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June 28, 2009

Taylor’s Automatic Refresher: San Francisco Hamburger.

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Written by: Daniel
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the famous burger all wrapped up and served on a metal tray.

A shot of the egg bun and slightly pink meat.

This is the classic American Burger at San Francisco’s Ferry Market.

It was pretty good, but is this a burger that’s more hype than substance?

It’s pricey at $6.99 for the regular hamburger. This price doesn’t include fries, drink, or tax. The meat isn’t thick, but it is juicy and with a distinct beef flavor. It should because they raise their own cows. This is the main selling point for Taylor’s. They raise the cows on vegetarian feed (so the burger is sans mad cow) and the cows don’t receive antibiotics or growth hormones.

The egg bun is thick and does a good job of sopping up the flavorful juices. I think it was a little too thick and took away from the meat. I agree with limited amount of toppings on the burger. Taylor’s hamburgers only have lettuce, pickle, and “secret sauce.”

Now the secret sauce is clearly “Thousand Island Dressing.” Now, do you think McDonald’s used the Taylor’s burger as inspiration for their Big Mac?

Overall, not a bad burger but not a burger I would rave over. I heard the sweet potato fries and the garlic fries are amazing, so should I go to a burger joint and order fries? I guess I could pretend to be vegetarian.

http://www.taylorsautomaticrefresher.com



About the Author

Daniel
Daniel Gray is a Korean adoptee that returned to Korean in 2005 because he wanted to try and find his birth mother and to learn about Korean culture. He started a restaurant review blog in 2007, www.seouleats.com, that became a local and international hit. He and his blog has been featured in the New York Times, Monocle Magazine, The Kimchi Chronicles, Bizarre Foods, Rudy Maxa, Olive Magazine, Euronews and much more. He now is a partner at O’ngo Food Communications (www.ongofood.com), which is a culinary tourism and consulting company that offers Korean cooking classes and restaurant tours to travelers. Their food tours and cooking classes are ranked as one of the top attractions in Seoul according to tripadvisor.




 
 

 

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