Wednesday, May 23, 2012

Slater's 50/50




Ben: SLATER’S 50-50, 50% beef/50% bacon patty with an egg, avocado mash, pepper jack cheese and chipotle mayo on a toasted white brioche.

HOW THEY STACK UP:
1. BACKGROUND 1 2 3 4 5
2. BONUSES 1 2 3 4 5
3. BUNDLE 1 2 3 4
4. BURGER 1 2 3 4
5. BUN 1 2 3 4 5
6. BOLDNESS 1 2 3 4 5
7. BARGAIN 1 2 3 4 5
8. BELT-BUSTING 1 2 3 4 5
9. BURDEN 1 2 3 4 5
10. BUZZ 1 2 3 4 5

TOTAL SCORE: 44

NOTES:

- this is the reincarnation of Point Loma Sports Grill & Pub, which we blogged previously
- this is definitely and upgrade
- has most of the positives of the previous place with a much better menu and a far superior beer selection, 100+ beers on draft
- lots of outdoor seating and an outdoor bar as well
- my only real problem with this visit was that the service was rather slow in our section, we sat outside next to the outdoor bar and were being served by the bartender who had too many customers to handle
- the only other minor problem with that if you get a 50/50 burger it has to be at least medium or more cooked because of the bacon, this leads to a bit of dryness for my taste, I recommend getting a beef patty and just adding bacon on top for best results





 James: SLATER’S 50-50, 50% beef/50% bacon patty with an egg, avocado mash, pepper jack cheese and chipotle mayo on a toasted white brioche.

HOW THEY STACK UP:
1. BACKGROUND 1 2 3 4 5
2. BONUSES 1 2 3 4 5
3. BUNDLE 1 2 3 4 5
4. BURGER 1 2 3 4 5
5. BUN 1 2 3 4 5
6. BOLDNESS 1 2 3 4 5
7. BARGAIN 1 2 3 4 5
8. BELT-BUSTING 1 2 3 4 5
9. BURDEN 1 2 3 4 5
10. BUZZ 1 2 3 4 5

TOTAL SCORE: 44

NOTES:
1 – has a giant burger statue
2 – pretty much everything you need
3 – would prefer slices of avocado
4 – almost 4, but too dry, prefer bacon on top, no juicyness
5 – sweet and delicious
6 – salty & savory, but no kick, they do have other options that could make a 5
7 – you can make it as big as you want, I didn’t but was still stuffed
8 – industry standard
9 – good service, good burger cohesiveness
10 – great beers, booze




Bopp (guest blogger): SLATER’S 50-50, 50% beef/50% bacon patty with an egg, avocado mash, pepper jack cheese and chipotle mayo on a toasted white brioche.

HOW THEY STACK UP:

1. BACKGROUND 1 2 3 4 5
2. BONUSES 1 2 3 4 5
3. BUNDLE 1 2 3 4 5
4. BURGER 1 2 3 4 5
5. BUN 1 2 3 4 5
6. BOLDNESS 1 2 3 4 5
7. BARGAIN 1 2 3 4 5
8. BELT-BUSTING 1 2 3 4 5
9. BURDEN 1 2 3 4 5
10. BUZZ 1 2 3 4 5

TOTAL SCORE: 43

NOTES:
- incredible draft selection
- service was a bit slow
- located in the flight path near airport = loud and lots of tourists
- great appetizers
- taps are split between inside & outside which can slow service
- bacon mixed with beef = bombastic!




Darrin (guest blogger): SLATER’S 50-50, 50% beef/50% bacon patty with an egg, avocado mash, pepper jack cheese and chipotle mayo on a toasted white brioche.

HOW THEY STACK UP:

1. BACKGROUND 1 2 3 4 5
2. BONUSES 1 2 3 4 5
3. BUNDLE 1 2 3 4 5
4. BURGER 1 2 3 4 5
5. BUN 1 2 3 4 5
6. BOLDNESS 1 2 3 4 5
7. BARGAIN 1 2 3 4 5
8. BELT-BUSTING 1 2 3 4 5
9. BURDEN 1 2 3 4 5
10. BUZZ 1 2 3 4 5

TOTAL SCORE: 47

NOTES:
- over 100 beers on draft
- half bacon, half beef burger options
- beautiful, bemusing, bountiful, belly filling
- huge burger statue on site that should be prayed to before you are seated





Kurt (guest blogger): BURGER CARBONARA, peppered Sterling Silver ground beef patty with signature chili, creamy cheese sauce, raw onions and 1000 island dressing, added sun-dried tomatoes, on a ciabatta bun.

HOW THEY STACK UP:

1. BACKGROUND 1 2 3 4 5
2. BONUSES 1 2 3 4 5
3. BUNDLE 1 2 3 4 5
4. BURGER 1 2 3 4 5
5. BUN 1 2 3 4 5
6. BOLDNESS 1 2 3 4 5
7. BARGAIN 1 2 3 4 5
8. BELT-BUSTING 1 2 3 4 5
9. BURDEN 1 2 3 4 5
10. BUZZ 1 2 3 4 5

TOTAL SCORE: 43

NOTES:
- sun dried tomatoes = yummy
- ciabatta bun was delicious and held it together well
- great selection of beers, but pricey