Best Burgers in Dublin

dudara · 13-08-2015 4:56pm

testaccount123 wrote: »

The bun is brioche. Ive no idea who Lucinda O Sullivan is, some kind of burger expert?

The buns are based on an Amish potato roll - at least I remember reading that somewhere once. I haven't been in a while, but I don't recollect them being Brioche buns.

See here for a video about their buns

testaccount123 · 13-08-2015 5:18pm

Weird, they had brioche buns last time I was in there. Maybe I was hallucinating

Wurzelbert · 13-08-2015 5:50pm

testaccount123 wrote: »

Its only a burger like
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haha, yeah, but never underestimate the sensual pleasure of eating the perfect burger…it could still totally overwhelm you…

foxy06 · 13-08-2015 5:54pm

Boxburger in bray has amazing burgers.

Yes I know not in Dublin.....

OldMrBrennan83 · 13-08-2015 6:17pm

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newacc2015 · 13-08-2015 7:20pm

testaccount123 wrote: »

Weird, they had brioche buns last time I was in there. Maybe I was hallucinating

I seriously doubt it. One of their "niche" marketing things, was to ensure they developed a Bun themselves for their burger and using a generic one like everyone else

BeerNut · 13-08-2015 11:47pm

Patww79 wrote: »

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I liked it. But take any burger and put hot and sour wing sauce on it: you have a H-Bomb.

Uncle_moe · 14-08-2015 9:48am

testaccount123 wrote: »

The bun is brioche. Ive no idea who Lucinda O Sullivan is, some kind of burger expert?

Which of the US joints do you think is the best? I think Bunsen stands up well to the dirtyburgers in Five Guys, In'n'out & Shake Shack

She writes for the independent. Okay reviews but she got that one spot on.

As for US burgers, I think In-n-Out and Habit are head and shoulders above all the other chains. Five guys is good but i absolutely detest shake shack, terrible buns again and didn't like the balance of flavours in the burgers.

For "better' high end burgers Burger Bar is the best I've tried anywhere.

OldMrBrennan83 · 14-08-2015 10:17am

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trellheim · 14-08-2015 10:57am

bunsen is cat compared to the other providers round town. Its perfect if you're drunk walking out of Whelans but thats its only niche . Your mileage may vary of course.

cson · 14-08-2015 12:14pm

trellheim wrote: »

bunsen is cat compared to the other providers round town. Its perfect if you're drunk walking out of Whelans but thats its only niche . Your mileage may vary of course.

Just no.

I'll grant you its become a place to be seen but they do a quality quality burger which according to a significant number of people on this thread is the best in Dublin.

So to say its cat is absolute nonsense.

Uncle_moe · 14-08-2015 12:37pm

cson wrote: »

Just no.

I'll grant you its become a place to be seen but they do a quality quality burger which according to a significant number of people on this thread is the best in Dublin.

So to say its cat is absolute nonsense.

It's not really nonsense, by Dublin's incredibly mediocre standards Bunsen is average at best which on a broader perspective makes it awful.

trellheim · 14-08-2015 12:51pm

I've just spent 6 months working on and off in Manchester (UK , not NH ! ) and the burger scene over there is fking amazing plus I've been to most joints here. Take the hipster out of Bunsen and you got a decent burger but cat compared to the rest . As I said - your mileage may vary. Who knew.. opinions on the Internet whatever next betty .

Last 3 months " where should we go for a burger.... anything but bunsen... ? " that's currently our thought process

Wurzelbert · 14-08-2015 1:12pm

has anyone here ever had one of the heart attack grill’s burgers? any good? not in dublin obviously…

Toto Wolfcastle · 14-08-2015 1:20pm

Wurzelbert wrote: »

has anyone here ever had one of the heart attack grill’s burgers? any good? not in dublin obviously…

Didn't eat there but it was pretty entertaining (or sad) watching people standing on the scales to see if they were big enough to eat for free.

