Miller's Meats' Piggy Burger

I wasn't aware that Miller's Meats had their own prepared food and they just had bulk meat. Once I found out that they had a burger, I had to jump in. And jump in indeed as we visit Miller's Meats' Piggy Burger. Piggy Burger is pulled pork, an 1/3 pound sirloin burger, and your choice of cheese (pepperjack was suggested).

The toppings were pulled pork and pepperjack cheese (added their barbecue sauce). The pulled pork was a nice, smoked flavor. The barbecue sauce seemingly disappeared into the bun after a few minutes, but helped assist the pulled pork (in which the pulled pork did NOT need the sauce, rather the sauce was a compliment). The pepperjack added some kick as an accent to the toppings, but did not overtake the burger's flavors.

Toppings: 8

The burger patty was well seasoned and juicy. The smoked sirloin brings a good taste that other patties don't provide. This patty is hard to beat.

Patty: 10

The bun is completely missable. It doesn't detract from the burger, but the bun does nothing for it either. The only thing to note is the bun completely soaked in the barbecue.

Bun: 3

This burger is a well-rounded burger. This burger can be bigger than it is now, but the bun really holds this burger down. If they replace the bun with something more flavorful and not so spongy, this little piggy can go all the way home happy.

OVERALL: 7

-Nick
nick@rateaburger.com

Black Rock's Over the Moon Burger

Kristina and I made our way to the Black Rock Bar and Grill, attached to the Franklin Park Mall in Toledo. Today's menu presents us with the Over the Moon Burger: Half pound Angus beef, pepperjack cheese, Chipotle mayo, bacon, and "half moon" mozzarella moons replacing the bun.

Let's start with what would be the bun. The sandwich had 4 mozzarella half moons in place of a bun. I love this idea. You still get the presentation of a sandwich while being unique with style. The takeaway is it is fairly hard to eat this with your hands and instead break out the knife and fork. Not an issue in this case, rather when you think of a burger, you think of grabbing it with your hands. The moons were freshly cooked. The breading complimented the mozzarella as it was light enough to not be overwhelmed with breading.

Bun: 8

The toppings had some challenges. The pepperjack gets lost in the sandwich as it is competing with the mozzarella, which dominated the sandwich, and the chipotle mayo, which is probably why there wasn't too much mayo on the burger. The chipotle mayo seemed to be there to say hi with the flavor, but it wasn't in every bite. The bacon was cooked well and had a fairly good taste.

Toppings: 7

The patty was cooked well done with a nice sear. It is always nice to have a cook who knows how to cook well done and still retain the flavor and juices. The seasonings faired well with the Angus beef that gave you that stand out flavor with a bit of a kick. This has been the best patty I have had this far with RateABurger.

Patty: 10

OVERALL: 8

This burger was a nice surprise. I like to get burgers that most people may not get and see if you, the reader, should try it, too. This burger is their Marquee burger for a reason.

-Nick
nick@rateaburger.com