Burger Wars Episode LXXXVI: The WC Special [BurgeReview]

Why did you take a picture of a mustard stain?

George Costanza (Seinfeld episode “The Package”)

The world cup is almost over and so the latest special burger in Byron The Ronaldo. We came back to our local Chiswick restaurant to try it.

Football Time

The Ronaldo is a traditional double cheeseburger with crispy bacon, fried onions, American cheese, and ketchup and American mustard.

Burger Time

The verdict, much better than the previous one, huge burger this time which is not common for Byron’s burger sizes, and classic burger joint flavour.

The damage, 12.95 quid for the special burger

The conclusion, probably the biggest burger I have had from Byron. Nice flavours, perfectly cooked. The bread collapsed with all the juices and the weight of the components, and I didn't care too much for the ketchup and American mustard as it was too regular, having said that burger purist will love it. I will give them a 7.5 over 10 a nice big burger

Byron

T: 020 8994 2277

Burger Joint

Approx Damage: 20pp

Area: Chiswick

Borough: Hounslow

Twitter: byronhamburgers

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Burger Wars Episode LXXXIV: Welcome to Miami [BurgeReview]

Why don't you get a pair of white shoes, move down to Miami Beach and get
the whole thing over with?

Jerry Seinfeld (Seinfeld episode “The Scofflaw”)

There is a new special in Byron until 9 June, the Miami Slice. We did a stop in Hammersmith to get a couple of them.

The place in Hammersmith

Miami Slice brings a 6oz patty with crispy potatoes, spicy salami, American cheese, smoked paprika ketchup, sourdough bun, chicharrones, and hot sauce on the side.

Miami Slice

The verdict, not Byron’s best special, sadly I don't think it worked at all even with the addition of crispy potatoes and the spicy salami. Also, the hot sauce on the side wasn’t hot but sweet.

The damage, 9.95 quid for the burger with the pork scratchings

The conclusion, have to say Byron was on a roll of really good specials until this one. Burger was a bit overcooked (medium instead of medium rare). A couple other issues in general in the Hammersmith restaurant. Order took long to get. We observed how the fries and onion rings were waiting for long time on the counter, as result fries were cold and chewy, the rings were also soaked in oil. In their defence only one chef/cook in the restaurant working on rush lunchtime, service was sporadic and also it seemed understaffed.

Byron

T: 020 8741 9677

Burger Joint

Approx Damage: £18pp

Area: Hammersmith

Borough: Hammersmith & Fulham

Twitter: byronhamburgers

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Burger Wars Episode LXXXIII: B-Rex in Town [BurgeReview]

Hey! A dinosaur!

Jerry Seinfeld (Seinfeld episode “The Doll”)

Back in Byron for another special, this time I went to their new restaurant in Chiswick, place was completely packed, windows gave a nice view to the high street and also the front ones can be opened probably a good idea on summer time.

New Special

The burger in question is the B-Rex, a 6oz patty with an onion ring, crispy smoked bacon, American cheese, jalapeños, pickles, onions, BBQ sauce, and mayo.

B-Rex

The verdict, as usual Byron brought a lovely special, really nice burger, perfectly cooked, good service, and great food.

The damage, 10.25 quid for the Byronosaurus Rex burger.

The conclusion, again really nice, perfectly cooked medium rare, full of juices, jalapeño touch was great, and quite nice BBQ sauce. Definitely bacon and American cheese a classic wonderful marriage. Fries were also great. The Byron team got a solid 9 over 10 with this special. Hurry just a couple days left as they will have the B-Rex until the 28 April.

