Most Reccomended Burger in Glasgow

 

 

The Winner

So the time has come, I've eaten my seven burgers and come to a very hard decision regarding my favourite. Obviously, as this is my first time doing it, I was unsure of how to decide on my top pick for a burger in Glasgow but I thought it was only fair to judge based on the actual burger, and not the overall dining experience as experiences can change dependant on the individual and is mostly based on the individuals mood, preferences etc... I mean, I didn't like the dude from BRGR right from the off but I'm pretty sure he's probably got at least a few mates that do. Catching my drift?

 

 

And the winner is... Drum roll please!!

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NICE 'N' SLEAZY!

From burger to bun, to haggis, to chorizo, to the weird sweet bacony jam sauce this burger was pretty much perfect. I think the MeatHammer chef just took all my favourite foods and flung them on a bun and of course I was going to love it. I'd like to think my conclusion is completely unbiased, I, in fact, wasn't even wanting a burger very much that day- I just thought 'awk, I'd better get started on that assignment,' I was also blown away by the top quality scran because I just wasn't expecting it. Anyway, give Nice 'n' Sleazy's a holla next time you're about, I doubt you'll regret it.

 

What's Next?

As I've come to the end of my mandatory 8 blog posts for my university assignment, I'll be giving it a rest with the burgers for a bit. It's going to feel so good to be able to dine out and not HAVE to get a burger but this is definitely not the end of my blog, nor the end of my burger reviews. At the beginning of this task myself and Corey sat down and made a list of places that we would visit to review some burgers but as the weeks have went by, we haven't stuck to our list on bit, meaning there are still so many burgers in Glasgow I'm desperate to try. Jacker De Viande, Bloc, Buddy's, TriBeCa, Roasters Deli,...the list is endless, and no doubt we'll be back to all of the places I've already reviewed for a different burger. That Special O' Cajun from BRGR is calling me already...

 

But for now, I'm going to move on to a different food group, I'm thinking Mac n Cheese... any recommendations for me?

 

Peace & love- stay tuned!

 



[Review: BRGR Great Western Road]

For my 7th and final burger myself and wee Coco took to BRGR in the West End of the city on a fine Saturday afternoon in spring time in Glasgow, so naturally there was hailstones. Irrelevant really, but whatever we went to BRGR. I just kind of heard about BRGR from floating about the town, I seen the little red entrance one night on my stoat back into the centre of town from after a few drinks in Ashton Lane and thought it looked pretty cool, then I was at a party and someone had ordered in from BRGR, then one of my pals recommended we went, seeing as I was reviewing burgers.

It's dead easy to find, turn to your left outside of Kelvinbridge subway station, walk up the street five minutes and cross the road, you can't miss it. It's red. So upon arrival I was pretty buzzin', I'd eaten dead healthily all week and I wasn't feeling very well either so I was probably just happy to be getting out the house and not to be doing uni work. It was about 2.30pm and it was really busy, I think we got the last table actually. I wasn't too sure what the etiquette was for getting a table- do we kind of hover awkwardly at the door or do we just grab a table? to be honest I don't really think the staff knew either, they sort of pointed to a table from afar and I guessed that's where we were to sit. So we sat down and I scanned the menu and I literally wanted every single burger there.

The Dreaded Kitchen Roll

On the table there was a roll of kitchen roll and I really hate when restaurants do that because it just gives off such a bad impression and indicates that the food is going to be so greasy that you might as well have an entire roll of it as opposed to a wee napkin. Maybe it's because of my terrible experience in Burger Meats Bun in the city centre- which is now closed, I can't imagine why- when they gave us a whole roll of kitchen roll, which I legit needed the entirety of. To accompany our roll of napkin there was spicy mayo and all your usual condiments etc. A waitress came over to take our drinks order, which was when I came to realise that milkshakes were only £2. Kinder milkshake 4 me pls. Disappointing to say the least, where was the kinder at? You realise I go to the university of the West of Scotland where Equi's ice cream parlour is a five minute walk down the road and 'Milkshake Monday's' is a 'ting? Very milky and not very creamy. I was more interested by Corey's excellent choice of holiday juice (Fanta Lemon).


Shortly after, a waiter came over to take our order (before the drinks that we had ordered had reached our table) and asked if we would like drinks, which showed a total lack of communication between staff and lack of organisation but anyway, I didn't like this waiter. I had been watching him since we walked into the burger bar and he just came across as a bit of a dick, as though he couldn't be bothered being there at all.

