WildSide BBQ has been a staple in Thornton Park since 2001.
I recall the very early days when it was a small “hole in the wall” building
that was barely large enough to actually sit down in. Then I remember they
expanded and made it a little larger, then a few years later it expanded even
more with a new addition and a higher roof. Now everyone I talk to seems to
know and love WildSides. They have branched out and opened a location in
Kissimmee and the newest in College Park, where I recently visited.
The ATMOSPHERE… a sports bar feel where people go to watch
the game, have a drink, or eat a meal, the TVs are LOUD so don’t go if you are
planning on a quiet romantic meal
The SERVICE… we’ll skip that for
now
The FOOD… Appetizers range from Gator Bites to Loaded Potato
Skins, Dinner Salads, A wide variety of sandwiches including WildSide’s Famous
Beef Brisket Sandwich (topped with sweet pickles and BBQ sauce), or get a House
Specialty Entrée’s or Smoked BBQ platters ranging in price from $10.99 -
$23.99.
There were a lot of people working that day, but still no
one seemed to know what they were doing. We were greeted several times and then
shuffled around from person to person before they finally decided on a server
for us. The length we waited did give us plenty of time to look over the menu
and both of us decided to get the Wild ‘FIRE’ Burger (Black Angus Beef, mixed
with Gorgonzola Cheese, mild Buffalo Sauce. Served on Texas Toast with Bacon,
Lettuce, Tomato and Crispy Onion Rings, served with Signature Steak Fries
$8.99) I requested mine Well Done, while my friend asked for his Medium Well.
When the Runner brought them out and put them in front of us we asked him which
was which because they were cooked to different temperatures. He seemed puzzled
and said, “let me go find out”. We thought this was a bit strange. When he
returned he pointed to one of them and said, “This one was the Well Done”. (Not
sure how he knew which one that was, I am assuming that he just guessed) I
ended up taking the one that looked the darkest on the outside which ended up
being cooked to my liking, however when my friend bit into his it was very
bloody in the middle – not exactly what I would call “Medium Well”. As for the
flavor of the Burger, my complaint is that I could not taste any Bleu Cheese or
any Hot Sauce (This has been a complaint of mine at other restaurants when
ordering a “Specialty Burger” where you can not taste the ingredients that are
mixed in with the meat) The Steak Fries were OK, The Burger was not bad, it
just lacked the flavor that I was expecting by the menu description. The Texas
Toast it was served on was larger then the Burger patty and you ended up with a
lot of extra bread. Since there are so many other restaurants that I prefer
going to for either BBQ or Burgers, it will probably be a while before I could
get talked in to going back to WildSide’s.
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