Anyone who recalls me from my secondary school days would know that I loved cheeseburgers. Scratch that, I was obsessed with them. I was also fascinated by the components that came together to make the perfect bite from the texture of the buns to the crunchiness of the pickles within. As Aristotle said (fun fact: he didn’t exactly say it, but rather implied a similar idea in his Metaphysics journal as I discovered while writing a paper on Gestalt psychology about four months ago desperately attempting to source the saying but anyways), “the whole is greater than the sum of its parts”. One could say that the parts of the cheeseburger served at Hammee’s came together to create a much greater whole in the form of a delicious, no-frills cheeseburger. Their Signature Beef Cheeseburger ($6 for single, $8 for double) comes with a set of fries, with the burger being the star of the show, of course. Using a handmade beef patty that consists of a blend of beef chuck tender and beef brisket and fried using in-house rendered beef tallow (essentially beef fat), every bite of the burger is a delight alongside the buttery toasted buns, sweet and savoury caramelized onions, gooey melted American Cheese and briny bursts of pickled jalapeños to keep things interesting. If you’re looking for a cheap, consistent and overall honest-to-God burger with all the works, head down to Hammee’s and satisfy your cravings just as I had.