Burgies of Melby

I've been kicking it at La Trobe every Tuesday this semester with Chloe. We've been studying, talking to the local Marxists, going for walks and most importantly, eating burgies. We've been smashing them down on campus, buying them from Nuts-About-Tella, a little dessert and burgy joint that I believe only opened in the Agora within the last year. I didn't think the Agora could get any better food-wise, but it has. If only Deakin had a food court with more than two restaurants. Not that Deakin doesn't have other things going for it. Anyway, this a blog about burgies, not universities. Chloe, Zammo and I all ordered the Graduation Combo, which includes a Graduation burgy, small chips and a can of drink for just $10. This isn't a bad deal, especially when you compare it to the price of burgies elsewhere. The Graduation packs a beef patty, American cheddar, tomato & mustard sauce, and special burger sauce. This burgy goes all right, even if it looks like the ...

After a morning of fishing and swimming down here in Apollo Bay, Chloe and I went walking along the main strip of shops in search of some lunch. We had both agreed to give the burgies a rest for a while but we were so hungry that when we came across the Scorched Grill, we couldn't resist what we saw on the menu. We both ordered the Big Cheese, which packs a thick beef patty, tomato, lettuce, pickles, garlic aioli, tomato sauce, and, as the name suggests, cheese. Honestly, since we are outside the bustling hipster metropolis that Melbourne has become, I wasn't expecting much, so I was surprised to eat a pretty good burgy. The lettuce and tomato are fresh to the point of popping with flavour, while the patty drips with all the right juices. The pickles are cut into small slices and sprinkled throughout the burgy, dispersing flavour and balancing the ingredients out. Chloe wasn't a fan of this aspect, barely noticing their presence but I appreciated it. We both agreed that...

We're back on the other side of town for The Sporting Globe, which is a big favourite of ours because it combines burgies, beer and sport (read burgies and cocktails for Chloe). We've spent many Thursday nights here in the past taking advantage of the $14.90 burgies and $15.90 jugs but we've swapped Thursday night for Tuesday arvo in this review to jump on the 'Halftime Lunch' deal that runs from 12 pm to 3 pm, Monday to Wednesday. We've had all the burgies on the menu here at some point (including some good ones that have unfortunately been scrapped) except for the Field Burger, so I went vego and ordered that. The Field Burger boasts roasted Portobello mushrooms, grilled halloumi, tomato, avocado, roquette, Spanish onions, tomato relish and garlic aioli. It's a pretty good burgy that bursts with freshness, and, rightly or wrongly, you feel healthy eating it. The avocado continues its trendy, winning ways here, adding a cool, light touch to the pinch of t...

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...

2018 is here and Chloe and I wasted no time getting down to the business of burgies. I've neglected the eastern suburbs so far on this blog so to make amends, we went to Eastland to visit the famous Huxtaburger. My first burgy of the year was the Theo. It packs double beef, double cheese, bacon, barbecue sauce, mustard, mayo, lettuce, tomato and pickles. It's a quality burgy that's also quite filling, as you'd hope. The barbecue sauce isn't very prominent though, losing out to the mustard in the battle for the tastebuds. This prevents the burgy from being too sweet, as can sometimes happen with burgies that come with barbecue sauce. Chloe had the Cheesus, which also packs double beef and double cheese. Cheesy mayo, mustard, tomato sauce and pickles round it out. She described the mustard as cutting through the richness of the cheese, allowing the burgy to be cheesy without being overwhelmingly cheesy.  We both ordered onion rings to complement our burgie...