And a fancy framed certificate saying they have the best burger in New West.
And they have a quirky thing where you can get a t-shirt if you eat a stupid amount of hamburger in one sitting.
And laser cut stuff on the walls too. It must be the best burger place ever. Ever.
So what kind of burgers do you get in Burger Heaven.... I got a classic with cheese, bacon, and mushrooms. And potato wedges. No fries. Just potato wedges.
My dining partner got a lamb burger with guacamole and onion rings.
How was it? Of course that's the question we need to ask.
It was good.
Maybe it's time I develop a rating system. Bun. Meat. Toppings. Service. Sides.
Meat: 8/10
It was good. Both the lamb and the beef were good. Juicy patties that were well cooked, substantial with good flavour, the meat was good.
Bun: 4/10
White bread bullshit. The buns were soft, but too thick, and no crustiness to make holding in the juices any better. Or the most part they got soggy really quickly and started to fall apart.
Toppings: 7/10 Guacamole? For real? It was good. But the bacon was thin and relatively tasteless, and everything else was just alright. Nothing was bad, but neither was anything overly memorable. That being said, it came together to make a tasty burger.
Service: 9/10 These guys were ready to take our order before I'd even noticed there was a menu on the table. They were on it. They helped guide us through the menu, explained anything that might have been quirky, and got our order in quick.
Sides: 8/10 Damn fine onion rings. And I'm not usually a fan of potato wedges, they are usually too much potato, and almost always pale in comparison to traditional fries. These were pleasantly delicious, and having a bowl of gravy (kept warm by a tea light, so pro) to help didn't hurt.
Maybe one more category? Beer?
Beer; They had some. It was mostly main stream and boring. In the 21st Century, and with so many micro brews on the west coast, I hoped they would have added at least one interesting beer to their beer list, maybe even two. Alas, there were none. And the wines they offered were "red" and "white." So the beer gets 3/10.
So there it is, 6 categories rated out of 10. We add that up to get 40 out of 60, or about 6.6 out of 10.
I don't know if that's fair. The burger was really good, but I wished it had a better bun. And service was good, I'd go there again. What it comes down to is a shitty bun and crappy beer. One could argue beer has very little to do with the rating of the quality of a burger. The bun does make up half of a good burger so maybe it deserves to lose points for that.
So, I'm going to interject, rating system be damned. Burger Heaven makes a damn fine burger. Or at the very least, they make a really inoffensive burger that will satisfy most burger fans, though it may not be super impressive. It's a great patty, with good toppings and sides. And the service was great. That damn bun though. If only there was a decent beer to wash it all down with.
