The Best Burger Restaurant in Hong Kong is …

… MONSTER BURGER!

I was a little disappointed with the number of people (54) who voted … I was expecting lots more people taking part in this Burger Poll! And I was a little surprised to see Monster Burger come out on top … in fact, I’ve never tried Monster Burger, but having asked some of my friends, the response for Monster is very positive 🙂 Too bad for Shake’em Buns.

However, I’m not surprised Duke’s Burger came up last … they makes fine burgers, but the high price is a big turn-off for a lot of people (but I did ask, what is your FAVORITE burger, not BEST VALUE BURGER …)

Gourmet Burger Union, Burger Room, Fat Burger and Triple O’s averaged between 7-11% and were relatively close in the number of votes.

Lastly, I was expecting Freshness Burger to do slightly better, but it looks like their patties aren’t exactly what our voters are looking for.

Here are the results for the first Burger Poll in Hong Kong:

The Best Burger Restaurant in Hong Kong

Duke’s Burger (0): 0%
Freshness Burger (0): 0%
Atomic Patty (1): 2%
Burger Republic (2): 4%
Gourmet Burger Union (4): 7%
Burger Room (4): 7%
Fat Burger (6): 11%
Triple O’s (6): 11%
Shake’em Buns (11): 20%
Monster Burger (16): 30%
Others (4): 7%

Number of Votes: 54
Duration: 35 days (December 16, 2008 to January 20, 2009)

Disclaimer: Results do not represent Siu Yeh’s preference hwotsoeva!
Terms of Use: Go ahead and use these figures … just remember to give Siu Yeh credits!

Vote Your Favorite Burger Joint in Hong Kong!

OOohhh … my first time using the poll function. Check it out on the left! Vote your patties.

Edit: I’ll disclose the results about a month from now, say January 15th? Stay tuned on where most people stuff themselves silly with a healthy burger diet.

Burger Room

Tried Burger Room the other night and I went for a Bacon Cheese Burger; didn’t want to try anything too fancy. The patties were were a little burnt for my liking and definitely too dry. The fries and the mozzarella cheese sticks were also average. Its not bad, just … average.

Note: Photos taken with iPhone (apologies on the bad quality)

Burger Room

Lobster Burger! Worth a try? HKD 188 please ...

Bacon Cheese Burger

Mushroom Cheese Burger

Mozzarella Sticks

What I do like about Burger Room is their drinks selection (any place offering Hoegaarden automatically gets a star on my list!) and the drinks might just be a little cheaper than Shake’em Buns. And to be fair, I haven’t tried their foie gras beef burger ($128) and lobster burger ($188), which I’ve heard good things about.

But, I kind of prefer Shake’em Buns because the kitchen is much larger and is much cleaner. Here at Burger Room, the chef had a little tray to prepare his burgers on and the kitchen is large enough for 3 people … with difficulties walking about. The orders also took a little longer than I’d hope (maybe it just felt like a long time because I was hungry!).

Shake’em Buns and Triple O’s (surprisingly) still remains at the top of my list. Duke’s Burger is also up there too if I’m feeling a little pretentious and feel like splurging a bit on gourmet burgers at over HKD 200! But I think burgers are (to a larger extent relative to most other comfort food) more subjective; some like their patties dry, some like them juicy.

Anyway …

Siu Yeh Rating: 5.5/10

Burger Room
7 Caroline Hill Road
Causeway Bay, Hong Kong
Tel: +852 2890 9130

Fat Burger Finally Opening in Hong Kong?

After what seems like more than 9 months with at the QRE Plaza with signage that says “Fat Burger: Coming Soon” (or something to that effect), I thought it was never going to happen. I thought maybe the burger chain got into some bad disputes with the building owner even before they started operating. But now, the boards are gone and now you can finally see that something really is getting done inside!

I’ve had Fat Burger about 5 times at the Venetian in Macau and their quality has always been fairly consistent. Definitely not bad, but nothing fancy.

Fat Burger to Open Soon in Hong Kong?

Especially with the burger craze in Hong Kong in the last couple of years, we’ve seen burger joints such as Duke’s Burger, Burger Republic, Atomic Patty, Shake ’em Buns to just name a few. Fat Burger will be having a tough time competing … and the economy’s not helping either.

Don’t you worry, I will pay you a visit.

Fat Burger
QRE Plaza, Wanchai
(Opposite Hopewell Centre)