Walking into The Brown Lantern is a little bit like walking into a schizophrenic's daydream. There are decorations of all sorts covering every available space on the walls, none of it relating to any thing else, but for some reason it works well together, and gives the pub a cozy hometown feel that makes you feel welcome.
As I looked over the menu, I noticed that The Brown Lantern had the honor of being named the place with the Best Burger in Anacortes in 2015. Between that and Kurt letting me know that one of his friends told him the burger was good, I figured it was going to be at the very least, a pleasant experience.
I ordered the Brown Lantern Cheeseburger, which consisted of 1/2 lb (?!) of Double R ranch, hand-formed ground chuck, raw onion, pickle, lettuce, tomato, onion and mayo. Kurt ordered the Cobb salad.
One of the things I love about doing this project is that 9 times out of 10, Kurt orders some kind of salad or light fare and I order the burger, and almost every single time our food is brought out, the server assumes that he ordered the burger. This did not happen at The Brown Lantern, but my expectation that it woud made me realize that our size and sex differences usually override any memory the server has of who ordered what. Oh, life. It ain't nothin' but a funny funny riddle.
Anyway, the food arrived BIG. The Cobb salad was impressive to behold, packed with tons of avocado, bacon, and all that other stuff that comes on the Cobb, and the burger was artfully arranged on a gigantic oval platter, with perfecty cooked fries and a mound of fixings for me to pile on my burger in any way I chose.
This is where I made the obscene error of not putting ALL of the veggies on the burger. Kurt later noted, as he was eating the burger, that it would have scored higher had I not made that egregious error. I just figured that maybe next time I would order the Cobb salad and he could put all the veggies he wanted on his burger. Anyway, the scores were as follows:
KURT:
SARA:
The burger was well-seasoned and flavorful, the cheese was not too melted, and the bun, while toasted perfectly, was pretty standard and all but flattened as we ate through the burger. The vegetables were fresh and tasty, though the pickle was a bit mushy. Kurt stated boldly, as he is known to do, that this patty was in fact the best tasting patty so far, and I had to agree with him. The seasoning perfectly celebrated the wonderful juicy goodness of the meat. It was just too bad I didn't put all the veggies on that burger. Live and learn, I suppose. The price, (10.99) for this quality of burger was very good.
In general, this was a very good burger. A lot of meat to it, which most likely contributed to its higher score. You know what they say: when it comes to meat, more is always better.
As I looked over the menu, I noticed that The Brown Lantern had the honor of being named the place with the Best Burger in Anacortes in 2015. Between that and Kurt letting me know that one of his friends told him the burger was good, I figured it was going to be at the very least, a pleasant experience.
I ordered the Brown Lantern Cheeseburger, which consisted of 1/2 lb (?!) of Double R ranch, hand-formed ground chuck, raw onion, pickle, lettuce, tomato, onion and mayo. Kurt ordered the Cobb salad.
One of the things I love about doing this project is that 9 times out of 10, Kurt orders some kind of salad or light fare and I order the burger, and almost every single time our food is brought out, the server assumes that he ordered the burger. This did not happen at The Brown Lantern, but my expectation that it woud made me realize that our size and sex differences usually override any memory the server has of who ordered what. Oh, life. It ain't nothin' but a funny funny riddle.
Anyway, the food arrived BIG. The Cobb salad was impressive to behold, packed with tons of avocado, bacon, and all that other stuff that comes on the Cobb, and the burger was artfully arranged on a gigantic oval platter, with perfecty cooked fries and a mound of fixings for me to pile on my burger in any way I chose.
This is where I made the obscene error of not putting ALL of the veggies on the burger. Kurt later noted, as he was eating the burger, that it would have scored higher had I not made that egregious error. I just figured that maybe next time I would order the Cobb salad and he could put all the veggies he wanted on his burger. Anyway, the scores were as follows:
KURT:
- Flavor: 9.5
- Juiciness: 9
- Vegetables: 8
- Bun: 6
- Source: 8
- Synergy: 8
- Value: 8.5
SARA:
- Flavor: 9
- Juiciness: 9
- Vegetables: 9
- Bun: 6
- Source: 8
- Synergy: 7.5
- Value: 8
The burger was well-seasoned and flavorful, the cheese was not too melted, and the bun, while toasted perfectly, was pretty standard and all but flattened as we ate through the burger. The vegetables were fresh and tasty, though the pickle was a bit mushy. Kurt stated boldly, as he is known to do, that this patty was in fact the best tasting patty so far, and I had to agree with him. The seasoning perfectly celebrated the wonderful juicy goodness of the meat. It was just too bad I didn't put all the veggies on that burger. Live and learn, I suppose. The price, (10.99) for this quality of burger was very good.
In general, this was a very good burger. A lot of meat to it, which most likely contributed to its higher score. You know what they say: when it comes to meat, more is always better.
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