Meaty, Greasy, Cheesy and...Sweet?

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/.
 
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