Looking for a lunch spot on a random Saturday, I remembered an article I read recently about the burger at Roshambo.  Always down for a cheeseburger, we headed that way and arrived right at 3:00, as they were changing shifts.  We were initially seated in the bar, at a high top that was aptly named high – the seats were very “cushy” and the table was well above elbow height.  I felt like Edith Ann.  (If you don’t recognize the reference, get off my lawn.)

So we asked to move to the other side, which was full of booths.  And this fabulous mural on the side wall.

The seats were still very cushy, but, at least the tabletops didn’t make you feel like a four year old sitting at the adult table.  Roshambo (which is the formal, European, name for rock, paper, scissors) is a diner that is part of the Unsukay restaurant group.  The plates followed the theme, some with open hands, others with closed fists, some with scissor hands and smaller plates with all three. Our server told us that, originally, they had served breakfast, lunch and dinner all day.  But the neighborhood (Peachtree Battle) didn’t appreciate the breakfast part, so there is only one breakfast item on the menu all day.

My beloved ordered the Pearson peach salad, with Pearson peaches, a big gob of burrata, pecans and balsamic dressing and she added shrimp, as a protein.

The dish was beautiful, and tasty (she did share a bite).  I was there for the burger, so I ordered the “Faux Cheval” a double patty stack topped with American cheese, with Dijonnaise, B&B pickles, and iceberg lettuce.

The server said the burgers were almost smash burgers, when I asked for them medium rare, and said they would be more of a medium.   That worked out well.  And I held off on the Dijonaise and onions.  This was an excellent burger.  I completely devoured it.

But this meal, more than any lately, highlighted the craziness that has become restaurant prices in Atlanta.  These five shrimp were a $12 up charge.  Three slices of bacon was a $5 add-on to a $19 cheeseburger.  Granted, the meal was excellent.  But the cost of eating out is reaching new heights.