About 6 weeks into our stay in Florence and we were craving a good burger. I mean, we're from the Midwest--it's unheard of to go more than a couple weeks without having one. Unfortunately, even though Drogheria seemed like a promising place to get our burger fix, we left appreciating the good try but ultimately decided that maybe the best place to get an good American burger was... America.
First of all, when we saw that Drogheria was open all day we were thrilled at the chance of getting dinner before it got dark. Unfortunately, when we got there at about 6pm, we were told that they were serving drinks but wouldn't serve food until 7pm. We did pass the time sipping on some drinks--a Hemingway for my husband, a negroni for me, and a soda for the kids--and munching on some chips that the bar sent our way. Nice way to tide us over a bit.
We ended up ordering our burgers at about 7:15. We got a Supertuscanaccio and Delux, both of which came with their chips, which are thick-cut and very delicious. The Supertoscana came on Tuscan sliced bread with prosciutto, mushrooms, and truffle oil while the Delux was on a bun with bacon and egg. The Supertuscanaccio was interesting--the mushrooms and truffle oil were the main flavors that I picked up from that burger. The Delux was better; it's hard to beat beef, cheese, bacon, and egg. However, in the end, we decided that burgers using Italian ingredients aren't the same as burgers with American ingredients. For me especially, I realized that I was barking up the wrong tree--my favorite part of American burgers are the juicy beef, with fat oozing out and flavorful bread and Drogheria--through no fault of their own--doesn't have that because Chianina beef isn't as fatty as American beef and tuscan bread isn't salty like American bread.
We were glad that we at least gave Drogheria a try. dishes were an interesting lesson in different cultures. However, being a bit unsatisfied with the burger and at about 14 -16 Euro a plate, we weren't raving about this place at the end of the night. If you're in Florence for several months like we were and are *really* in the mood for something other than Italian food then check out Drogheria. Otherwise, leave American burgers for a visit or trip back to America. read more