Monday, February 11, 2013

Burger Logic Ep 5: H.I.D. Burgers

 


As recommended to me by a friend, I managed to find this restaurant on one of those jeepney rides on my way to le girlfriend's house. It is conveniently located in a Phoenix petroleum gas station, with a few other establishments. 

The place itself could only house a group of roughly around 20-30 people at most, it has an open air environment. I settled in and had a gander at the menu items. I checked and noticed that they only serve chicken burgers. Also, this reminder about their burgers, which is a welcome sight at the very least.

It also is welcoming that the price for these burgers are relatively cheap. Maybe the use of chicken for the patties help keep the price down since chicken is generally cheaper than beef.
  





H.I.D. Burgers' menu


 I ordered a Sicilian burger, based on the recommendation of a friend and took it home. At first glance, I was surprised at the pandesal-esque bread they chose to use for their burgers. First bite, and it was a pleasant surprise. Second bite and I'm happy. It's a good burger indeed. Not to the extent that my friend mentioned [HID - Sicilian Burger (With mozzarella cheese, basil and grilled tomatoes)

Nateleport ako bigla sa isla ng Sicily sa unang kagat. Ikalawang kagat ko, marunong na ako mag-Italyano, ikatlo, natuto na ako magsign language (Italians are, at some point, deaf), nung maubos ko na, kamukha ko na si Al Pacino.], but still a good burger.

The burgers are flame-grilled, but does not give the impression that it is dry. Also, since this is not breaded in any way, you get pure chicken in every bite. For what it's worth, the price difference of only 20php between the 1/4 pound and 1/3 pound orders is very much worth it.

I'm quite satisfied with this burger place, now if only they weren't so out of the way and/or if they had other branches.



Sunday, February 10, 2013

Burger Logic Ep 4: Bon Chon Chicken Burger

I came along to my journey of trying to find good burgers and like my last post, I didn't really expect to chance upon a burger in this restaurant. I was so used to eating Bon Chon's spicy chicken wings that I only noticed this menu item and decided to try it out.


When you order a chicken burger, you are given your choice of patty [soy garlic or spicy] and same goes with the mayo to be applied [apparently, they have a spicy garlic mayo should you want it]. The burger itself contains two of their chops, some lettuce, on an oat covered bun. Served with some skin-on fries, it was good. 

The burger had me in tears the same way that their spicy chicken wings get me teary eyed because of how spicy they are. Since they used the chops, it provides a good crunch as well in every bite. A good choice, indeed.



Saturday, February 2, 2013

Burger Logic Ep 3: A Different take on a Burger

Friday payday night, me and a few friends from work went to one of the places we normally go to for some good eats. Situated in E. Rodriguez, Quezon City [to be more specific, E. Rodriguez Avenue, corner Tomas Morato], is Persian Kabab restaurant. It serves some very good persian food at a very reasonable price. They don't skimp on their ingredients for their meals.

What does a Persian restaurant have to do with a hamburger you might say? Well, one of my friends noticed that there was a burger in the menu, and I just had to get to try it out. I took one home and planned to eat it the next day [was too full for a midnight bite]. When I opened the take out styro, it was uhm... a different version of a burger. I figured it was to be different from the usual take.

Not your everyday hamburger.

I reheated everything in the toaster the next day to sample it. Well, I had to slice the patty to ensure that I get a taste of the burger in each bite of the pita bread. By the way, it's not an all-beef patty, as I've observed that it has onions and maybe another ingredient mixed in with the ground beef, and true to its persian roots, this is very tasty. Quite interesting, but the patty is just a tad small for my liking, but it was still filling. For 80 pesos, it is an okay price for something different.