Big ol' Burger Comparison Thread

Scam · 26 Feb 2015 at 12:26

oli collett said:
Sounds interesting - is it just the Denmark St one or both? Smoking Goat is indeed amazing - been there a couple of times - after giving up trying to get into kanada-ya - the chicken wings are immense!

They had it up on their FB page as a 'special' at Beak St yesterday. I reckon they're just doing them at both sites. I might be wrong though! It's £10 though which is a bit pricey without sides (especially when you're my girlfriend and ask for no bun :rolleyes:

). Damn good burger though.

And yes, Kanada-Ya. I've been 3 times now and absolutely love it. Their black garlic paste is godlike. But alas the queues are annoying, I've only been for an early lunch and once even at 12:15 I've been stuck waiting for 30mins!

Jealous you've eaten at Smoking Goat, but I hear they're open for lunch now so that might be do-able...

chroniclard · 1 Mar 2015 at 13:49

Had a Five Guys for the first time today, took the kids, was pretty nice, though fairly expensive I thought.

oli collett · 1 Mar 2015 at 16:52

Scam said:
They had it up on their FB page as a 'special' at Beak St yesterday. I reckon they're just doing them at both sites. I might be wrong though! It's £10 though which is a bit pricey without sides (especially when you're my girlfriend and ask for no bun ). Damn good burger though.

And yes, Kanada-Ya. I've been 3 times now and absolutely love it. Their black garlic paste is godlike. But alas the queues are annoying, I've only been for an early lunch and once even at 12:15 I've been stuck waiting for 30mins!

Jealous you've eaten at Smoking Goat, but I hear they're open for lunch now so that might be do-able...

Yeah both times I've been to SG have been for lunch

Beasty · 3 Mar 2015 at 09:35

We are getting a Five Guys in Nottingham later this month, looking forward to trying it but it does seem expensive.

Red's True BBQ just opened here too, I went the first Saturday it was open and had the Juicy Lucifer burger, best burger I've had in a while! Small(ish) but packed full of toppings and flavour. http://truebarbecue.com/the-good-book/juicy-lucifer/

Not cheap, ~£50 for one starter, two mains, 2 alcoholic drinks and 1 milkshake but enjoyable.

Windle · 3 Mar 2015 at 23:22

If you're ever in Glasgow make sure to pop into Bread Meats Bread, they do a homage to the In n Out burger called the Cali. Mustard fried patties and all. It's spectacularly tasty.

http://jamesvsburger.com/2014/05/28/californian-special-burger-bread-meats-bread-glasgow/

Putty · 5 Mar 2015 at 08:38

Beasty said:
We are getting a Five Guys in Nottingham later this month, looking forward to trying it but it does seem expensive.

Red's True BBQ just opened here too, I went the first Saturday it was open and had the Juicy Lucifer burger, best burger I've had in a while! Small(ish) but packed full of toppings and flavour. http://truebarbecue.com/the-good-book/juicy-lucifer/

Not cheap, ~£50 for one starter, two mains, 2 alcoholic drinks and 1 milkshake but enjoyable.

Red's wasn't too bad but I think I'll be sticking to Annie's - there can be a bit of a wait but the burgers are soooo much better

tcfreer · 5 Mar 2015 at 10:24

Anyone any recomendations for some were to eat near York Trainstation?

Going on Saturday for a day out with a friend. Found some were called gibson's which looks ok, but thought I'd ask the wisdom of OCUK

Burger_Lad · 8 Mar 2015 at 11:42

Guys,

Here are the next Burger King promotional items...

http://www.burgerlad.com/2015/03/burger-king-mushroom-swiss-and-pulled.html

Freefaller · 9 Mar 2015 at 13:39

Burger King? we're talking about decent burgers in this thread

FrenchTart · 9 Mar 2015 at 14:16

*cough* self-promotion *cough*

Almost went to Solita in Didsbury at the weekend but ended up going to the Laundrette in Chorlton instead for the most greasy pizza ever made. Wish I'd stuck with Solita tbh.

FARGO · 11 Mar 2015 at 08:54

Beasty said:
We are getting a Five Guys in Nottingham later this month, looking forward to trying it but it does seem expensive.

Red's True BBQ just opened here too, I went the first Saturday it was open and had the Juicy Lucifer burger, best burger I've had in a while! Small(ish) but packed full of toppings and flavour. http://truebarbecue.com/the-good-book/juicy-lucifer/

Not cheap, ~£50 for one starter, two mains, 2 alcoholic drinks and 1 milkshake but enjoyable.

I had a couple of hours to kill on Monday when I was in Nottingham, remembered your post and thought I'd check it out. I really liked it!

I went for the pulled pork 'switch' with onion rings and chips - a bit pedestrian considering what else is on the menu but it was really good and the two giant onion rings were the same size as the burger buns!

I also liked that the table had five different bbq sauces to choose from so you can flavour your food to taste.

The unisex loos were interesting too!

And on topic, the Nottingham Five Guys should soon be open

Beasty · 11 Mar 2015 at 09:40

Glad to hear you enjoyed it! Yeah they really (loos) confused me which doesn't take a lot

I think I went to the right part of them though, the 'sinks' are weird too. The sauces were fantastic!

FARGO · 11 Mar 2015 at 17:14

The sinks looked like a moonshine distillery! Would go back but it's a three hour journey each way

Malek988 · 12 Mar 2015 at 00:31

Build a burger in belfast is really awsome, its a subway style place.. pick your bap.. pick froma selection of beef/chicken/pulled pork or specialty meats like venison, then the range of salads and sauces are way to many to name, but they include gummy bears... yes people ask for gummy bears lol

I go for the double stack beef with bluecheese sauce on the bap, with bacon, rocket, pickles, smoked cheese with chips covered with bacon n cheese with soem mayo

mmmmmm

chroniclard · 12 Mar 2015 at 14:21

Christ, just noticed how many calories are in a Five Guys meal(burger/fries).

FrenchTart · 12 Mar 2015 at 14:23

Given the amount of fries you get I'm not too shocked. How is it if you remove those from the meal?

chroniclard · 12 Mar 2015 at 15:35

If you go for a bacon cheeseburger and a couple of toppings its pushing 1000 calories.
If you scoff all the fries its pushing another 1000.

FrenchTart · 12 Mar 2015 at 15:41

Ouch

Raymond Lin · 12 Mar 2015 at 16:14

I don't get the fries these days, no bacon either, just standard all the way.

Youstolemyname · 12 Mar 2015 at 19:06

FrenchTart said:
*cough* self-promotion *cough*

Almost went to Solita in Didsbury at the weekend but ended up going to the Laundrette in Chorlton instead for the most greasy pizza ever made. Wish I'd stuck with Solita tbh.

Been to Solita in the Northern Quarter a few times, it's a good place. Burgers are great and those pizza fries they do :eek: