Hamburger Mary’s Clearwater is one of the more recent additions to the Hamburger Mary’s family. It opened a couple of years ago and western Pinellas County hasn’t been the same since. Close to the Westfield Countryside Mall, this spacious establishment features a full bar, a partition that opens up a bar front on the adjoining patio, lots of seating for hungry diners, and fun theme nights.
Theme nights include charity “Ham-Bingo” with Melanie Minyon, team trivia nights on Tuesdays,
We got a front-row seat for the show, so I was very excited. Our waiter, Corey, took our drink orders, and then immediately summoned Jeremie, Hamburger Mary’s Clearwater’s head chef. Jeremie told us that he was going to surprise me with some of his favorite dishes. Danny decided to order some of his own to take home later. We were going to be drowning in food soon enough!
First, Danny’s mac ‘n’ cheese balls ($7.89) arrived. He said the thing he liked most about them
Then Jeremie brought out the Mermaid Mary on a Raft ($12), which is something I don’t think I would have
Then the main course arrived. Danny wanted a wrap, so he settled on the grilled chicken tender wrap ($10.29), which
Between us, we shared three other courses: the “Big Kahuna” Hawaiian burger ($11.29), the garlic parmesan pork chops with mashed potatoes and
The salmon was my favorite out of the three (even though it was so hard to pick!), because the salmon was very juicy and the teriyaki glaze was absolutely perfect with that cut of fish. The garlic potatoes were divine, especially as they were paired with even more garlic on the tender pork chops. Two dishes features macaroni and cheese, which was cooked homemade with lots of cheese chunks. The Big Kahuna burger is another one I was glad I got to try, because I wouldn’t have considered it due to the fact that it had a pineapple. However, the pineapple was so perfectly seasoned and marinated in the teriyaki sauce that the pucker of the pineapple was taken away. I could have eaten ten of those pineapple rings!
There were four entrees being shared between two people…I love my food, but neither one of
Hamburger Mary’s Clearwater is located at 28910 US Hwy. 19 in Clearwater. Hours of operation are 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. Sunday-Thursday and 11 a.m. to 1 a.m. Friday and Saturday. If you’d like to reserve a table for one of their special performances, such as their weekly Sunday brunch, call (727) 400-6996. For more information, visit hamburgermarys.com/clearwater.