Bare Grill, La Perouse

Burgers, there’s just something so satisfying about meat between two buns. After seeing Bare Grill take over FBAS last year (I know, a back logged post) I just had to make my way over.

My chance had come when the brother asked for burgers and local. BAM! Instant, done deal.

From these photos, it can be noted it has been a good few months, as I know the burgers are no longer served on white plates.

Chicken burger $10  (with chips and drink +$5)

Not much of a red meat eater, Miss DT opted for the chicken burger. She notes that the chicken was juicy and the vegetables were fresh. She thoroughly enjoyed her burger.

Fatties burger $13 (add chips and drink +$5)

I ordered the fatties burger, double patty, bacon, cheese, pickles and their house made sauce. My brother asked to swap burgers before his arrived! He had food envy already! 

Fatties innards

But that cheese melted on top of the patty made me salivate. The patty was juicy, the cheese drizzling and it was a mess to eat but it was simply on point. [FBAS score 4.5/5]

Outback burger $15 (add chips and drinks +$5)

The brother’s burger arrived and no swapping was needed, he was happy with the outback burger. Though they did run out of chips but was told they would be back with some more for us. It was actually a very thoughtful touch to have the burger served fresh than to have it sit in the kitchen waiting for the chips. The brother was impressed with this attention to detail.

We were given a whole serving of chips, due to messy hands – no photo could be taken.

REVISIT! How I wanted the fatties burger again, but no, I must venture out …

The cure $15 (add chips and drink +$5)

The cure, written on the blackboard had my attention instantly. My only problem was – how in the world am I going to eat this? IT’S MASSIVE! Two beef patties, hash brown, bacon, double cheese, pickles house made sauce and fried egg. Maybe I was greedy, maybe I was trying to cure from a massive party the night before, but damn that hash brown was such a great component. There is just something about hash browns; you can never do any wrong.

Serving burgers on point is one thing, but to have such little details put into consideration really enhances the whole experience.

Have you caught on the burger bug as yet? If so, where do you recommend as a must visit?

Bare Grill
Shop 3, 1599 Anzac Pde,
La Perouse

The Grand Trailer Park Taverna, Melbourne

Remember when I said Miss CC and I travelled to Melbourne for kpop kings Big Bang’s MADE concert? Well, we were actually there for less than 24 hours, but meals had to be devoured and we had no intention of wasting a trip to Melbourne without having indulged on something.

I think we were really hungry because we missed the narrow entry to the The Grand Trailer Park Taverna, thinking that our google maps had failed on us, until we looked more intensely and voila. There it was snuggled between Nandos and 7 eleven.

We just beat the lunch crowd, as once we were settled there was a queue standing at the door. The décor was fun, booths set out for big parties giving you the trailer seats touch.

Left: Salted caramel, bourbon & maple bacon: Alcohol $17 | No alcohol $10
Right: Kinder surprise, nutella, frangelico, baileys: Alcohol $21 | No alcohol $12

Milkshakes you say? With alcohol? On a Wednesday? Sure, why not? Miss CC had the salted caramel, bourbon and maple bacon – it was sweet and went down nice and easy, notes of sweetness from the caramel was not overpowering. I went with the kinder surprise, nutella, Frangelico and baileys – the Frangelico was strong, every sip I was reminded that it was 5pm somewhere in the world.

Atomic burger $17.50

Miss CC went with the atomic burger, filled with a beef patty, American chedder cheese, caramlised onion, cheese kransky, and bacon. Someone was in burger heaven when indulging this burger.

Francis underwood burger $17.50

I admit defeat when I have been knocked down, francis underwood killed me! That mac and cheese croquette, like honestly, it’s all amazing things made even better. The crumbed exterior was fried to perfection, encasing a creamy and cheesy mac and cheese. The melted cheese on patty was done to perfection - I was a happy girl. The beef patty was juicy, and that special sauce just brought the whole burger to a whole new level. I was in love, but I was in death. I could not for the life of me finish it! [Fatties pickles 4.5/5]

Chilli, cheese chips $10

I’m not sure if you guys have picked up that Miss CC and I eat with our eyes, and this chilli cheese chips were my order. There was just the right amount of kick that if you can’t take chilli, would still be ok.

Waffle stack $10

Travelling to Melbourne isn’t exactly far, but if we were here, we were going to maximise this visit. Waffle stack had caught our eyes. And that height, was one that would make one drool. It looks like danger, and it tastes like danger – you know when it’s so wrong that it’s just so right? The cream was light, the nutella parfait breaks through the sweetness from the nutella sauce. Delicious.

Nutella donuts $10

Miss CC wanted the nutella donuts, and I was straight out honest, “I cant fit more in” so when she went to order, she noted to me that she will see if they will sell one single donut to her. So when this arrived, my instant response was:

“You did not.”

