Flip Side

Forester burger is my favorite. My husband always gets the Shawns burger with the egg on it. I also like the spicy burger. we always get the parm truffle fries, they are uh-​mazing! wash it down with a great craft beer, or a moscow mule (my favorite). highly reccommend. only downside is there is no kids menu, my son only eats the mini corn dogs.

I kind of expected this to be one of those hype victims. Turns out, it is. At some point, a burger was created. Somehow, the media latched onto it and gave it some vicious chews with their scummy teeth. Now Flip Side has a reputation to stand up to. Turns out, they do a decent job of it.
I had to try the Curry Lamb Burger because when was the last time I’d heard the words curry, lamb and burger in the same sentence? I’d say the Medieval times but I wasn’t quite born then. I was informed that it had curry yogurt sauce and cucumber mint slaw so I was expecting something exploding with an intense mixture of flavors. Not so, really. It was good but the other burgers I saw looked better. So I gorged myself on sweet potato fries. Which were good enough to kill a Viking.
The fact that this is one of those places that the cool kids go to is the biggest small reason I didn’t like it quite as well as I could have. And yet I’m a fan and I don’t plan on flipping sides any time soon.

M– Not a bad burger the seating was tight light on real estate. Like many restaurants seasoning is a issue a little salt goes a long way. They offer organically feeded beef (I didn’t realize there was any other kind) Im still looking for those free range chickens on the loose. The burger was prepared on a flat top rather than a grill and some seasoning would bump it up but overall ok.

Flip Side has great burgers — they’re always great, fresh, grass feed beef cooked to my liking each time. You could come and order that for lunch and be fine.
The fries are OK — I prefer standard fries w/​salt and could do without the herbs. Onion Rings are also ok.
Wanted to touch on a couple of points seen on other reviews. Yes, the inside is small and seating is tight. And there’s usually a line, particularly during dinner. But I don’t know why that’s a negative… you’re basically saying the place is always packed, so people obviously like it. And if it’s always really busy, then you can charge what you want, be it for burgers or beer. Basic economics.

My lady and I split a burger and salad. Dope burger — favored to perfection & salad was equally mouth watering.
Love the variety of beverages — fan of the craft beers. Porters and stouts are my go-​to once the weather shifts to freezing.
The restaurant is laid out so that conversations don’t overlap — aka. you don’t have to yell for your friends at the table to hear you.
Glad this place is still thriving and look forward to revisiting next time I’m in Hudson.

People love Flip Side for its great atmosphere, fantastic selection of draft beer, and the quality beef in the burgers. And it’s hard to complain about any of that. I’m a bit on the cheap side, however, so buying burger meals ala carte seems a bit like price gouging and with $ 10 burgers… well…it comes off as a little over the top to me (especially for families). The check for 4 ppl with 2 beers/​2 sodas will probably set you back about $ 75. Nevertheless, it’s a great place to take a date or to have a quality meal with people you don’t mind spending money on.

Stopped here for burgers on the way up to Michigan. Definitely a solid place with good food. I would come back if I could. Maybe on my next road trip.

Not the place to go if you like your burgers well done. Still red inside after they were sent back once.

I’ve been to Flip Side many times since my last review, so no point in repeating my same praise.
This review is for a to-​go order.
Yup, you can order FS as take out! Many people complain about how small and difficult it is to get a seat; well a take out order solves all that.
I was a little apprehensive that ordering a burger take out would result in something nasty by time I got home. At the advice of my neighbor, I did the following. Place an order over the phone. Head down to FS ASAP. Sit your behind at the bar and order a nice IPA. By time you finish your IPA the food will be ready and you can bring it home piping hot and fresh.
I got the bag home and my wife and I took it out. Burgers are wrapped in a nice foil to keep them warm, however wrapping kills presentation so they look squished and not as pretty as at the restaurant. Kinda how Wendy’s wraps their burgers. However, taste was spot on. Damn good as always.
As a plus, my bill was ¹⁄₃ of what it is when I’m there and drinking 2 – 3 beers. Saved money to boot!

