Burger Review: Lick's

Lick’s.

It has been a long time since I have graced one of your establishments. In fact, the last time I was there I was talked into trying the Nature burger. I must admit, from past memory, that if I were to have a vegetarian burger again it would be from Lick’s. I remember a bustling kitchen area with the staff singing songs and appearing to be having fun. Is it still the busting, fun-filled environment serving great burgers that I remember?

We’ll get the extra stuff out of the way first. I walked into what seemed to be an atmosphere more akin to a funeral home than a burger joint. No singing, few smiles and no real atmosphere at all. There was a lady in front of me waiting at the counter, and while there were staff around doing stuff, there was no acknowledgment of either of us. No “Hi, I’ll be right with you”, though there was eye contact so they knew we were there waiting. Order placed, and a short wait for the bun dressing to begin. Ketchup, mustard, relish, lettuce and tomato. The ‘dresser’ was nice enough to discard some rather nasty looking slices of tomato so they would not end up on someone else’s sandwich. Everything on my tray, I sat down to eat.

Appearance

When first unwrapped, it appeared I had a toasted bun. Nothing was sticking out from around the bun. The bottom of the bun came up so high that you could not see the burger patty. I had to take the lid off in order to take a picture of anything but the bun.

Bun To Meat Ratio

When I unwrapped the burger, I was sure that there was going to be way too much bun. It seemed to cover the whole burger like a bun suit of armour. However, this was not the case. The lightly toasted sesame seed covered bun was a good fit with the sandwich.

Meat Taste

Here’s where the whole thing falls apart. There are a few things that I want from a burger patty. Good colour, flavour and texture. This Lick’s burger had none of the above. The meat patty is what is best described as a greyish coloured hockey puck. The flavour is a heavily spiced/seasoned one, with a hidden beef taste. Hidden beef taste is not good, not for a ‘burger joint’, not for anyplace that sells anything to do with beef.

Overall Taste

Sadly, the overly seasoned ‘meat’ patty overpowered the taste of anything else. If you are a fan of the Lick’s burger, might I suggest you get yours plain, because anything that you add is just for show, not for flavour.

One down, many more to go. One name firmly and completely scratched off my list of possible burger heavens. Here’s hoping the next place is a step up.