“You should never leave me unattended…”

There was no guilt. She was grinning from ear to ear. Who could rain on her parade, “You’re eating all three”

But, I ended up having one because experiment purposes and apparently I had to. The nutella sauce was already melting from inside, as the donut was warm. The exterior was soft and fluffy, surprisingly not an overly sweet dessert.

Hugging our stomachs, we rolled down the set of stairs and ventured around Melbourne city. Believe me, I had every intention to try and hit up more eats before our concert, but I was still so full!!

Have you ever travelled to a city for a short amount of time for something in particular and maximized your trip with eatery? If so, where?

The Grand Trailer Park Taverna

87 Bourke Street,

Melbourne VIC

Canterbury Kebabs, Canterbury

Working in hospitality, there is always this need to have a list of places open for late night feeds. When we were young, the parents would take us along to Dee Bees in Double Bay for late night feeds. Now, if there is no day job involved the next day, the brother, cousin JC and myself will go roaming around for food. And these two boys are my personal late night foodies.

“Oh! So it’s linked to a petrol station,” I clearly had no idea where the boys were taking me, only that we were going to Canterbury for chicken burgers.

“They should rebrand and call themselves Canterbury chicken burgers instead,” The brother rates their chicken burgers highly, and cousin JC let the brother take charge on the ordering.

No hipster baskets, no wooden chopping boards, and definitely no plating, these humble sesame seed burgers sat snuggly inside stereo foam boxes. I question the brother and his diet, and his response was as simple as “It’s Christmas”. Point taken.

Large chips $5.00 | Sauce: $0.50

The chips were seasoned with chicken salt, you will not be short on it – believe me. But you must have a side of sauce, because everything tastes nicer with sauce. Mix the chilli and mayo and BAM chilli mayo at your service.

Chicken burger (the lot) $8.00

Ok, so the buns were lightly toasted with a little crispy at the edges, and the thin slice of chicken was cooked perfectly, as it was juicy with a subtle charcoal flavour. The melted cheese was still stringy when I took that bite, but I tell you what made this an ultimate burger, that chilli and mayo. There is quite a kick in the chilli, so that’s a warning to those that cannot take spice. [FBAS pickles: 4/5]

I’d like to say next time I come, I’d try the kebabs – but I am sure that will not happen. I also am not sure I would even go for the beef burger, but life is about experimenting and the boys may even give me a funny look. That’s an understatement; I already know what they would say…

So, do you have foodie buddies that you venture out with for particular meals? And what are those meals?

Canterbury Kebabs
Metro Petroleum
280 Canterbury Road,
Canterbury

Burwood Festival, Burwood

Timely-ness is everything, says my tutor. So this is when I decide I should take those words on board and allow this one post to jump the queue. Miss FJ, Miss CC and I popped by Burwood Festival over the weekend all for the American pop up stall by Miss Chantii’s x Pigout.

The only stall that has a queue that extended to a 90-minute wait if you arrived anytime after 11am. Thankfully, we beat that and had arrived at 10.30am. So, times like this naturally comes with the best conversations. I personally don’t like going to the Night Noodle Markets (I know, and I try to call myself a foodie). I have my reasons, such as, why am I queuing for food I can get at the restaurant and paying the a meal price for a snack size? (Am I contradicting myself when standing in a queue right now?)

Guess what, Miss CC agrees with but I know she LOVES to go as well.

“So why do you go then?!” And I thought I contradict myself.

“Because it’s a case of MOFO.”

“MOFO? What the hell is that? I can’t keep up with these acronyms!” I know the naughty MOFO …

“Fear of missing out!” I literally repeated it out loud, “It’s not good when you read it like a manual”

“Isn’t that FOMO!?”

I guess I ain’t that behind with these acronyms after all…

Notorious P.I.G $12

The burger buns would have been nice to have been warmed, but I can forgive that because we are at a festival. The pulled pork was juicy and tasty, soaked in a sweet like sauce, however it was so tasty and filled with flavours that it had overpowered the apple slaw. The crackling, like omg it was so crunchy that Miss CC said, “I can’t hear anything, om nom nom nom.” It was great to have the crunch element in the burger.

South'n Belle $12

The chicken wings were preferred over the burgers as they were really succulent. The exterior crunchy and interior still juicy, we had maple on the side, which was not really required for the chicken, but if you wanted a touch of sauce you could for it. A bit steep for $12 with 3 chicken wings...

And while we like to maximize out time, while Miss CC kept our spot held out queue to pigout (pun intended), Miss FJ and I headed off to the takoyaki stand. Yeah, wait was like 10 mins max only cause we had to wait for it to cook.

4 balls $5 | 8 balls $8

We had the sauces on the side, but while it was burning hot – it was unfortunate that a few pieces were still a little uncooked. We did think that it lacked a little flavour, as Miss CC and I did drain them in as much sauce as possible and still found it was a little tasteless. A little unfortunate, but made our anticipation for our burgers grow even more.

So, do you keep up with all these new acronyms? And do you like to attend festivals as well?

Burwood Festival

Burwood Park

Park Ave,

Burwood