All the components sing together in symphony of flavors and before you realize it, you have eaten the whole thing. Beefy juices erupt in to your mouth at the first bite and it is a burger experience unlike any other. This article describes each component of the burger in meticulous detail: The beef is a blend of chuck and brisket and the two thin patties are cooked griddle-style. The burger ($12) is a double cheeseburger on a homemade bun, with all homemade condiments (pickles, mustard, ketchup). I was pretty full so I offered to share with Kim so that Jeff could have my full burger. There was a bullhorn announcing the arrival of the burgers. The bacon caramel popcorn was a much better sugar/porcine combo.Īt long last, 10pm came. It was a caramel dip served with peach and pear slices. In all fairness, our waiter attempted to warn us off, but it sounded too intriguing to pass up. I thought the sticky toffee pudding was great it was rich and decadent. The fried peach pie had a nice flaky crust, but I would have liked more peach filling. My only complaint is that there weren’t enough chunks of bacon. The bacon caramel popcorn is an excellent bar snack it was sweet, salty, smoky and crunchy all at the same time. There were five desserts offered, we got four ($6-$7, each), foregoing the Coke float. We still had another hour to go, so we got another round of drinks and decided have dessert first. They seemed to enjoy all their selections.Īt 9pm, our table was ready and we moved in to the dining room. I tried the last two and thought they were tasty and well executed. Kim and Jeff had a smattering of appetizers: deviled eggs, peach salad, cotechino, glazed sweetbreads and steak tartar. Both were fried well, but I thought the plate lacked seasoning. The fish was porgy, lightly battered and crispy. Steve and I shared an order of fish and chips ($14), planning to consume a burger each. They wanted to have dinner and then split a burger for “dessert”. My Seattle friends, Kim and Jeff, were hungry and did not think they would last the 2.5 hours before eating. That’s exactly what we did we arrived at 7:30pm, put our names in for a table and grabbed four seats in the bar area. The ridiculous thing about this burger is that they only serve 24 a night, at 10pm, so they recommend you get there at 7:30pm (“certainly no later than 8pm”) to reserve one. The H&F burger routinely makes it on to most “America’s best burger” lists and I learned of it while watching Bourdain consume it on his Atlanta episode of “the Layover,” We were at Holeman & Finch, participating in the cult experience known as the Burger. Gltsoi“This has ruined all other hamburgers for me,” my friend Jeff uttered through a mouthful of juicy beef and bun.
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