Now, shoreditch on a sunday morning: basically, the weekly english version of The Walking Dead:…read morebroken bottles, food remains, dogs walking on the roads and some zombies sleeping around the corner or slouching on Rivington Street. And me and my trolley coming back from flash trip in France. Hungry. Wonderful Scenario.
No more than one month ago, I saw this new burger spot just a bun's throw from my house, and this sunday morning was just a perfect time for trying it!
The location is really "Shoreditchean": the classical fancy underground place, falsely cheap, just a room with on-sight kitchen, and a counter on all sides with stools, that's it. And it really seems perfect for the zombie movie scenario described above.
Now, when you get in what do you want? hopefully a burger. Which burger? Don't care, no choice. Cheeseburger, bacon burger or veggie thingy (hate veggie option in a burger place. eat burger or go somewhere else, damn it). Chips or onion rings, and a milkshake. stop.
Now, I love small menus, but damn this is short! really short! It's better to be seriously good or damn we have some issues here!
So how was it? Good, pretty good. We have a greasy, saucy burger with cheese and vegetables, but the best part is the bacon. My god, that's some serious thick burger, basically it's like having a pork belly steak over a burger, and it's damn delicious! My only issue is with the bread, as the burger is a bit too saucy for the soft bun, a bit like patty&bun but the result is a bit more soggy, maybe because the whole thing is cooked for more time under cover. Bad rate for the fries, too old. That's a mistake from the cook, not from the recipe, maybe things are better with other people. And I really want to try the rings next time.
In the end, it's a good solid spot, I'd never go for the cheeseburger but rather have the bacon one, and I still have to test the fries. But in the end, when choosing I'd rather go for bukowski in the boxpark rather than here, more choice, more quality ingredients!
