Mmm... Patty and Bun and Pitt Cue Co special

"I've got burger juice running down my arm!!!" She exclaimed! "This is better than sex". Naturally one might think that we're at some twisted sex party type thing but we're just at Patty and Bun on a regular Monday night. Although try telling our cute server, he reckoned it was Friday. Who are we to argue? 

We were in the queue for a lengthy time so we knew what we were ordering before we'd sat down! And by lengthy it was around an hour and a half wait. The queue was of epic proportions with most of those waiting patiently salivating handing round the menu. The atmosphere was excited! 

I went for the Big Patty Mac Stack and my friend who I've decided deserves the title Lady Burger went for the Beef by Dre. The music appropriately was a mix of old school hip hop and some classic dance tracks. PandB know the right tunes to play that's for sure. 

Of course seeing as Patty and Bun were teaming up with Pitt Cue Co we had to order the Caramel Ribs and fries that had a special Pitt Cue Co rub. 

The ribs. Oh man the ribs. They're cooked either really hot or for a long long time which has burnt off the fat and all that remains is the beautiful crispy meat. It has a hot kick to it. But it's sweet. A little like crispy duck but a whole lot better. I could have polished off a tray of them. But back to the burgers.

How could you be a vegetarian was all I could think as I tucked in.

Where to begin. Our meaty feasts arrived and were all wrapped up like a little gift from the kitchen and boy it felt like Christmas and birthdays all packed into one beautiful present.

Mine had a double patty with a slice of brioche bun in the centre. A little homage to the Big Mac perhaps. Who knew. But sorry Mr Ronald dude, your burgers have nothing on this delight for the taste buds. 

The patties were exquisite. Pinky and grilled and surrounded by a melted mess of cheese that had such flavour and a special sauce that kicked all the other burger joints out the back door. Lettuce and pickes slid about the place like my attempts at ice skating in the winter. They held on for dear life though, I give them credit. 

It was a giant burger, and every mouthful was a pleasurable experience. The juicy beef, the toppings and even the sesame seeded brioche bun. I ate and I was happy. 

My companion at one point said "I feel dirty but in the best possible way". And well I couldnt agree with her more.

I can't speak for Lady Burger, as we weren't in the mood for sharing (am I ever???) so stuck to our own burgers. But she tucked into hers like a happy kid on Christmas Day. So the Beef by Dre cleared ticked her boxes! 

Given my quest is finding the best burgers in town I can happily say I could stop looking now.

What?!? I hear you say!!! YES, you got that right guys. This is so far the best burger I've had in London. 

Patty and Bun and Pit Cue Co #3 

54 James Street, London W1U 1HE

Mmm... Honest Oxford Street

The dirtiness of our burger night out reached new heights tonight. 

Armed with six vouchers that entitled each bearer a free burger at the new Honest Burger a stones throw from Oxford Circus we were excited. Less so when we were told the wait was over an hour. 

The group was prepared to wait! It was a free burger after all...

The wait list gal informed us that we could download an app that told us where we were in the queue and that it would beep when they were ready for us. 

Cool. Don't you just love modern tech?!? 

Our wait wasn't so bad as there's loads of bars on Market Place and behind Oxford Street so we found a spot to hang out at while we waited and our hunger grew...

Eventually that buzzer buzzed and we excitedly got our butts to the restaurant before we lost our space. 

Our vouchers allowed us to have any burger we wanted, regardless of whether it was a single or double. I personally went for the special which was right up my street...Beef mmm yum, smoked cheddar, bacon ketchup - what?!? Oh yes this was the bees knees. Not forgetting the onion rings, jalapeños and lettuce. Oh and chips come as standard. This sounded like a very tasty treat.

The table was pretty even keeled on the ordering, a couple with bigger appetites who went for the Honest Federation. An Honest burger but double patties... I don't quite know how they managed to get their chops around the thing. Maybe next time.

So the patty. Where do I start? One of the biggest I've ever seen, and well I've seen a fair few now. You really are getting your money's worth here. At least an inch and a half thick patty, cooked medium rare, pink and juicy and perfectly seasoned. I could have had it all on it's lonesome it's so good. But where would the fun be in that? 

