I've had a few burgers from this truck over the past couple of months. All of their burger patties…read moreare 1/3 pound and served on a buttered brioche bun.
On my first visit, I ordered the Baconmeister. It was described with bacon ground into the beef mix for the patty and topped with bacon, so yes, I wanted it. I told them I didn't want any toppings so I could "taste the meat." I think this confused them because they left off the veggies and cheese but also left off the bacon!!!
I told them about this the second time I ordered the Baconmeister. They apologized and gave me free day-time weekday Summerfest tickets. This time the burger was topped with everything. I didn't want to risk losing the bacon.
The patty was pretty good. It was well-seasoned but I didn't notice the bacon. The bacon on top of the patty made up for it.
I was also surprised that they put the lettuce, tomato and onion under the patty. The taste buds are on my tongue, not the roof of my mouth. I don't want to taste veggies first (after the bun), I want to taste the burger. I took the veggies off anyway this time, so I could try and focus on the patty.
Both times the patty was cooked a bit above medium, so when I unwrapped the burger, there were burger juices flowing out. I like that.
The fries were fresh cut and seasoned well, so I enjoyed them even though they were on the soggy side. I guess the trick is to fry them more then once for crispiness but then you risk unpleasant color on the fries and potentially unpleasant taste.
Not sure how to make the the happy medium other than constantly changing the oil, but that can be costly and cumbersome. I'll leave that to the pros to figure out.
For $9, this burger included chips or fries and a drink, so good value. This was in mid-June.
I noticed their prices went up a buck last week or the week before, so I passed on them, but today the prices were back to the original prices from my first 2 visits. Game on.
Today I ordered the Garlicmeister. Had my eye on it for a while.
A garlic-herbed butter is spread over the patty. I lifted the top bun and saw finely minced garlic all over it. Yes!
Watch out butter burgers, garlic butter burgers are my new preference for naughtiness!
The burger patty was still well-seasoned and the minced garlic butter added a great dimension. If I get this again, I'll add bacon.
I might not try again because they changed the fries today. Last month fresh cut seasoned fries. Today battered (I presume frozen) and seasoned fries. They were fine, but I don't like the texture of battered fries. They don't feel like potatoes. They don't taste like potatoes to me. They were crispier than the fresh cut fries and I'll assume that's what they were going for, but I prefer the fresh cut they made last month.
I may ask for a discounted price and skip the fries and drink next time. Seems silly to buy a bag of chips from a food truck when I can get those anywhere.
Burgermeister also features a special burger of the month, or week, or day. I forget. Today's was a French Onion Burger with caramelized onions, gryere and asiago cheese for $11. $10 is my threshold for lunch, so I passed.
Burgermeister provides great customer service. They really hustle on that truck and they make good burgers. Worth checking out if you haven't already.