I do, however, believe I have found the best hamburger, its big but won't fall apart, it drips, but only as it should, its cooked to order, it's tall and big, it's not overly complicated and has a consistent taste time and time again, however in the interest of the hunt I am going to sample as many different types of hamburgers from as many different establishments until I can once and for all crown one, King.
Zappolo's Beef - Zappolo - 59 Goulburn Street Sydney 2000
I reviewed these guys chicken burger a while back and didn't exactly give it the best write up, so I kinda like the people that run this cafe so I thought I'd get a beef burger and will hopefully have something good to say. The news isn't that fantastic though.
First thing first, I hate it when a beef burger is cut in two, it just looks wrong on the inside, cooked beef mince cut so neatly down the middle, looks weird. Another area where it loses points is the bun, turkish bread is great, I love it, but not on burgers, a burger gets its flavour from within, the bun is there to hold it together, this is why turkish bread should never be used as burger bun, it's got it's own flavour to impart, and I don't think the two compliment each other well, something about bbq sauce and beef that doesn't go with turkish bread.
You could see little white fat bits in the meat that was cut, I didn't like that at all, and the pattie was too round, like it was a manufactured pattie, which turns me off unless it's a fastfood burger coz you know that going in and rarely eat there sober. Also because the bread was turkish it was far bigger than the beef pattie, another reason to steer clear of turkish bread with beef burgers, this made more bites than usual be meatless. I will say though that the chips were delicious!
Overall, even though I was full from the meal I wasn't satisfied. These guys do some good food, next time I go there I'll eat the specials for lunch because they really are special, sadly the burger isn't.
Beef - 4 | Bun - 3 | Cheese - 4 | Sauces - 4 | Salad - 5 | Overall - 4
Bouncin' Around - Bounce Burgers - Broadway
Ando was in town so as we do when he's in the big smoke we catch up for lunch, last time we hooked up for a feed we walked past a place called Bounce Burgers, I 'bags'd' it then for the next time we have lunch, obvioulsy as I wanted to sample the beef sandwich on offer. Soon as we walked in we thought this place was gonna be good, the place was bright and vibrant and the girls serving were chirpy and funny, well at least nice, they seemed to laugh at the banter Ando and I are so good at, so we ordered a burger and took a seat.
A short time later they arrive, and I must say, these guys don't seem to care about first impressions. The burger looked lifeless, boring and very, very manufactured. It came in a little cardboard tray with a few fries, even they didn't look that spectacular, but hey, looks can be deceiving so you never know, well that's not entirely true, you know pretty much immediately after you take the first bite, and after taking the first bite here, boy did I know.
The burger was just as it looked, there was nothing special about it whatsoever, I have no idea where they came up with the name 'bounce' as it has none at all, it wasn't even a decent milk bar burger, it was below par in every respect. The bun was one of those hamburger buns you buy at coles, and that was the best part, the meat pattie was way too round and was as thin as the cheese, which had not melted at all and the 'special' sauce was more bland than special, didn't give the burger any kinda special kick. Overall I'll have to say that I will never return to Bounce Burgers, not one thing about the food would bring me back, the funniest thing was when the food came out to our table the guy brought it straight from the kitchen and was clearly quite proud of his work, we didn't say anything to him post meal though, we couldn't find him.
Beef - 3 | Bun - 3 | Cheese - 4 | Sauces - 3 | Salad - 3 | Overall - 3
Charcoal at the Bra - Maroubra Charcoal Chicken
After a painfully long wait at Maroubra RTA for business that took less 3 minutes to complete once at the counter I had worked up a big apetite. As I walked out on the footpath I saw the Charcoal Chicken... perfect, there'd be something in there to squash the hunger. About 5 minutes later I walked out with a burger, I was salivating with hunger now, luckily I'm close to home and camera.
Looking at the burger now it's a totally different story to what I remembered when I first looked at it, remember, I was starving. I can see now the bun was ripped, the insides were nearly on the outsides and well it just looked a mess.
As soon as I took the first bite from this burger all I tasted was tomato. I obvioulsy bit into the side of the burger that had tomato, which shouldn't really be a problem, but with this burger, the tomato slices are over a centimetre thick, adding to the slopiness, the lettuce was lifeless and tired and there wasn't enough onions or sauce. Somehow they managed to hide even the beetroot flavour, when I was standing in the store waiting for the burger, I noticed a can of No Frills Beetroots, perhaps that has something to do with it. The only thing that was decent about this burger was the cheese, it was melted wonderfully with pattie, at least on one side, oh and I should mention that the pattie was made from a ball of mince rather than a premade one tossed on the grill, still, it wasn't enough to make this a 'go backer'.
