We went to check out Urban Burger in the Mission for our monthly "Burger Tuesday." Founded in 2008, Urban Burger offers made-to-order beef, turkey, chicken and veggie burgers with high-quality, all natural ingredients. This is the BEST burger I've had a in long time…even beating out the recent one I had at Absinthe.
To start off, you can build your own burger for $7.75. Charbroiled meat of your choice served with lettuce, tomato, red onion, pickle, and a side of fries or side salad. For $0.75-$1.75, add cheese, sauteed mushrooms, fried egg, or select some premium toppings including Applewood smoked bacon, avocado, or beer battered onion rings. They even let you pick your bun – classic, 9-grain, or Texas toast.
I think trying out one of their specialty Urban burgers is where all the action is at. From the Urban Classic, Urban Bleu Classic, Macho Nacho, or Big Kahuna, there is certainly a burger for all tastebuds. We ended up trying out the Urban Cowboy with Applewood smoked bacon, cheddar cheese, beer battered onion rings and BBQ sauce ($10.50) and the Mission Heat with sauteed green chilies and grilled onions, pepper jack cheese, lettuce, tomatoes and chipotle may ($9.50). I was really diggin' my Urban Cowboy. It reminded me of fond memories of eating the Western Bacon Cheeseburger from Carls Jr. as a kid, just kicked up a few notches! The
meat quality was awesome, juicy and medium rare and something that most people forget to grade is the distribution of toppings. I'm happy to report that Urban Burger paid special attention to the small details and each bite had even taste of all the fixings! My friend thought the Mission Heat burger was good and interesting but said he'd opt for a more basic burger next time. The green chilies were an interesting topping but it ended up being very wet and messy. And eating a burger with a knife and fork just seems wrong!
For those that want something a little healthier and have been dragged by their co-workers out for lunch, they do offer a few salads or a bunless version of their urban burger. They also have a BLTA ($7.75), grilled cheese ($5.95) or grilled deluxe with grilled ham, cheddar and swiss cheese and tomato ($7.75). Definitely get the fries!
With a casual atmosphere, friendly staff, and high quality burgers why wouldn't you want to go to Urban Burger?!
Neighborhood: Mission
581 Valencia St
(between 16th St & 17th St)
San Francisco, CA 94110
(415) 551-2483
www.urbanburgersf.com
