Now Serving: Bmore Burger Stack

It's Saturday night. I've cleared my schedule to start my burger quest. I had planned to go to what City Paper named Baltimore's Best Burger, The Hamilton Tavern. Well, after a frustrating 15 minutes of not getting anyone's attention, I decided to head home, furious and hungry. I can understand an establishment being busy, but the "See a Bartender for seating" policy is crap when the bartenders ignore you.

Credit: Google Maps, August 2013

During my rage fueled drive home, I saw a dimly lit white banner hanging over a little shack: "Bmore Burger Stack". My evening's mission, though slightly altered, would be met with a burgerlicious conclusion.
 

The place itself is nothing fancy, and it doesn't need to be. A ketchup red painted facade with a order window reminiscent of a classic carryout. I was greeted by a bubbly woman and smiles from the few employees in the back. They have a good selection of brats, BBQ and wet salads, but since this is about Burgers, I selected the "Triple Stack Cheeseburger", three 1/3lb angus beef patties, which they advertise as seasoned and formed daily, and charbroiled to order. toppings and sauces added as you see fit (separated by "old school" and "new school", nice touch). They had a fair amount of BBQ dressings, and I'd never seen Chipotle BBQ as an option for a burger. Combo with fries and a cola (in a can).

Also, the Triple Stack is not their largest offering. They do have the "Heart Attack", but wasn't brave enough to see if it lived up to it's name.

The cashier assured me the food would "fill me up and put me to sleep". I assured her I was no slouch when it comes to food, having completed the XXXL challenge at Fatburger. Food was made to order, and with no seating, I waited in my car about 15 minutes while they cook it up. 

I picked up the bag, and honestly grunted a little. I knew I ordered a pound of beef, but was still heavier than I expected. The fries that came with were done what is best described as "Five Guys Style". Fresh cut, and a super generous serving. They had a fry bag inside the sack, with enough fries to feed a small country. This was the standard size that came with their combo.

Starving, I had to gobble some fries during the drive home. I potentially broke a land speed record, because I knew this is nothing I'd be able to eat in my car. Plus, if it did induce coma like sleep, operating a vehicle would be very dangerous. Arriving home in record time, I unpacked my sack, and was ready to eat.

The burger is as tall as the soda can.

Unwrapping the tin foil felt like Christmas. A giant tower of meat. Beef cooked medium well, per my request (the way it's intended to be eaten). Flame grilled enough to charr the beef, but just enough pink and juice in the center. A fantastic bargain at $8.59.

The chipotle BBQ was a great decision, spread on the top and bottom of the bun, adding a great sweet and smoky flavor. It did make some slippery moments trying to bite in. If you've been to Jimmy Johns, you know what I mean.

Me and my new BFF.

Oh, and about 10 bites in, I was reminded I ordered hots on my burger. I probably won't forget in the future. But everything about this burger worked so well. Eventually, I realized, looking at a very significant portion of the burger devoured, but my stomach screaming 'No Mas",  I wasn't finishing this burger. But, I did sleep extremely well that evening.

All too often, people associate quality with gourmet, which is fine, but I'm glad this is where this blog started, by landing on a place that really goes back to basics, but still understanding it's not the past, and executing on so many levels . A family run shack that just makes good ass food. Go stop by, or better yet, order online.