I don't know, but a number of people think La Brasserie might make the best burger in town. So I gave it a try.
This is what they call a burger:
I'm reviewing this a couple of weeks after I ate it so the details aren't super clear but I do remember the onions being more memorable than the meat. That's not a good start. I mean, look how many there are? I pealed off a few, ate a few by themselves, and as they are they are fine. Good even, but when you pack your mouth full of them expecting delicous fried ground beef they become a distraction. I would suggest it's not good to distract from the star of a burger, the beef patty.
The patty itself didn't have a good sear. It was cooked but without any crunchiness from the frying. The result was something with a bit of an odd consistency, mushy, not particularly juicy. The grind on the beef was a bit too consistent, too fine perhaps, and not fatty enough. You won't get the crusty exterior if there isn't enough fat in the burger, it won't stew in itself on the fryer. Sometimes the best cut of meat for a burger isn't the best cut of meat, if you get what I mean.
Did it taste bad? Well, no. It was actually a pretty good burger. But it was $19 with fries. For the price you might expect more. It was probably overthought a little, or a lot. A cheaper cut of meat and fewer onions, and a real pickle would help a lot, and dropping the price to $17 would allow the customer to rationalize buying a burger just over $15 which is acceptable vs. buying a burger that's almost $20 which had better be a pretty amazing burger. It wasn't an amazing burger. It was an alright burger. Barely an alright burger.
