And now for the meatiest matter on hand and @broadwayamericandiner crown jewel: The Double Cheese Black Angus Beef & Bacon Burger ($24++). It’s quite the monster, and the size of the burger is most definitely American. It is certainly big on size, but is it big on flavours? Fortunately for us, the answer is yes.⠀
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The ultra thick patties were simply but sufficiently seasoned, and the saltiness of the bacon makes it meaty and pleasurable. However, most of the depth of flavour comes from the black pepper mushroom sauce ladled over the patties. As a guy who isn’t keen on black pepper, I found this sauce to be properly peppery, and it was satisfyingly savoury with bits of mushroom interspersed throughout. My dad, however, thought that they could be bolder with the black pepper.⠀
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This meaty & savoury bonanza is balanced out by the inclusion of fresh lettuce & and a couple of thick slices of tomato, all stuffed between two halves of a stunningly soft bun that’s baked fresh in house. The burger bun was truly tremendous, so much so that it managed to steal some of the thunder from the mass of marvellous meat. It was fluffy, just dense enough to provide satisfaction without being stodgy, and pillowy.⠀
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With all those praises being said, trying to chow down on this behemoth burger was not the easiest or most efficient of experiences. I’ve said it a hundred times and I’ll say it a thousand times more: burgers should be wider, NOT taller. The problem with the ultra thick patties is the uneven cook on them, the exterior was well done and a little tough, while the interior had just reached medium rare. I’m certainly not asking for a smashburger, but if Broadway could flatten & widen their beefy burger patties, that’d be great. That much meat stacked that thick does tend to make chewing a chore pretty quickly.⠀
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Thanks for the invite, @burpple & @broadwayamericandiner!