Grindhouse Burger Bar

On King West, hungry, didn't want fast food, and m:brgr closed down before I got to try it? Grindhouse it is.  We were actually looking for a rooftop patio and it looked like there may have been one there.  By the time we went inside and asked we had already given up and decided to settle for a burger.  I didn't really have any expectations and I was too tired to think of what I wanted in my burger, so I just got the Big Grind burger for $10.  

ok it doesn't look appealing I know

It contained lettuce, cheese, pickles, and their house sauce.  I got a whole wheat bun in case you were wondering.  Not too sure what I was thinking there but it wasn't bad! Unfortunately I think that the beef was lacking a bit since the bun was too big for it.  What I have noticed however is that I can now tell whether the beef is fresh or frozen/defrosted etc, there really is a distinguished texture.  This one was definitely fresh - they were also light on the seasoning which is good, because a good beef burger should not rely on sodium.  Frand had the black and blue burger, but I have yet to acquire the taste for strong cheeses so it wasn't that great tasting for me. We had them done medium rare, but it still can't compare to the medium rare at Allen's.

couches!

If you believe that you are some beer connoisseur who enjoys burgers, this might be the place for you.  They have quite a few craft/local beers available to go with that so called local burger. That reminds me - how do you keep kangaroos local?  And no, I do not plan to eat kangaroos, as common as they are in Australia. It's like the same as us eating raccoons. But maybe we'll keep this killing raccoon thing underground after all the controversy.  

 In conclusion, Grindhouse has the right recipe going on but could use perhaps a bigger patty and maybe a juicier one too.  It was definitely fresh, but can use some improvement to make the side-less burger actually worth $10 and perhaps attract more customers, since the 10 table burger bar wasn't very full on a King West Friday night for dinner time.