The Burger

Anyway, we just got a burger and side to share- we went for the Philly Cheese Steak, but I was eyeing up the Special O' Cajun and Hot Coo too. The Philly cheese steak came with 'Cos lettuce , caramelised onion, roast pepper, steak, smoked  cheese and mustard mayo.' The burger came wrapped up in a wee tin foil wrapping with a BRGR logo sticker on the front, and looked pretty pathetic from the outside but it was actually really good, it was a rump sandwich steak inside the brioche bun and they weren't holding out on the steak. It was cooked perfectly as well, not too chewy and pretty much zero fat. The burger wasn't one of these tall ones that I can't fit in my mouth so biting into the burger and tasting every ingredient mixing together was a rare treat. The combination of the caramelised onion and mustard mayo made it very sweet but I really liked it. A sweet burger is totally different for me as I always tend to go for spicy food, but I enjoyed the change.

Philly Cheese Steak

Accompanied by the burger, we also received a burger 'HAWDER' which was a cool touch, emphasising that BRGR is a Glasgow-based company. A 'HAWDER' is a foldable cardboard holder for your burger so that your hands don't get too greasy and if you're a mingin' eater and try to shove more burger in your mouth than can fit- the 'hawder' will catch the rest. I reckon I'd have been more impressed by this if I hadn't already seen it in a burger bar (best burger I've ever had to date by the way) in Barcelona called BACOA. Sorry BRGR, it's been done before!

The HAWDER

I enjoyed my fries so much at MeatHook, that we went for the same again in here (with an added extra)- rosemary salt and parmesan. BRGR offer a bigger portion for the same price (£3.00), and in this instance definitely have the advantage. The fries were very salty but unlike Meathook the salt was much more evenly spread and I couldn't get enough of them. They were soft, fluffy and not too greasy.

Also worth noting is that BRGR has framed signs up around the restaurant informing us that all burgers with the exception of 'The BRGR' burger are only £4.00 during the week, and £5.00 on the weekends. So for a burger that we were willing to pay the full £8.00 for, only cost us £5.00. However, the lack of advertising of this offer on the website clearly didn't affect the number of customers that day.

Rating

Overall, not an amazing experience, but a great burger and would rate this 8/10- highly recommend for a quick 'in and out' scran if you're about the West End.

[Review: Meathook Glasgow]

American-Style Diner

Big holla in wee Linda's diro for this one as she bought Corey and I an Itison voucher for the newly opened Meathook in Glasgow's West End. Itison is a great website to sign up for if you are looking for some great deals on eating out around your area, you are kept up to date with the latest deals via e-mail, which are specifically tailored to your interest. This particular voucher cost (my mum) £10.00 and this entitled us to two main courses and a side of fries each meaning all we had to pay for on the night was for our drinks.

On first entering the restaurant I was surprised by the size, it's pretty big and stretches over two floors, I definitely wouldn't have thought that from the outside. The first song we heard playing was 'The Getaway' by The Music, and the second was 'Stand Back' by Stevie Nicks so obviously I was impressed. However as we sat chatting, taking in our surroundings I began to notice how empty the place was and considering we had a table booked for half past seven on a Saturday night it seemed strange. There was a huge bar stretching over the back wall which was loaded with different kinds of spirits but there wasn't a sole standing around it with a drink. Perhaps we visited too early to get a good insight into the kind of clientele who eat or drink at Meathook in Glasgow but I felt it was a wasted bar.

However, the service was great. We literally phoned up an hour before we wanted to reserve a table and had no problem securing one. We were served by three different waitresses who were all cheerful and helpful and were in and out within the hour!

The Menu

Like many burger restaurants, Meathook's menu was very basic. There really is nothing fancy about a sheet of printed paper and although this says nothing about the quality of the food, I really do find myself questioning the practicality of them? Yeah, it might work out cost-effective in the short time but surely, SURELY in the long term it will work out more expensive than just paying to get an actual menu made... unless they plan on updating the menu frequently. However, Meathook offer us a variety of sides, burgers, meats, hotdogs, sandwiches, salads, sides and desserts. In the way of burgers I was mildly disappointed in the options that were available as they are definitely kept to a minimal. I could chose between a chicken burger, a beef burger, a shrimp burger, a falafel burger and a vegetarian option and from there, there was a few different toppings which could be added. Naturally, I went for the classic beef burger and topped it with smoked cream cheese and jalapeno.

