Just Poppy’s in Riverhills
Pictured: Dagg Me burger (foreground) and sweet potato chips
That's a wrap folks. Our intrepid fellowship has finally reached Mt Doom and destroyed the Death Star... wait... no...
Our intrepid fellowship has actually finally reached the hallowed halls of Just Poppy's, that fabled burger joint in the far away suburb of Riverhills. The quest was long and arduous at times but we swore a solemn oath to find Brisbane's best burgers and would not be swayed from our path, not by pies, nor parmies, nor dumplings, until it was complete!
Just Poppy's Results (Each index is out of 10): Average BCI (Burger Cost Index): 8.13 Average BTI (Burger Tastiness Index): 7.57 Average BSI (Burger Size Index): 9.1 Average AQI (Accompaniment Quality Index): 8.47 -------- Average Burger Joint Goodness Index: 33.27 / 40
Fourteen scorers and a few hangers-on ventured forth to the outer suburb of Riverhills to dine at our challenges namesake; Just Poppy's.
Just Poppy's is located in the unassuming location of Riverhills, one of Brisbane's 'outer-suburbs', in a tiny little shopping area. The place is surrounded by houses and it's clear that Just Poppy's has captured the local market judging by the amount of people flowing through the doors on a Friday night.
As this was the culmination of our regular challenge rounds and our challenge namesake we rang ahead to book some tables and give a little heads up on the Poppies Challenge. Marc helped us out with a nice group of tables outside where our burgeoning list of attendees could enjoy their delicious burgers.
With 69 burgers on the menu Just Poppy's caters for every taste but also makes it very hard to choose exactly what your taste buds are craving - the list could be studied for hours but eventually you just have to close your eyes and randomly stab at the page with your finger. No matter where your finger lands you'll be guaranteed a good burger though, so no need to panic - even if it lands on the chips you won't be disappointed. Amongst us we sampled the regular, beer battered, sweet potato, cheesy and satay cheesy in the chips department.
The burgers served to us where big (1st – 9.1), tasty (12th – 7.57) and well-priced (3rd – 8.13). The accompaniments were just as delicious, earning an 8.47 to take 3rd place.
All of this culminates in the fact that Poppie Pete is the greatest burger SME in this challenge. His formulae stood the test of many burger joints and has proclaimed that the overall number 1 spot belongs to Just Poppy's!
Final Rankings: 1. Just Poppy’s (33.27) 2. Burger Fuel (32.00) 3. Snag Stand (31.33) 4. Miel Container (31.25) 5. Ribs & Burgers (31.20) 6. Miss Kay’s (31.03) 7. Hive Eat House (30.88)@ 8. Ze Pickle (30.56) 9. Chur Burger (30.30) 10. Pony Dining (30.25) 11. Lucky Egg (30.13) 12. Greaser Bar (29.69) 13. Burger Urge (29.32) 14. DA’Burger (29.25) 15. Getta Burger (28.83) 16. Ben’s Burgers (28.25) 17. Alliance Hotel (28.18) 18. Hoo Ha Bar (26.25) 19. Yard Bird Ale House (25.05) 20. Laneway (24.54) 21. Gerard’s Bar (24.22) 22. MOS Burger (24.19) 23. That BBQ Joint (24.11) 24. Fab Fish & Burger Grill (22.91) 25. Redhook (22.69) 26. The Bun Mobile (19.04)^ @Venue Re-visited ^Un-normalised Score