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April’s burger has pickled ginger, teriyaki bacon, wasabi slaw, tomatoes, house-made ahi tuna poke and a guava wasabi sauce. The bottom bun was falling apart before I started. The wasabi comes in strong, the guava gives a sweetness you might not notice unless you read the menu, and the tuna is top quality. The patty was medium rare, nice and pink.
The pickled ginger is my favorite part. A lot of people hate ginger, and I don’t understand why. Pickled, it’s sweet and tangy without overpowering anything. It’s layers and layers of flavor, and they come in on different bites.
I’m not a big poke person, so I didn’t know what to expect from raw tuna on a burger. This is my favorite Burger of the Month of 2016 so far. The Pizza Burger still holds the crown overall, but of the monthly burgers, it’s the Hawaiian Ahi Poke. It makes a delicious mess.
Slater's 50/50 Pasadena
61 North Raymond Ave., Pasadena, CA 91103
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