Hello everyone and welcome to week 5 of my still not quite famous Boston Burger Quest! This time I made a trip to Eastern Standard on Comm Ave in Boston’s Kenmore Square. Was it worth the 5 minute walk from my apartment in the bitter cold and blistering winds? Let’s discuss.This week I was joined by lovely young woman who shall remain nameless, as I made my way to yet another restaurant for my weekly review. First off, Eastern Standard has a coat check. How delightfully fancy. Nothing says ‘class’ like having your grey hooded sweatshirt checked before you sit down. The next thing I noticed was their cocktail list, which was quite extensive. I opted to hold off on the drinks until after my meal. I would hate to have my judgment clouded by alcohol. For now at least…
Alright, it’s burger time. There was only one on the menu, so that made the decision rather easy. First impressions? The bun didn’t look too hot. I can look past that, but I’m starting to notice a disturbing trend that most restaurants put little effort into carefully choosing their burger buns. Is it so hard? In my opinion, the bun can make or break a good burger. The next thing I noticed was the burgers apparent lack of toppings. No tomato or onions. Ouch! That’s going to hurt your score. The burger itself was delightfully bland and disappointing. Wonderfully, average. Fantastically, mediocre. Get it? The fries were delicious, but that wasn’t nearly enough to warrant a $13 price tag.
I’m starting to wonder if this whole experiment has left me jaded. Have these last 3 burgers really been that boring or am I just starting to get sick of ground beef patties in general. I thought for sure Bartley’s would snap me out of my funk, but I was sadly mistaken. On the Jon Defreest scale of Overwhelming Deliciosity and Continued Disappointment, I give the Eastern Standard Burger an amusingly average 5 out of 10. Congratulations Eastern Standard, you are the most expensive, yet lowest scored burger to date.
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i still haven't eaten there, i heard their fries are pretty bomb... and my friends go there just for them... what kind of cheese did the burger come with???.. was it well seasoned??... haha i gave up on finding perfect burgers and just make them myself when i'm in the mood :]
That looked like a TERRIBLE bun. I don't know why so many burger places put effort into grilling a good piece of meat, then slap it between two jacked up slices of Wonderbread. Completely ruins the burger.
Tiffie: The cheese was just white american cheese from what I could tell. The burger was barely seasoned, if at all. Just a really boring burger in general. You should make make me a homemade burger and mail it to me for review. I promise I'll be nice.
Rusty: Agreed.
Do you have an account on Chowhound.com? It might be fun to go on there too and request suggestions for places to scour. Though I'm sure you have quite a few that you have yet to get to!
I actually do have a chowhound account AND I have a whole thread on the subject.
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