. "2"^^ . "1"^^ . . "Walking by, the smell of beefy meat is quite enticing. Looking in, the shop is a long & narrow take-out only space, with a tiny ledge on the side you could theoretically eat on. It's a short menu and usually I'd get the most basic burger available, but hey, what's this special blue sauce (Lucas burger) about? Well, in for a penny, as they say.\n\nIn the back, they have a flat-top and they seem to be making smash-style burgers... but Priest's this is not. The patty is packed solid/thick (which I prefer), but beef-taste isn't strong enough for me - and I get an almost sweet taste from it. I would also like a slightly higher fat ratio in the mix - it just needed the kick of fat and some more salt to bring the flavours out. It did have a nice crust on it, which I appreciated.\n\nThankfully, the blue sauce isn't as blue as their promo photo. When I asked what was in it, I was told only that it's a \"cheese sauce\" (the rest is secret), but there's a blue(?) cheese (crumbly texture of parm) taste to it. With garlic. Blue cheese aioli or something? Total guess here. Not bad. \n\nBut the giant and slightly dry/stale bread totally detracts from the burger. I ditched the buns at the half-way mark.\n\nThe fries sounded great, but I found that there was too much garlic salt or something to that effect and no thyme. I really wanted to enjoy these, but I did not.\n\nOverall, the taste is okay and I think they could improve. But these guys aren't operating at the gourmet burger level and I think if they set expectations at a more moderate level, they'd see less vitriol from the masses."^^ . "2012-09-20T00:00:00"^^ . . "2"^^ . "5"^^ .