Byron

T: 020 8994 2277

Burger Joint

Approx Damage: £16pp

Area: Chiswick

Borough: Hounslow

Twitter: byronhamburgers

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Burger Wars Episode LXXVI: The Cheesemas Strikes Back [BurgeRewiev]

Ho Ho Ho Ho! A racing car set! Those are assembled in Taiwan by kids like you! And these Coleman pigs, they sell it at triple the cost

Cosmo Kramer (Seinfeld episode “The Race”)

I’m back again in Byron to get their new special. The traditional Triple Cheesemas burger, second year in a row, and they bring it back to the menu until January 2. This time I visited the Goodge St. restaurant. Similar to their other sites, same formula, a nice place with a yellowish atmosphere.

The place

Yellow stripes

Inside

The Triple Cheesemas brings two 6oz patties, American, Monterrey Jack, and Emmenthal cheese, onion, lettuce, pickles, and a spicy sauce.

Happy Cheesemas

The verdict, the new Cheesemas is really nice, good flavours, lovely spicy sauce, good crunchiness from the iceberg, juicy burger, the only downsize is that I had some issues with the bun as the bread collapsed half way thru.

The damage, 11.95 quid for the xmas special

The conclusion, a nice burger, glad they brought it back, minor issues with the bun but no show stopper. Have to say the burger is quite big for Byron standards. I will give the Holiday special 8.5 in my scale.

Burger Time

Double with Triple Cheese

Byron
T: 020 7580 6000
Burger Joint
Approx Damage: £19pp
Area: Fitzrovia
Borough: Camden
Twitter: byronhamburgers

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Burger Wars LXXIII: Byron Strikes Back [BurgeReview]

Come on, this is a great idea. Look at the characters. You've got all these freaks on the show. A woman with a moustache? I mean, who wouldn't tune in to see a women with a moustache? You've for the tallest man in the world; a guy who's just a head

Cosmo Kramer (Seinfeld episode “The Pitch”)

The new Byron special for this Movember is no other than the Mo’shroom. In order to get it I went to their branch in Fulham. The layout is similar to their other branches, quite busy on Sunday lunchtime.

Byron

Mirror mirror on the wall

The burger a 6oz patty with Portobello mushroom, Emmenthal cheese, streaky bacon, shredded iceberg, red onion, and cep aioli.

Mo...

Mo Burger

The verdict, perfectly cooked medium rare, nice flavours, melted cheese was a good touch, and with the Portobello mushroom a nice combo. Sauce blended nicely not overpowering the rest of the flavours.

The damage, 9.95 quid for the Byron’s special

The conclusion, another great special for Byron. Highly recommended, I will give the Mo’shroom a 9 in my scale.

Burger time

Hurry up as it’s until the end of the month, and remember for every burger 50p goes to Mobember.

Byron

T: 020 7610 3807

Burger Joint

Approx Damage: £17pp

Area: Fulham

Borough: Kensington & Chelsea

Twitter: byronhamburgers

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Burger Wars Episode LXXII: Smokey Byron [BurgeReview]

Well what do you think? They put the statue on a giant raft and a tugboat pulled it all the way from France? 

Jerry Seinfeld (Seinfeld episode “The Red Dot”) 

As I mentioned before I was going to visit Byron again for their new special. I have been a fan of Byron’s specials, only a couple fails but is exiting that they are keeping some surprises in their menu. The restaurant I visited was in Waterloo, The Cult St almost in front of the New Vic, a big place with 3 different dining rooms. 

The place

Inside

Le Smokey is their tribute to the French Burger revolution. Six once patty, smoked cheddar, wafer thin bacon, crispy fried onions, pickles, lettuce, and smoked chilli BBQ sauce. An Oreo milk shake with malt and onion rings completed the order. 

Burger time

Milkshake

The verdict, really nice, really nice flavour, the burger was pink cooked between medium and medium rare. The crispy onions were superb nice crunchiness, great melted cheddar, BBQ sauce was nice, I was afraid that the sauce was not going to work but it played pretty well. Milkshake thick and nice, onion rings nice, a bit oily but the flavour of the batter was spot on 

The damage, 9.75 quid for the special burger 

The conclusion, a really nice burger. I have to say the crispy onions were the highlight of the burger. I will give Le Smokey un huit (8) in my scale. Hurry the burger special will be in the menu until the end of the month.

