Joeyburgered

I’ve been recommended Little L for years and I’m pretty annoyed I never listened until now. This was how Ogalo and Oporto should be. The chicken tastes fresher, the sauces are nice and not just lumped onto the centre and the flavours worked well together. I’m not typical big on grilled chicken burgers, but this was a ripper

It’s been way too long since I’ve been to the place where it all began... Bar Luca Kieran and I opted for a Speared Pig each (mine without the pickle spears) plus some scallops and fries (Bar Luca makes some of the best scallops I’ve EVER eaten) Oh to the burger. Luca beef, bloody amazing! Pulled pork, succulent as fuck and packed full of flavour. Curly fries crunchy and salty and the chipotle bbq sauce was bloody banging. Not a lot bad I can say about this burger. Would bang again

One of my all time favourite burgs. Modified the beef patty for southern fried chicken. To be honest, whether it’s beef or chicken, this burger is undeniably good. Flavours are bang on, textures work well together and it’s just a bloody well rounded burg. An absolute no brainer if you’re nearby

On a bullshit hot (40+ degree) day, decided to go for a leisurely stroll from our Air BnB that I thought would be 5 minutes... 25 minutes and a lot of complaining later, we arrive at Mecca (AKA Shake Shack) Hard to go past the Double Shack. It ticks all the boxes. 2x Juicy AF beef patties, heaps of Shack sauce (AKA Crack) and cheesy melted goodness throughout.

After being stranded in a random carpark for 40 minutes, Kieran suggested we kill time with another burger (this was after already having In-N-Out 3 times in the same day) This wasn’t terrible but wasn’t amazing. The beef was the highlight, but they only put mustard on (no ketchup) so that ruined it for me.

This is probably the fanciest and most expensive burger I’ve eaten. It’s from the restaurant at The Edition in West Hollywood called Ardor... and it was $26USD 😳 BUT at least it was bloody delicious. Unfortunately I can’t find an ingredients list as they’ve changed their menu since January but I think it was: 🐂 Double dry aged grass fed beef patties 🧀 Gruyère cheese 🥓Apple smoked and candied bacon 💦 Sauce (no idea what but it was green/yellow) As far as aesthetics go, this thing is bloody beautiful. It looks like it’s been hot pressed before serving which I’m totally into as it ensured the burger was hot throughout on arrival. The beef was outstanding! Would be really keen to know what blend and ratio they used but it was delicious. Cheese was stringy, we’ll melted and sharp which worked well with the candied bacon. I don’t think I’d get it again knowing it’s over $35 AUD but I have no regrets in ordering and giving it a go. Note that the Umami powdered onion rings are purchased and served separately AND my score takes into account the value of the burger.

Thought I’d be different and order the chicken at Milky Lane (Bondi) when Kieran, Ross_Kemp_on_Burgers & issac_eatsalot stopped in a couple weeks back... It wasn’t a bad chicken burg, but I definitely think the beef edges it out since the recent introduction of the smashed patty. The chicken was crispy and cooked well, personally I much prefer thigh over breast but it was tasty. Their cheese gravy is a belter and combined with the ML Mayo rounded this burger out nicely. Still had the weird oil thing on the bun but it doesn’t actually affect the flavour etc

This was one of my favourites burgers during my latest trip to the states. Was a hot tip from Alvin_Cailan to check out before Burgers Never Say Die. It’s a butcher all week, but on the weekends they set up a flat top out front and minimise waste of meat by creating patties from excess (no 2 weeks will be the same blend of beef) Relatively cheap and super fast, the guy on the grills in a one man band, toasting buns, flipping patties, and garnishing up to 20 at a time (beast!) The beef was high quality, cooked really well at a high heat to give a nice crust. Good bit of cheese and the classic ketchup mustard combo to go with it. They do offer pickles and diced white onion for any purists. At $6 (maybe $8 AUD) at the time, I was very impressed by this burger. Highly recommend to anyone around the Hollywood/Melrose area.