Burger Barn Burger Review – Ohsweken, ON
Burger Barn Burger Review – Ohsweken, ON
A lot of people told me I had to try Burger Barn. So I drove an hour to Ohsweken with my good buddy Paul to find out. Burger Barn scores a 5.8, good for #119 out of 140 burgers on my Gold Medal Burger rankings.
My order
Lettuce, onion and pickle only, at a flat $10.99 with no tax on the reserve. Paul and I were out with our wives, ordering these to go while everyone else ordered from the menu. The wait was a long one: about 40 minutes. Our young server was very friendly, and I didn't run into one person I didn't like.
A first look
This one had something I'd never seen on the quest: minced pickles, spread evenly across the whole burger. There was also red onion and lettuce on a custom brioche bun, and the patty looked charbroiled.
One bite, cheers
One bite, everybody knows the rules. Paul spoke first: a little dry. Paul's right. The patty was dry and the bun wasn't toasted. The flavour was good, and the outside had a crispy, slightly greasy char like it was done on a barbecue, but we weren't dripping here. I don't think they were cooking the burger for 40 minutes, but it was dry all the same. We drove an hour for a dry burger.
- Bun: A good brioche, but not toasted.
- Patty: Charbroiled with nice flavour, but dry.
- Pickles: Minced and perfectly evenly distributed, a first.
- Onion: Red onion, and good.
- Value: $10.99 flat. The price is right.
The scores
Paul, a fellow salt connoisseur who sometimes eats his burgers without the top bun, went with a 6.8. He admitted he had expected something like an eight from all the hype. A very professional, very friendly score from Paul. I went with a 5.8. If this burger was cooked correctly, it would have a lot of potential.
My verdict
A 5.8 for Burger Barn. The flavour, the bun and the evenly spread pickles all show promise, but after an hour's drive and a 40-minute wait, a dry patty hurts. It's still a very edible burger, and I was excited to try a soup on the table that I had never seen before.
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Ohsweken, ON
