A different kind of burger in West Roxbury

The BurgerFi recently opened on Spring Street, a couple doors down from Panera. Old timers could be forgiven for walking in and going "What's this doing in West Roxbury?"

Sure, West Roxbury's days as a place where your choices were limited to pizza, Irish-like food, Chinese takeout and more pizza are long gone, but still, this really feels more like the sort of burger place you'd expect in, oh, Chestnut Hill or Fenway than in a tiny strip mall on Spring Street, all light-wood paneling and metals chairs and tables, pop music coming out of the ceiling - where, when you look up, you see what is probably the biggest fan you'll ever see in your life.

And then you read the menu, which promises never frozen burgers (OK, Five Guys does that, too), from free-range cows. You can get "100% Wagyu Kobe Beef" hot dogs and even quinoa-and-cheese burgers for the vegetarianish set.

The burgers are, indeed, very good (the kidlet, however, said she still preferred Five Guys). The default is a two-patty deal, so unless you're really hungry, you might want to ask for the single version. Fries are also good, especially when coated in melted cheese because who doesn't like thick layers of cheese over everything? You can get soda in glass bottles or fountain soda from one of those computerized drink-o-matics that lets you choose from roughly 60,000 different flavors (or mix 'em all together!).

Oh, and, hey, unlike Five Guys, they have beer, thanks to the license they bought from the owners of a defunct Chinatown restaurant. And unlike at Five Guys in Dedham, the music is low enough that, if you do decide to eat in, you won't leave half deaf with a headache.

So worth a try if you're in a burger mood.

That's some fan: