Lexi’s Joint Restaurant Review

UPDATE-

LEXI’S IN DURHAM IS NOW CLOSED.

If you know my husband, Jim, you know he loves a good burger and with Lexi’s Joint  moving into Durham NH, (8 Jenkins court) it was a simple decision on where to go for dinner! Although Lexi’s Joint has a place in Portsmouth, NH and Newburyport, MA, the Durham location is a quick hop skip and jump away from our house!

We left for dinner on the early side as we knew we would have to fight some of those University of New Hampshire kids for a seat and…we were right! We arrived shortly before 4 pm and had a 20 minute wait. No sooner did we arrive and put our name on the list about 15 kids came in behind us. This place is hopping but although many kids came in behind us, many of the people already seated were adults and young kids alike, so this place really appeals to everyone.

Jim and I were seated at the bar and had menu’s and our drinks very quickly.  I ordered the Bleu Angel Burger and Jim ordered the Highway Man. We also had the Bistro Fries to share.

I don’t eat a lot of burgers, but I am a sucker for a good bleu cheese burger and this burger hit the spot! I had a single patty ($5.50 for a single patty and $8.00 for a double) 4 ounce beef patty with blue cheese, caramelized onions, bacon and BBQ sauce…yup, you guessed it really messy and really good! There is a reason they keep the napkins on the table right in front of you!

Jim’s Highway Man Burger ($6.50 for a single and $9.00 for a double) had crispy onions, BBQ sauce, fried egg, ham and American cheese! Jim loved this burger and not only was the burger cooked perfectly, the fried egg on top was also cooked to perfection making this one very messy burger. That egg gets soaked up in the potato rolls that they use on their burgers!

The fries, oh the fries! All of their fries are fresh house cut fries and let me tell you where we were sitting, we could see this one employee just cutting fries into a huge barrel. That would certainly be exhausting doing that all day and I am sure he goes all day as the fries are great! We had the Bistro Fries with an herbed aioli, bacon, fresh herbs and asiago cheese ($2.50) these were really good, crispy fresh and I loved the toppings!  How can you go wrong with bacon and asiago cheese? You can’t! Delicious, but they have plain fries along with truffle fries, and hot fries too!

For a small burger joint this place has some great options. With all of the burger choices you can also get the “cluck blend” made with all natural chicken or an even healthier option you can get the house made “beanie”  black bean burger! For a small fee you can also get a gluten free bun.

They don’t just sell burgers, the have sandwiches, fish tacos, fish and chips and hot dogs just in case you want something other than a burger! Or,  maybe you want onion rings or fried pickles with chipotle aioli? They have those too, but wait, you are going to want something to wash all this tasty food down! They have all the basic beverages along with some unsuspecting characters as well! Maybe a blueberry, basil lemonade will ease your quench? How about one of the many shakes?  Perhaps a Coffee Donut Shake will wake you up or maybe a Cookie Monster Shake?! They have lots of daily specials too!

One last detail that they offer is when you get your check they also give you two mini chocolate chip cookies! What a great way to end a meal with a sweet bite!

I know we will be back many times. If you are near any of their locations stop by for any of their creative creations…you will love it!

Enjoy!