Overview: You have two options if you want to eat at Craigie on Main. You can either make a reservation in advance and be seated at a table, or you can stand around the bar for a undetermined amount of time until seats become available (first come, first serve). Waiting for two hours to sit at the bar has its benefits, as you are rewarded with an extra menu that the fools with reservations are not entitled to. This is where you find the burger.
Medium Well: Grass fed beef, Shelburne Farm cheddar and mace ketchup. This is a good burger made with really good ingredients. The mace ketchup was awesome and put Heinz to shame. Only downside is that the cheddar is so sharp that it overpowers the beef. Kudos to the establishment for choosing organic and localish ingredients. Did you know Shelburne Farms is in Vermont?
Ketchup was awesome. Did I mention that?
Honorable mention for best condiment.
Medium Dead: The Burger at Craigie may be the most hyped up burger in Boston, but this fell short of my expectations. This is definitely a very good burger its just not a great burger. First, I like my burgers very rare (red cool center) and at best this was medium rare. Second, the cheese was too sharp and hides the great flavor of the meat. The crispy fried onions were a great addition and the shoestring fries were crispy and delicious. I recommend the Harpoon Glacier Harvest '09 for the beer pairing.
This cocktail menu also rivals Eastern Standard in quality and uniqueness.
Before the burger I enjoyed the Fried Crispy Pork Tails. These are not to be missed as they taste like BBQ ribs but with more fat and crispy skin.
Medium Well: Grass fed beef, Shelburne Farm cheddar and mace ketchup. This is a good burger made with really good ingredients. The mace ketchup was awesome and put Heinz to shame. Only downside is that the cheddar is so sharp that it overpowers the beef. Kudos to the establishment for choosing organic and localish ingredients. Did you know Shelburne Farms is in Vermont?
Ketchup was awesome. Did I mention that?
Honorable mention for best condiment.
Medium Dead: The Burger at Craigie may be the most hyped up burger in Boston, but this fell short of my expectations. This is definitely a very good burger its just not a great burger. First, I like my burgers very rare (red cool center) and at best this was medium rare. Second, the cheese was too sharp and hides the great flavor of the meat. The crispy fried onions were a great addition and the shoestring fries were crispy and delicious. I recommend the Harpoon Glacier Harvest '09 for the beer pairing.
This cocktail menu also rivals Eastern Standard in quality and uniqueness.Before the burger I enjoyed the Fried Crispy Pork Tails. These are not to be missed as they taste like BBQ ribs but with more fat and crispy skin.
Medium Well: Let me retort by saying that Mike will eat anything. Anything. He thrives on the challenge of eating the most unconventional menu item offered and somehow always enjoys it. Fans of the infamous Condiment Race of '06 (sorry George) will know that no food challenge goes unmatched when Mike is around (wait, wasn't that his idea?). So of course he ordered the pig tail as his appetizer, and of course he thought it was the most delectable piece of swine extremity he ever tasted. This is no surprise. Nor is it a surprise that he tried to get me to order the pig's head for two as our entree. (I declined - shocking.)
Got a plate full of lamb fries? Give it to Mikey. He'll eat anything.
Got a plate full of lamb fries? Give it to Mikey. He'll eat anything.
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Shelburne Farms is great. Next time you're in VT, stop by. Like the blog. Keep it coming... but next time I want a photo of the pork tails.
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