Beef - 5 | Bun - 4 | Cheese - 4 | Sauces - 2 | Salad - 3 | Overall - 5
Best Kebabs in Sydney - Sefton Burgers
While I was getting wheels were getting drilled for the 242 a couple of weeks back at AGR, I thought I'd go grab a spot of lunch, the fellas at AGR told me the best kebabs in Sydney are just up the road. Bewdiful, one for the site I thought.
Upon arriving, I saw the picture of the juicy succulent burger they had, and suddenly my craving for a kebab pretty much just disappeared and was replaced by one for a big fat juicy burger. I ordered a beef one with cheese. I sat outside, admiring the sights of Sefton, looking at my strange fruit flavoured soda and wondering how long my wheels would take. Just as I started to wonder about my burger it arrived.
As you can see, it didn't look to bad at all, but as we all know, looks can be deceiving. The first thing I noticed was just how thin the pattie was, the second thing I noticed was the cheese was missing and the third thing I noticed was that the makers of the 'best kebab in Sydney' had no idea when it came to a burger.
I can't be stuffed writing anymore about this non-event, a very ordinary experience that will not be had again, infact it was so uninteresting I don't think I'll bother going back to try the kebab.
Beef - 3 | Bun - 3 | Cheese - 0 | Sauces - 3 | Salad - 4 | Overall - 2.5
Jama is a pretty typical chillis type joint, offering steaks, burgers, and tex mex fare with good 'ol ice cold Czech beers. After googling around a little bit I found it on a few sites with the rather huge claim of 'Prague's Best Burger'. Had to check this out.
The burger arrived kinda open, and had everything on the side, even the sauce, given the comfortable seating and big tables this wasn't a problem at all, infact it was preferable, I could put on alot of lettuce or none, I opted for the latter. The cheese was the exception to this, it came melted and wrapped around the pattie, which was excellent, it was like a big meat and cheddar ball. The meat pattie was also the thickiest I have ever had.
I loved the grilled onions, there was a heap of them and the sliced fried potatoes were also delicious. The bun was great too, like a crusty type bread bun that was toasted really well, standing upright this was one really tall burger. I don't know how the salad went along with it as I didn't touch it, the burger was very filling with the potato sides. The beef was a tad dry but moister than you would expect when you see the thickness of the pattie, the mustard was a great addition, melded with the onions, cheese and beef it was a sensation meal that will be had again next time I'm in old Prague town!
Beef - 7 | Bun - 6 | Cheese - 7 | Sauces - 7 | Salad - n/a | Overall - 8
Having been to the Czech Republic a few times now I think it's time to start adding some food adventures from my travels there. Usually the first meal we have when I arrive is Macca's, we're tired, lazy and I just wanna go unpack and settle in, that and I love the white paper takeaway bag, reminds me of Maccas down here when I was younger. OK, enough justification, anyway I was pleased to see that the McDonalds there had a promotional burger, it was part of a bigger promo called 'Fiesta Mexicana'. I thought i'd try the McRoyal Jalapeno which looked like a McOZ with no beetroot but with bacon, jalapenos and hot salsa.
I ordered one, minus the bacon, along with Chillitos instead of chips, also part of the promotion, they were like deep fried cheese with chilli. As usual upon opening the burger box it looked nothing like the promo shot, nearly qualifying for a farce write up, anyway starving and tired I tucked right in, and was pleasantly surprised, this burger was pretty tasty, I loved the salsa, although it was more tangy than hot, and the pattie was of quite a reasonable standard for a McDonalds burger.
Happy with how the burger was going so far I thought I'd try the Chillitos, after biting into one, I had to wait a few seconds for the oil to subside, I could then taste the mild warmth fromt he chilli, the cheese or whatever it was was quite disgusting and had the texture of off cream. After finishin one, I quickly returned to my burger, at which point I got a jalapeno in the next bite, I really like this burger.
I don't quite see what's so Mexican about the McRoyal Jalapeno, but either way it was quite nice, I guess that's where McDonalds always have the advantage, my expectation of their burgers is so low that getting one that isn't just medicore is a nice surprise. If I had one complaint I'd say the burger needed more jalapenos.
