BOSPHOROUS
Hiya guys!
Back with some burger news! This week we went to Bosphorous; a beautiful Turkish restaurant in Labone (opposite Cupcake Boutique). I love the decor here and it has an all round relaxing atmosphere.
My dad actually suggested this place, and I thought back to the time my best friend Mina (yes, my best friend and I have the same name) and I secretly devoured the only burger in a large takeaway her dad had brought home...I was sold! Once David heard the story, he was sold too!
So we head to Bosphorous, and Mina comes too! WOOP! (Let's just call her Bels, shall we? That's what I call her...and you know...confusion.) I mean, some people say Mina 1 and Mina 2, but she gets really salty about that. (shhh)
Back to Bosphorous.
The tree covered the "B" (Sound it out. you'll be fine)
So pretty!
We got there at 9.20, sat down and ordered drinks. Our waiter annoyed David a little though, because there was a squashed french fry on his seat (obviously from whoever was there before us) and he told the waiter, who proceeded to FLIP THE CUSHION OVER and COVER UP the fry! Right in our faces you know! Ugh David hit him with this "are you serious" look! It was GOLD! Needless to say, the fry was taken away.
We looked at the menu...not much to choose from burger wise because they had TWO options! The Hamburger and The Cheeseburger.
Choosing would have taken us less than 5 mins if this waiter wasn't SUPER EAGER to tell us the difference between them. -__-
(Apparently, the difference is cheese.)
I ended up getting the hamburger and both Bels and David got cheeseburgers. They all came with fries. We were also quite pleased with the prices!
We settled in with our drinks and made some videos!
SIDE BAR: Guys, you need to thank Bels for making these vids, because trust me, if it was just David and I, y'all would be looking at pictures for the rest of this blog's history. I'm telling you.
A quick YouTube search later, and there you have it! Videos! I love the Internet! They are short because they are off her Snap Chat. But still! Cool right? (Please don't judge my lack of knowledge with these things. LOOOL!)
Anyway, 15 minutes later, our food came out! That's pretty impressive for Ghana. Really. We were shocked!
PICTURES!
(and voice notes)
Looked good to me! And they have BURGER SAUCE guys! HEAVEN! I couldn't help stealing a fry, and let me tell you, I gave those fries a STRAIGHT UP 5. They were perfect! perfectly fried, salted, not soggy at ALL, perfect crunch, you could taste the potatoes.... *melts*
I can confidently say the rating on the fries was unanimous. JUST PERFECT!
Burger Time!
CHEESEBURGER
David : "So far, so good. Delicious! No complaints yet.
Bels : " I agree. I'm REALLY enjoying the beef in this! I love it! It tastes like they just killed the damn thing!
Mina : What about your bun?
Bels : Ummm, it's lightly toasted....I'm not mad at it. Could have been liiitle bit more toasted I think, but you know, it doesn't take away from the flavour of the meat, so I ain't mad.
Mina : Your BUNZZ, David?
David : Perfectly toasted!
Bels: "Wait, can I just say...I cant taste the cheese at all
Mina : Ok, let me taste what's left of David's burger! (he ate three quarters of the thing and forgot I had to taste too!) Ok, so you don't really taste much cheese, but that being said, there IS a difference between my hamburger and this cheeseburger. You just don't know the difference is cheese.
(Guess the waiter was wrong)
This burger was WAY juicer than my hamburger and the taste was pretty amazing. It was just the correct kind of messy...decent size...I WAS FEELING IT!"
HAMBURGER
Mina : " Ok, so I love my patty! I love how juicy it is. you can actually see the juice, but this meat is done. Love it! The only thing that I have to say is that there is no sauce in it.
Bels : Yeah, its very dry.
Mina : It's not that its dry, because the juice from the patty makes up for it a little bit, but, yo, a burger needs sauce.
David : But there's burger sauce.
Mina : Yeah, but I shouldn't have to put it in myself. There should be standard sauces in there, right?
David : Actually, I would prefer to keep he sauces out and let me put them in myself.
Bels : I think for the price, you need to do it yourself.
David : Remember the other place was too tangy for you?
Mina : But that's what I'm sayiiing! You should know as a chef what sauces are just right and what will elevate your burger! Anyway, like I said, it doesn't take away from it much as the patty makes up for it.
These two had about one and a half bites each of my hamburger. They were too hung up on their EPIC cheeseburgers. *eyeroll*
Not bad for 3 burgers, 4 ginger ales AND shisha huh?
VERDICT
Cheeseburger
DAVID
"My burger was really really good. No complaints except what Bels said; you couldn't really taste the cheese...there wasn't much cheese. besides that, it was good. Juicy, held together, taste wise wes REALLY good, bang for the buck, they got it!"
Mina : The rating please.
David : You want me to rate it now?
Bels : Yah, the burger is over.
David : Haha! Yeah, aight, I give it, one, two, three, FOUR! I give it FOUR BURGERS!"
BELS
" I really enjoyed my meal! The chips were great, the burger sauce was EPIC! I swallowed it ALL!
Mina : Yeah and swallowed some of mine too.
Bels : ANYWAY I would definitely give my burger a 4. Only because the cheese was Laughing Cow cheese. You know those slices of cheese? They used Laughing Cow. Let me tell you. The patty was moist and awesome."
MINA
" I'll give this a 4 as well. Because if it wasn't for this cheese issue, it would be a 5 from me. Everything was on point. Bun, fresh veggies, juicy patty, DETTYNESS, fries, presentation, preparation time; BOOM! DEFFO a 4! Highest we've had so far!
HAMBURGER
MINA
" You know, if I had just had MY burger on its own, I would have given it a 3. Towards the end, I added some burger sauce, and then the 3 became a 4. Then I tasted the cheeseburger, and my hamburger went down to a 3 again. the 4 wasn't justified any more. My final answer is a 3.'
BELS
"I think your'e right on the 3. The patty was excellent, buns were good, but it was a bit dry. The only moisture was from the patty. which is a NO BUENO!
DAVID
"YO, your burger didn't stand a chance because I had already tasted mine, so I gave yours right back after a bite or two. It just wasn't there like that for me; compared to my burger at least. So yeahhhh...lets go with a 3. I mean it wasn't a bad burger!
Guys, on the real, this cheeseburger is the best we have tasted so far. David says its one of the best he's had since he moved to Ghana! I mean...I was talking about the burger the next day! REALLY, REALLY GOOD!
What do you think? Is this a case of less is more? Less options means you can concentrate on perfecting what's on the menu?
Have you had a burger at Bosphorous? What did you think?
Let us know!
Till we eat again!
David & Mina (& Mina)