Le Smokey

Byron
T: 020 7633 9882
Burger Joint
Approx Damage: £18pp
Area: Waterloo
Borough: Southwark
Twitter: byronhamburgers

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Burger Wars Episode LXX: The Byron Van [BurgeReview]

Keep the van, and get a bumper sticker that
says, If this vans a rocking, don't come a knocking 

Elaine Benes (Seinfeld episode “Junk Mail”) 

It has been 70 posts and more than three years since I visited Byron and decided to look for a decent burger in London. My new stop took me to the Wholey Cow event. Byron has incorporated to their offer a van to cover for events, festivals, and private hires. A bit more than a month ago they did a special event where they worked with the entire cow to create the perfect patties and an outstanding chilly. 

The van

The queue

The event was in Camden Town Brewery, great beers, the black Byron Van, Dr hamburger Fred Smith in charge of the grill, and as expected huge queues to get this amazing burgers. 

The menu

They got a couple burgers in the menu but by the time I got to the van just the wholey cow was left, I added some mac n' cheese hash browns and some fries. 

Wholey Cow

The verdict, the burger was beautiful, perfectly cooked medium rare, a smokiness flavour on the patty, and a great balance with all the components 

The damage, 10.50 quid for the burger and fries 

The conclusion, just an amazing burger and great event, the fries were perfect, sorry to say this Byron but chips were even better than in the restaurants, the hash brown to die for. My relation with Byron goes from one extreme to the other, I love them or hate them, this time it must be love! I’m feeling, this must be love! 9 for the Byron van and Fred Smith Wholey Cow, more events like this is what we need in London.

Burger time

Hash Browns

I recommend to look for events with the van as reminds me the good days of the MeatWagon, also there is a new special in Byron Le Smokey until end of October.

Byron Van

Burger Joint

Approx Damage: £12pp

Twitter: byronvan_

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Burger Wars Episode LXVI: Special Big B as in Byron [BurgeReview]

I say we leave now, we go to Skyburger and we scarf them down 

Elaine Benes (Seinfeld episode “The Chinese Restaurant”) 

Last week was for sure burger week in London, with the new additions of Shake Shack and Five Guys to the London burger scene, and the launch of the new Byron special the Big B. The burger in question is inspired by a trip to LA, where the Byron research team tried thirty different burgers in just three days. 

The new special

The place

I decided instead of queuing in the American chains that I’m pretty familiar with, to visit one of the Byron restaurants on my way home and try their new special. The Big B is a double cheeseburger with two patties of 3oz each and double cheese on a potato bun, onion, shredded iceberg, pickles, and a special burger sauce complete the picture. 

The Big B

The verdict, sadly not impressed, the flavour was ok, a bit more sauce might helped, cheese was completely melted but didn't cover all the patty, the 3oz factor for me was not enough meat, the bun I have to say was the star, quite nice and soft. 

The damage, 9.50 quid for the Big B, no fries, no shake, no cake! 

The conclusion, I used to love all Byron’s special to the point that I consider some of them should be permanent on the menu, sadly this is not the case at least for me. The burger is ok but not close to any of their previous specials. The Big B wasn’t big enough and didn’t deliver I have to give the B a low 6 on my scale out of 10 

Not so big

But not all was bad news, the onion rings I have to say they got top marks. I complained a long time ago, actually on my first visit to Byron as the rings that time were saggy and oily. This time they were well rested, crunchy, not oily, and really nice. Also the Oreo milkshake went down great. Good flavour, thick, dense, it was perfect for the hot wave we have this last two weeks.

Oreo time

Onion rings

Byron

T: 020 7370 7991

Burger joint

Approx Damage: £17pp

Area: Earls Court

Borough: Kensington & Chelsea

Twitter: byronhamburgers

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