Nick and I decided to grab a burger for lunch in Bowling Green. We stopped at City Tap. I noticed that there was a patio and no one was eating outside. It was a beautiful day, and the patio was covered so we went to sit down. Unfortunately, there were Ash trays on the table. No problem, I thought, I'll go get a table inside since Nick and I don't smoke. Then I noticed the only tables that weren't high top tables were on the patio. So we gambled the patio.
I had originally planned to order the queso crunch, however, I was told that burger was not available due to them using a special event menu. So I instead settled for the Black Swamp Burger. The burger has bacon, mushrooms, onions, mayonnaise, and swiss cheese.
As our burgers and fries came out I was excited! It looked great. Unfortunately, someone came out at the same time to smoke. I will try not to allow this to influence my review negatively.
The bun was a good roll, sweet and soft. It was one of those pieces of bread that you can smell the bread before you taste the bread. It matched the burger size well and kept all of the toppings in place.
The patty was a huge disappointment. It was dry and chewy. They asked how I would like it cooked. I asked for medium. There was zero pink meat or juice to be found in the patty. There was also no salt in the patty. Hamburger needs salt. When the waitress asked about our food, I expressed how I was disappointed in the burger. She did not even acknowledge that the cook was wrong when I showed her.
The toppings are lack luster as well. It was all flavorless. There was not enough bacon or onions. The mayonnaise was virtually non-existent. The mushrooms were the only thing that added moisture to the sandwich. The cheese did it's job, but I wish it had been a thicker cut or if they would have put two pieces of cheese on it.
I threw away about half of my burger. The fries were great though...
Bun: 6
Patty: 1
Toppings: 3
Overall: 3
-Kristina
kristina@rateaburger.com
