burger club scouting report

For the inaugural post, we have a guest blogger!

Dear Burger Enthusiasts plus B-Sonia,

Accompanying a co-worker, I ventured out to Dupont's newest burger joint: Rogue States. http://aburgergrillingcompany.com I thought I should share a brief review with the club.

The burgers are weird. Two of them have cilantro mixed in with the beef, which is simply ridiculous. The others, despite being cilantro free, are conceptually bizarre (the "Now and Zen" has soy sauce, green onions, ginger and toasted sesame seeds). I guess I take issue with the fact that the burgers don't have different toppings, as is normally the case, but rather have these inappropriate things (tomatoes, thyme) mixed in with the beef. Also, can a brother please come across a menu that isn't another homage to the chipotle pepper? I stuck with the "Square One" which is as close to a plain burger as you can get, but even that turned out to be a bit of a hot mess.

The beef. Rogue States is very proud of the fact that their beef comes from cows raised on vegetarian diet. Is that so unusual? Also, they are of course free from antibiotics, hormones and anything else bad. Whether it is because the cows have all these freedoms or for some other reason, the result is that the beef has kind of a strange musty taste. The closest thing I can compare it to is a litter box. Not a filthy one, but still...

Also, in consideration of all you South Asians out there, Rogue States is not Punjabi-friendly, as they charge an extra $2 for any of the burgers to be made with turkey insteak of beef. Why they penalize turkey fanciers this way, when ground turkey is significantly LESS expensive than ground beef, I have no idea.

No too much to say about the physical space. It's basically the exact same layout and interior design as Nando's Peri Peri.

The lunch special combo meal (with fries and a drink) came to $12.50. Rip city.

So where is our next outing?

-John Ames