5 Napkins is originally from New York and recently opened their 6th location on the corner of 10th and Piedmont in Atlanta, in the former Niki Moto's Sushi spot. When you walk in the atmosphere has potential. Would be a great place to meet friends for a cocktail.
To start we ordered the fried pickles and pastrami, with sauerkraut and mustard seed sauce. Not a major bite, the dough was soft batter very simple and soft. Flavors all melted into one.
Then we tried the house burger with Gruyere, caramelized onion, rosemary alioli. It was nothing major and definitely not worth the $14. As Atlanta has become the burger capital of the south, 5 Napkins is falling very short. With competition like Holeman and Fitch, Bocado, Vortex, and Farm Burger; they cannot afford to come up short. AP mentioned the Farm Burger's house burger is actually made up of the same combination but they have a formula that balances the burger, cheese, toppings, and bun type to perfection.
In order to make the burger edible, I had to scrape off the Rosemary alioli which was way to sweet. Yes I said sweet. Get fresh caramelized onions, mayo and mustard in order to bring it down to earth and make it palatable.
Then in addition to the burger fiasco they have these "Tuscan" fries on the menu... Really!?! What you have are some frozen fries with some bland herb salt stuff on top. When I hear 'Tuscan" I'm expecting, fresh cut fries with an olive oil drizzle tossed in fresh herbs at the least. This is was most disappointing thing, both AP and I were visibly disturbed by this.
I'm not sure what's happening in NY if this place is considered good...
Overpriced is not always Right... Eat Bright!
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