1^st let me say, I live in Hudson. I was here when this place opened. Over the years I’ve been here quite a few times. But not anymore.
Let me start by saying its small inside. Your lucky if you can even walk in the door let alone find the person to take your name. Once u manage to get through the people standing around waiting for a table u wait awkwardly for that person to take your name not knowing where u fit in with the cluster of people. I’ve had rude to kinda nice hosts take our name. The only nice thing is they take your cell # so u can go walk around or sit in your car (if your lucky to be parked close by) and they’ll text u when you’re up.
The burgers r always pink! And every time I ask for well done, they come out pink, EVERY time! The beer is probably the most expensive anywhere. The truffle fries r good, I give them that. The mac n cheese used to b good, but now we get barely warmed up noodles that are actually dry to the touch sitting in a bowl of sauce. really? It’s quite sad. The burger meat itself is tasty.
It’s always crowded, no matter what day of the week it is, it’s packed at dinner. It’s annoyingly loud in there. People are always walking by your seat or table, it’s just not relaxing in the least. We have definitely scratched this one off our list.

Brought my mom in for a lunch date (we never get to do that)! The gal behind the bar was so nice. She even gave my mom a cup of hot water (she was cold because we were sitting at bar by the door) to warm up. Mom & I both ordered the turkey burger without a bun and split fries. I loved the turkey burger last time I was there and it was amazing. As a matter of fact… the lady to my left saw my burger and asked me how it was and I raved about it so much that she ordered it as well. The presentation of the food was great. The seasoning on the fries was perfect. The burger was even cooked to perfection (Some people over-​cook turkey burgers)
The ONLY bad part of the meal was the bones in both my mom’s and my turkey burger. My mom didn’t even finish hers and I am headed into the dentist today because the moment I chewed the bone I had a sharp pain in my tooth (and it is still there). Not sure why there would have been bone in our turkey burgers. I won’t be ordering any burgers the next time I go (If I go back)
Looks like my $ 28 lunch date is going to turn into several hundred dollars. :(
5 stars for our server 2 stars for the food. Ouch!

Well messed our whole order up! Totally! And then we got a hair in our burger… Horrible experience and this place s always packed. This was just a really a bad experience. But really there burgers are great. After the second time and they just cleaned off the topping on my burger and gave it back to me, but whatever! My wife had the hair burger! Ha! Oh and seasonal punkin milk shake was phenomenal! I’m a rootbeer fool there’s is ok. Sprechers is the brand.

Stopped here late on a Thursday night for dinner with a few friends. Ordered a house salad and burger (medium temperature) topped with pickled veggies and a side of truffle and herb fries.
The ingredients were fresh and well prepared. The salad had just the right amount of dressing tossed in. Burger was done well — juicy and had a slight crisp from a good sear. Fries were crispy and well seasoned. I didn’t care much for the curried ketchup served on the side.
My friend ordered a chicken sandwich but it wasn’t cooked through. The rest of the food was good enough that she didn’t seem to care too much.

The atmosphere is very cool — the small space features a lot of worn wood and a faux «found objects» aesthetic. As I walked in the door. I was greeted with an overwhelming smell of burning bread, and there seemed to be a slightly smokey tinge to the air.
I found a seat at the bar, and was immediately acknowledged and given a beer menu. There are a dozen or so beers on tap, all well chosen.
I ordered a wedge salad, a burger, and fries. All three were tremendous. Really, the only complaints that I might make about the food are that the balsamic onions were slightly burned, and that the burger didn’t come with pickles. It was, however, perfectly prepared to medium rare, and the salad was absolutely outstanding.
Service was more than capable, and was attentive without hovering. I will definitely be back.

This is a great burger joint – it is literally tied for my 2^nd favorite burger place–
The ranking is still as follows
1. M.E.A.T. In Key Largo Florida
2. Is a 2 way tie between THe Daily Grind in Daytona Beach, Florida and Flip
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I had the Mikey –bacon, tomato, lettuce, pepper jack and a spicy remoulade sauce. The burger was cooked to my liking and everything was delicious. The fries were much better this time from the last time I had a burger here – the last time they didn’t have as much flavor – maybe it depends on the chef/​cook you get that night. Really a good time with family. The things that differentiates this burger joint from my number ONE are all little minor things but they add up-​1. Better bun. –it’s a bit dry
Here – it could be the day of week we went. 2. The homemade mango chipotle ketchup (which should be bottled and sold – I would never buy normal ketchup ever again) at MEAT 2. Homemade beer mustard – amazing (drools) 3 homemade root beer on tap (insanity) 4. Micro brews done by the restaurant on tap.
All things that could help Flip side to improve the experience with customers.