Beef - 5 | Bun - 3 | Cheese - 5 | Sauces - 7 | Salad - 3 | Overall - 6
I love Singapore, and I love the airport alot too. You almost want to be stuck in transit at Changi. On my latest trip I found myself starting my holidays with a solid 6 hour stay here. After a few purchases I headed up to the standard issue Burger King. Despite being hassled by pig to try something else, I was going to go for my usual Swiss cheese and mushroom double cheeseburger, however as I stood there, looking at the menu, I could hear pig in my head, telling me how important it was for me to try a different burger here, after all I had the mushroom one many times, and it's already here in the review, and this turkey bacon, well I don't know where else you would find it, so I took the plunge and got the double cheeseburger with turkey bacon and a side order of cheese chicken sticks.
I found a quiet little corner in the 'dining' room and prepeared for the test. Looking at the burger it seemed a fairly ordinary double cheeseburger with some really dry bacon, almost looked like beef jerky. Under the hood we can clearly see just how dry and stiff this turkey bacon looked, the meat pattie didn't look that great either and I'm not a fan bbq sauce on burgers with only meat and cheese, anyway gotta eat this thing I suppose.
The first thing I thought when I bit into this was how much better the swiss cheese and mushrooms would be. The burger definitely did have a smokey flavour to it, the bbq sauce wasn't too bad, the cheese was standard and the meat was reasonable, but the turkey bacon, it really did have the texture and feel of jerky, it was hard, dry and chewy. I immediately got stuck into another bite in a desperate attempt to moisten my mouth, I had no drink you see, this of course intensified the smokiness, which wasn't a bad thing, but also increased the amount of these rubbery thin dry turkey strips, after eventually swallowing I decided that I wanted to try and enjoy the rest of the burger, so after stripping out the remaining turkey bacon, I added some tomato sauce and finised
it off.
The chicken cheese sticks were a different story all together, an excellent combination of chicken, cheese and crumbs, deep fried, it makes a great snack, I only wish I had more of them, it was a welcome change from the turkey bacon thats for sure, the chicken, while probably not being breast, was still fairly consistent throught the stick, very meaty, no hard bits, and no bits of the stick without chicken. The cheese is ever so delicately added to the chicken and is not overpowering at all, infact if it wasn't called chicken cheese sticks I think most people wouldn't have even known cheese was involved at all.
Overall I'd say, without a doubt, stick with the swiss cheese and mushrooms double cheese burger, particularly if you're a bacon fan as this will definitely disappoint you. I should point out that they have 'normal' bacon on the whoppers, it just this one, for some strange reason, features turkey bacon, and pretty bad turkey bacon at that.
Beef - 4 | Bun - 3 | Cheese - 4 | Sauces -6 | Salad - n/a | Overall - 4.5
Goodalicious - Burgerlicious - Shop 3/130 Liverpool St Sydney (02) 9264 4446
I've been waiting to try this place for a while now, so DC and I decided we'd go and take 'em for a test drive. The store was alot like burger edge, bright, open, with little seats. We went at lunch time and the place was quite full, we walked up to the counter and the over zealous order taker girl was very keen to get our orders, I however was far from ready, still absorbing the vast menu. I noticed, that like burger edge, Burgerlicious lets you have you burger 'bunless' which means it'll be served with rice or salad, or you can have any burger in wrap, this is of course for those on low carb diets.
Obviously we chose buns and I went for the standard burger which came with tomato sauce, instead of asking for bbq, like I usually do, I thought I might try this burger the way it's meant to be served. DC went for something else, which looked similar however came with egg and bacon, so I guess it didn't look that similar after all. You also get the option of salad or chips OR half salad and half chips which is pretty cool, so you can have a few chips and get a bit of salad into you as well.
We ordered and sat down, read the many papers around and rated the people walking past the window, as you do. A few short minutes later our burgers arrived, they bring them to you which I thought was quite good. The presentation of these burgers was great, they looked very tall, the meat had that just off the grill glisten to it. The chip and salad combo is a great idea, however the salad didn't look terribly exciting, there wasn't even any dressing on it, just a few bits of lettuce, a tomato, one seeded black olive and tomato.
