The thing I like about this place is it's always consistent in taste and service, no matter which store you go to. Everything comes out looking the same, and you know what to expect.
I've tried their classic, American cheese, Aussie, and Magic Mushroom from other stores, and this time I ordered two cheese and bacon burgers, along with large fries with special dip, and a strawberry milkshake.
The cheese and bacon looked a bit similar to the classic, but with cheese and bacon. The milk buns are slightly sweet, in a good way, and very soft and squishy, which makes it easier to get a bit of everything in one bite. The bacon was a little over cooked, making it a bit hard and I had to rip it with my teeth to break it off. The cheese was nicely melted into the burger, but the beef patty was just a bit over medium, although not as overcooked as the bacon, it was just a bit burnt on the outside and a little bit too dry in the centre. The sauce was great though, it wasn't too over powering but there was definitely plenty of it, and the burger as a whole was still pretty good, and what I expected.
The chips were a little dry, like they'd been cooked a bit early and then left under the heat lamps. The special dip was so good, I hardly noticed my fries were dry once I ate it with the dip. The sour cream melts in your mouth and it's on the creamier side, which I love, and the bacon and chives add a beautiful, slightly smokey flavour to it. I also had some tomato sauce on the side for my fries, but it was nowhere as good as eating it with the dip.
I keep getting told I have to try one of their milkshakes here and I finally caved and ordered the strawberry milkshake, but for me personally, it wasn't anything special, and I was a little disappointed as I had high expectations after being recommend by so many people. The milkshake looked promising, and when I used the straw to mix it a bit, it was nice and thick and looked creamy. However, it tasted very artificially sweet, like they'd used too much strawberry syrup, and although it had looked thick and creamy, I discovered it was mostly foam and didn't taste creamy at all. (It came in a plastic cup with the word "Burger" on it, would have made more sense to have "Milkshake" on it.)
Service here is fast and efficient, although they forgot our special dip and I had to go back and ask them for it. I paid about $38 for my meal for two, so it's a little more expensive than your usual fast food, even though it sells itself as "fast food with slow food values", but the quality of the burgers are definitely fresh and worth the sleep ghtly higher than fast food price.
TIP: I found myself, surprisingly, very very thirsty afterwards, but none of the food tasted overly salty to me, so I'm not too sure why, but definitely get a drink with your meal, to help wash it all down.
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