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2016-08-19
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The other day I had a craving for some fries. Unfortunately, I couldn't think of any place in my neighborhood that had fries and wasn't terrible. So I went on a small trek to try The Big Bite. I tried to find out some information about this place online, but there's almost nothing. It doesn't have a website. Everyone agrees it is "Canadian themed", HK magazine says, "Chinese Canadian-owned" (though how they know that, they don't say), and it appears as though their "poutine" is not the Canadian
The menu is a little bizarre. Here is the description of the cheeseburger: " ". That's right, nothing. I could guess that it comes with cheese and a hamburger, but beyond that, I didn't know. So I asked, and I was told that it came with lettuce, tomatoes, onions, mustard, ketchup, AND mayo. First of all, is that a Canadian thing? Mustard, ketchup, AND mayo? As Hank Hill says, taste the meat, not the condiments. I asked for the condiments on the side and I got the three aforementioned, and some type of relish. There was one bonus ingredient-- although the server didn't mention, when I explicitly asked what was on the burger, that there were pickles, there were pickles (a lot of them, they're hiding under the patty in the picture). That's fine, I like pickles on my burger, I'm just a little surprised. There's no description on the menu, and the servers don't know what's on the burgers. Do they just think no one could ever care about what comes on the burger? Maybe I'm alone, but I care.I've seen the roll the burger comes on described as a kaiser roll. It seemed a little bit soft for a kaiser roll, but I have no better description. The meat patty was a great size, nice meaty texture, cooked appropriately, and reasonably juicy. As you can see, the lettuce and tomato were crisp and vibrant, respectively. The whole thing came together rather nicely, and I have to say that this was a good burger. I didn't think the bun was that great, and it started to fall apart by the end; there were perhaps too much pickles and too few onions; and the mustard was dijon rather than plain yellow mustard. All the same, I enjoyed it alot.
The fries came mostly after I'd finished my burger, and that's after I asked after them. You have to order them separately off the menu, they don't come with the burger (is THAT a Canadian thing?). I thought they were OK. Reasonably crisp on the outside, not quite a mashed potato texture on the inside, but getting there-- and seasoned with a little bit more than salt. I didn't eat a whole bunch of them and the server asked me if I didn't like them. I didn't say this, but I was thinking, "look, fries accompany a burger, you eat your burger WITH the fries. If you bring them after I finish my burger, what am I supposed to do, sit around for 10 minutes eating plain potato sticks by themselves with no respite? I finished my drink as well too, should I buy another drink just because you can't be bothered to bring my food out at the same time?" Of course, I didn't say that, because probably not the server's fault.But in the end, good burger, OK fries, and it's not that far from where I work, so I can see myself coming back. In fact, while the fries are only OK, they the perfect type of fry for holding up to cheese and gravy, so I may come back in particular for the less-than-authentic poutine.
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