Sunday, June 03, 2007

Burgers in Dublin

I don't know what it is with the Irish, but they certainly can't make a decent burger. I've tried four different places, and each time it's the same; You get a toasted bun, a fairly large patty of ground beef and then whatever "flavouring" you've ordered. That's it. Only once did I get a tiny bit lettuce, a single slice of tomato and a thin layer of mayo on the top part of the bun. One time the "burger" was covered in fried onion and gravy; another was covered in chili con carne, which I found very strange having ordered a chili burger. I would have expected a regular burger with chilies or at least chili sauce. Having thought the chili con carne was a thing local to the restaurant, I've managed to make the mistake twice of ordering a "Chili Burger". Burgers should have mayo, a patty of ground beef, a good amount of lettuce, two to three slices of tomato depending on the size, a few slices of cucumber, ketchup and then the "flavouring" e.g. fried bacon, guacamole, fresh or pickled chilies, satay source or nothing if you're going for a plain burger. In comparison the burgers you get at Gourmet Burger Kitchen is seriously gourmet, which is still nothing compared to some of the burgers you can get in some places in Copenhagen. I especially like the one from Cafe Klint, but generally you get some seriously good burgers in the Copenhagen cafes. Some of them do change the basic formula, e.g. by using ciabatta or focaccia as the bun, but that only enhances the experience. I guess that my conclusion is to stay away from burgers in Dublin, especially if you're used to e.g. Gourmet Burger Kitchen, and go explore some of the other types of restaurants in stead. One I can recommend is Yamamori Noodles which is Japanese style food (think Wagammama style food in a regular restaurant). Really good food and nice service. The only downside was to wait for 20min before getting a table...

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