For lunch I had The Portlander's most excellent 'The Hunter Games' burger: venison patty, cherry relish, Swiss cheese, onions, lettuce, bacon. This was superb, as was The Portlander's burger last year. Every item in the burger had a role to play. You could tell the cheese was Swiss cheese. The lettuce was crunchy. The relish gave the necessary tangy sweetness. The bacon and onions added flavour and the patty itself was exceptional. To top it off you get fried potato skins. I award the Portlander 9.5/10 (I don't have anything to report home about the bun, but it didn't detract).
For dinner (luckily sometime later) I had Dragonfly's prawn shui mai burger with wasabi slaw and chilli jam - it comes with prawn chips with nori salt. The prawn patty was fragrant, generous and tasty and I really liked the pickled vegetables in the burger. There was a nice hit of heat (although it didn't taste too wasabi-like). This burger was good to have after some meat-heavy variations and I didn't miss the usual grease load you get with potatoes as the side. My one complaint is that the steamed bun is a little doughy in places. I award Dragonfly 7.8/10.
