Accra Burger Hunters: THE HUNT BEGINS!

THE HUNT BEGINS!

ROCKEFELLAS

Hi there, Burger Hunters!

Thanks for showing so much interest in what we are doing! Honestly, one day after stuffing ourselves with burgers, we thought "Hey let's look for the best burgers in Accra. Oh, let's document it too!"
And that was that. No fancy story.

I'm Mina. That's David. *waves*
Our mission is to taste the best burgers and not get FAT.

OK, down to business.

First stop was Rockefellas in Osu. Its down the Penta Hotel Road, in the same space as the old Tantra Nightclub (ahhh memories...)

Anyway. We got there sometime close to 9pm. We've both been there before, but not for a while so we were happy to see some additions (like the TV in the outside seating area.)

We sat down and our waitress handed us our menus and took our drinks order.

What we've decided to do wherever we go is to order one Classic Cheese Burger and then one variation. Unless we're back at a place to try out more burgers on the menu and have already had their classic.

It states pretty clearly that these are Gourmet Burgers, so we felt the pricing was fair. I ordered the Classic Cheeseburger and David got the Crunch Burger. Because he loves mozzarella.

Our waitress brought our drinks and some nuts for us to munch on. I didn't have too many because I didn't want to spoil my appetite (all I ate that day was a piece of fish), also, I mean, who wants acne?

Our burgers came after 20 minutes of waiting, which David thinks is fair. I agree. Didn't feel like we were waiting forever.

They each came with a big portion of fries (which we both couldn't finish) and a little coleslaw.

THOUGHTS
(These are from voice notes we recorded while eating said burgers)
(All burgers are rated out of 5)

DAVID

CRUNCH BURGER

"Soooo, structure wise, I give it a 3 because it pretty much holds up together. The BUNZZ are pretty good. Nice and lightly toasted on top. Inside is nice. It's not soggy, no one wants soggy BUNZZ. We like dry, crispy, tasty BUNZZ! The patty consistency is pretty decent. Its crunchy. Lives up to its name. The cheese is nice. What was this? The chicken burger? I'm getting mozzarella chicken burger.

Mina : NOOO! Its deep fried beef and the mozzarella's deep fried as well. *rolls eyes*

David : Oh ok. Yeah, its good. The fries are good. They're not soggy. They're crispy. I would give them a 3 as well."

CLASSIC BURGER

" Doesn't really live up to my expectations of a burger. I don't have a problem with the bun. The bun is nice. Just the taste and flavour of the burger is not for me. I'm not sure if its the sauce or the meat itself, but I don't get the burger taste that I want to have where I bite into a burger and I want another bite. (David had 3 or 4 bites), so I will give this a 1."

MINA

CLASSIC BURGER

" It's a bit tangier than I, as a burger eater in Ghana is used to. Because it has mustard and pickles, which you don't really get a lot here. My patty is also a bit more rare than I like it to be. I feel like if it's being labelled a gourmet burger, they need to ask these things. I guess it's standard to make patties medium rare for gourmet burgers (?) but I like my meat well done! To sum up, its not DETTY enough for me.

If my burger was well done, I would give it a 2 but I have to go with a 1.

Fries wise, I thought they were pretty standard, so will go with a 2. I almost feel like some of them are a bit too crispy. You know when something is too crispy, it tastes a little bit like oil sometimes? Not all of them are like this though.

CRUNCH BURGER

"I Love it! Its deep fried, way more done than mine and the fried mozzarella is yummm! The bun on this is perfectly toasted and all the ingredients feel fresh!

David : Yeah, my burger is better than yours.

Mina : This is true. The chilli mayo sauce in this is really good. I normally dip in my own burger sauce mix (ketchup & mayo) when a burger gets too dry but I don't feel like i need to with this one. The balance is good. Pretty decent burger!
Definitely a 3! "