Positioned in the most central location in all of Bakersfield, Juicy Burger definitely lives up to its name as my burger consumed every napkin on the table, but is strongly lacking in every other area that makes a restaurant satisfying.
I heard a lot of good things about this place and excitement filled my veins when I was pulling up to the small, ’50s-style burger joint, expecting to experience what I had heard so much about.
The build-a-burger method sounded awesome when I first heard about it, but once I was at the register I had absolutely no idea where to start.
It was at this moment when I started wishing for at least a couple recommended combinations.
After several moments of staring at the menu, I started with a beef patty, a bun, and some pepper jack cheese, but then came the hard part, 14 different toppings and 11 sauces made picking what style of burger I wanted – a task I’ve never seemed to have trouble with – quite intimidating.
The possible combinations were limitless, but at the same time overwhelming.
So I finally decided on a not-so-wild combination of guacamole, turkey bacon and grilled onions for my burger, with a side of sweet potato fries and a Coke.
The price for this combo ran nearly all the way up to $10, a hefty price for any student just trying to get a good meal after class.
The food was prepared with blazing speed, except for one of my colleagues, who ordered his burger with two patties and a grilled egg.
As I opened the wrapper to get to my burger, juice was literally leaking out of the burger and made my entire bun soggy before I had a chance to take a bite.
The burger was a major letdown throughout, and I regretted my purchase halfway through. The meat had absolutely no flavor; and the wide assortment of toppings and sauces didn’t hide it.
Some would say that because I picked a burger with such a simple combination that I shouldn’t expect anything special, but a burger joint’s most simplistic burger should be satisfying enough on its own, and to say anything different is saying that your burger has no taste by itself and needs ridiculous amounts of toppings, and that’s just self-defeating.