I love the burgers in Bunsen and I like that it's the type of place that you're in and out of quickly because some of the staff are terrible.

I'm not a fan of the burgers in Eddie Rockets but I had one in Rockets in the IFSC and it was lovely. Nothing like anything I've eaten in Eddie Rockets. The chips are really good too.

testaccount123 · 14-08-2015 1:54pm

Uncle_moe wrote: »

It's not really nonsense, by Dublin's incredibly mediocre standards Bunsen is average at best which on a broader perspective makes it awful.

Which burgers are better than Bunsen in Dublin?

All the rest server overcooked meat with all the focus on the fillings.

Uncle_moe · 14-08-2015 2:32pm

testaccount123 wrote: »

Which burgers are better than Bunsen in Dublin?

All the rest server overcooked meat with all the focus on the fillings.

Balfe's as I said in a previous post.
Fallon and Byrne (granted they do tend to overdo the meat but they still taste better than bunsen)
Asador
McDonalds
Burger King

Anything else I've tried has been poor, Counter being the epitome of a truly bad burger.

trellheim · 14-08-2015 2:58pm

Now and again when you get the goo for it, Ricks after a night on the sauce in town is superb, chips are ****e but in a really nice kind of way. Its got that completely overcooked grandads barbecue feel and its lovely.

14-08-2015 3:14pm

Uncle_moe wrote: »

For "better' high end burgers Burger Bar is the best I've tried anywhere.

I must have missed this, where is Burger Bar?

testaccount123 · 14-08-2015 3:17pm

Uncle_moe wrote: »

McDonalds
Burger King

This is just silly.

Uncle_moe · 14-08-2015 3:17pm

sorry, we were talking about American places, its in Las Vegas, one in Hong Kong too.

Uncle_moe · 14-08-2015 3:19pm

testaccount123 wrote: »

This is just silly.

Why, because I like McDonalds and Burger King? In all honestly they are closer to what a burger is meant to be than anything you get in other places mentioned.

Wurzelbert · 14-08-2015 3:30pm

kinda funny how even a thread about burgers can’t happen without some aggression and a little trolling…and has hitler been mentioned in this one yet? about time for that, too…

OldMrBrennan83 · 14-08-2015 3:40pm

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Wurzelbert · 14-08-2015 3:48pm

Patww79 wrote: »

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just sensing some tension in the thread lately…i mean, this is about burgers, not politics or religion or so…and yes, everybody is allowed to like mc donald’s, but nobody has to…

Subcomandante Marcos · 14-08-2015 3:51pm

Bunsen and Wowburger have been the two best I've had in Dublin.

Jo Burger is one of the worst I've had, especially on a value for money footing. The bread is terrible for a bun, the burgers themselves are generally not great. Don't even get me started on their sides.

Wurzelbert · 14-08-2015 3:55pm

Subcomandante Marcos wrote: »

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Jo Burger is one of the worst I've had, especially on a value for money footing. The bread is terrible for a bun, the burgers themselves are generally not great. Don't even get me started on their sides.

yeah, i found jo’burger’s patty a tad dry…and as you wrote, value for money and all…might give them a second chance, though…

trellheim · 14-08-2015 4:09pm

Skip the fries in JB's. Go to JB's in Rathmines, my opinion is its better than the others. Different burger philosophy though to most others but I do love reading the Dandy

cson · 14-08-2015 5:25pm

Uncle_moe wrote: »

Balfe's as I said in a previous post.
Fallon and Byrne (granted they do tend to overdo the meat but they still taste better than bunsen)
Asador
McDonalds
Burger King

Anything else I've tried has been poor, Counter being the epitome of a truly bad burger.

Can't take you seriously in your assessment of Bunsen when you've those two on your list.

Fwiw when I started this thread I specifically scoped out the mass produced fare you get from your standard fast food corporation.

trellheim · 14-08-2015 5:44pm

A lot of people actively look forward to McD's and BK though so I think a comparison for some has merit.

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