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| - I love the original Burgatory location, and dream about their milkshakes, even if I still think Tessaro's has the hands down best burger in the 'Burgh. Burgatory's are definitely almost as good, and they've got tons of topping options... plus those milkshakes.
My husband has never been to Burgatory before, and requested that we visit the new location for his birthday weekend; turning 30 calls for ice cream and burgers, right? We figured we'd go around 2pm on Sunday, hoping not to wait too long -- a friend tried on Friday night and gave up with a 2 hour wait time. It's good, but not THAT good, yanno?
We arrived and the hostess entered our information into a tablet computer that may have been an iPad; I was hungry enough I didn't notice. She asked us if a 30-45 minute wait was OK and we said it was; she let us know we'd get a text when our table was ready. 40ish minutes and no text later, we went and asked, and she told us she'd been about to remove us from the waiting list since they'd sent a text and we hadn't replied. Ahem. We were sitting ten feet away from her, so that was a little offputting. Maybe don't rely on the vagaries of the cellular providers so much?
The seating in this location was a little cramped, as well; I felt like I was sharing a table with the party next to us, which wasn't an issue at the original location. I'm picky about seating; what can I say?
Luckily, our server was wonderful and made up for the rocky start. He was super efficient in getting our drinks and taking our order without making us feel rushed.
We each started with a milkshake; I went for the PB&J I know and love, while the husband tried the Salted Nutella Crunch. After one sip of his, I wished I'd changed my order. It was delicious and perfectly Nutella-flavored, although could've done with a little more salt. The PB&J was amazing as usual, though; I love the blobs of jelly, personally.
Both of us also opted to create our own burgers. Mine had a bison patty, brioche bun, angel dust rub, blue cheese, onion marmalade, truffled shallot aioli, and mixed greens, with dill pickles on the side. I unfortunately have to order burgers well-done these days, but that's the embryo's fault, not Burgatory's. It tasted great anyway, and the mixed greens were excellent. Basically it was the same as one of the menu burgers but with bison and onion marmalade rather than Wagyu and roasted tomatoes. Husband felt it had a "sour" taste and didn't like it, but, when pressed, was unable to identify any further reasons. The dill pickle chips, sadly, were vinegary and unremarkable, and went uneaten.
He went for a beef burger, again on brioche (those buns are to die for), with BBQ rub, cheddar, ranch, and bacon. I stole a few bites and would happily have eaten his burger as well as mine, if it weren't for the fact that they're huge.
There aren't descriptions of the rubs on the menu, but the servers are happy to tell you about them. I love the angel dust, personally. And I understand the herbed focaccia may be delicious, but I can't pass up the chewy-soft brioche.
We both got herb and sea salt fries rather than the chips, and they were good, though not the best fries I've ever had. I'm almost positive there's rosemary involved.
Portions are huge, and I ended up with half my burger to go, which is kind of suboptimal, for me -- reheated burgers are hardly ever worth eating. We also took half our milkshakes to go, since you get the entire metal mixing container. I wouldn't mind slightly smaller portions, but that may just be me.
Total check for two shakes and two burgers was $41 -- pricier than some other options, which means Burgatory is a semi-special occasion kind of place for us.
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