BurgerFi originally set out to do everything better than the next guy.
The chain really prides itself on its meat and uses that as the foundation of quality.
I finally decided to order delivery from the Manhattan location.
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I settled on six options and went all inall double patties.
I ordered everything as-is, meaning I didn’t customize any of the toppings.
I wanted the true experience of BurgerFi’s delectable meat.
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But you’re free to level them up to therevered Wagyu beeffor only $2.
I just couldn’t picture myself sinking even further into gluttony.
Another taste test, perhaps!
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Overall, I did think BurgerFi’s burgers were a good bang for my buck.
The ingredients, while not always successfully balanced, did seem to be high-quality.
Regardless of some of their flaws, BurgerFi’s burgers did taste fresh and felt substantial.
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However, I do believe there is such a thing as too much of a good thing.
And, in fact, this was a definition of both too much and not enough in one burger.
While going super hard on bacon and meat, this burger included little elsejust some American cheese.
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This one set me back $12.29.
The look:Just look at this thing.
It’s almost equal parts thick-cut bacon and Angus beef.
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It’s a hefty burger, too.
The bacon was very obviously dry, but I was ready to find a redeeming quality.
The resulting burger was bone dry.
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This was the first burger I tried and I was at my hungriest.
Lovers of BBQ sauce, this one’s for you.
It cost $11.49.
The look:There was a lot of stuff poking out of this burger, and it looked fun!
Sadly, the onions mostly got lost in the sauce (quite literally).
They were mild in flavor and there mostly for the texture, which likely disintegrated due to delivery.
All in all, the longer I ate, the more overwhelmingly sweet the whole thing became.
There could be an audience for that, but I am not it.
It cost $12.99.
But the biggest disappointment was the candied bacon-tomato jam.
I wanted more of the tomato and bacon flavors and less of the association to candy.
It had no tang.
Just a flat sugariness, like drinking weak sugared water.
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Mediterranean Burger
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The look:Fresh!
The tzatziki even had small but visible cucumber pieces in it, and I appreciated the effort there.
The taste:Equally fresh!
This burger tasted less salty and just lighter overall.
The tzatziki was wonderfully creamy, and its flavor benefitted greatly from the feta.
The veggies were sliced nice and thick, and the whole burger was layered well with them.
I’m an onion lover and believe every salad could benefit from a little onion action.
But instead of providing the zesty crunch I was looking for, they ended up being mostly sweet.
Because of that, this burger ended up ranking squarely in the middle.
Yes, Chef Burger
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Ah, the cleverly named Yes, Chef burger.
After trying the Bacon Cheeseburger, I was concerned.
This one was $10.69.
I decided to bite into the caramelized side first to set myself up for success.
I’d give it a seven out of 10 and would order again!
This thing packs a lot of punch for the price of $10.69.
All in all, this is the burger I was dreaming about when I dreamt about BurgerFi.
It was simple in execution but moist, tender, and well-balanced.
This burger didn’t torment me with tortured ingredients or venture to do too much.
So BurgerFi, take note: don’t make a run at reinvent the wheelandalwaysinclude the sauce.
