Boomshack (Closed)

Item: Boomshack
Rating: 4
Author: Food Rebe.L

3.5

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Value

5160

Central

Below $50

Western American Vegetarian Ice Cream/yogurt Hamburger Fast Food

Food Rebe.L

Level2

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Dragged my lunch buddy to Boomshack for lunch. I have heard about this place through a friend and decided to give this place a try. We didn't have to wait for tables that day, I guess it was because this place was fairly new.

The restaurant is inspired by fast food trucks in the US and it serves burgers, tacos and fries, some with an Asian twist. You will see their kitchen behind the food truck decor. If you are nosy like me, you can peep inside to see their chefs busily working inside. This place had a lively ambience, probably due to the music, the decor and the young customers enjoying their meals. The cashier and the server were quite unenthusiastic though. I was just there for the fast food, so the (lack of) service didn't bother me, just like you wouldn't expect service at Mc D.

We sat at the 'normal' seats near the brick wall, instead of the high chairs at the centre. Our food was brought over by the server within 10 minutes. Their portions might looked pretty small, but it was denitely enough to fill the stomaches of two women with a much larger appetite than an average Hong Kong lady. We both picked something from the Boom Burger menu, rather than tacos.

I had the Holy Kimchi (HKD$88) and loved it. The corned beef and kimchi pairing was interesting. The beef was succulent and the kimchi was flavourful (not spicy). Cheddar cheese and their 'baconaise' (bacon + mayo?) provided the grease that held the burger together wonderfully. All their bugers were served in potato buns. I assume it was made with potato powder and flour, with texture similar to a focaccia, and it has more air pockets than the usual flour bun, which means it can hold more sauce and juice from the meat! It was a very nice combination.

My friend had the King Kong (HKD$ 98) which had a beef patty and a spam patty, along with bok choy, provolone and XO sauce mayo. You can smell the bok choy when you opened the box that held the burger. The burger was bursting with juice, and my friend didn't appreciate it as it made a whole mess and her precious engagement ring was soaked in the grubby grease (that was a hilarious scene when she panicked ...). The XO sauce was barely detectable and there were simply too much meat and too little bun. I guess the King Kong would be something for the macho macho man.

We shared a portion of beet fries (HKD$58). My friends was not a fan of beets because she didn't like the sourness (I guess she had pickled beets), but now she was a converter! Fresh (not pickled) beets was lightly dipped into the batter before being fried. When you bit into it, there was a slight crunch followed by sweet beet juice oozing out. The fries was served with mayo, I didn't think it needed any condiment though. We loved the beet fries.