The Pink Bicycle | Victoria | 1008 Blanshard
#1
Posted 19 November 2008 - 04:48 PM
I want a burger joint in town (like the Red Onion at 41st and Kerrisdale in Vancouver) that I can say "hey, let's go for a burger and we will already know where." Sadly this place isn't it for it, yet.
A decent burger is subjective but my thoughts are:
I had the classic burger with cheddar cheese on a Bond Bond's burger bun (nice) at $12 with salad (they do have Kennebec fries and my partner had those.) The first thing I asked was how is the burger cooked and they said on a griddle. I was concerned at that point. I much prefer charbroiled or at least in a pan. The burger was somewhat dry for my liking and cooking it on a griddle is not cool with me as it really lacked taste. The fries were not Red Fish Blue Fish Kennebec quality fries but perhaps they will improve. The slice of cheddar was paper thin and could hardly taste it. The salad was awesome.
Has anyone been to Monsoon (maybe closed now) in Vancouver in SOMA? Do you remember they did a masala banana ketchup that was to die for? I would love to see the owners of this so called "gourmet burger joint" be innovative like that instead of plunking down the old plastic bottle of Heinz?
Last critique; they are using Island Farms Ice Cream on their in-house baked pies when they could use a "high quality" ice cream like the Udder Guys in Cowichan Bay and no I did not have dessert.
#2
Posted 21 November 2008 - 08:41 AM
The sesame bun from Bond Bonds is very good and holds the ingredients well. Good portion of chicken on the burger but my only critique would be to saute the accompanying leeks instead of caramelizing them - not a great flavour.
Does using a griddle really make that much of a difference? My favourite burger is from Fairfield Fish and Chips and I'm sure they use one.
I like the people running Pink Bicycle and I hope they do well. I'm going to check the poutine and the lamb burger next go round. Kudos to them for serving Phillips beer.
I've got high hopes for these guys. I bet they'll be swamped on Saturdays.
#3
Posted 27 November 2008 - 07:02 PM
I will probably not go back to the Pink Bicycle — I thought it was just okay. Don't know why I needed to clarify that.
#4
Posted 29 November 2008 - 11:54 PM
I tried the lamb burger this week. Onion Rings were tasty but I felt the patty was over-seasoned and that the bun was too chewy for a burger. Two burgers, two orders of onion rings cost me over $30. They were good burgers but not great and definitely not worth the money.
#5
Posted 01 December 2008 - 07:49 AM
The two "chefs" upstairs can't order enough food to keep up with demand so they close their doors? That's crazy! Is pulling a tactic like that supposed to impress us, as in wow! you guys must be so popular? And re-reading my previous love post, and then revisiting the restaurant for another go round, I retract my comments.Saturday last week they were closed as they had run out of burgers. !?!?
I went for soup and sent it back because a) is was the consistency of mashed potatoes, and 2) it was tepid with a blob of ice cold herbed goat cheese of top.
Next up: an $8.00 caesar salad was so minimal in portion I had to inquire. Turns out they had run out of romaine lettuce, so I got the what was left. If I hadn't of asked, I would have been charged full price.
Next: fries with gravy. The fries came to the table so pre-salted, they burned in the inside of my mouth. Tried the gravy to counterbalance but no go.
Left them on my plate and paid my bill. Kudos to the waitress who really tried to be accommodating, but I won't be back. These "chefs" don't know what they are doing. And I won't part with another dime to fund their ineptitude.
#6
Posted 15 January 2009 - 07:52 AM
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Posted 15 January 2009 - 10:39 AM
#8
Posted 04 February 2009 - 07:08 PM
#9
Posted 28 March 2009 - 01:14 PM
Re: The mutton burger
Unfortunately, we were told they didn’t have it, or the lamb. To be fair, the menu indicates that this item is not always available; however, the fact that 10 minutes later another table ordered it successfully made me feel a little left out.
#10
Posted 29 March 2009 - 09:49 PM
Oh and P.S. to the owners/chefs: "the best burger in town" is something someone else says about you - you don't go around saying that yourself.
#11
Posted 09 April 2009 - 08:09 AM
#12
Posted 12 August 2009 - 02:16 PM
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Posted 17 September 2009 - 11:46 PM
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