Comments on: Original City Burger Better Than Black Label? Combo Comes Down By $1

By: Boo

Boo — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 19:34:09 +0000

Mamacita, thinking about this a bit more, to further elaborate what I mean by the burger is a hockey puck … you can actually throw this burger (if cooked medium) around like a frisbee and it will hold its shape. A properly made and cooked burger should break apart.

By: Boo

Boo — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 19:25:35 +0000

It wasn’t overcooked and dry. I ordered it medium rare. And actually they cooked it rare as opposed to medium rare. It was completely raw in the middle. And the burger wasn’t pressed when it was on the grill. But it was pressed PRIOR to cooking, rendering the meat quite dense. If you’re going to use top grade beef, at least they should treat it properly. The texture of this burger was more of a meatloaf as opposed to a juicy burger. I can now understand why people have referred to the burger as a hockey puck.

By: Mamacita

Mamacita — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 19:01:27 +0000

Boo, did they actually “press it?”like smash it into the grill or was it just overcooked and dry?

By: Boo

Boo — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 18:46:42 +0000

I just had the LaFrieda Black Label burger. What a terrible thing to do with such a great piece of meat! You’ve got a very flavorful juicy piece of meat, shape and press it into a hockey puck and press the hell out of it. A great burger should never be pressed down. The density was all wrong. This burger’s got potential. But you have to know how to handle it. And at over $10 for a burger, it’s totally not worth it.

However, the onion rings were delicious.

By: win

win — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 14:40:54 +0000

Tried it last night – Super Meh! I give it a 2 out of 10. No flavor and hard as a hockey puck. Huge disappointment! The cook was pressing down hard on the burger – the juices and flavor must of just been obliterated.

$14 for a cheese burger is a definite rip-off!! Would not go back if the burger was free. Carnegie John’s has a bigger, juicier burger for about a third the price.

By: js

js — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 19:14:15 +0000

Ate a black label today. Meh…

By: Dave

Dave — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 20:12:39 +0000

I went by last night after reading some of the reviews (yes…Im gullable). I decided on the Black label burger as well, because I was totally sold on the description, and thought I should give it a try. It was tasty, and a damn fine burger. But I thought it was a bit too small, especially for the price. Way too expensive! You can call me cheap if you like. I have no problems paying for something thats worth it. Not completely sold if this burger (esp at such a miniscule size) is worth $ 10+ (not including fries and drink!). I would try their regular burger though because I felt that what I was given was an extremely well cooked and delicious burger. So can only imagine their regular burger would stand up well, both against the palatte and the wallet.

By: Mamacita

Mamacita — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 21:30:35 +0000

I think I’ve seen them do that before. Shameful.

By: flatrock

flatrock — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 20:53:17 +0000

a little off topic, but I just went to 5 guys today for second lunch (raging hangover, today is a tough one) and I almost had a heart attack when the burger flipper took a bacon weight and SLAMMED it down on my burger, pulverizing the thing and sending all the juices flying out of my burger! Is this standard 5 guys practice?

By: sandra

sandra — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 19:20:30 +0000

I went there today also and have the exact same complaint. I thought I’d be slick by ordering online but I still had to wait 20 mins once I showed up. They really need to get their act together.

PS – the Black Label burger is definitely good, but sooooo not worth $11. I kinda want to go back one more time for the new regular burger, but they are on my “two strikes” list at the moment.