Maple & Motor works from a short, diner-style menu built around a half-pound burger — finely ground American beef, flat-grilled in its own juices, dressed with mustard, lettuce, tomato, red onion, and pickle on a toasted bun. Cheese comes in American, cheddar, or pepper jack, and the kitchen also turns out a fried baloney sandwich (Cincinnati-style or cowboy-style), a flat-top brisket sandwich, a grilled cheese on Texas toast, a BLT, and a fried salmon patty sandwich called the Upstream Sockeye Salmwich.
Sides run to fries, tater tots, chips, and beer-battered onion rings, with add-ons like chili, bacon, jalapeños, and a fried egg for building out a plate. The restaurant describes itself as a celebration of "low-class cool," and that no-frills, order-at-the-counter attitude carries through the room.
Regulars point to the burgers and the diner atmosphere as the draw, along with prices that stay on the cheap side, even as some sides and seasoning come in inconsistent from visit to visit.
Sides run to fries, tater tots, chips, and beer-battered onion rings, with add-ons like chili, bacon, jalapeños, and a fried egg for building out a plate. The restaurant describes itself as a celebration of "low-class cool," and that no-frills, order-at-the-counter attitude carries through the room.
Regulars point to the burgers and the diner atmosphere as the draw, along with prices that stay on the cheap side, even as some sides and seasoning come in inconsistent from visit to visit.