So last nights burger was pretty tasty...but then I'd expect that for £14!
Franks Hamburger House
There were lots of intresting sounding burgers on the menu, but in the end I kept it simple (and large) by opting for the Express Lift Tower (named after a Northampton landmark). I know there is a lot of disagreement on this thread about the need for cheese and bacon, but I like it.
First up the patties themself were lovely. At 6ozs each, with I suspect little shrinkage, two of them made of a decent sized burger. Meat is locally sourced. They were very juicy, which is nice, although when eating this much meat I don't mind them a bit drier.
The cheese was also lush. I'm not actually sure what it is, there were plenty of other cheese options on the menu, but the generic cheese was a great melter, not to strongly flavoured, but a much nicer texture then stardard burger cheese.
The bacon was also obviously quality meat and worked really well. Enough of it to add to the taste, but not overloaded, which is good when dealing with a burger this size.
The bread...I know cibatta isn't always a popular choice for burgers, but was on the softer side for this kind of bread and I thought was ok. My main critasisim is that it would have been nice if they had slightly bigger rolles for there double burgers. I wasn't able to quite eat the whole thing without in falling apart which is a massive burger fail for me. I have no doubt the same roll would have worked fine on there single burger offerings.
Fries were great, skinny, but not crispy, more like a hybrid between what you'd expect with a burger and traditional chip shop chips. As you can see the salard was hardly worth commenting on.
I give it 7 out of 10. Not but because there was much wrong with it, but I do expect a £14 burger to pretty special. Next time I think I think I'll go for a smaller one and have some of the lovely looking ribs as a starter.
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