The Beer Engine Burger
I gave up on hamburgers. I can’t even remember when. Meat, cheese, bread… It should be delicious and pretty much fool-proof to boot, right? Otherwise fine restaurants bungle burgers, usually by over-fancifiying them. American cheese melts. Your fancy cheddar cheese doesn’t melt as well and that’s important. Making the burger too big, getting clever with the bread… It goes on and on.
Buckeye Beer Engine has restored my faith in the burger. They have a lot of novelty burgers but it’s okay because they pay attention to the fundamentals. For instance, the bun is a quality bun but more importantly it’s a burger bun. Since they’ve proven that they can make a delicious cheeseburger, I’m more than happy to try some more elaborate burgers. While I was eating my fatty melt, I noticed one of their newest creations: the double sasquatch. Two eight ounce patties with barbecue sauce and an onion ring. That second patty seems like overkill to me but I’m looking forward to trying a single sasquatch. I’ve also had my eye on their “sliders” – four mini burgers with grilled onions.
The Bacon Fatty Melt
I guess I should say a word about the fatty melt I just mentioned. The basic facts should be obvious from the picture. I’ll only add two small observations. First, it was more than a gimmick. The grilled cheese sandwiches were well done and would have been excellent on their own but cheese, bacon and buttery bread are a perfect match for ground meat. Second, tomorrow (November 30, 2008) may be your last chance to try the bacon fatty melt at the Beer Engine. It’s their November burger-of-the-month so I assume it will disappear on Monday. I recommend it.
They do have tasty burgers. Have you tried the Tap House burger? I think they make a good one too.
Also, we were there Sunday night and they told us that the Fatty Melt was so popular (their best selling burger of the month ever) they were not only adding it to the menu, but you will soon be able to “Fatty Up” any burger. That’s right, soon you will be able to order a Double Sasquatch between two grilled cheese, bacon, & tomato sandwiches!
Yes, I have had the Tap House burger. I had the Asian burger. I have to say it was pretty good but mostly it’s the condiments that I remember. One complaint I had was that the burger was too big. It throws off the mechanics of eating the burger which affects how the flavors mix. Anyway, I’ve been meaning to go back.
I think I’ve fatty upped enough sandwiches for a while. I’m looking forward to the regular sasquatch.