As followers of this blog may have figured out by now, I like weird burgers. I like burgers with unique presentations and flavors. Some are strikes and are pretty bad (for example, Ralphie's Peach Habanero). Some are home runs and present everything that a burger should be (for example, Five Guy's Burgers and Fries...fantastic). Today...this was a double...the metaphor and not the burger. It was a single.
The Ono Burger is a single patty with pepperjack cheese, cooked ham slices, cooked pineapple chunks, and honey barbeque sauce.
The bun was a nice, toasted bun. It is a bun that didn't engulf the patty, but it didn't skimp on the flavor and adds well as an accessory rather than a burden.
The patty was a beautifully-seasoned and didn't take away from the overall taste. It was a bit salty for my liking, but it has been a better attempt than many burgers.
The toppings is what I came for in this burger. I've had apples and peaches (kinda) on my burger. So me, who loves pineapple in its many forms, had to try pineapple on a burger. Having had two different apple burgers before, the biggest take away from them had to be how the fruit was presented. One apple burger had pieces of apple in the burger and one had the apple slices on top like a topping. The pieces of apple in the burger became the centerpiece of the burger, mixing in the juice of the patty and the sweet flavor of the apple. Putting apple slices on the burger and covering it with cheese gave me a taste of "old" (if I can describe that, I would) and the sense of "this should not be on my burger". Unfortunately, the pineapple gave me the latter feeling. I imagine it could've been the size of the chunks or the overall presentation, but it did not belong on this burger. I cannot see chunks of pineapple being in the burger either, but I have been proven wrong before. The ham with the patty was a nice flavor. The honey barbeque was a nice addition that was great with the burger overall.
The burger was great sans the pineapple. I really want it to work, but it became the topping that almost ruined the burger.
Toppings: 7
Patty: 7
Bun: 7
OVERALL: 7
-Nick
nick@rateaburger,com
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