, Texas. The first thing we noticed upon walking in was the smell of smoke. It wasn't overwhelming, but more of a lingering smell. The smell goes away after a while once you get used to it though. The menus are located at the tables and after sitting down I noticed that CJ's considers their food to be "gourmet junk food." I immediately thought, "That means it's expensive." As per my usual, I ordered the burger with bacon and cheese. Unfortunately, because it's a "gourmet" restaurant, there's no basket or combo here. I ordered the 1/3 pound burger for $6.25. Adding cheese and bacon added another $1.50. An order of fries or onion rings will set you back another $1.95. I thought about ordering the 1/2 pound burger for $7.25, but with the extra cost of the bacon and cheese, I couldn't see spending almost $10 for a burger, not including fries, not having tried it before. After a small wait we received our food and dug in. I fixed my burger the way I like it and when I picked it up, the bread on the bottom was soggy. I don't know if it was soggy due to the juciness of the burger or whether it was because the burger was sitting on a lettuce leaf. The meat at CJ's is grilled and you can taste it. It reminds me kind of like Burger King because it had that same grilled taste. The patty to my taste buds was not seasoned enough, all I could taste was the grill. The bacon was real good, nice and crispy. The cheese melted just right. Normally, I like homemade fries, but for some reason I didn't particularly like the homemade fries as CJ's. I didn't even finish them. As a matter of fact, I didn't even finish my burger. I don't know if it was because the bread was soggy, the place was smoky, I wasn't hungry enough, or it was a nice sized burger. Considering it was only a 1/3 pound burger, I'm glad I didn't get the 1/2 pound burger. It was actually a pretty big burger. Overall though, I'd have to say that if it wasn't for the smoky smell, the wet bread, the fact that it tasted kind of like a Burger King burger, and I don't really care for Burger King, and the fact that I couldn't finish it, and I ALWAYS finish my burgers, this place might have rated higher. On a scale of 1 to 10 with 10 being The Perfect Burger, I give CJ's Grill a 6.