After removing the toothpick from the center of the burger we started eating, and we were impressed. They tasted great, a lighter, fresher taste, and the meat, despite look like normal mince had a great flavour, the tomato sauce was a good option for this burger, it complimented the meat very well. The bun was also really good, soft and fresh and easily squashable, that's a must here as the burger arrives very tall. Even the lack of beetroot wasn't missed, the grilled onions were plentiful and tasty and the pickles were also fantastic, thick and juicy. The one complaint I do have was the pattie size, while it wasn't the smallest pattie I've had, it was no where near the largest, there was at least one and bit bites without any burger. However apart from that this was a very satisfying experience, I'll definitely be back.
Beef - 6 | Bun - 7 | Cheese - 5 | Sauces - 4 | Salad - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Yes another burger from McDonalds. I know what you're thinking but the fact of the matter is they are the worlds largest hamburger chain, and by far the most eaten, so I think its justified. The double Quarter pounder, I dunno why they don't call this the half pounder, whatever it is, this is a gem and a must after a big night when there are no kebabs in sight, it's also very easy to get the cabbie to go into the drive thru on the way home.
The double quarter pounder is the same as the single apart from two meat patties and an extra slice of cheese, this heart stopping meat and cheese mountain is surprisingly juicy, when you bite into this you can see the fat dripping, and the way the three slices of cheese melt and fuse the meat and bun together is superbly gross. the triple extra processed cheese shines, bringing out the little flavour in the meat there is, and even though the sauce, onions and pickles are the same as what's delivered on the regular quarter pounder it's strangely enough, I suspect this 
has something to do with the oodles of fat leaking out of this burger.
I'd definitely recommend the double quarter pound on those nights your coming home late in a taxi, there's enough beef and cheese to soak up half a bar of piss, and you can't help but feel dirty when you're ho'ing into this thing, so it's better to be intoxicated when doing so. Sometimes, the morning after you can't even remember you had one, and that's the way I like it!
Beef - 4 | Bun - 3 | Cheese - 5 | Sauces - 3 | Salad - n/a | Overall - 5
Dingo Burger - Chamberlain Hotel - Cnr Pitt & Campbell St Sydney (02) 9288 0888
First I have to apologise for the quality of the pictures here, I took these with my Nokia N73, and despite it having a Carl Zeiss lens it takes crap pics, but that's another story. I quite like the Chamberlain hotel, it's laid out real nice and got comfy square cushions to sit on at the long tables, the bar is great and the place just feels real cosy, particularly on a cold winters day.
When I saw the beef burger on the menu, it's was obvious to me and the people I was with what I was eating, after ordering and grabbing a beer we sat down to a bit of catch up conversation, however this was surprisingly cut short by the speed of the service, before we knew it our burgers and other meals arrived. 
The burger arrived open, and a good thing that was too, with the size of the pattie I think this may have been confused as a salad roll rather than a beef burger. We definitely have a new winner for the smallest pattie on a burger. I rarely eat my burgers open, so I closed it up and started eating. Holding the massive slices of turkish bread with no meat visible on any side was a little disappointing, however this was short live, I must say, the bites I got with meat were actually very good, the pattie was cooked perfectly, sitting on 
melting tasty cheese, topped with grilled onions and bbq sauce was awesome and I loved the horizontal sliced pickles, together with beetroot, tomato, cucumber and lettuce this burger could hold it's own against any burger line up, it's just the pattie size that lets it down.
Unfortunately I have to say, that due to the tiny size of the pattie, and believe me, it's tiny, I don't think i'll go this burger again, it's just not worth it, I'd rather the chicken schnitzel.
Beef - 6 | Bun - 6 | Cheese - 6 | Sauces - 6 | Salad - 6 | Overall - 5.5
On the Edge - Burger Edge - 40 Perouse Road Randwick (02) 9398 9600
Wanting to try something from the Sydney Gourmet Burger chain, I find this shop had changed to 'Burger Edge', I wasn't disappointed, after all it was still a burger place. On a rainy Saturday afternoon, after some shopping a burger is what everyone needs, but this place was conspiciously 
empty, with only two other people in the store. The place looked bright and fresh, with the grill and preperation area in clear view, this was good.I scanned the menu quickly and went for the closest thing to the rest of the burgers in the review, which was the 'Feel the Cheese' number with BBQ sauce instead of tomato.
