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This Week's Main Rant
Overpriced burger
Pictured: $18 worth of disappointment. The lettuce was the best part.

3.1
★★☆☆☆
Out of 10 · Burgers · Fort Wayne

Burgers & Brew Wants $18 For a Burger.
We Tried It. Here's the Ugly Truth.

By The Rant Desk | February 2025 | Fort Wayne, IN

Let's be clear about something: an $18 burger in Fort Wayne had better arrive on a golden tray carried by someone in a tuxedo. What we got instead was a dry patty, a brioche bun that disintegrated on contact, and fries that had clearly been sitting under a heat lamp since the previous administration. The ambiance? Loud. The service? Confused. The bill? Offensive.

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The Verdict
"You'll spend $60 for two people and leave wishing you'd gone to Taco Bell."

The concept is solid. The execution is not. Fort Wayne has better burgers at half the price. We checked. Multiple times. In the name of journalism.

3.1
out of 10
Would Not Recommend
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Nothing wrong with it. Nothing particularly right with it either. It exists. You could eat there. You could also not. Both are valid life choices.

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How we score · No curve · No mercy · No asterisks

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Active health hazard or culinary insult. We will name names.
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Go Here
Legitimately good. Tell your friends. Go twice.
10
Legendary
Reserved. May never be awarded. Standards are standards.

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