Sometimes, you just can't wait to get your hands on a burger. Other times, you get your hands on that burger, love it, and then, it kinda falls through the cracks. Because, life.
But now my partner in culinary critique has drawn the line. No more burgers until I post this review....which happened at the end of April.
Anyway, a while back, we went into Bastion Brewing, just outside of Anacortes, to try the burger and rate it. We had already been there once before and had a triumphant experience with their amazing NACHOS, so we figured, "why not?"
This was the second time that we approached the bar, ordered food, and were told, quite politiely, that we were supposed to order food on the other side, but because the dude on that side was on a break, they would make an exception. Which was very nice of them. Both times.
I ordered the BYOB, (different from the Bastion Burger which is half beef and half BACON), which consisted of a plain burger with vegetables. So I added cheese (.75) and fries (1.50) to bring the grand total of the burger to a whopping $8.75, which is not bad, given the state of the world and the affairs underfoot.
The flavor of the burger was pretty good, and the vegetables, including the pickle, were quite fresh, though as always the tomato was kind of flavorless...but that is really more about tomatoes than it is about this establishment, isn't it? The bun kinda fell apart at the end, and our burger was made from hand-formed food service beef. Altogether, there was just enough of everything on this pub burger that it ended up making the whole greater than the sum of its parts.
The scores were as follows:
KURT:
SCORE: 6.5
SARA:
SCORE: 7
Generally speaking, Bastion is a pretty good place. The beer is getting there, the nachos are fantastical, and the Bastion Burger is now something I get to eat since I have gotten around to writing this burger blog post. The BYOB is great for people who like a good pub burger, and even though you most likely will have to walk next door to order it, even if you don't, the folks there will be very nice about it.
But now my partner in culinary critique has drawn the line. No more burgers until I post this review....which happened at the end of April.
Anyway, a while back, we went into Bastion Brewing, just outside of Anacortes, to try the burger and rate it. We had already been there once before and had a triumphant experience with their amazing NACHOS, so we figured, "why not?"
This was the second time that we approached the bar, ordered food, and were told, quite politiely, that we were supposed to order food on the other side, but because the dude on that side was on a break, they would make an exception. Which was very nice of them. Both times.
I ordered the BYOB, (different from the Bastion Burger which is half beef and half BACON), which consisted of a plain burger with vegetables. So I added cheese (.75) and fries (1.50) to bring the grand total of the burger to a whopping $8.75, which is not bad, given the state of the world and the affairs underfoot.
The flavor of the burger was pretty good, and the vegetables, including the pickle, were quite fresh, though as always the tomato was kind of flavorless...but that is really more about tomatoes than it is about this establishment, isn't it? The bun kinda fell apart at the end, and our burger was made from hand-formed food service beef. Altogether, there was just enough of everything on this pub burger that it ended up making the whole greater than the sum of its parts.
The scores were as follows:
KURT:
- Flavor: 7.5
- Juiciness: 7
- Veggies: 7
- Bun 4
- Source 3
- Value 9.5
- Synergy 8
SCORE: 6.5
SARA:
- Flavor 7.5
- Juiciness: 7
- Veggies 7.5
- Bun 4.5
- Source: 4
- Value: 9
- Synergy: 8
SCORE: 7
Generally speaking, Bastion is a pretty good place. The beer is getting there, the nachos are fantastical, and the Bastion Burger is now something I get to eat since I have gotten around to writing this burger blog post. The BYOB is great for people who like a good pub burger, and even though you most likely will have to walk next door to order it, even if you don't, the folks there will be very nice about it.
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