T.G.I. Friday's again!

Name: T.G.I Friday's

Address: Marion Shopping Centre, Marion, Adelaide - South Australia

Burger: Ultimate Jack Daniel's Burger

Price: $23.95 (with fries)

Description: Well-known American chain, with typical American fare

After a great first experience at T.G.I. Friday's in Adelaide, I decided to visit the following time I went to Adelaide. Although the menu is quite expansive, I had to go for another burger. The Jalapeno Burger I had last time was great.

This time I decided to go with the Ultimate Jack Daniel's burger. My mate had this burger the last time I visited TGI Friday's. He said it was great, so I had to have a go. 

A bit pricey for a burger. But it does come with a fair few ingredients. And it's huge.









The burger was pretty damn big!

• As per the menu above, the burger contained:
  • Bun
  • Toasted Bun
  • Fried onion rings
  • Bacon
  • Jack Daniel's Sauce
  • Monterey Jack Cheese
  • Beef Pattie
  • Beef Pattie
  • Lettuce
  • Bun

The sexy part. Apologies for the extremely poor quality shot! 

Beef:

As with last time, the beef was pretty damn good. Not too heavy on the seasoning, and a great beef flavour. Perhaps best of all though, there were two patties! You'd be pretty picky if you could complain much about these.

Cheese:

Monterey Jack. Sharp, salty. And very melty. I know melty isn't a word, but I'm making it one.

Perfectly melted, lots of it. I could taste the cheese. It didn't go missing, as it does in many burgers. I would normally say it could have done with a little more, but this burger had quite a few non-traditional additions, so it actually worked well over all.

Bun: 

Although the bun was fairly standard, it was toasted to perfection. It also had sesame seeds. It added a great crunch and toasted flavour. Other burger vendors: Y U NO DO THIS?

Extras:

At first, I wasn't so sure about the list of extras. Onion rings and Jack Daniel's (a sweet barbeque sauce) are not so common. But they work oh-so-well together. They worked perfectly together. The sauce wasn't overwhelming (like many BBQ type sauces are), and the onion rings were extremely tasty and beautifully crunchy. The lettuce added a bit of freshness. When combined together, they worked amazingly well. One complaint however - there could have been more bacon. As you can see in the first picture, there was only one small piece of bacon. Having said that, it was very well cooked. Crispy and bacony delicious.

As you can see, the sauce was on the side. A great idea. It allowed me to control the amount of sauce on my burger. I don't like too much, as I want to taste the meat and cheese. Fantastic!

Fries:

Once again, they were fantastic. Fresh, tasty and perfectly salted. Can't really ask for more.

Verdict:

If you weren't convinced by my last TGI Friday's review, please listen this time! A great burger, regardless of the fact it's far from traditional. The only problem with this burger: It will make it very hard to decide whether or not I should try something new during my next visit to the place.

Meat

4/5
Cheese
4.5/5
Bun
4/5
Extras
3.5/5
Fries

4.5/5

Total:

4.1

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Update: Burgers and more!

Hi all.

We've decided to start doing reviews of foods other than burgers. While we are still devoted to finding Adelaide and Sydney's best burgers, we thought we would review other fast food/dine out creations while we're at it. Burgers aren't always available, or we've reviewed them before. So enjoy!

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