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2014-03-16
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One of my friends said the following to me about Beef & Liberty: "Beef and Liberty is the real deal. Go soon and go often." With that recommendation, I went soon.I got the cheeseburger, with no barbecue sauce (why it comes with bbq sauce, I have no idea). I had to ask for mustard, but they do have mustard if you ask. I'm sorry, mustard and ketchup are the only sauces that go on burgers in the tradition of my people.First complaint: yes, I know I should read the menu more carefully, but for whate
I got the cheeseburger, with no barbecue sauce (why it comes with bbq sauce, I have no idea). I had to ask for mustard, but they do have mustard if you ask. I'm sorry, mustard and ketchup are the only sauces that go on burgers in the tradition of my people.First complaint: yes, I know I should read the menu more carefully, but for whatever reason I assumed a burger would come with the minimal toppings: lettuce, tomatoes and onions. The cheeseburger comes with a miniscule amount of lettuce and that's it. It comes with some sweet pickles, but sweet pickles are also against the tradition of my people. Seriously, sweet pickles? On a burger?
Second complaint: I ordered my burger cooked "medium." By any stretch of the imagination, that is not what I got. This is probably just a personal preference thing, but I found the patty too "smooth." That is, the meat was ground so finely it had little resistance to a bite, and somehow felt less substantive. There was nothing wrong with the flavor, however. It was nice and genuinely meaty.
The cheese was good and plentiful but not very powerful flavor-wise. The bun was tasty and nicely grilled.
It was good, but it won't be occupying my dreams. B
I heard reports that the fries were too crunchy, but I did not experience that. They were nice and soft on the outside, fluffy on the inside. You get to choose from four dipping sauces, and we picked the cajun aioli. I mostly used the ketchup on the table, but despite my aversion to mayo on fries, the cajun aioli was pretty good if used in moderation. On the whole, I liked the fries. Good, B+
Young Master Ale is a HK microbrew. I'd seen signs for it but I never had one until I came to Beef & Liberty, where it's on draft. Unfortunately, I have to say it's not very good. It tasted like grass clippings. Have you ever had Fat Tire? Like that. Drinkable is about all I can say for it. D
I'm technologically inept and I cannot figure out how to rotate this picture. So here it is, an upside-down photo of my wife's burger. She got the green chili burger: it's pretty much like the cheeseburger, but it comes with green chilis and mayo. I still don't understand this thing about not letting you pick which condiments go on your burger. We're not at McDonald's. She gives it an A-. She ordered medium and had a much less pink burger than mine. She's fine with may and sweet pickles (smh). But she agrees that there should have been more veggies.
Look, I may seem a little harsh above, but I do think these are good burgers. I *also* think there's room for improvement. I think the consistency of how well done the burgers are will probably iron itself out in time.
As for the toppings and condiments, Beef & Liberty should really take a page from every mid range and above restaurant serving burgers in the US. Put ketchup and mustard and bbq sauce on the table, and bring out an optional tin of mayo with each burger. Then people can choose. Put lettuce (large amounts) and tomatoes and onions on the side of each burger and let people add the ones they want. Currently you have to pay $30 to get tomatoes and onions on a cheeseburger!
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You should make a reservation before going here. I'm quite serious about that. When you walk in, they ask you "name on the reservation?" They aren't even countenancing the idea that you could be a walk-in.
There's not service charge but they encourage you to tip. That is one page HK establishments should NOT take from the US. Tipping is such an awful custom, please just give me a service charge.
(以上食評乃用戶個人意見 , 並不代表OpenRice之觀點。)
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