What Was I Thinking?!

25 March 2008-
Beale Street Bar and Grill: 133 Beale Street in San Francisco
Cost: $5.95 (veggie burger, fries included)

Image Source: taken from Dan Hruby's iphone

As a tribute and acknowledgement of my BA Burgers' ongoing expansion and improvements, I've decided to start including veggie and fish burgers in my postings. As some of you may know, Beale Street's burgers offers one of my favorite burgers within a two block radius from work. I've never tried their veggie burgers before, so I didn't know what to expect.

Verdict: In contrast to their juicy ground chuck, Beale Street's veggie patty is dry, banal and common-place. It's very similar to other institutional-like veggie burger patties offered at mediocre public school cafeterias and detention facilities. My coworker friend, and fellow burger enthusiast, ordered a regular burger, and I was staring at his burger the whole meal thinking to myself, 'what was I thinking?!'.

Ahi Seared Rare

16 March 2008
Taylor's Refresher: 1 Ferry Plaza along the Embarcadero in San Francisco
Cost: $13.99 (ahi burger, fries extra)

Image Source: blogger's own

As a way of expanding my readership and interests, I will be including fish burgers and veggie burgers in my postings. Someone in passing informed me about Taylor's fish - and since it's located along the SF Embarcadero's Ferry Plaza, I thought I'd give their fish a try.

Verdict: Although pricey, Taylor's Ahi Burger is grilled, and not deep-fried like a lot of other fish burgers. The cross section is "seared-rare" and the seasoning and taste is like high-quality tuna sashimi. I probably would have preferred a toastier bun, over Taylor's egg-roll bun that wasn't quite toasted to my liking, but the Ahi steak was quite phenomenal.