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| The Maverick Burger with Kobe Butter Beef at Bartlett Hall |
Bartlett Hall in San Francisco's Union Square area has been touting themselves as having a great burger: Kobe beef with butter, butter and more butter. All the ingredients are in place for a great experience. Very nice space. A bar. Lots to eat.
We were there during the Pride Day parade and the World Cup match between Costa Rica and Greece. The bar was fairly quiet. We sat at a high table near the bar so we could watch the Giants game and the World Cup match at the same time. There was a large table of Costa Rica fans cheering their team on. They won.
The Maverick is the name of the burger. At $16 it is pricey. The description says it is a Kobe butter burger. The thick burger was perfectly cooked to medium and would have been magnificent if it was hot. It was griddled, not flame broiled (a plus) with a nicely cooked exterior of crisp dark beef. It was warm and palatable but had sat too long. The buttery cheddar concoction on the top oozed flavor. I loved the onion crisps. The beef was tasty and lightly seasoned.
The Kennebec fries are unremarkable. They reminded me of a lot of the fries you get in chain restaurants. Medium cut. Salty. No skins. They were hotter than the burger, but nothing special.
I would love to try the place again when the place was busier and the burger was hot. It is nice to have his type of place near Union Square.
Burger 3.5 out of 5 Spatulas
Fries 2 spatulas
Bartlett Hall
242 O'Farrell St.
242 O'Farrell St.