 

 

The Burger

The burger was cooked medium as always, unless requested otherwise and served on a brioche bun. The bun was slightly chewy and not too soft, I wouldn't want to accuse Meathook of not serving me a fresh bun as I feel as though this was just the way the bun was- it was slightly toasted on the inside of the burger but not on the out- perhaps toasting it on the outside slightly may fix this issue. The meat was also quite tough, but nevertheless very tasty. The burger was delightfully NOT greasy but could almost be considered dry- will I ever be happy on the grease front? Probably not. The cream cheese on the other hand was lovely, but it definitely lacked in jalapenos. The combination of the two were great but I love jalapenos and would have preferred them to be chunky and more prominent as opposed to tiny pieces mixed throughout the cream cheese.

To accompany my burger I ordered rosemary and sea salt seasoned French fries- the seasoning was great as I LOVE rosemary however, it was a shame that the seasoning was kind of all dumped on top of the teeny cup of chips as opposed to mixed throughout. As you can imagine, I ended up with some really salty chips and some pretty bland ones at the bottom.

Corey's Meal

You know that way when someone else's meal ALWAYS looks better than yours, and your heart kind of sinks when you see the plates being brought over to the table? Yeah, that happened. Corey went for a chilli cheese 'dog tonight and it looked (and was) fabulous. The chilli was very spicy and topped with my favourite (parmesan)! He also ordered some sweet potato fries, which were also delightful- the sweetness of them somehow complimented the spicy chilli very well and the two went together nicely. It was just a shame there wasn't more of them. You win some; you lose some!

Conclusion

Unfortunately my burger at Meathook in Glasgow was not the best burger I've ever had but having a wee taste of Corey's meal definitely entices me to return and see what else they have to offer. Without an Itison voucher my burger would have cost me £7.50, which is definitely a reasonable price to expect to pay in the West End of Glasgow however, my rosemary and sea salt French fries were an extra £3.00 on top of that price and if I were ordering them without a main course I would definitely be left unsatisfied as the portion size was exceptionally small. All in all, I would rate this burger 6/10.

[Review: King Tut's Glasgow Food]

King Tuts Wah Wah Hut is arguably one of the best music venues in Glasgow. It provides an intimate space in which new and upcoming bands can kick-start their career and strut their stuff to the "I listened to them before they were famous!" lot, and my visit to King Tuts was for just that. I was there a few weeks back to support my talented other half perform in his band, Not The Messiah.

 

Not The Messiah

Not The Messiah are a heavy metal band, sorry guys if I've got this wrong but the ins and outs of music genres gets far too confusing for me. As usual though, the boys smashed it- they were so tight and awkward little Gareth is so funny. They were finalists in last year's Metal 2 the Masses competition and play often in Glasgow. If you wanted to check them out, you can do so on YouTube here, and if you like what you hear you can give them a 'like' on Facebook here and keep up to date with their latest news.

Anyway, as much as I love King Tuts Wah Wah Hut, eating here leaves a lot to desired. I arrived at the venue at around 7pm as I was unaware that the doors to the gig weren't until 8.30pm, so I had rushed straight there from work without having my dinner. Initially, I only wanted a little soup and a sandwich but there was no soup left so what else for it eh?! Burger time!!

The  Burger

The menu only offered your standard beef, chicken, veggie or pork burger with the choice of adding on extra toppings for a sub-charge. The choice of toppings was quite extensive however and is great if you're quite a fussy eater and would rather stick to what you know- but that's not me. I would much rather have had a few creative options designed by a chef who knows what they're doing when it comes to pairing off ingredients with other another to design a funky burger.

In the end I went for my usual beef burger but for a bit of a change I added beef chilli and sour cream with a side of sweet potato fries that were included in the price of the burger. When it came, I was initially really impressed because this was actually the first burger in 5 weeks that I had ordered and the bun had sesame seeds on it- very exciting. I love sesame seeds. However, it was definitely a knife and fork effort. The more I dug into the burger, the less impressed I became, it was definitely too greasy, too messy, and too much. The chilli on the other hand, was lovely. It wasn't too spicy nor too watery, the consistency was thick and there was plenty of it but I would have much preferred to eat it with rice. The burger was quite small in comparison to many other burgers that have cost the same, if not cheaper, as you can see from the picture- the fries came in a 'King Tuts' labelled mug with the burger beside them. The fries were good- perfect as they came with no sauce needed- crispy on the outside and soft and fluffy in the middle. Fries and chilli save the day! Overall, I'm giving King Tuts Wah Wah Hut a 5/10 and that's mainly for lack of effort! I realise that my average experience here was entirely my own doing as I created my own burger but the lack of creativity in the kitchen for not designing their own burgers and leaving it to eejit, wanna-bee food critiques like myself.

Ciao for now.