The B Spot

     Last Saturday Tommy moved out of his old digs into a new place

in a cute German Village neighborhood,

...with the help of some splendid friends.   

     Napoleon Bonaparte may have once said "An army moves on its stomach",  but hard-working movers also move on their stomachs, so I brought lots of snacks to get us through the heavy-lifting,

....and by late afternoon we'd managed to relocate all Tommy's stuff to its new domicile.

     We were by then all of us ready for some more serious nourishment than the light nibbles we'd been noshing on,  so Tom and I invited those movers who had no previous engagements to join us for an early dinner at a restaurant of their mutual choice.
     One of the movers suggested B Spot, a Gahanna restaurant on Hamilton road that I'd often passed in my comings and goings, but that neither Tom nor I had ever been to.

      However, the rest of the group was unanimous that B Spot it should be.

     So our party proceeded back to Gahanna and we met at B Spot, 

  which had a casual ambiance and an open, airy interior.

...with a section of wall art made from beer cans,

       ...and, as the day was warm, one of the glass walls was opened to the patio.

     "There's something about this place,"  said Tommy, looking around.
     I knew what he meant.  There was something about this place.
     "I know what it is,"  he  deduced a few minutes later, "this place reminds me of California!"
     Tommy was right.  The B Spot did have a Los Angeles je ne sais quois about it.  It was the casual, open look, I think.  And the  feel of the fresh air from the patio.
     Already I liked the place.
     And that was before the food. 
     Though the B Spot specializes in both burgers and brats,  we all went for a burger, which one has the option of ordering from the menu:
Burgers
Thin Lizzy
burger with griddled onions, mayo, dill pickle & cheddar cheese $8.99
Lola
burger with sunny side up egg, bacon, pickled red onions & cheddar cheese $10.99
Fat Doug
burger with coleslaw, pastrami, stadium mustard & swiss cheese $10.49
YO!
burger with fried salami, capicola, hot peppers, shasha sauce & provolone cheese $10.49
New Jack City
burger with chorizo sausage, avocado, salsa verde, roasted red peppers, red onion & pepper jack cheese $10.99
Gobbler
turkey burger with lettuce, tomato, onion, avocado, sriracha mayo & swiss cheese $9.99
Porky
burger with pulled pork, coleslaw & cleveland bbq sauce $9.49
Atomic
burger with ghost chili, pickled jalapeños, cilantro, red onion, pepper jack cheese & habanero sauce $9.99
Fun Guy
burger with griddled onions, griddled mushrooms & blue cheese $9.99
Smasher’s Special
burger of the month $10.99
Plain Jane
burger with lettuce, tomato & onion $7.99
Cheeseburger
with lettuce, tomato & onion $8.49
Bacon Cheeseburger
with lettuce, tomato & onion $9.99

...Or building oneself:

Build Your Own Burgers
beef burger $7.99
turkey burger $7.99
grilled chicken $7.99
veggie burger $5.99
thick-cut bologna $5.99
$0.99 each
cheddar • swiss • white american • pepper jack • cheese whiz • provolone • feta • blue cheese
$1.99 each
thin sliced bologna • pastrami • pulled pork • bacon • chorizo • capicolla • salami • griddled mushrooms
$1.49 each
griddled onions • sunny side up egg • cilantro • coleslaw • avocado • arugula • roasted peppers
$0.49 each (served on side)
russian dressing • salsa verde • blue cheese dressing • sriracha mayo • red wine vinaigrette

      I ordered a rare Funguy (grilled onions, mushrooms & blue cheese) with lettuce,

     ...and I am prepared to say that my B Spot Funguy burger was among the top burgers I've ever eaten.  And I've eaten many.
     The others were equally enthusiastic about their burgers:

The New Jack City

The Plain Jane

The Thin Lizzie made with a veggie burger

A Build Your Own

    And there was a pickle bar from which one could help oneself to toppings.

    Tom also ordered a $4.99 side salad which was small for the price but good.

    And speaking of price, well, yes the burgers were a weence pricey, especially considering that the fries were not included but had to be ordered a la carte for $3.99.

But oh, were these fries good!
They were seasoned with salt and rosemary which made them addictive - or maybe it was the lard they were cooked in (we were warned by the menu)  - but even so they were served in such a copious portion that two orders were enough for the six of us to share, so at least we were spreading the lard around.

     So, though the ambiance - and prices of - B Spot may seem right out of L.A., the food is fit for a Midwesterner.
     Or better yet, a bunch of us.