They know how to sex up a burger here at Honest. Bacon Ketchup. Whatever next. But seriously it was a little orgasm in my mouth. I don't think I've been impressed by a burger in this way since my first dirty affair with Meat Market. For purely different reasons mind! 

Did I also mention that one of our party was breaking his vegetarianism for this visit. Seriously that's how good it is. Later he told me he felt like King Henry the eighth after his burger!!! Ha. 

My burger fellows were seriously content with their choices. Special mention goes to J for finishing off her federation. The girl put it away and I have upmost respect for her. She was obviously hungry for some good meat ;)

Also, she hoovered up her crispy chips and then swapped her plate with her neighbour who'd been hoovering up his regular chips. Win. And yeah the chips were just bloody perfect. Nice little crispy morsels that reminded me of my crazy grannies roast potatoes. The crispy ones are the best! 

Mmm. Hell yeah.

And so that was honest, six very happy punters who spent barely a penny! Oh that reminds me. One of our group came out with the comment of the night. You know you've had a good burger when you need to wash your hands before you pee... 

He he

Honest Burger Oxford Circus

4 Market Place

London W1W 8AD

+44 (0)20 3302 3990

Mon to Sat

11.30–23.00

Sun

11.30–22.00

Mmm... Flippin' Burgers - Stockholm

On my quest dungeons and dragons styleeee for hunting down the best burgers I decided that on my trip to Stockholm I would have to hit a good burger joint. 

I had worked for it considering I'd run the Stockholm marathon and then spent two days kayaking around a bunch of Islands.

The only way to reward myself was with a  good piece of meat. And so far my luck on Tinder on the continent hadn't really paid off! Ha Ha! So the next best alternative would be searching for a burger joint.

With that I decided that the best place to find a recommendation would be through a native blogger. Sophia from Girl in Menswear had recommended Flippin' Burger so it made sense. I was intrigued as she'd said the place had queues round the block. This is always a good sign!

Our trip up there from our beautiful boat moored in the heart of the city was dampened by the weather. We were all wringing wet by the time we arrived and not in a good way might I add.

We couldn't even bag a table indoors and it was a late on a Wednesday evening. Damn! Not deterred we were relegated to the tables outside, of which all bar one was occupied. And it was still pissing it down! Luckily they had awnings! I am dedicated to meat, rain, awning or not! 

The server was a lovely bearded chap who kind of looked like he'd had a long day but happily gave us recommendations on what we should order. Straight up he said the flippin burger. 

A classic double cheeseburger, with mayo, mustard, ketchup and white onions. So that's what we got. I settled for a hard shake comprised of chocolate ice cream, and rum. Bloody excellent. Did I mention they use Ben and Jerry's ice cream? Even bloody better! 

When the burger arrived all the cheese of which I believe were two slices had melted in between the giant inch thick patties and it looked a sight to behold... Possibly on a par with how I looked at the end of my marathon. Ha! Slightly messy, and maybe a bit sweaty! Ha ha gross! 

But this was not a burger that was gross. It was juicy, actually it was a little dirty. 

Our mantra on the trip had been 'keeping it slutty' and as most of our group were single and checking out the goods on Tinder it made sense... All to no avail might I add. Anyway this burger was just slutty enough, the juices escaping and running down our hands. I've said it before and I'll say it again; A sign of a good burger. 

Cooked medium rare it filled me up and the silence except for the odd pleasure filled groans around the table let me know that my newly initiated burger buddies enjoyed it too. Fries were plentiful and the shake found a little way into my heart, I wish I'd written down the recipe! I am a sucker for chocolate delights... 

And our visit wasn't even dampened by the weather. All in all a fabulous place to visit! 

I later found out some interesting info via that the owner of flippin burger decided to search out the best burgers in the US and so travelled across the states looking for the best burger, so he could come back to Stockholm and open his own joint. How awesome is that! When it first openend it had queues around the block and still does. Oh yeah.

If you're going to Stockholm, live in Stockholm or fancy a burger and don't mind jumping on a flight go there. It was very good. Or should I say mycket bra! 

Bx

Flippin' Burgers

Observatoriegatan 8, 11329 Stockholm

info@flippinburgers.se (Vi tar inte bokningar)

Öppettider: Måndag - Fredag 16-22, Lördag 12-22, Söndag 12-22