Fergie's Mushroom and Swiss Burger

Fergie's Burgers Fries and Pies is a small shop in Findlay near the industrial park. I was afraid to go to this location as I had tried other food items there when they opened and was disappointed. I hadn't tried any of their burgers yet, so it was time to try it. I decided to try their mushroom and Swiss Burger.

Location: Fergie's Burgers Fries and Pies
Date Examined: 4/22/19

The toppings for the burger we're mushrooms, swiss cheese, and ranch. Where to start? The ranch was an odd taste of ranch....overly tangy. The swiss cheese is a processed cheese that tastes more of a white American cheese. The mushrooms, though delightful, are canned mushrooms. Ultimately the toppings came off as quick and cheap.

The Patty was seasoned well and had a quality meat from Miller's Meats in Findlay. Easily the best part of the burger.

The bun was forgettable. Not a stand out yet not a problem.

This burger was missing a bit. The toppings took down an otherwise good burger. I love me some canned mushrooms...like for pizza...but not a burger. A normal mushroom and Swiss has mayo....this has ranch. I would normally applaud someone for trying something different, but the ranch didn't do the burger any favors. I would not mind trying another burger there, but not this one.

Toppings - 2
Patty - 5
Bun - 4

OVERALL - 3

03/29/19: Smokin' B's Pineapple and Swiss Burger

Kristina and I strolled in to Leispic, Ohio to try a couple of different burgers from Smokin' B's. I decided to try arguably the most unique burger they have, the Pineapple and Swiss Burger.

The toppings are...well...pineapple and swiss. They also have the traditional garbs in lettuce, tomato, and onion. The pineapple had a nice grill taste and it worked well with the cheese.

The patty was a third pound piece of meat. No seasoning, no flavor. It was cooked well, as I like it, but the charred taste didn't add to the patty.

The bun was a honey bun, toasted on the inside. Flavor was standard. Nothing special.

The Pineapple and Swiss Burger was not a solid burger, but has ambitions to be better. Hopefully it had an off day with the patty, but this round was not convincing for me to return. This was more like a pineapple and miss Burger.

Toppings: 6
Patty: 2
Bun: 5

OVERALL: 4

-Nick
nick@rateaburger.com

FFFast Friday 3/29/19: McDonald's Bacon Smokhouse Burger

The Bacon Smokhouse Burger from McDonald's is supposed to have bacon, white cheddar, sweet mustard sauce, onion straws, and a bacon-onion sauce. Instead, I had a bout 5 onion straws, no bacon-onion sauce, a smidge of sweet mustard, and overcooked bacon. The flavors didn't go together, and the quality of the ingredients were lacking. You are better off trying a different burger ...

...and if you DO try another burger, feel free to send your review to reviews@rateaburger.com for some neat RAB swag!

-Nick
nick@rateaburger.com

3/29/19: Smokin' B's Hangover Burger

On Friday nights during the winter months, my family gathers together at my brother's house to watch movies. During one of these nights, Nick and I decided to stop at Smokin' B's, located on Main Street in Leipsic, Ohio.

On this day, I ordered the Hangover Burger. The Hangover Burger is a 1/3 pound patty with American cheese, fried egg, peanut butter, and bacon. I don't like pretzel buns, so I had it substituted for the honey bun.

The bun was ok. It was soft and sweet. It held the toppings together nicely.

The toppings were plentiful. The cheese gets lost in the other toppings. I wish the fried egg would have been over easy or over medium, but it was cooked solid. The bacon was so chewy that it was distracting. The peanut butter became be like paste in your mouth and was hard to get down without water. It would have been better to have about half of the peanut butter.

The patty was grossly overcooked. It was so dry. No moisture was left in the patty.

I love the idea of this burger. I hope that this was just a bad burger day. The fried mushrooms I had for an appetizer were some of the best I've ever had.

Bun: 5
Patty: 1
Toppings: 2

OVERALL: 3

-Kristina
Kristina@rateaburger.com