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Burger: Bacon and Cheese Burger

Rating: 7.5/10 



Jungle burger is a small establishment down a laneway, apparently opposite the site of some miracle that took place in the 14th century – they had a mural… Anyway, very small location that seemed to be doing a fair amount of online trade judging by the amount of food delivery people coming and going. There is a small area out the front that you can sit, although this was not quite covered so most of the chairs were wet. We managed to snag a seat inside, very cramped with about seating for 10 across the wall. All seats were taken once we sat down. The menu includes burgers and toasties – they looked quite appetising, but I was here for a burger, so a burger is what I ordered. Lucy got the crispy chicken pieces and some fries and I got the Bacon cheese burger. It arrived within about 20mins, which considering the volume coming out of the micro kitchen they use, was quite impressive. On the kitchen, I spent a bit of time watching them at it and it’s an interesting set up. They were using what looked like commercial George Forman grills – like a sandwich press – to cook the burgers. They could cook about 6-8 per “press” – which was going pretty much non-stop. Our orders arrived in little baskets, American Diner style, with a mound of fries, with mayonnaise of course, and a little smiley toothpick thing to hold the burger together. 



First impressions, the burger looked well-constructed, lettuce, tomato, red onion and pickles all visible and looking fresh, cheese well melted and plentiful. My one concern was that the meat looked a little over cooked. On picking up, the bun was soft and fresh. First bite, bun was well toasted, a light brioche style, burger was well sauced, pickles cut through the sauce adding some acidity to balance the cheese and meat. Unfortunately I was right about the meat being over cooked. I also think it had either been over worked, frozen, or it included some binding agents like egg – as it had a bit if a sausage consistency. Disappointing, as the flavour was very good – well seasoned and complemented well by the cheese and sauce. I wonder if the pressing method is also to blame here? The bacon was good, but there wasn’t a lot and it got lost in the cheese and sauce – which relegated it to a bit of background note, and it didn’t seem to be crispy enough to add any textural elements. I’ve been out of the burger blog game for a while, so my rating system is a bit off, but my gut feel on this one is around a 7. I think the overall flavour and experience pushes it to a 7.5, but that patty really let it down for me. Oh – and the chicken nugget things were great, only they had a slight curry flavour, so Lucy didn’t really eat any… Watch this space as there will be more burgers to come I think.


Comments

  1. Roger11 October 2022 at 14:44

    Try the mussels, chips and mayo!

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    1. Andrew11 October 2022 at 22:50

      Had mussels in Paris, with a parsley and garlic butter gratin. The mussels were tiny, and considering I can go down to bird rock in Mt Martha and harvest a bag of fresh full sized mussels - I'm not sure if they'd live up to my standards. I will report back.

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  2. Graeme11 October 2022 at 17:58

    I bet the smiley face was the only one saw in Amsterdam, except when the locals were taking money off you. Apologies to any Dutch people reading this blog.

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    1. Andrew11 October 2022 at 22:42

      Oh look - there did seem to be a fair few grumpy people about. But for the most part they seemed much like Melbourne people. When the weather is ok there seems to be a few more smiles. However, they do seem to be rather blunt. Hope you are enjoying the food pics!

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  3. Roger12 October 2022 at 17:48

    Rather blunt? Surely not the Dutch. Their beer is good though!

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