I was asked to pick a type of bread and chose the white floury one, I can't remember the name. I should mention quickly here that they gave me wholemeal bun instead, so that exercise was totally pointless. After placing the order and paying the $14.00 it cost for the burger, chips and a drink I sat waiting and reading one of the many magazines. Fifteen mintues had pasted and I was really starting to wonder what on earth was going on, there was four staff and 3 customers in the store, including myself and for some reason I hadn't got my 
food yet, as I was about to stand up to query the progress of my order the young chap came and handed me a bag. Perhaps the time to cook means the size of the pattie would be big!
When I unwrapped the burger it was lettuce and onion all round, I couldn't see any meat from any angle and was wondering where the meat was, there goes the theory on the time to cook being relative to meat pattie size. After sinking my teeth in for the first bite, an overpowering taste hit my entire mouth, it's hard to say what it was, but I think it was the spanish onions, it was unlike any taste I've had before from a burger, it didn't taste bad or anything, just different, it could have been something in the meat because, despite not being able to see any meat, I did get some in my first bite.
The burger pattie was a reasonable size, and certainly looked like it was premade pattie shape, there's no throwing a ball of mince onto the grill here and letting the spatula sort it out. The meat in the pattie looked very lean, there was no visible fat and it actually tasted lean too, which isn't always 
the best thing when it comes to beef, if you're going to do your best to make the beef as lean as possible it's always a good idea to spice it up with herbs or something, which, as far as I could tell, is not done here. The wholemeal bun that I had was very nice, it seemed very fresh, was not overly tall, did not get in the way of any flavour, and did its job of holding the meal together very well.
This burger has pickles on it, but I couldn't taste them at all, even when I could see them coming in the next bite, they simply were tasteless, it was quite weird, this might be a good thing for those that don't like pickles but sucks when you see the burger has pickles but can't taste em! Another thing that was annoying was the cheese, it's supposed to have two slices of cheese, it's even called, Feel the Cheese, but I couldn't taste the cheese much, only in the last couple 
of bites, did I get it, I think the perhaps there was too much salad interfering and the BBQ sauce on either side of the bun perhaps had something to do with it, however even that sauce wasn't enough I felt. The rest of the salad was good, but would have been better with beetroot, you could really taste the salad, in fact I would more call this a salad roll with meat, than a burger, bit disappointing when you see the prices, to get a burger with chips and a drink you're looking to pay between $11.00 to $17.00!
I reckon this burger was OK, the main problem is that it's trying to be too healthy, I know when I'm going for a burger, I'm not exactly going for anything particularly healthy, a burger is a treat, that I want to enjoy in all it's fatty, saucy, cheesy goodness, but I find that from burger edge, they seem to 
be missing that edge. The pattie needs more flavour, if not from fat from herbs or spice, there needs more sauce and I think they should change the cheese used, it had neglible impact even with two slices. The chips were a hybrid of wedges and french fries and tasted great, however had too much 'sea salt' perhaps I should have gone for one of the many other seasonings they offer. Being on the healthier side of the burger scale you can have your burger ingredients on a wrap or even without any bread at all just served on salad! However I must say I don't really recommend these burgers, they lack that general hamburger flavour, if you do want a healthy burger this is the place to go for, but expect it to taste healthy too.
Beef - 5 | Bun - 6 | Cheese - 4 | Sauces - 4 | Salad - 6 | Overall - 5
Maccadonian - mLeko Bar - Shop 10 World Square (02) 9267 3636 - Sydney CBD
Hidden away around the rear of the World Square complex, although right in front of the lifts to Austereo, the home of 2Day FM and 2MMM FM is a cafe that is so much more. mLeko, open for breakfast and lunch serves up everything from coffee to burek to hundreds of people a day. Some of the food from mLeko has a macedonian influence, and is delicious, I could go on for pages about the different foods and flavours offered here, but we're here for the hunt, so let's start. It took a while to get my burger, 
it was a rainy and very windy Friday lunchtime and they were extremely busy, so I was expecting a little wait.
When I took the mLeko burger out of the brown sandwich bag, the first thing that popped in my head was how neat this burger looked, it was clean looking with nothing hanging out, no sauce going anywhere, almost looked like a model of a burger. The bun that's featured with the mLeko burger is a 
sour dough one and it looked great, nice and fresh and I don't think it was toasted, the cheese was a slice of tasty that was slightly melted on to the pattie, the lettuce was fresh, not shredded, and the tomato slices were big and juicy. After swallowing the first bite, I didn't want to do anything but take another few bites before 
thinking about anything. The meat in this burger is it's real weapon, it is sensational. It almost looks like kafta meat, but had a different flavour, partly of course due to this being beef! The pattie coverage was reasonable, I'd say one bite is all you'd have without a bit of meat.
