The Great Burger Quest: Week 8

It’s about that time again. It’s time for week 8 of my Boston Burger Quest. I took last week off because of Thanksgiving, but I’m back and ready for another burger. With only 3 weeks left, where did I decide to go this week? I dined at Charley’s Eating and Drinking Saloon.

I’ve been to Charley’s a handful of times, but I don’t believe I’ve ever had their burger. If I have, than I don’t remember it… which could very well be the case. Either way, I was joined by my friend Stupid Scott and his lovely girlfriend Rachel. After she took 30 minutes deciding what salad to order, Scott and I dug into our burgers.

I wasn’t impressed. The burger was remarkably average. The bun was a little too soft, the burger was slightly undercooked, and aside from the onion rings inside, it was fairly flavorless. After thinking about it for a good 6 seconds, I just finished eating it without taking anything else into account. I was very quickly bored with the whole thing. The fries were definitely better than most of the fries I’ve encountered over the past 7 weeks. It just would have been nice if they had given me more than six.

On the Jon Defreest Scale of Overwhelming Deliciosity I give the Charley’s burger a wonderfully mild 5 out of 10.

Don’t waste your money. Charley’s is a fine establishment, but the burger is boring and uninspired. I’d go there for a steak or a nice piece of fish, but no more burgers from Charley’s for me.

If you liked this burger review, then you may also like The Great Burger Quest Week 7, Week 6, and Week 5.