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BBQ Bacon Burger

BBQ Bacon Burger from The Fix on Shrewsbury Street in Worcester, MA

BBQ Bacon Burger from The Fix on Shrewsbury Street in Worcester, MA

The Fix, located on Shrewsbury Street, is the latest establishment from the Niche Hospitality group. This is a good old fashioned burger joint with real soda fountain. They make their own soda syrups giving their soft drinks a flavor all their own. They use these house made sodas as mixers for their cocktails with fantastic results. They also make true milkshakes, that you can spike for a decadent dessert cocktail, that are not like the ice creamy, super thick frappe, but true milkshakes and they’re also quite fantastic.

They offer a nice selection preset burgers, along with a classic burger than you can add on to as you wish. They also offer 2 different meat patties. The standard patty and for a $1 up charge, they offer an all grass fed patty. Both patties are blends of different cuts of beef for a really great flavor.

For dinner I chose the preset BBQ Bacon Burger with a grass fed patty. This burger has smoked bacon, grilled onions, BBQ baked beans, smoked gouda and a whiskey BBQ sauce, all stacked on a brioche roll. The crunch of the bacon was a great counterpoint to the softer texture of everything else and the smoky flavor of the bacon was just enough to peek through the BBQ sauce and give this burger a great layering of flavors. The brioche roll held up just fine with all the BBQs and burger juice, without getting too soggy or losing flavor. All in all, this was a really fantastic burger with a great combination of subtle and bold flavors. As a side I had the house made potato chips. These chips were crunch and dark and just packed with flavor as well. They offered a very nice counterpoint to the burger and together, this was an excellent dinner. The size of the burger and chips was plenty for a dinner without being oversized.

Overall, the best burger in the area and I will certainly be making this a regular stop.

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Steakhouse Burger

Steakhouse Burger from Joey's on Chandler Street in Worcester, MA

Steakhouse Burger from Joey's on Chandler Street in Worcester, MA

Burgers are a standard when it comes to American dining. In fact, even the average burger can be both satisfying and enjoyable without having to re-create the wheel. Joey’s Bar and Grill goes beyond its advantageous menu and has a small section dedicated to this American staple. With options like the Juicy Lucy it was hard to decide where my palate was going.

I am biased; anything with blue cheese is going to peak my interest, which is why I had to choose the steakhouse burger. Eight ounces of Angus beef topped with blue cheese, crispy onion strings, vine ripe tomatoes, crisp iceberge wedge lettuce, served on a brioche roll. I was not disappointed, the perfectly seasoned beef (a perfect medium rare) was almost secondary to the heaping pile of blue cheese. Topped with a lightly battered, crispy onion strings, the flavors came together perfectly to turn a standard into something more.

The side of pickles and the option for sweet potato french fries made this $10 dish a fulfilling meal. I look forward to returning to see if I am able to force myself to go beyond the burger and enjoy what my fellow foodies enjoyed. -LV