text: The Burger Company is a smart new contender in an up and coming area of Wesley Heights They opened Monday April th to big crowds mainly neighbors clamoring for a new restaurant to walk to especially to watch NCAA tourney finals on all their big screens The space is a big open warehouse space with a sizeable barnnNow to the menu they focus on burgers duh blondie but their mantra is fresh and affordable We spoke with the owners and he put plainly If we do not nail a menu item in the next couple days it is off the menu I only want to have things we excel at They really thought through all their menu choices such as choosing to only have a oz burger to keep it affordable which to me is on the small side and you need another menu item Affordable it is a plain burger is only and most of their specialty ones are and at most You can add a patty for I would prefer a choice to upgrade to a larger or oz patty as a jumbo option they grind their own meat there so a thicker patty could offer a more rare option but I get their mantra and in this economy I do not blame them The beef was a little more lean than I expected it to be They also offer a stuffed patty option which has American cheese in the middle Other menu options include a marinated grilled chicken sandwich I will try that next time some funny salads including a Man Salad and good wings I recommend the hot honey BBQ flavor Once Pinkys Westside Grill opens across the street I bet they will have some competition for their good fried pickles We tried their sweet potato tater tots with cinnamon butter The owner was undecided if that would remain on the menu The sweet potato fries are actually waffle fries Everything on the menu is reasonably priced so if you want a gourmet burger go to Liberty If you want a place you can go in your tattered tshirt to watch the game and not blow a wad of cash come to the Burger Company Service was apathetic at best but hopefully that was opening jitters The owners seem very open to feedback and were very friendly I forgot to suggest adding a turkey burger nnEvery day they will have a draft special and they have an extensive martinicocktail list for a place like that Wesley Heights will be glad to have a good neighborhood bar now They have outdoor seating and plan a winter heated patio on the side as wellnI think they will do just fine It is so close to uptown and SouthEnd I think it will work well nnNo website yet but they are on Facebook and you can find their menu on there