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| The Ringmaster: ground chuck burger, house-glazed doughnuts, cheddar, and bacon |
Straw SF on Octavia Boulevard is home to one of the fattiest, juiciest
burgers I have ever encountered: The Ringmaster. Aptly named for its use of
house-glazed doughnuts on ground chuck beef and cheddar cheese (adding bacon
for a dollar-fifty and/or making it a double double for a dollar-twenty-five
are viable options), this burger is heavily heavenly on all five senses and is
well worth shelling out $11.75. I opted for the bacon, because what is a burger
without it, and let's face it, if you're going to order a doughnut burger, you
have to do it big. I was bouncing around my seat like a child in anticipation
of the holy Ringmaster to arrive at my table while drinking my mimosa.
Bite by bite, the Ringmaster never stopped tasting like an amazing meaty
dessert, with its sugary, soft, fluffy doughnut buns, its succulent, perfectly
seasoned, and not too greasy medium well ground chuck, and its crispy, hot,
salty bacon. The smooth cheddar melded it all together, creating a delightful
burger experience that I will not be forgetting. Thank God I shared this burger
with a friend, because half was all I needed to feel satiated and like the
blood flowing through my heart was fighting past armies of fat clots (in a good
way). However, I would not rule out going again and finishing the entire burger
myself.
Of all the burger joints I have been to in the Bay Area, this was the first
menu in which I saw a cheeseburger with doughnuts for buns. What do you guys
and gals think? Is The Ringmaster a greasy, fatty heart attack waiting to
happen, or an exquisite indulgence? To see the rest of the menu, check
out
http://strawsf.com/.
Photo courtesy of: burgeranddestroy.com