It's not very often you get a burger were the dominant flavour is the meat, its usually the sauce and/or cheese mixing with the meat that produces a 
(hopefully) great taste. I didn't feel this was the case with the mLeko burger, I reckon the pattie could be eaten on it's own, it tasted so good, the salad and cheese complimented the meat well though, however I do feel that BBQ sauce on this burger kind of detracts from the flavour of the meat, next time I would get a chilli or one of the many other spreads they offer instead of the BBQ. The burger also tasted quite lean, and you could see by looking at the pattie there wasn't much fat in this meat at all, or didn't seem to be. The chips, although interestingly served inside a coffee cup that's in a brown paper bag are incredible, cooked very well having a crunchy outside with a soft hot inside.
Beef - 8 | Bun - 7 | Cheese - 6 | Sauces - 6 | Salad - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Beef from the Chambers - Chambers Takeaway - Chambers Food Hall - Sydney CBD
The first entry into the food reviews from the frequently visit Chambers 
Arcade makes it's debut here at the Hamburger Hunt. Situated as you get off the escalators from Pitt St. this sandwich takeaway shop offers so much more, gourmet beef, chicken and Schnitzel burgers, soups, pastas, breakfast items and a huge array of different sandwiches, they also have ample seating both in the store and in the common area shared by other outlets in the food hall.
A few of us went to lunch here, but only myself and V2daP had burgers, he had one with egg, however mine was a standard one with cheese and bbq sauce like every other burger here. The burger arrived at the table quite quickly, it was cut into 
halves, I do prefer my burgers not cut into two, however I Wasn't about to send it back based on this. The first thing that I noticed was this burger was alot flatter than most, that is got to do with the bun these guys use, its a typical sandwich shop seasme seed flat bun, I quite like these in sandwiches so I thought it'd be interesting to try on a burger.
Upon seeing this burger I really thought I was in for a great 5 - 10 minutes, it looked great, tonnes of grilled onion, sauce oozing out and just a generally good grilled feeling about it. The chips looked fresh and big, and the whole plate smelt of meaty goodness. When V2daP's arrived it looked even better with the big egg, and his wasn't cut into two, obviously due to the egg, which struck me as strange, they cut the smaller burger into two but not the bigger one.
Looks can be deceiving though, and from the first bite through to the last, I felt something was missing from it, just didn't have that oomph. The burger wasn't a particularly bad one, but nothing at all was special, I also felt the meat was a tad overcooked, perhaps this had something to do with the rather bland flavour, I couldn't taste the grilled onions, even though they are quite clearly there, the BBQ sauce was plentiful and I guess helped things a little, as did the beetroot, however this was yet another burger where the cheese seemed to hide, both visually and in taste.
Unfortunately the chips were unable to save the day, despite looking good, they were rather soft and I think could have done with a bit longer in the deep fryer, the chicken salt used was either insufficient or just poor quality, at least they were consistent with the burger, lacking that is. V didn't say too much about this burger but I think he was reasonably happy with it, maybe the egg makes all the difference, however With Nessie's grill not three minutes walk away, this burger is unlikely to be had again by myself.
Beef - 4 | Bun - 5 | Cheese - 4 | Sauces - 5 | Salad - 5 | Overall - 5
Pathetic Petes - Peter's Hamburger Shop - Todman Avenue Kensington 2033
Peter's Hamburger shop in Kensington is supposed to be 'famous' for it's burgers, I'm not too sure how famous, but at least known in the area, because of this I thought it was a must to review their
offering. My first attempt to get a burger was approximately 2pm on a Saturday afternoon, however I was told that the 'kitchen' is closed, apparently it closes at 12pm, the guy behind the counter, when asked, told me that the next time I could get one was Sunday before 12pm, I guess these guys are under the impression a Hamburger is some sort of breakfast item.
