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| The Syd Barrett Burger at Burger. in Santa Cruz comes in a metal pan with Fries. |
Burger. in
Santa Cruz is a regular stop for me when I am in Santa Cruz. They have an
imaginative and creative offering and a very comfortable and fun bar atmosphere
in the restaurant. The moment you come in, you are presented with a huge chalkboard
behind the counter with lots of burger combos named after the famous and
semi-famous. My favorite name is the obscure Pink Floyd founder Syd Barrett
whose eponymous burger is the mushroom swiss. The Kim Kardashian ($14.75) is a
double Phatty, which is two bacon cheeseburgers between two grilled cheese
sandwiches.
I ordered
the Hank Williams ($7.75), a 4-ounce
Humboldt grass-fed beef patty, onion rings, bacon, cheddar cheese and BBQ
sauce. All burgers come with lettuce, tomato, onion and pickles. And
shoestring fries. I also bought a chocolate shake ($5.25). The five of us
finished ordering our burgers and were given a picture of Ozzy Osbourne as
our "number" for our order to be brought to our table.
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| The Shake at Burger was luscious. |
The shake
came first, exquisitely topped with whipped cream and chocolate syrup. We had
five spoons and the shake was quickly consumed. It was cold but still creamy.
The shake was made with chocolate ice cream, not vanilla with syrup. It was
sublime.
The burgers
came, nicely packed in small metal loaf pans: face up for easy photography with
fries nicely tucked in. The burger was very good, the meat nicely spiced with
pepper. The onion inside the ring was sweet and soft, bacon crisp, bbq sauce a
nice accent rather than overwhelming. All the vegetables were crisp and fresh.
The toasted bun was firm and fresh.
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| The Menu is Considerable. No end of choices at Burger. in Santa Cruz. |
The fries
were disappointingly cold. We told our server and she cheerfully brought a
piping hot mound of fries as a replacement. The hot fries were too thick to be
called shoestrings. They were thin-cut, salty and crisp. Good if not
remarkable.
Everyone
really enjoyed their burger. We had a good time hanging out. We all agreed we
will come back next time we are in Santa Cruz.
Burger 4
out of 5 spatulas
Fries 2.5
spatulas
Shake 4.5
spautals.
Burger.
1520
Mission St.
Santa Cruz,
CA 95060
(831) 425-5300
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| The interior at burger is well lit and inviting. A bar in the back is quite popular. |
