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| - I'm always looking for a good, local burger, so when I saw Fuddruckers had become the Pittsburgh Burger Company, I had high hopes. After all, with all the new burger joints in Pittsburgh, and being right next to Red Robin, you'd expect this place to be above average-- boy was I wrong.
The atmosphere of this place is very commercial for what is supposed to be a local place- they didn't do much inside to change it from Fuddruckers. As you walk in, you are greeted by a cooler case filled with meat patties made from beef, ostrich, boar, buffalo, and many more exotic meats. The patties looked huge, but I think these are for show only (I'll explain more shortly). Next, there's the "salad bar," a small cooler that I thought at first was a prop- half of the case was filled with heads of lettuce and other uncut veggies surrounded by small trays of salad fare. Not very appetizing.
Looking at menu, the prices seemed high. At $10.50 for an 8oz burger with toppings, it's slightly higher then I'm used to spending. I don't mind spending more for a good burger, but when you are next door to Red Robin where their burgers are a few bucks cheaper, you have to make that extra price worth while. The exotic meat burgers- the only redeeming quality in this restaurant- are $12 and might be worth it if the meat is good (I didn't try one) and if the fries that came with it didn't suck (shoestring crispy fries that were just okay). Also, I would be weary of trying an exotic meat burger in this establishment. I'm betting they aren't selling a ton of these meats, and being that it isn't cheap to keep these in supply, who knows how long they sat in a cooler or freezer.
Next, the beer selection sucks. They had Coors, Miller, and Budweiser on draft, and a bottle list that had few if any craft beer- I found Magic Hat for myself. My friend had a Corona, which was billed on our check as a "premium bottle." Really? If I'm willing to pay more for a burger, I'm probably the kind of customer that is willing to pay extra for a matching beer. Please get better beer.
When I got my food, which took forever, the first thing I noticed was that my bun was bigger then my burger patty. Big mistake guys. I expect a patty to at least reach the boundaries of the bun, not miss it all the way around by a quarter to half inch- I'm not paying to bite into a nice bun. There is no way the patty on my plate looked anything like the raw patties I saw in the cooler case at the entrance of the store. Also, medium rare is supposed to be light pink inside- mine was no where near medium rare. Bluh. I had mine made with cheese, mushrooms, and bacon, and except for the garlic mayo, this burger was nothing special. The meat was something I could have made at home, the bacon was thin, and the mushrooms were goopy. At a just okay taste, this burger was not worth a second visit.
Bottom line, with all the choices available in Pittsburgh for a local burger place, I would not go here. If you want this concept to work, you need something special to stand out- a cool atmosphere, really good food, good beer pairing, or anything else to hook me in to want to come back. Judging by the small crowd that was there the night I went, I'm betting the Pittsburgh Burger Company won't be lasting very long.
Last tip for the owners of he Pittsburgh Burger Company- try working on making a quality product before you invest in overpriced T-shirts with your logo on it... just sayin'...
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