Barney’s Burgers, Santa Monica: Hickory Burger
By Victor - Friday February 26th 2010 |
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Oops, I did it again. Another cute, overpriced $10 burger that doesn’t fully satisfy. Last time it was Colony Cafe. This time: Barney’s Burgers in the Brentwood Country Mart. (Reddi Chick isn’t open on Sundays.) The innards of this one–the “Hickory Burger” off the “Gourmet Burgers” section–were actually solid: nice steaky tasting patty cooked a decent medium rare, nice mound of bacon (too much, really, if such a thing is possible). But the big bready, crumbly, cold bun and gobs of plain (I’m guessing store-bought) BBQ sauce derailed it. Should have ordered this bad boy protein style. Not that even then it would be worth the tenner. Overall: C+.
try the burger at the gorbels
Yeah, I’ve had it with the overpriced burger craze. You want a real disappointment? Try Father’s Office….
its only 6 bucks and it comes with fries
….but I love gourmet burgers!
http://interact.stltoday.com/blogzone/fit-bits/cancer/2009/12/dietitians-for-the-cancer-project-rank-five-unhealthiest-gourmet-burgers/
Good link, J.S., thanks. Foodie blogs, J. Gold and his disciples, too often just side step nutritional (or lack thereof) part of eating. We need these slaps of reality in the face once in a while.