I really enjoyed the black and blue burger man oh man still thinking about it — this ain’t no BW3 black and blue burger — this one lays out all the competition and those sweet potato fries — can I get a witness? Mmmmmm boy they good
I’m not a fan of the High chair but they seemed to be the only kind seats in the place — a couple of regular feet on the floor seats would have made me more comfortable.
I’m thinking maybe carry out next time black and blue burger and the sweet potato fries with a coke mmmm am I dreaming again — oh supertramp

I give 3 stars, but if I could do 3.5 I would. I would not consider this a 4 star burger joint.
I’m passing through Ohio, and traditionally my husband and I always pick a new place to eat, I chose this based on Unilocal reviews, plus I really wanted a good, greasy burger.
Ordered two burgers (the Firestarter and the forester) and an order of truffle fries to split. Both burgers were ordered medium rare. The menu has a lot of variety, it’s hard to choose which burger I wanted and these are serious life changing decisions!
The burgers are large and they do taste fresh. They both had good flavor. Both burgers were cooked incorrectly. Both burgers were well done and I think well done burgers lose some of the good, beefy flavors. I also asked for no tomatoes, and it did come on the side (I guess that is not the end of the world, but I cannot stand tomato juice at all, so I didn’t eat the lettuce and pickles either. (Yes I’m weird). As previously stated, good flavors but way too well done.
My husband said his burger was good.
The truffle fry portion was large and good, I wish it had a little more truffle flavoring, but it wasn’t bad. The fries were perfectly done.
I ordered at 930 at night for carry out, place closes at 1030. Maybe they were trying to push out the food as fast as possible and rushed. The guy who took my order was rushing me and I had to repeat myself a few times (maybe he wasn’t paying attention).
When I pass through again, I might try it again, just because I want to trust the reviews.

so i was looking online at the Flip Side menu and one burger stood out — the Shawn’s Burger.
the thing about this burger is it has a sunny side up egg on it. I usually hate this. i want to like it but every time i get a burger with an egg on it, it just falls apart for me.
another thing about this were the other toppings; tomato, lettuce, provolone cheese, grilled onions, bacon, mayo and especially SPICY PICKLES.
the last thing about this hamburger is that it wasn’t like every other burger w/​an egg. it was great. i don’t know if it was specifically those pickles, but the burger was sensational.
Danielle had a chicken philly that she really liked as well.
we shared an order of fries w/​mushroom gravy on the side (Danielle doesn’t like mushrooms). they were fantastic. that gravy would be so good over an order of mashed potatoes.
i had 2 of my favorite beers as well (Delirium Tremens and La Fin Du Monde).
overall, i really loved the place. our server, Zachary was really nice and helpful. my only problem was it was kinda pricey and would really be the only reason i’d avoid driving to Hudson for this more often. $ 50 for a couple beers, a couple sandwiches and an order of fries is a bit steep. but, every now and again it would be a nice treat. i think my buddy Lucas would really enjoy that burger and i think he should give it a try.

I completely agree with previous reviewers complaining about the overpriced beer. However, I’ve come to realize that the beer prices at Flip Side are the necessary entry fee to pay in order to access the main event, in all its glory. Kinda like popcorn at the movies. It does help, though, that the beer selection happens to be great — both White Rajah and Head Hunter on tap. Find me another place in NE Ohio offering those two heavyweights in draught format.
The main event, of course, is the burger patties, which are done in true contemporary food enthusiast style on a flat top grill so that the high quality, hight fat content ground beef can caramelize in its own juices. That’s pretty much all you need to know. The patties are so expertly seasoned and seared that it really doesn’t matter what else they put on it — caramelized onions, bleu cheese, fried onion rings, bacon, habanero spread, etc etc — it’s a juicy flavor explosion without equal (for the record, it’s also a very rich and heavy eating experience, so be careful about how many of those tempting appetizers you splurge on… sharing fries or tempura asparagus and mushrooms with another person works just fine). There is a downside to these burgers, though. In your Post Flip Side world, you will find that most other pub-​style burgers, especially those cooked on a grill where the juices drip into the fire and disappear forever, will inevitably disappoint.

Shawn’s Burger (grass fed beef, fried egg, lettuce, tomato, griddled onions and bacon on the side), cooked medium. Delicious. The truffle fries were also delicious. If you have the hunger for meat and potatoes, eating at this place is a no-​brainer. Clean, good service, great burgers and fries.