The Rouge Burger

The quest to have the two local entries in the '20 Burgers you have to have before you die' is well underway. The first stop of the old burger train was Rouge, just a hop skip and a jump away from stately Blankbaby Manor (actually both of the hamburgers listed are close to BB Manor, so that makes it easy for me).

My compatriots in burgers were Kate (who got us a table, thanks!), Martin, and Sarcasmo and a good time was had by all, as Martin reports.

How about the burger? The waitstaff has t-shirts on that featured said hamburger, so my immediate reaction was to order something else, but that would have been silly so I ordered the burger. Click on the picture to get a better look at the beast (10 ounces of beef). It was large, and it was tasty (and the pomme frites, that's fancy talk for french fries, were tasty as well). Was this the best burger I have ever had? No.

Was it the best burger I have ever had in Philly? No.

It was a damned good burger though, however if someone visits me and says, 'Hey, Scott let's go get some kick ass burgers. Where in Philly shall we go?' I won't suggest Rouge (though I will go back to Rouge to sample some of their other menu items), I will, without hesitation, suggest Monk's (Martin, we need to get you there to have a burger!).

Next stop, Barclay Prime!