This is the third quarter-final in youngandfoodish's Burger Monday Championship and, as-ever, features two chefs going head-to-head in one-on-one competition.
Bleecker had been able to park their van onto the premises for the contest, while Dip & Flip were making use of the facilities available.
Bleecker Street, the winner of the London Burger Bash Final served us an offering called "The Rare Breed" - comprising of two Longhorn beef patties, cheese, onions, and sauce related accompaniments. The burger was well-cooked and was soft, juicy and certainly nothing to complain about, but, for a contest like this, turning up with a fairly standard staple offering is an interesting choice, particularly against an adventurous competitor like Dip & Flip.
On the plus side it was well put-together, well-presented and generally tasty, on the minus side it didn't feel like something you couldn't get if you turned up for their van one day. That said, if you were to offer me one at a later point I certainly wouldn't object.
Dip & Flip, on the other hand, came up with the Dip & Flip Burger, consisting of a beef patty topped with roast beef and cheese sauce, served with some very fine pickles in the burger and a pot of gravy on the side.
I asked for this burger to be cut in half to make the dipping easier, which proved to be a wise move. It was still a little messy to eat, but could have been much worse.
My vote went with Dip & Flip, they had the more inventive burger, the gravy was tasty, the bun held together well enough to be covered in sauce, and it was just a little more exciting. In the end, however, Bleecker won out. They won by a mere ten votes, which helps show that both had put in fine offerings.
