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| - When Bachi Burger opened in my hometown of Los Angeles, it received average Yelp reviews and closed before I could try it. I now see why. The carelessly prepared food fits at this suburban movie theater location, but not in a food-centric district like Little Osaka in West LA.
The pork belly steamed buns were nicely constructed with a savoy cabbage and carrot slaw, slice of hard-boiled egg, and hoisin sauce, but the meat was sloppily inconsistent. Of the three buns served, one had pork that was all meat and no fat, another had all fat and no meat, and another had the right balance (much like the three bears). A 33% success rate might work in baseball's batting box, but not when dining.
I liked the fries in the chili cheese fries, but that was about it. There was too much of the heavily spiced oxtail chili in ratio with the fries and the scant amount of cheese. The chili also showed signs of age. The meat had broken down to almost a paste, the mixture lost its ability to emulsify which caused the excessive amount of oil to separate out, and there was a sour taste like it hadn't been cooled properly from the night before. The fried egg on top didn't fit the dish.
I guess I should have tried a burger and plain fries instead of the fancier sounding appetizers because I incorrectly expected food of greater quality.
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