Not too long ago my editor and co-workers from Nerd Reactor invited me to check out this new burger joint in Orange County that everyone seems to be raving about. Since it was a pretty dead Wednesday night and I had nothing else to do I agreed (plus the promise of really good burgers helped too). At first I did get a bit lost and had to call up my co-workers for the directions again. But apparently it wasn't all my fault as it was built into the side of a Valero gas station. I will say that I was a bit wary about this, I mean a burger joint connected to a gas station?
But wow, after seeing one of my co-worker's protein style burger arrive (which instead of a few lettuce leaves it was pretty much a whole head of lettuce split in half), I quickly got in line. Scanning the menu I was stuck between either the ABC (Avocado, Bacon, and Cheese) Burger or the Mushroom Swiss & Bacon Burger. I decided to go with the ABC Burger (I'll get the mushroom swiss & bacon next time) with thick cut sweet potato fries, and a RC Cola (one of the few places I been to where the choice of cola was RC). After the first bite I was transported to burger nirvana where the avocados were fresh and ripened, the bacon was thick cut, the burger patties were perfectly juicy, and the cheese was melted just right. Before I knew it my burger was devoured and I was left with burger juice dripping from my chin.
ABC Burger Protein Style
My ABC Burger with Sweet Potato Fries
Lucky for me my co-workers got themselves a couple of orders of Peter's Greek Fries. Which were shoestring fries tossed with oregano, feta cheese, and topped with gyro meat, served with cucumber sauce. These too were also consumed as quickly as we got them. Throughout our adventure in gourmet burgers one of the owners checked up on us from time to time to make sure our sodas were kept filled and if we needed anything. We also learned that if you wanted to get your order in during the lunch rush or a busy night you better either get there early or be ready to wait a long time because the wait could be pretty brutal. And it's all outside dining with a few stools for patrons. And if you want you can even text them your order and have it ready for you to pick up.
Peter's Greek Fries
As we finished our meal we noticed them put up a sign, curious we moved in closer to check it out. Apparently our group ate them out of their stock of the night. Who knew a group of ten plus nerds could do that? Well maybe it wasn't that difficult.
Nerd Reactor Editor John Spartan says nerds equals gluttons.
Overall I'm gonna give Peter's Gourmade Grill 5 out of 5 explosions of flavor. Our first perfect score in this blog. I highly recommend any burger aficionados to check this place out. Next time I want to try their sweet potato gooey's (sweet potato fries with brown sugar and maple syrup topped with toasted marshmallows). My mouth is watering just thinking about it.
Peter's Gourmade Grill
16851 McFadden Ave
Tustin, CA 92780
(714) 599-3866
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