Burgies of Melby

I got up at 4am today for work and boy oh boy was I hungry when I finished my shift. We went to Fat Staks in Bundoora to silence the ruckus in my stomach and suffice to say not only did I silence it, but I almost put myself in a coma. I opted for the Triplestory, which contains southern fried chicken, pulled pork, bacon, cheese, deep-fried mac 'n' cheese, barbecue sauce and Staks sauce. It's a bloody big burger, so big in fact that I gave up on eating it whole and just ate the individual ingredients. Doing so allowed me to conduct a finer analysis of the burgy. The chicken is succulent and just as good as any bit of fried chicken from anywhere else, although Chloe thought it was a bit bland. The bacon is cooked the way I like it, succulent and tender. It's not cooked to a dry, bitter crisp, which I really appreciate as when bacon is cooked like that it really detracts from a burgy rather than adding to it. The deep-fried mac 'n' cheese is good but also very ri...

It was decided that Tuesday night would be burgy night this week and so we went to Lilydale to check out Hello Harry, the burgy joint that had been taunting us on Instagram for a while now. Chloe ordered the USA, which swirls with sweet and savoury flavours. Indeed, the beef and bacon provide the thick, meaty flavour while the onion rings and tomato jam add an undercurrent of sweetness. The pickles are cut lengthwise, which Chloe appreciated as it keeps them from plopping out the end of the burger when you grip it in a state of manic hunger. The combination of mayo, mustard, pickles, onion rings, bacon, cheese, beef and tomato jam is just amazing, as is the fact this burgy hardly produces any spillage. I ordered the Redneck Burger, which tastes like a gourmet Whopper. Packing mayo, mustard, cheese, pickles, BBQ glaze, beef, onion, lettuce and tomato, it really is almost a replica of the Hungry Jack's classic. I think the mayo is the main culprit for the similar taste to Hungry ...

So this review was meant to be about Fat Staks at Uni Hill but as luck would have it, Fat Staks is closed on Mondays (and Tuesdays). As devastated as we were, we decided that burgies were still on the menu and went to One Plus Piece Cafe in Balwyn, continuing our tour of the eastern suburbs instead. The burgies there didn't disappoint. One Plus Piece Cafe is a Japanese American cafe inspired by the Japanese manga series, One Piece . The cafe is pretty much decorated in everything related to it, and even though I'm not a fan of it, I did like the overall vibe. It has a decent burgy menu as well. I ordered the Devil Mushroom, which contains a battered portobello, avocado, tomato, cos lettuce, red onion, cheese and chilli sauce between two green buns. The battered portobello is crispy af, and the avocado zings like zesty guacamole. It is a surprising burgy, full of fresh taste and quite filling as well, however, the chilli sauce is pretty much absent (Chloe also thought th...