Buster’s on 28th Juicy Lucy Review
Following up on yesterday’s post about Buster’s on 28th’s mystery location, the new restaurant was found on 28th Ave S in South Minneapolis.
The local blogosphere was abuzz yesterday about the launch of Buster’s, so I had to get in on the action too. I found a Juicy Lucy on the menu on the website, so I knew what I was after.
And here’s what showed up:
I consider myself to be a bit of a Juicy Lucy (and Jucy Lucy) aficionado, so I immediately recognized an obvious problem with this particular Lucy. In fact, it probably doesn’t take a trained eye to pick out the issue here: The cheese was on the outside of the burger. Some restaurants would refer to this as a cheeseburger.
Of course, it could be some form of double-cheese Lucy where there is cheese both outside and inside the burger, so I dug in:
But could not locate tell-tale signs of a proper Lucy classification: burned tongue, molten lava-like oozing cheese, burning wrist and forearm from Lucy blow-out, etc.
Other than the fact that this wasn’t a Lucy, it was a delicious burger. They just need to find a new name for it on the menu.
Since Aaron beat me to the punch by posting last night about last night, I’m trying to one-up him with this little highlight reel:
As Aaron pointed out, Buster’s is a “sister” or the Happy Gnome in St. Paul, although I question whether the term “sister” is an appropriate gender for either establishment.
Max started a post regarding opening night restaurant blogging over on MNSpeak, which turned into a bit of a bitch-fest about how stupid amateur restaurant blogging is. Basically, if you’ve read this far, you’re stupid in the opinion of anonymous commenters. I hope that doesn’t ruin your day.
You’ll just have to a few more weeks for a professional review without photos, videos, comments, and links to other reviews.
July 25th, 2007 at 3:38 pm
Mister Kohler!! I thought you were supposed to be training for a marathon…WTF?? You better finish or I want my money back!
July 25th, 2007 at 10:49 pm
I have to refuel once in a while, Mrs. Deitch.
July 26th, 2007 at 7:42 am
I noticed how your video segued from the cheeseburger (that was no Lucy) to… the toilet. Interesting. Was that intentional? Intended to be subliminal?
July 26th, 2007 at 9:11 am
The Freets has found an unintentional piece of symbolism in the above video. I can assure you that the bathroom visit was nothing more than the result of healthy beer consumption.
July 30th, 2007 at 6:21 am
Well I feel cleverer for having read that, as I didn’t know what a Luicy Lucy is, or what the difference between one and a regular burger was until now. It sounds a little alarming – is there an advantage to having the cheese inside the burger?
July 31st, 2007 at 7:51 am
Sadly Ed, your comments on the Juicy Lucy at Buster’s were right on. I ordered a Juicy Lucy but that’s not what they brought. I received a burger with cheese mixed into the meat – not two patties with cheese between. I will admit that it was a tasty burger, but it shouldn’t be called a Juicy Lucy. I found the fries to be perfectly done. They were crispy but not oily and salty, but not too salty. Very well done!
August 1st, 2007 at 4:17 pm
Is this false advertising or a lack of proper training of kitchen staff?
Scott McGerik ran into the same issue on his trip to Busters on 28th.
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