Monday, March 21, 2011

Asian Burger Joint

Last night I just didn't want to cook, Matt had to go out late in the afternoon and by the time he returned it was already dinner time and our pantry was empty. So I decided to take advantage of the opportunity and we went out! There is this burger joint called Freshness Burger that I have been wanting to try. Matt and the girls had gone there a few times on their outings and he had raved at how good it was. He didn't bother to tell me that he hadn't actually eaten any of their burgers. The girls had enjoyed the hot dogs and he'd eaten their fries... So this time he ordered a Hawaiian burger and I ordered a veggie burger. I wish I had a picture of what they brought me. It was literally a piece of tofu on a bun with a slice of tomato and lettuce. And it wasn't even a very big slice of tofu - it would cost me about 30 cent at most to buy it in the mainland. I was appalled that this is what they charged me $35 ($6 US) for, so I promptly took it back to the counter. By this time I knew we had made a mistake... this I found out was a Japanese burger joint. Yai,yai,yaiii... The girl at the counter offered to exchange it but I just couldn't decide - nothing looked good to me now and we had just heard another foreigner (white face) complain that the burger wasn't good. I went with the mushroom burger. Yes, you guessed it - a big fat mushroom on a bun with tomato and lettuce. I got it to go, everyone else was finished. Should have gone to McDonalds.
Here is the mushroom burger they gave me... the top bun was completely soaked with mushroom juice.

Back at home we got the girls and Peter to bed - my burger went to the fridge. An hour later I decided I would spice it up a little and eat. I ended up trashing the mushroom, in retrospect I should have cut it up and sauteed it with my veggies. Instead I just completely remade my burger with red peppers, onions and avocado. It was so good. I had to replace the top of the bun with a slice of wheat bread, but it was fine.
Lesson learned! Burgers are best at an American restaurant. I know they serve Portabello mushroom burgers in the US, but there was just something weird about the burgers at "Freshness Burger".