Date Visited: 29 August 2008Meal: Dinner
Diners: 2 - Me & Wendy
Experience: Tenderjack's is one of the newest restaurants in Leesburg, and fills a unique niche. They specialize in a simple menu of fresh chicken tenders, salads, hamburgers, and fries. In fact, their published philosophy is “Keep It Simple, Keep It Fresh”.
Wendy and I were out on a Friday night and wanted something inexpensive and good, but not typical fast-food. I hadn't blogged about Tenderjack's yet, so that became the choice.
Wendy got the Five Golden Tenders plate, which consists of buttermilk-battered chicken breast pieces. This seems to be more or less their signature item, and like most of their offerings, comes with a choice of two dipping sauces (out of 10). I got the Combo Platter, which is basically a Tenderjack's sampler. It comes with two Crispy Chicken Tenders, two Mini Cheeseburgers, one Southwest Eggroll, two Coyote Wings, and two dipping sauces. The Coyote Wings are spicy mesquite-smoked chicken wings. The Mini Cheesburgers were quite good (I had a less-than-satisfying experience with the full-size version on a previous visit, but that was when Tenderjack's had just opened, and they were still working on things - all better now). The Southwest Eggrolls are particularly good, described in the menu as "stuffed with shredded chicken, red pepper, black beans, corn, cilantro and cheddar cheese, then hand-rolled, fried golden-brown and served on a bed of mango salsa with creamy cilantro sauce and avocado butter for dipping." You don't get those dipping sauces when you get them with the platter, but they're still great. We also got a side of the Fresh-Cut Fries with Tenderjack's special seasoning blend. They were pretty good, if a little droopy.
The Tenderjack's web site is also very good. There is currently only one Tenderjack's location (Leesburg), but the site has a "Locations" tab, hinting that there may be more in the future. I hope so; Tenderjack's is a welcome substitute for the normal fast-food chains. We'll be back.
Location: 506B E. Market St., Leesburg, VA, 20176
Web site: http://tenderjacks.com/
Total bill: $22.30
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