Brewtus Steak Burger – Alameda, CA

I love burgers.  I especially love them if you have the option of specifying how you want them cooked.  While this particular restaurant only allows you to order their burgers medium to well done, I was still ok with it.  When given the chance, I tend to order rare or medium rare, but medium is alright.

The burger itself was not too bad, there were a few things that I didn’t really like.  The meat was a bit tough, even though it was only cooked to medium.  It is a little difficult to describe what I mean by tough.  The name of the burger is a little misleading, as in most cases I would think that a steak burger would be a burger with a piece of steak in the middle instead of a ground beef patty.  The Brewtus had a ground beef patty, not an actual piece of steak.  The ground beef seemed to be roughly ground, and as I said, a bit on the tough side.  Other than the meat, I also felt that the bread was too small in proportion to the meat.  Holding the burger was a little difficult without touching the meat despite the fact that I cut the burger in half before attempting to eat it.  Although I usually enjoy my burgers without vegetable toppings, I felt that this burger would have benefited with a little more lettuce.  Overall, it tasted pretty good.  Bacon was nice and crispy.  XD

My sister ordered a Grilled Shrimp Pesto Alfredo Fettuccine with the shrimp on the side.  Although the sauce was extremely thick and oily, it still tasted pretty good.  The pasta bowl came with a strip of focaccia bread on the side.