Burger Six: The Uptown
Rumor has it that the current food service at the Uptown Pub is about to close. While this is sad news for all involved, the need for closure could have a little something to do with a lack of consistency. In the time that the current food purveyors have been in operation at the Uptown, we’ve probably consumed about 6 burgers between the two of us and each one was different. Like, vastly different. Different patties, different accoutrements, different buns. Since the chalkboard menu changes daily, this is more or less permissible, but it would be nice to at least be able to count on one killer patty. We’ve eaten great burgers at the Uptown, but had pretty dismal ones as well.
Our most recent belonged in the latter category. While the bun was awesome (like, the best bun we’ve eaten so far), everything else failed. A dry, preformed patty topped with two bread and butter pickle chips and two thin slivers of tomato screamed for more of the sadly portioned mayo spread. A sprinkling of shredded romaine evoked depression-era garnishes your grandparents pray to forget. The fries were elegantly lithe and crisp, but vastly over seasoned, leaving our tongues lashed and our palates spent.
Thanks to his tenure at the Ajax, we know the chef knows good food, just as we know he’s able to execute it. So we’re going to chalk up this cry for help in burger form to a white flag of surrender. Dude’s done. He knows he’s closing, is likely depressed, and his food is showing it. Hopefully his next venture will better showcase the abilities and passion we know he has. We wish him luck. We also hope the next Uptown food vendors can deliver what all pub-goers want: consistent, delicious, blue collar burgers.
not much to say about the cheese.
bergar.