Where is the Best Burger in Dublin?

sweetie wrote: »

Wow, so my main recommendation (On the Pig's back) you haven't even tried?

I didn't say anything about that place did I? It's also nowhere near the other places.

PHX you haven't tried either and it's nothing like a big dry meatball.

I sat across from someone eating it, I have eyes and have seen a meatball before. Furthermore, you'll be surprised to learn that I have ears when the person said "it's dry as ****" I responded... "looks it". When offered to try some, I declined because it looked bad. Can't even remember what I had if I'm honest, I just remember the person I was with had a ****ty burger.

How long ago since you were in Woof, it's changed ownerships since it first opened.

I worked in the area when it first opened, I think it might have been better when it first opened. I haven't been there in 2 years because (a) I don't work in that area anymore (b) there are plenty of better options if you are in that area.

I also said Oscars had disimproved.

It was always bad, if you're saying it's worse fine... why bother commenting on me saying it's awful?

Chili Shack is fine but I prefer the other local options to me.

I'm not here to advocate for Chili Shack - I have no horse in the race, I'm just saying in my experience your advice is wrong and people should be aware of the alternate opinion.

maximoose wrote: »

MarkY91 wrote: »

I love chili shack but when it's delivered, everything is soggy from the condensation going on in the bag/boxes. Still good but eating in the restaurant is ideal.

Dead right, those cardboard boxes they use destroy the food. Token was the same.

Yeah it's definitely the cardboard boxes. Not sure if it really affects the burger but it destroys the chips and wings

It's less than a 5 minute deliveroo drive to the GFs place too so I can only imagine how bad they arrive for people ordering from a further distance.

Really like counter in Dundrum.

Hard to beat mad egg for a chicken burger

JohnnyFlash wrote: »

I was there last week. The food there is savage. The chicken burger is the best I’ve had, and the chips were brilliant too. I’d also recommend the wings.

Strongly agreed. Definitely the best meat-between-bread thing I've had in Dublin in quite some time.

gmisk wrote: »

Hard to beat mad egg for a chicken burger

Mad Egg has been the best for a chicken burger for a while now, but Chimac sounds and looks very good. I’ll be in there as soon as I’m back on my feet.

Outlaw Pete wrote: »

Anyone tried this new Leon place in Temple Bar, where Eager Beaver used to be?

They do Chicken Burgers and Veggie Burgers (The Love Burger):


https://leon.co/ie/menu/all-day/

maximoose wrote: »

Haven't tried the one in Temple Bar, but have tried a few times in UK (mostly at airports)

Distinctively average.

Plenty over here. Fine for a quick, reasonably healthy lunch. Nothing memorable on the burger front.

Walter Bishop wrote: »

Music in the place is loud and aimed at the young folk, plus it's obviously not the sort of place they want you hanging around too long, high turnover of tables.

Yeah the absence of hot coffee on their menu tells you they dont want people lingering after they've eaten. I dont mind that as I like going elsewhere for a coffee after a meal.

Went to chimac at the weekend, ive had better zinger burgers from kfc. Sloppy burger, tasteless chicken, weird flavours, chips were pretty crap too. Disappointing

Also "chimaek" in korea has nothing to do with burgers - its fried chicken pieces (with bones) in a variety of sauces and lashings of cheap weak beer. Its also not greasy whereas the burger i had was pretty heavy on the batter. Also, 5€ for a small can of craft beer doesnt lean much to the "maek" part of the experience

Just had “the Classic” from Chimac and found it disappointing tbh. Couldn’t really taste anything other than the overpowering hot sauce that seems to be on all of the burgers.

I think in future I’d save myself the energy and just go to Wing It a few doors down..or even Boojum!

humberklog wrote: »

I haven't been to Wing It even though it's across the road from where i work during the week. Any good?

Yeah, Wing It is very good. Kinda pricey like Chimac but they have a much better menu

That 5 Guys is ridiculously bad, the things you want from a five guys - gigantic large fries and a semi-decent large cheesy burger just simply are not present any more . THAT said none of the burger joints in town seem to want to see things that way. You'd get more fries in a kebab shop usually that a burger sit down, only that place in Sandymount seemed to come close recently, it seems to be something to do with food cost

humberklog wrote: »

Gotta say a large fries puts me off the meal. A small handful as a dressing on the side is plenty for me.

And that is perfectly fine if thats your thing. What I was pointing out that 5Guys , thats their speciality, and they dont seem to do it in the Irish ones.

eldamo wrote: »

Is bray too far?

Had a Mac n cheese burger in box burger bray Saturday.
Great crispy bit of char on the burger but still juicy. Not a greasy mess either.

Not too far just not in dublin

Went to Bareburger in NYC last week and now I will never enjoy another Dublin burger again

Not Dublin but Burger Bear in London is excellent.

Still haven't been to Bunsen.

RasTa wrote: »

Surprised to see Bunsen in Barca when I was there. Almost went in

One of their managers went home and set it up I heard. Surprised they havent opened in Galway or Limerick yet.

SlipperyPeople wrote: »

what would people recommend as cuts of beef to use to make a homemade burg?

edit: with a nice fat ratio of something like 20/80

Thread this way!

Short ribs and brisket basically. Oyster sauce instead of salt, won't draw out any moisture.

https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=110888731&postcount=5

Probably technically not a "traditional" burger but the Juju Burger in Izakaya gets my vote, it's amazing. Very thin slivers of beef in an Asian sauce. Next time I got i'll be ordering two. Also their cocktails are great.

First tenant openings expected in early 2020 going by an Irish Times article from May (below), I'd be shocked if that's the case now, doesn't look anyway ready.

https://www.irishtimes.com/business/commercial-property/rooftop-restaurant-operator-announced-for-central-bank-s-former-hq-1.3877322