I forgot I had this little post in the pipeline for a while, but had forgotten about it until "CC" reminded me of the place. Anyway, the Missus loves the Veggie Burger here as well as most of the fried items.....health nut that She now is.
I received a couple of suggestions for "building" my burger after my post on Slaters and I really took them to heart....so much so that I'll probably need a new one, heart that is, after eating this monstrosity:
Egad.......anyway, I was told to get my burger with "Vampire Dip" basically the super rich garlic artichoke dip and I decided to top things off with anchovies. That's what the burger looked like and it was only a 1/3 pound burger....which was so over-the-top and rich it finished me, before I could finish it. The flavor of the garlic sauce and anchovies just killed everything else....I could have eaten one of my old shoes and would never have known...heck it might even make the burgers here palatable. This just felt sinful and wrong....I guess I prefer my burgers without an extra helping of guilt.
Honestly, it's a nice burger without all the "stuff"... I really needed a shower after this, maybe even a cigarette.... I'll stay with "just a burger" next time.
As much as I like the burgers here, this was just too much.
Slaters 50/50
2750 Dewey Road
San Diego, CA 92106
You can read my previous post on Slaters here.
Yikes - that vampire dip does indeed look rich and heavy. I can't imagine having that on a burger! How much was the burger after all the add ons?
Did the Missus add the Vampire Dip to her sandwich too? The pic looks like it has the dip. But her sandwich looks delicious! What kind of bread is that?
Posted by: Faye | Wednesday, 12 September 2012 at 10:23 AM
Hello from NYC!
Funny you should mention Slater's now. My coworker went there a week or two ago and has been going on about how we need to go there for lunch. He seemed amused at the bacon content of his burger.
Posted by: MrZ | Wednesday, 12 September 2012 at 02:05 PM
i actually had the vampire dip on mine (and some other stuff too), which i liked...i haven't posted yet on my visit, but man, you're right, it's over the top here! i didn't get the 50/50 patty though. that seemed too bacon-y for mee.
Posted by: caninecologne | Wednesday, 12 September 2012 at 04:04 PM
Hi Faye - The design your own starts at $8.95 for 1/3lb...which was enough for me. The Missus had a veggie burger and choose thick sliced rye as Her bread. She also had the vampire dip.
Hey MrZ - First off, thanks for the produce, man it was good...loved those tomatoes! The burger is fairly mild with just a touch of bacon taste, it doesn't overpower things...of course when you've got anchovies and major garluc stuff going on....
Hey CC - It's bit too much stuff for me, and the combination with the anchovies....yeeesh. The 50/50 patty isn't too strong in the bacon flavor department.
Posted by: Kirk | Wednesday, 12 September 2012 at 06:49 PM
whoa?! that looked ginormous.
Posted by: kat | Thursday, 13 September 2012 at 12:00 PM
Anchovies on a burger. Interesting. FYI, article in Midweek on Kikaida/Kamen Rider 40th anniversary. Not to mention a mention on Shirokiya's 350th. Saw you had an earlier post on Kikaida.
Posted by: Kyle | Thursday, 13 September 2012 at 12:28 PM
Hi Kat - It was super huge....but massive enough.....I couldn't finish this it was so over the top.
Hi Kyle - I guess Kikaida fever is returning for its 40th!
Posted by: Kirk | Thursday, 13 September 2012 at 07:23 PM
haha... Kirk cannot finish it LOL
I like the peanut butter/ bacon burger i'll have to try the garlic thing.... know what? i'll just try that at home
I have a special garlic/ artichoke dip recipe from Gilroy :))
Posted by: grey | Friday, 14 September 2012 at 01:42 AM
Yes Grey - This one wiped me out! ;o)
Posted by: Kirk | Friday, 14 September 2012 at 06:38 AM
You're welcome, Kirk! Our plants are done producing for the year but definitely next year we will have excess tomatoes again.
Posted by: MrZ | Friday, 14 September 2012 at 07:33 PM