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New Year’s Day 2016. The last video I shot was the Thanksgiving Burger at Slater’s, and then I went through some stuff. That’s over now, and I made a commitment: a video a week for all of 2016.
The Southern Charm is an 8 oz Angus patty with candied bacon, caramelized onions and sharp cheddar on a ciabatta bun, with bottomless root beer on the side. The first thing you taste is honey barbecue sauce, sweet and tangy. The patty is probably a little overcooked, but it’s a corporate chain, and the meat still tastes good. The ciabatta surprised me. It’s usually hard to bite through, and this one is soft.
The bacon is amazing. When I make candied bacon, I cover the strips in brown sugar and bake them in the oven until they’re crispy and sweet. They did that here, with just enough brown sugar. The steak fries aren’t how I usually like fries (I like them crispy and twice fried), but the outside has a crunch and the potato inside is fluffy.
My first Red Robin burger, The Cure (their hangover burger), felt like a gimmick. This was only my second Red Robin burger ever, and I’m thoroughly impressed. I was stuffed, and I got the hiccups.
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