Quinn's!
I would beg, borrow or steal to go to Quinn’s. It’s in the neighborhood, and I walk by it all. the. time. It hurts! Everything there is great. I had a salad there once that puts every other salad in my life to shame. Warm bread with hot from the oven chicken, still juicy, with a vinagrette over baby greens. I still remember it, and unfortunately I have to, since it doesn’t seem to be on the menu anymore. Oh well, I guess that leaves their burger:
Behold!
…here is a picture of the most amazing burger I’ve ever had. I don’t say that lightly, and I’ve eaten it three times now, and every time, it’s the most amazing burger. It’s also the right size to share with the friend or relative you’ve dragged in off the street with promises of the most amazing burger they’ll ever have. I know I have a reputation for exaggeration. I get going about food, food politics, jewelry, books, cats, cat food, Apple products, the street we’re on…whatever it is, I get going and my subject inevitably begins to roll their eyes. Don’t think I don’t notice; I just try to reign it in a little…unsuccessfully.
So I have a reputation for exaggeration, with two exceptions. Those who follow me, eyes rolling, to Quinn’s, Samurai Noodle, or Licorous have the same reaction, i.e. “This is the most amazing burger I’ve ever had!” See? It’s like the most amazing steak you could imagine, with this immensely rich flavor, on a fresh-made brioche bun, with Tillamook cheese. Cheese, Gromit, cheese! Still, telling you that won’t prepare you for the fact that for the few moments I have with that burger, I want for nothing. There’s nothing missing at that moment, it’s that good. Go have one! It’s on the bar menu and the dinner menu. We were there at 5 on a Saturday, and it looks like it starts to fill up around 5:30 or so. When I”ve walked by in the later evenings, it looks like standing room only.
And I didn’t even tell you about the brown butter blondie with ice cream and bacon caramel sauce:
Bacon Caramel Sauce...oh, my.
I recommend taking three friends and tackling this, but only if you each have cameras to capture the look on all your faces as they change with every layer of flavor in this thing. I’m not kidding. There could be a Flickr stream of just the faces of all the people who have taken their first bite of this.
Go to Quinn’s! They’re always sweet, the drinks are great, the IPA I had was awesome, and the food is life-changing.
♥ Momo