Downtown, Restaurant

Pigot’s Burger Club

On Saturday the 30th we broke from our frequent pandemic pizza pick ups, for a taste of new with Pigot’s Burger Club.  What was it, where did it fall on the charts, how did it rank?  

Operating Monday to Sunday, noon to midnight Pigot’s Burger Club offers a pop-up burger experience.  Orders can be picked up from Craft’s 10th Ave location or delivered via all major delivery apps.  I can’t comment on any aspect other than the burger, well the website is simple, easy to use with many hunger-inducing burger images.

The menu features three burgers, a Cheese Burger, Bacon Cheese Burger and a Mushroom Cheese Burger.  As well as two non meat offerings the “Non Meat a Tarian Cheese Burger” and “Non Meat a Tarian Mushroom Cheese Burger”.  All burgers can be ordered as singles, doubles and triples.  While the non meat burgers can be done as singles or doubles.  To round out the menu there are Fries, Tots, Dirt Tots and a Kale Caesar.  We ordered the side tots, as well as the Dirty Tots.  

Now for the main event, the Burger!  Is it the simplest form of north American fast food?  Perhaps, then how come there’s such a wide range.  From good to bad, mediocre to extravagant! What does one want in a burger?  I can fire up my BBQ, cook meat with fire and fill a hunger.  So when I order instead what am I looking for?  Something unique, what’s my take away, how will I recommend this, or why won’t I.

This was it, a Bacon Cheese Burger I’m still thinking about.

It’s not complicated, it didn’t grab me with gimmicks and rare ingredients.  What it is, is perfectly executed,with everything balanced proportionately.  No teen threw this together at an assembly line with eight more quickly needed while a car waited.

This was planned long before I ordered it and crafted to exceed expectations.  Assembled with care, beginning with the bun, not an afterthought or a fluke.  This was chosen to make a first impression.  Was it too soft, too dry, too much, did it just soak up like a spunge and fall apart?  After all this is for pick up and delivery.  No this bun offers just the right addition to every bite.  Because again, this is a perfectly executed burger.

For my indulgence I had the Bacon Cheese Burger at $12.49 it’s where burgers are priced nowadays.  The simple lettuce and flavourful tomato add to the burger.  Then bacon, just right, and brown sugar onions, these are diced adding sweetness and intreig.  Then the “Merican Cheese” this isn’t a single slice that gets missed, this melted goodness brings the cheeseness I remember every burger having, yet seldom do.  Lastly Pigot’s secret sauce, just right, not strong, not lifeless, no this brings it all together in just the right proportions.  Lastly that bun again, it’s not falling apart, you can put it down and pick it up again, the burgers collapse isn’t making you rush, no this construct holds together.  Take your time savor.

First post in two years.   And it’s a love letter to a burger.

My wife had the Mushroom Cheese Burger $11.99, I assume it was amazing.