Best burgers in town. Period. The meat is juicy, the buns…read morefluffy (even the gluten free ones), the fries crispy and the milkshakes creamy. They also have a number of good beers, including local craft beer, to choose from. You won't regret coming here!

It all started with that one restaurant in Luleå and after that it pretty much all went haywire,…read moreand these Bastards are well on their way on creating a brand new franchise! If they succeed time will tell, but what I can tell you is that their most recent restaurant in the heart of Piteå doesn't disappoint. Walking in there's no doubt that you're in a BB-joint. The cold stone floor, tiled counters, and quite obscure patch work on the walls ranging from tiles, to untreated plywood and more. It's just really cool and hip. Almost a bit hipster to be honest. This particular location is more open than perhaps their first restaurant in Luleå, and I really like what they've done with the place. The menu and the burgers are the same, though this time I went for a Texas which is one of the burgers I have yet to sample but wanted to for some time. Texas, apart from the traditional fluffy and delicious bread and the juicy burger cooked to perfection, has wood-smoked bacon, red onion, crispy green lettuce, two slices of gorgeous cheddar cheese, fiery bbq-sauce and chipotle dressing. This burger paired with the ever so tasty sweet potato fries and an aioli dip is all you need to fall head first into burger heaven. I may sound over the moon in my description here, but the burgers and sides are really that good and I don't mind paying more money for local ingredients cooked absolutely perfect. And truthfully? My previous burger favorite New York now has to share the #1 spot with Texas. Next time, I'm heading for L.A.!

I had the Luleå Burger, double patty. The burger was on point and satisfied my hunger. I didn't…read morecare for the fries. I had the How to tear down this wall bottle of beer to quench my thirst but it did not satisfy. I probably would return for another burger and nothing else. The burgers are pricy. The meal and bottle of beer cost me about $35.

So do you remember the first time a burger absolutely floored you silly? That made you want to…read morestand up and sing praises for an hour? I do. It was on the 19th of December 2016 a rainy afternoon after a really long day at work, just a little over an hour and a half ago. Bastard Burgers is a fairly new place, they opened in September earlier this year but I've been completely unaware of their existence until a colleague of mine mentioned them this past weekend. Having read so much about the current boom of streetfood culture, quality burgers included, experiencing this place became my number #1 Yelp-priority. So after my regular hospital tour of duty today, there was a firm mindset about a Bastard Burger dinner. Walking in I was immediately struck by the contemporary butcher decor of concrete floor and white-tiled walls. The whole look and vibe brought on an instant reminder of Restaurant AG in Stockholm (which is only positive, mind you). Truthfully, I've been dying to dig into this whole boom of modern streetfood moving away from the mass producing franchises, but none of these places have existed in my end of the country until now. And when I've been to Stockholm etc, other restaurants and establishments have had a higher priority. But places such as this that grind their own beef every morning from a local and ecological farm, utilizing a local bakery to make their buns, make their own dressing/aioli/mayo as well as having every other ingredients extremely fresh is a dream come true. I ordered the New York burger, their take on the classic streetfood burger with beef tomato, crispy lettuce, cheddar cheese, Bastard dressing and red onion. The bun was so fluffy and tasty, but nothing can measure up to the burger - OH. MY. GOD! It was so moist, with perfect flavor and spice. It was like my tounge and palate were doing somersaults in my mouth! Topping this off with the crispy and fluffy sweet potato fries and a roasted garlic aioli was almost a sensory overload. Truly spectacular! This is streetfood with a big 'S' surrounded by a cape! Is it as good as it gets? You know, it may very well be so. I'm just too unexperienced with the current burger culture to really be the judge of that. What I do know is that for me a burger will never be the same again. And after I've experienced a bit more in this obviously exciting endeavour I will come back to this bastard, and it may very well be as good as a burger can possibly get.

Considering what the airport previously had to offer in the way of food or drinks at the airport…read morecafe this is surely a step up and in the right direction. The question is how big of a step up it really is when push comes to shove. The phrase an O'Leary's is an O'Leary's no matter where you are isn't too far off. They offer their standardized menu of burgers, salads, tex mex, and quesadillas. However, all of their signature pub dishes of fish, pasta or meat are sorely missing. No beef tenderloin, rib-eye or salmon to be found. And while it's at an airport, there's always a certain increase in expenditure, but to be charged almost 80 SEK for a 30 cl pear cider is borderline ludicrous and an honest rip-off. The few dishes I've had here as I sometimes head from work directly to the airport and in dire need of food it has never been more than adequate. They always succeed with fries, no doubt, but burgers are usually too dry, under-seasoned and dripping with mayo and grease. Whenever I need to eat something at this airport my go-to is a salad with a glass of water. Anything with alcohol is too over-priced and unsatisfying to be worth it. The location is as standardized as an O'Leary's can get, nothing more neither anything less. To finish off, have I experienced better O'Leary's than this one? Without a doubt. Have I experienced someplace worse? Yes, but that's definitely on the shortlist and frankly, this place almost qualifies on that shortlist as well.

This is my favorite pub to go to. Very good food and great drinks. I wish they would be more…read moremindful I their menu since sweet potato fries are popular yet they seem to not have any more. Other than that amazing service and great atmosphere.

After a fairly standard day at work on an ordinary Monday I met up with my wife downtown for a bite…read moreto eat as we had an entirely different appointment later on that evening, but going to that hungry was entirely out of the question. Living in the small-town that we do, the dining scene is in most regards not what would qualify as "substantial" but instead more along the lines of "adequate on occasion". The franchise and gastro-pub Bishops Arms opened here fairly recent, so we decided to slip in for a bite to eat and get a feel for the place. I've eaten at Bishops Arms in other cities before, and while they haven't wowed me with their food on previous occasions, their assortment of whiskey have always been substantial and well above par. Interestingly enough, they had just switched the menu this very day so everything was brand new. It had some quite interesting dishes like starters such as seared scallops with cauliflower purée, side of pork, and burnt butter. Or why not brisket with mushroom stew, and mustard crème on toast. Being a bit pressed for time we opted for only a main course and I had duck breast with fried potato chips, gooseberry chutney, and cauliflower purée. My wife had their chuck-roll burger with dressing, onion marmalade, coleslaw, and French fries. My duck was nicely cooked, pink in the middle with the fatty side nicely scored and rendered down. However, it wasn't an entire duck breast on the plate but two larger pieces of one breast - a cheap and bad move. The cauliflower purée had nice flavor as well as texture. Gooseberry chutney was a nice and flavorsome combination both for the duck as well as the potato chips. The chips however were seriously over-seasoned with salt and cold as ice. That dish would have been so much better with hot potato chips straight from the fryer. I also seriously lacked some sort of vegetables on the plate that goes well with a bit of duck. My wife's burger was also nicely cooked, a bit pink in the middle and juicy. Buns lightly charred/toasted and still warm, and in particular the onion marmalade was a perfect compliment. Fries nicely done (and hot) and not dripping with oil, but the amount of dressing was a bit off-putting the way it had been spread out over the plate. One thing that also was a bit off-putting not related to the food was the fact that the staff working there was standing behind the bar, giggling over their smart-phones, as well as the chefs that came out of the kitchen standing their in the bar too, instead of tending to customers and being professional about the people coming in there to spend their money. It is a quite unprofessional way to act in a restaurant. In all it's a gastro-pub part of a franchise, and the food is acceptable. But is it worth it? No, particularly for the reasons/problems mentioned above. Had I gotten a whole breast, warm potato chips and vegetables on my dish I'd have definitely been more inclined towards coming back and try another dish. As of now, I'd rather give it a pass and go somewhere else.