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What this post needs is scratch & sniff and a lickable screen. I wish I could just gleep you some yummy goodness that is Slater's 50/50. The powers that be invited me to a sneak peek of the new menu debuting on July 1st. If you haven't been to Slater's 50/50 - just know that they are generous and gracious. This was actually my 3rd visit to the Huntington Beach restaurant in a week. I'm a fan but my husband Chris is the superfan. He wanted Peanut Butter & Jellousy for his Birthday and then again when meeting up with out of town friends. He was supposed to be my +1 but he got sick and I was so sad he couldn't join in on all the fun! I ended up having a blast with Ruby, Becky and Jennie.

Slater's 50/50 owner and founder Scott Slater welcoming us!

Kale & Quinoa Salad - The only healthy offering on the sneak peek menu and I appreciated it. The lemon tahini dressing woke up my palate!

Twice Grilled Cheese - If you look to food for comfort, this sandwich is for you. It is like a warm, loving hug from your grandma. I love hugs from my grandma!

Twice Grilled Cheese and Tomato Basil Soup - I'm only going to say it once so listen up! This tomato basil soup is phenomenal. I had to stop Slater's 50/50 owner and founder Scott Slater and ask him if this was the real deal. It is. Made in-house with fresh everythang. It is thick and warm, I loved dipping my sandwich in it!

The Old Timey - The classic American burger with Sterling Silver ground beef, American cheese, thick cut bacon, grilled onions, green leaf lettuce, tomato and 1000 island dressing on white brioche.
There's burgers and then there's BURGERS. I usually design my own burger at Slater's 50/50 because that's fun but if there was a burger I'd order straight off the menu, this would be it. It isn't just a classic American burger - it is a great American burger.

Almond Joy - You know what's better than a milkshake? An ADULT MILKSHAKE! This is glorious heaven in a cup. You keep sipping and sipping and it hits you. Back in my day, we called drinks like this a "one hitter quitter". Sooo good that it creeps up on ya! The toasted coconut on the top is heaven sent. Kissed by angels. Yeah!

Scott Slater telling us about the return of The 'Merica burger this July. 100% bacon patty and not the famous 50/50 split. The bacon pretzel buns are made specially for them. Nothing says America like bacon everythang. Bacon on bacon on bacon. The burger tastes like breakfast but breakfast for any time of the day - I love the egg and cheese. It's good stuff.

The 'Merica Burger in all of it's American glory.

This is what the backside of 'Merica looks like. YUM!

S'mores - Just so you know, you can get all of these ADULT MILKSHAKES without the adult. This is good stuff. It was gone in 20 seconds. No really. Slater's 50/50 also let us sample the Bananas Foster adult milkshake but the picture didn't come out right. It has fresh bananas in it and was good stuff.

Bacon Blondie - I was beyond stuffed when dessert came around. But let me tell you, this is what dreams are made of. Blonde brownies with bacon and peanut butter and topped with vanilla ice cream and chocolate syrup, OH MY! Just so you know, this was sample size. The actual size was insane. You could probably split it with four people. I had to take mine home and you bet I had it for breakfast. SO SO GOOD.

Slater's 50/50 is only in Southern California for now. Their 6th location in Rancho Cucamonga opens on July 1st. They are incredibly involved in the community and have tons of fun things lined up at all of their locations. They have an incredible happy hour:
Mon – Fri: 3pm – 6pm
Sun-Thurs: 10pm – close
$3.50 well drinks, house wine, select appetizers, domestic beers and select craft beers.

Even though Slater's 50/50 invited me as their guest to sample their new menu, all thoughts are my own. It really is good stuff.

Labels: #slatersfoodporn, Adult Milkshakes, Burgers, Food, Orange County, Scott Slater, Slater's 50/50

I usually hate spur-of-the-moment change of plans but all our visiting friend had to say was "burgers and barbecue" and we were there. Its a shame that we had never heard of Fronk's but better late than never!

The menu has specialty burgers - hand formed, never frozen. Salads, specialty sandwiches, entrees from the grill and the fryer. Chris and I make it a point not to order burgers but we couldn't pass up specialty burgers. Chris ordered The Little Piggy - pulled pork on a patty with coleslaw with beer battered corn on the cob and I got The Bull Burger - fried egg on a patty with maple bacon with beer battered onion rings. We split our burgers when we got 'em, I sampled mine first, actually I inhaled it. It was good. I'll admit, fried eggs on burgers are good but not everyone can do it. I want my yolk runny and a few places will cook it all the way - wrong. Fronk's did it the right way.

My burger was good but C's was even better. Now thats a burger. The pulled pork was flavorful, not drenched in bbq sauce and tender. The coleslaw was crisp and had a good sweetness... it went well together! But the real surprise was the beer battered corn on the cob. I can not tell you how good it is - You have to try it yourself. HAVE TO, HAVE TO! It is LIFE CHANGING.

The beer battered onion rings are the yum too! Noel & Samantha also split a Little Piggy and a half rack of ribs. To my surprise (& maybe theirs too) they didn't finish it but kept raving how good it was.

Fronk's was a delicious surprise. From the food to the staff to the decor. (Except maybe the crawling clown on the wall. That kinda freaked us all out)

Noel was in town from NY on a business trip and our other longtime friend Samantha is local. So many laughs and stories. It was a perfect impromptu Saturday. Thanks for the invite family!

I happened to meet the owner Jamie as we were leaving and he's a genuinely nice guy. Support small business!