Burger Company, Burger in Paligsahan

Source: http://konyoqueen.com/2015/10/25/burger-company-burgers-bacon-and-board-games/

While it may not look much outside, Burger Company is a hidden gem housing a playroom of board games, colorful post-its and probably the best burgers in town.

You can hang out here to play any game you want as long as you order something worth at least PHP 150. Because this is a burger joint, you have to try one of the dozens of burgers they have on the menu. (I counted about 32 different flavors varying in spiciness level.) The hard part is choosing because they all sounded so good! (PB&J, The Volcano, Bacon-wrapped Burger, Gorgonzola & Mushroom, etc.)

Before I get to the burgers, I want to show off this genius dish called the Homemade Bacon Dippers (PHP 180). These are deep-fried, lightly battered bacon strips. It’s like eating tempura bacon! Zomg! The bacon dippers are served with either Cheese Sauce, Seasoned Vinegar or Garlic Ranch. We picked the Cheese Sauce, but I personally would have preferred something sweet like BBQ sauce drizzled on it, because I have a thing for sweet-and-savory meat for some reason.

The big, juicy burgers come in single patty, double patty, and the monstrous double patty with double toppings for people with an insatiable appetite. I liked how the Angus Beef Patty is only slightly charred while retaining its juiciness and this subtle lime taste. It was perfect.

All you need to know about The Striker’s Burger (PHP 270 Single Patty, PHP 395 Double Patty, PHP 510 Double Patty and Double Toppings) is that you could enter a food coma after eating it. Oozing with cheesy goodness, it consists a big fat beef patty, double bacon strips, Champignon mushrooms and crisscut fries.

One of the things that caught my attention was the Pecking Ducked! (PHP 235 Single Patty, PHP 360 Double Patty). Along with the beef patty is everything you would find in a Peking Duck Wrap like leeks, cucumber, hoisin sauce and, of course, the peking duck. They also added a bacon dumpling in crispy wanton wrapper to give it something extra. I loved it so much that I didn’t even care how many calories were in this burger!

If you ever find yourself overwhelmed with all the different flavors, you can always pick the reliable American Classic Burger (PHP 185 Single Patty, PHP 310 Double Patty, PHP 365 Double Patty and Double Toppings).

Burgers can be upgraded into a meal to include Iced Tea and Fries of your choice (Add PHP 70). If those aren’t enough, you can also add 4 pieces of Chicken Wings with the sauce of your choice (Add PHP 150). Being gluttons, this is exactly what we did.

I got the Buffalo Trax with my meal. These are coated crisscut fries tossed in mild buffalo spices that seemd to consist of paprika, cumin and a whole lot of other spices. You could say it’s “spicy” but not “hot spicy”.

We also got the Parmesan Fries, American fries tossed in grated Parmesan cheese, and some Chicken Wings in Louisiana Barbecue Sauce. The wings come in various sauces that are categorized into Buffalo, Barbecue and Signature Sauces (lime, salt & vinegar, cocoa & chili, etc.), each with flavors of varying spiciness levels. (So many options, so little space!)

I would love to come back again and try the other burgers and wings.