Shaina Reviews the Bristol Lounge

Money can't by you burger love. Though I did love my burger...

I'm having a hard time to fairly rate this place:
1. The atmosphere does not cater to my age group whatsoever.
2. The prices are out-of-this-world overkill.
3. 'Will you "require" anything else?' x 10 -- enough already

But the reason I found myself at Bristol Lounge was its claim to fame: Bristol Sirloin Burger. Best quality meat, fresh ingredients. But it's a burger. In an over-priced, older demographic, stuffy environment...poor unfortunate burger. If I were to judge this burger by the cover, it would be cruel and unfair judgment to the cow, which produced the burger meat... because I thought the burger was fantastic!!

MY BURGER (4.5 stars for quality and proportion)
Proportions good. Meat juicy and high quality enough to undercook (and overcook) and still enjoy thoroughly. Big patty held together by an even bigger brioche-y bun helping to reduce the grease-dripping-down-arm potential. Melty cheese (didn't add a ton of flavor). Typical toppings of tomato, lettuce, onion, mustard, pickles, and ketchup. Layered together provides layers of crunchy texture, sweet, and hot dijon in harmony around the featured meat, but lacked the love (cow used solely to provide a high quality burger to high quality customers = no love).

But never will I ever return to Bristol Lounge for that same TWENTY DOLLAR delicious burger as there are other places that provide delicious and more interesting burgers (did somebody say Miracle of Science?). Money can't buy you love. But good burgers sold at the right place for the right price CAN = love.

DAVE RATES FUR BURGERS!!!

Fur Burgers!!! Ewww.... I meant to say FOUR BURGERS!  This is a family-friendly blog, so no detailed descriptions of fur burgers here.  With that out of the way, onto the review!

I actually don't remember what I gave it... I think it was a 3.5 out of 5.  I had the Bison Burger.  I liked the flavor, texture and size.  The wheat bun and bison meat gave me the impression that I was being healthy.  And that's pretty good for an American.  And the fact that the fries were lightly seasoned and not at all greasy, I felt like a friggin' health nut!

So the flavor, relative healthy feeling I got, and the coolness of the decor led me to give it a 3.5.

Why didn't I go higher??  Well for starters, the cost of the burger was almost $10!  Whoa.  Also, since I'm new at this I want to save my 4's and 5's for REALLY deserving joints.