Mad Dog's Gourmet Burgers got me out here believing in ghosts!…read more
This afternoon I was hungry for a great burger, so I did what I usually do: hopped on Yelp and started hunting. To my surprise, I found a spot called Mad Dog's Gourmet Burgers right off 96th Street, looking like it was tucked right next to one of my favorite gyro spots, Ream Grill.
I pulled into the parking lot looking for a big sign, a marquee, a burger bat-signal...nothing. So I figured, "You know what? I haven't had a gyro in a minute. Let me just go to Ream."
Then, as I'm walking up, I see a Mad Dog's sign on the window. Now I'm intrigued. I walk in looking for a menu, looking for some sign of this burger spot, and finally ask the guy working, "Where's Mad Dog?"
He tells me, "It's a ghost kitchen."
Excuse me, Casper?
Turns out Mad Dog's Gourmet Burgers is a burger concept running out of Ream Grill, available on DoorDash, and they're testing it out. So of course, at that point, I had to try it. I ordered the Dragon Breath Burger, and I'm glad I did.
It was fantastic.
And because it's coming out of Ream, it came with those perfectly crispy seasoned fries and Ream sauce, so the floor was already high. But the burger held its own. The Dragon Breath had enough heat to make spicy food lovers happy, but not so much that it bullied the flavor out of the burger. You still got the beef, the toppings, the sauce, the whole situation.
Overall, I'm glad I stumbled into this little burger mystery. Mad Dog's Gourmet Burgers may be a ghost kitchen for now, but I'm hoping this thing goes from ghost kitchen to full restaurant manifestation!