February 23, 2015 Dinner 5 Star Burger

February 23, 2015  Dinner  (new restaurant) 5 Star Burger

The sink in the kitchen is still stopped up so we decided to go out to eat.  We arrived at 5 Star Burger at 5:50 and found out they had a happy hour from 4 to 6 p.m.

Drafts were $2.50 off at $2.50, Onion rings were $1.00 off at $2.50 and sweet potato fries were ½ price at $1.50.  So we each ordered a draft and a burger and we ordered onion rings and sweet potato fries 

My burger was a Brunch Burger with Hollandaise sauce, bacon, and a sunny side up fried egg served with a side of tomato and caramelized onion coulis.

Suzette ordered a Taos Burger with BBQ sauce and a fried breaded green chili.

I guess my take on 5 Star Burger is that it is at the cutting edge of a new category of gourmet food called fine casual dining.  The best example of the new trend in dining is  Danny Meyers’ Shake Shack, that has recently gone public. 

So it looks like 5 Star Burger is in the center of the new Fine Casual movement along with Fork and Fig that I reviewed a few days ago.  Both serve a menu populated with gourmet sandwiches, salads and burgers made with gourmet ingredients utilizing creative recipes and combinations of ingredients in a beer pub environment.

This new trend in dining will provide real competition for the last dining out trend of gourmet salad and sandwiches in a wine bar format such as Vinaigrette.

Bon Appétit