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| - I was ambling down Queen St and the poster picture in the window sucked me in. A great looking burger. The server was friendly and made recommendations. I had La Boheme. But before I go there, the server mentioned the bartender made a great Long Iced Tea (and normally would never order), was in fact, it was an excellent concoction of flavours.
Now for the burger. The Selling point for me was blue cheese and onion/bacon marmalade. It arrived hot and looked inviting. First bite. Got mostly the brioche bun which was dense, dry and felt like it was yesterday's left over. I wasn't expecting a classic french brioche, but that made the eating the rest of the burger an underwhelming experience. That photo was worth a thousand words but I can't say the same for La Boheme.
The patty was lacking in flavour and umami. A hit and miss if other reviews are considered. With that, I went in search of the blue cheese and marmalade. Only hints of both and clearly wasn't going to live up to the billing as headliners.
I also had the house fries. I ordered a small and it was more than I could finish off for two reasons. If I was going to finish, what turned out to be a mediocre burger, the pile of fries I could have shared with my wife - if she was with me. But that pile, while hot was jammed into a bowl where the starch became gummy and came off undercooked. The best fries, that are crispy with a delicate soft interior, needs to be doubled cooked (fried twice, first at a lower temp, cooled and then they're ready for prime time when ordered). It takes more time but I'd prefer perfectly cooked fries in a smaller batch than a bowl of gumminess.
I recently moved to "The Six", so would I come back? Unlikely after this first impression. There are a lot of burger joints here, so I'm going to check out more and settle on the best I can get.
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