Gorilla Grill - Maribyrnong

A new year means new burger adventures so today we set the GPS for Gorilla Grill in Maribyrnong and shot down the Calder Highway.

Gorilla Grill is quite active on Instagram and they always post dashing photos of their fare so going there was an easy decision. Did the food live up to the hype in real life? I must admit it probably didn't.

Chloe had the King Kong, which is a little small for its name. Sure, it has double beef, double cheese, double bacon and a triple serve of BBQ sauce, but a burger named after a giant, fearsome gorilla needs to be towering on the table, not neatly wrapped up. On top of that, it's a little dry and if you ignore the generous amount of BBQ sauce, there's not much flavour to it. Chloe thought it was a reasonable burger but she did agree that there's perhaps a little too much BBQ sauce.

I had the Krusty Burger, which boasts 'Krusty' fried chicken, tomato, lettuce, cheese, aioli and bacon. The chicken was incredibly crispy, but insubstantial. There wasn't enough of it. The aioli was turned up to 100 on the garlic scale, which is great on the one hand because I love garlic, but bad on the other hand because it was overpowering. I've definitely had better chicken burgers (but to be fair I've also had much worse).

Head-to-Head
The King Kong wins this bout in a split decision.

Pricing
The Krusty comes in at $13 while the King Kong weighs in at $14. Chips are $5.

Ambience
Like most places, Gorilla Grill is a clean, crisp burger joint with its own little gimmick.

Dietary Requirements
I'm surprised to be writing that vegetarians and vegans will find themselves shit out of luck here, unless they're happy to settle for grilled corn.

Address
36 Edgewater Boulevard, Maribyrnong

The Last Bite
Assuming most readers are from the eastern suburbs, I would have to say Gorilla Grill isn't worth the trip over the Westgate. 




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