Cherry Cricket Ballpark

On February 1st, I suggested to my friend from our of town to go to the Cherry Cricket, right across the street from where we live. Surprisingly there were not busy, but there were no major games going on, so we were seated right away, even asked if we prefer a low or high table. Scott was our server and was very patient with us, as the menu we found was quite extensive and it was hard to make up our minds. He suggested the fish and chips, after I mentioned that I liked the fish sandwich….it wasn’t even on the menu, but I ordered it per his recommendation. Scott kept our drinks flowing and was attentive to our needs, in addition to being a good conversationalist. Our food was delivered by the Manager, Cesar Garcia….at the time we didn’t know. We just thought he was the “guy that brings out the food”. He was also very attentive to anything we needed that we didn’t have. Our conversation developed into travel and food and it was great. We truly felt right at home, and wondered why we don’t come here more often, it’s across the street! Well, that will have to change. In fact, feeling at home was really the main reason I will go back. Not to mention that the food was excellent. This is the sign of a great manager..one that does work, and doesn’t just stand around and tell everyone else what to do. One that makes their guests feel special and like guests. One that makes patrons feel welcome, not just coming for the food, but for the whole experience. I had the fish and chips, not on the menu, but excellent portion of fish, crisp and moist with steak fries. My husband had the award winning 720 poblano burger. He loved this combination. My friend had the Grande Burrito, which she said initially that she wouldn’t be able to finish it, and her adult son had the Cricket Burger with a side of frings to share. We didn’t just have dinner out….it was an experience…talking with Cesar, and Scott (as well as seeing the respect the two had for each other’s work), was what made this dinner memorable.

Our favorite burger place!

First visit to this location. My wife and I stopped in for a bite. My wife ordered the 1/4lb Little Cricket Burger and I ordered the 1/2lb Cricket Burger and we ordered a full order of O-Rings. Sorry folks, I forgot the photos. The building is awesome, beautiful saltwater fish tank inside. The server forgot to submit my order to the kitchen, he was very apologetic. My wife got her burger fairly quick, onion rings were barely warm. The manager stopped by our table and also apologized, rushed out my burger and brought us some fresh hot O-Rings on the house. Overall our visit was good. I will stop in again when I'm in the area.

Great staff, great food, great location. Dietary restrictions: They offer good gluten free buns

Great burgers right by the ball park. We will definitely go more

Decent, worth a stop in for an experience. Parking: No business parking

Finally, I was able to try this place after hearing about the burgers for years and was not disappointed until the end of the meal, which I talked about at the end of the review. Beyond that, it's a beautiful location across the street from Coors Field. It's a classic contemporary bar/restaurant. The beautiful 360° cylindrical fish tank when you walk in is an instant eye-catching display! A raised bar area with tables and street view seating was very nice. An addition seating area next to a nice arcade area is a fun addition. The menu has build your own burgers and some other classic bar food choices. The servers and manager were extremely nice and helpful! We started with drinks and chips and queso($9). The Witches Brew($11) is a tequila and grapefruit drink that was very tequila heavy and also very good! The Samoa($15) is a coconut rum based vanilla shake with chocolate and Carmel swirls. It's also very good!! Very rich! The queso is meh. Nothing really special, kind of taste like it's just jarred pre-made queso. Chips were fresh and crispy, though, with a good amount of salt. Next, we had the 983 Big Cheesy burger($16.50), which was loaded with mac-n-cheese, jalapeno cheddar cheetos, a fried poblano pepper, bacon jam and American cheese! One of their most popular burgers for a reason!!! It's delicious! The right amount of spicy, not too hot, and the jam is a sweet little backer for all the flavor! I ordered it cooked medium and it was perfect! A rare feat for restaurants these days, it seems! We also had the Vera Cruz burger($16.50). A 1/2lb patty topped with bacon jam, crispy onions, pepper jack cheese, and a garlic aioli. It was a lot more savory than the 983 burger. It was also cooked perfectly! It was a very good burger as well but was taken over the edge when adding some BBQ sauce to it!! We also had the Frings - a combo of onion rings and fries($8.50) and a half order of fries($4). Both the onion rings and fries were awesome! The onion rings were perfectly battered and cooked! Crispy and delicious! The seasoned fries are cooked beautifully, too! Crispy and flavorful, and neither the fries or rings come out overly greasy!! We also had The build your own burger with fried onions, gluten free bun, cheese, and bacon, came out to $20, and a half order of steak fries was $4.50 as well. The burger was very good, the GF bun was meh... kind of dry and fell apart, but what can you do. A couple of negatives that I came across is that they charge $1 for a small little side of BBQ sauce, $.75 for a little side of Honey Mustard, and they also charge a 3.5% service charge, which they say is to provide increased wages for non tipped employees. I hate this! When they bring you the check, they just come and tell you the total and don't give you a breakdown or tell you about the surcharge until after you pay and request a receipt! To me, this is kind of deceitful and sneaky. I'm not a fan of surcharges and especially ones that are hidden from you! It was a disappointing ending to an otherwise great meal. 2-cocktails, an appetizer, 3 burgers and fries came out to $110. An expensive lunch for sure, but the food was very good!