Burger Project - South Brisbane

I did have big expectations here but as i have mentioned before, the BBC is growing and so is the growth in burger snobs in Brissy. The burger itself has all the right things but doesnt seem to tie together perfectly. Not great balance. I prefer my cheese melted over the patty (im sure ive had it melted over the patty before

Burger project: B+. The katsu burger consisted of crispy and succulent chicken fillet, whilst the beef patties were juicy and moist. However the burgers needed more sauce which is important in tying all the components together. Ordered thick shakes which were hard to drink with paper straws. Chips were crispy and delicious!

After hearing the opinion of a friend/highly regarded food blogger, I was honestly expecting an average-to-disappointing meal. I ordered an American cheese burger with extra cheese, fries with regular salt and a caramel malted thickshake. I ordered via Deliveroo and received a nice warm, freshly prepared meal. The malted caramel thick shake was amazing, however it was quite small for the $8 price tag. The burger itself was great, nice bun, quality beef, cooked medium rare and overall satisfying. The chips were on point and cooked perfectly, soft in the right places and crispy where it counted. Overall I was pleasantly surprised with this meal and it actually surpassed many other burgers I've had around Brisbane recently.

Good burgers though not as good as miel container for me. Chips to die for and free tomato sauce and mustard is a nice touch. The special dip for the chips sour cream/chive/bacon) was ok but maybe better if warm. Salted caramel thickshake was out of this world and the best i've ever had. The decor and staff service was excellent. Apart from the burgers $8-14) the prices werent cheap 7.50 for thickshake, chips seperate to burger and 5.50 for a large) but overall a good place if you dont mind spending a bit for a whole meal.

Short Version: Burger Project 's 'The Bacon Project ' was a good burger good meat, cheese and bun but there wasn 't a lot of bacon and I didn 't care for the chili 'secret sauce ' or the pickles mushy and bland) this rated 3 3.5. Good chips with lots of Heinz Ketchup 3.5). Didn 't care for the layout and having to fight through the queue to retrieve my food and again to get back to my table. I will definitely return as Burger Project is located in very close proximity to my office, but next time I will request no 'secret sauce '.<br/ <br/ Full Review: I missed Burger Project 's opening and then the mediocre reviews inspired me to wait a couple weeks to see if they would work out the kinks. I made it in for lunch and was immediately put off by the layout. There isn 't enough space between the door and the counter, which necessitates an odd queue to the left of the counter. This leaves patrons trying to claim their meals to fight through crowds of people in the queue, only to have to turn around and fight back through the queue to reach your seat. I also discerned a noticeable lack of air conditioning on the street side, so opted for one of the seats near the courtyard where there was a bit of cool air, but this left the queue of people standing over me while I ate.<br/ <br/ I went with The Bacon Project $13.90), Small Chips $3.50) and a Coke Zero. My order was ready approximately 15 minutes later and after a few quick photos I took my first bite hoping to be blown away. Unfortunately, I wasn 't blown away. Actually, I was left quite puzzled...why was I tasting chili on my bacon cheese burger? I pulled the burger apart and discovered that Neil Perry 's 'secret sauce ' is a combination of chili, mustard seed and a vinegar tomato sauce. I did not love the sauce, but there was no way to remove it because it was quite watery and was all over the top bun, bacon, cheese and pickles. I tried to counter it by adding Heinz Ketchup, but was only marginally successful.<br/ <br/ As for the burger itself, it was really good. High quality meat, good seasoning, cheese and bacon in a beautiful bun. That said, I was expecting a lot more bacon from 'The Bacon Project ' and it made me wonder how little would have come in the Cheese and Bacon Burger. Assuming there would have to be 1 2 pieces of bacon in the Cheese and Bacon Burger, I don 't think the extra $3 to upgrade to The Bacon Project was worth it I think an extra burger patty would have been a better investment. Besides, the bacon was good, but it wasn 't great.<br/ <br/ In addition to the 'secret sauce ', I was not impressed by the pickles, and I made the mistake of ordering extra pickles because I love pickles). The pickles were mushy and bland more like soft slices of cucumber. It feels sacrilegious to write this, but I would have much preferred McDonald 's pickles.<br/ <br/ The chips were good and went well with the Heinz Ketchup. The paper straw is a bit of a novelty, but was already getting soggy within 10 minutes.<br/ <br/ The core burger was very good, and as I stated in the short version, I will definitely return I 'll just order my burgers without the secret sauce.