My favorite has been the burger and excellent fries at “The Farm on Adderley” right around the corner. Made from “pasture raised” beef ground and mixed in just the right meat/fat ratio from a cow fabricated in-house, this exceptional burger is served with the most excellent fries: crispy and tasty and so very addictive.
I like my burgers on the rare side: nice and juicy. The Farm became a place where I could indulge my occasional carnivorous cravings. But, as this restaurant and its burger kept getting good press and accolades, its kitchen became increasingly unable to consistently cook the damn thing correctly. Mostly it would be overdone. If it wasn't too over cooked, I'd sometimes eat it anyway, other times I'd send it back and wait for another. Regardless, I continued to be a big fan, and would rave about the burger to any and anyone who would listen.
But then last night: THE LAST STRAW. Hungry, I dropped by and ordered a burger "medium rare, on the rare side please!" at the bar. I waited and waited and waited (the place was empty...why the wait?), perched on one of their new (unbelievably uncomfortable) bar stools. When it finally arrived, it was very well done, grey, and dry. I sent it back. I waited and waited and waited some more (shifting my butt back and forth on that hard wood) and finally got another burger: this time, so raw, there wasn’t even any “black” with that “blue”. I sent it back and left. It was an hour and ten minutes later and my butt couldn't take it anymore.
The bottom line? I’m SOOOOOOO disappointed. What am I gonna do without my local burger fix?
3 comments:
I'm sorry to hear that! I've always had a good experience at The Farm on Adderley...I've only had the burger once and I asked for it medium and it was definitely exactly that.
You should go to Pomme de Terre! They're really great...and its local :)
Medium seems to be The Farm's default burger result. I still love the place, but alas, it seems to have slipped a tad from "excellent" to "good".
I've been wanting to try the burger at Pomme, but whenever I'm there I end up getting something else...and so far, everything has been quite delicious!
hmmm...a nice juicy burger...maybe tonight is the night???
I know how hard it is to send food back when you are a food service professional. They have to really f- it up for you to do that. Some lousy grill cook just lost them a valuable customer. Shame.
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