Ordinarily I don't think I would have been bothered to go back, but due to the special circumstances here, that being the Hamburger Hunt, I did, the next day, at 11am. Immediately I was recognised and he preempted my request asking me 'Hamburger?' to which I nodded. When asked if I wanted extras I replied requesting cheese and BBQ sauce. He started putting all the ingredients onto a plate to take to the back, I noticed a large amount of shredded lettuce sitting in a container of water, and after getting a slice of cheese he got out the tongs, dipped them into the water and pulled out some dripping wet lettuce, after a moments drain time onto the plate they went, he then got out from under the table a small stainless steel container that had cling wrap covering about 2/3 of a tomato and half a spanish onion, he cut 2 slices of tomato off it, and some onion and placed it onto the plate, I'm not exactly impressed so far.
My request for hot chips was declined with 'Sorry we don't do chips today', not entirely sure 
what that meant I just accepted it, perhaps its got something to do with the sabbath, I dunno. Five or so minutes had past and the burger was ready, after paying $4.50 I headed off. Upon unwrapping the burger I noticed it looked alot like the one from the Supa Centre, but much fresher, in terms of recently cooked. The first bite had me thinking one thing, onions. It was by far the dominant taste, which is different for a hamburger I reckon.
As I progressed through the burger I couldn't help but notice the greasy feeling ever increasing in my mouth, bite after bite I was further convincing myself that this was one of the worst milk bar burgers I have ever eaten, the bun was the standard tip top hamburger bun that had been buttered so heavily it was seeping more than half way through the crown, the cheese, 
although melted well into the bun and meat, was none existent as far as taste goes, and I'm not sure he understood me when I asked for BBQ sauce as I could taste none at all, not a drop, nor can you see any in the pictures, this made the burger quite dry, the only thing that wasn't dry was the fat and oil on the burger, each bite unleashed another 
dose of fats from the pattie and bun being injected onto your tongue, which was tolerable while eating and drinking but the after taste truly is disgusting.
It's totally bewildering that a shop calls itself a 'Hamburger Shop' and yet produces such a terribly boring burger that is lacking in size, quality, and taste, it also doesn't even have a slice of beetroot on it, and has such strange time restrictions on ordering it. The only thing this burger excels in is old, fatty ingredients made in a lack luster way. This is certainly one burger to avoid.
Beef - 3 | Bun - 4 | Cheese - 3 | Sauces - 0 | Salad - 3 | Overall - 2
24/7 Burger Stop - OzTurk - 704 George St Sydney 2000 (02) 9280 1310
Ozturk is a 24 hour
takeaway food place offering pizzas, kebabs, burgers and more, hence it will feature in a couple of the other food categories in due time. These guys are no specialists when it comes to burgers, its just another offering on the seemingly endless fast food menu choices.
As usual cheese is extra, and it's that processed, pale yellow type. There's also nothing special about the pattie, its just your typical over the counter beef mince that's flatten out on the grill into a pattie shape. It's an average size 
pattie for a takeaway joint and I was glad to see the onions grilling along side it on the hot plate as I leaned over to check on the progress of my lunch.
Lettuce, a big thick slice of fresh tomato and a slice of beetroot are all standard trimmings on this number, and the burger patties makes it's appearance from all viewing angles, meaning of 
course, there is no biting into this burger without getting meat, nice. I did like the way this pattie was cooked, something about it was different, I think perhaps certain outer parts of the pattie were infact slightly crunchy, don't get me wrong, this pattie was not overcooked or burnt, just some extremities of it had a nice harder texture to them, whatever it is I liked it.
Another big win for this burger is the price, getting change back from a fiver for a burger these days is a rare thing, so that was a pleasant surprise.
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Anyway we're not here to discuss that, no, we don't really care too much about where it came from or who invented it, because in our opinion, the Hamburger is consistently being re-invented, sometimes quite poorly and occasionally oustandingly. The purpose of this 'hunt' is to find the best burgers around town, the greatest town around, Sydney! We'll be trying everything, from the fast food offerings to the classic milk bar burgers. Now I should tell you, I am of the strong opinion that a burger is a bun, beef mince pattie, sauce (any kind is permissible), lettuce and tomato, optional condiments include; beetroot, cheese, onion, mustard, pickles. Once you start throwing on an egg, bacon, pineapples and what not I think it moves past the hamburger stage into something entirely different. I don't have objections to promotional or gourmet burgers that may contain mushrooms, relish or something else that won't dominate, and take over the flavour of the sandwich. 
