Sub Zero Vodka Bar - Meeting #53

 

October 2nd, 2013

308 North Euclid Avenue

St. Louis, MO 63108

(314) 367-1200

Sub Zero's Website 

In Attendance:

Doug E. Fresh, NB, JC, Two Napkins (w/ Mario Burger & Olivia), Homey 1 Kanobi, Beat Meat, The Awesome One, Hamburgler, Beaner, "7", S, kt, Yoga Foodie, 1/2 Pound Curler, and Zanzibar McFarlane

NB finally discovered a Burger Joint she loves!

NB even ordered a legit BURGER (Salmon Burger)

Two Napkins & Olivia (wearing HIGH heels!)

Beat Meat & his mama The Awesome One

After ordering, I discovered that you can add a Bacon Bun to your burger... that wouldn't have gone well with mine, so I asked Kelly to bring out a few buns toasted, with spicy cheese sauce... this was a brilliant idea. 

It took TWO pictures to fit in all the burgers!

More Delicoius Burgers!

NB & JC's Sashimitini... So pretty!

Doug E. Fresh's Bourbon BBQ Burger

S's BBQ Boursin Burger

Another view of kt's World's Fair Burger (drooling)

kt's World's Fair Burger - Yes, it was that good.

The Classic

Olivia digs in to her burger!

Mario Burger takes a HUGE bite!

The Sushi Burger - Trust me, it's AWESOME.

 

SUB ZERO NOTES:

What did you order?

Doug E. Fresh:  BBQ Bacon Burger

NB:  Sashimitini & Salmon Burger

JC:  Sashimitini

Two Napkins:  World’s Fair Burger

            -Mario Burger:  His burger was yummy!  He gave it a 10/10!  He ate ALL of his burger and would like to come back to SubZero!

            -Olivia: Her burger was yummy too!  She gave it a 10/10!  She ate all of her burger and would like to come back to SubZero!

Homey 1 Kanobi:  Burger, cheddar, pretzel bun, pickles

Beat Meat:  Bacon Bourbon Barbeque

The Awesome One:  I shared 2 Burgers – Bourbon BBQ & Apple Bacon Burger

Hamburgler:  Angus Beef, Apple Bacon, Boursin Cheese Burger = YUM (*image of a submarine)

Beaner:  Sushi Burger

7:  N/A

S:    Bacon/Boursin Angus Beef Burger

kt: World’s Fair Burger (two patties, melty cheese sauce, mushroom/pepper slaw, on a pretzel bun).  I also sampled the Salmon Burger, the Sushi Burger, and the BBQ Bourbon Bacon Burger. 

Yoga Foodie:  Sushi Burger

½ Pound Curler:  The Classic Burger

Zanzibar McFarlane:  Turkey Burger

How would you describe your burger?

Doug E. Fresh:  Good, but I tasted two others and they were better

NB:  Good

JC:  N/A

Two Napkins:  Perfect.  Spicy.  I was a little scared about a pretzel bun, because it can be too bready.  But the liquid cheese made it soft and just hearty enough.

Homey 1 Kanobi:  Great, but I was disappointed with the pretzel bun.

Beat Meat:  Sweet, salty

The Awesome One:  Both were impressive looking – large and full of flavor.

Hamburgler:  It was SO good.  It was like POW!!

Beaner:  Very good, Loved the thin burger, cooked to perfection… rare!!

7:  Average

S:  Original, great flavor

kt:   WOW.  This burger knocked my socks off!  It is in my top 3.  Perhaps my #1 currently!!!  I usually shy away from “messy” looking burgers, but this one caught my attention, and I am THRILLED that I ordered it!  The meat was perfect, the peppers/mushroom/onion slaw had a spicy kick to it, and the melted cheese was heavenly!  Even the pretzel bun was kick ass (which is rare as they are usually dry!).  The Salmon burger was kinda blah, but I was shocked by how much I enjoyed the Sushi Burger!  The BBQ Bourbon Burger was wayyy too dry. 

Yoga Foodie:  Unique, the crunchy topping was delicious

½ Pound Curler:  Fresh Bun – touch dry.  Meat was slightly overdone.  Pretty good.

Zanzibar McFarlane:  Bland but juicy, the bun was disappointing.  I wish I had ordered the pretzel bun. 

How delicious was it (1-10)?

Doug E. Fresh:  5

NB:  9

JC:  7

Two Napkins:  10

Homey 1 Kanobi:  8

Beat Meat:  9

The Awesome One:  9.5

Hamburgler:  9

Beaner:  8

7:  6

S:  7

kt:  10

Yoga Foodie:  8

½ Pound Curler:  7

Zanzibar McFarlane:  6

Was there anything memorable about the food and/or place?

Doug E. Fresh:  The vodka was delish!

NB:  Great food, and great catching up with friends!

JC:  People and tuna were great

Two Napkins:  KELLY was a great server and Connor & Olivia got their burger club names.  Off early to a movie!

Homey 1 Kanobi:  Great place, very cool, great service, fun.

Beat Meat:  The barbeque sauce and the ice bar.

The Awesome One:  Great bar for before the meeting, great selection and great turn out!  I love CWE! (*CWE is an area in STL called the “Central West End”)

Hamburgler:  Apple bacon was INSANE!  Creamy burger (Boursin)

Beaner:  Sat next to Yoga Foodie & ½ Pound Curler, and Zanzibar was here. 

7:  Good company

S:  JB (*Exactly Mr. S… exactly.)

kt:  Derek was kind enough to accommodate our party of 17 just days before we came in!  The servers were all super friendly, and I was Shocked by how many burger choices we had!  This was my first time eating a burger at one of my favorite Sushi restaurants!  I also had a great time sitting next to Beat Meat.  Hehe. 

Yoga Foodie:  Good sushi!

½ Pound Curler:  Place is “Swanky”

Zanzibar McFarlane:  350 vodkas and fantastic company

Roughly how much was your order?

Doug E. Fresh:  $12

NB:  $35

JC:  ?

Two Napkins:  $25 with wine

Homey 1 Kanobi:  $60 for 2 adults, 2 kids

Beat Meat:  $13

The Awesome One:  $13

Hamburgler:  $13 (burger) $$$$$$ Alcohol

Beaner:  $20

7:  $15

S:  Too much booze to figure it out.

kt: $13 for the burger

Yoga Foodie:  $30

½ Pound Curler:  $12

Zanzibar McFarlane:  No Freaking clue!

Average service score:  9

*So... if you are like me, and have only eaten the delicious sushi at Sub Zero (or... if you're like several of our BBBC members and have only enjoyed the delicious Vodka at Sub Zero) you should SERIOUSLY make a point of heading to the Central West End and ordering one of their INSANE burgers!  I am a convert!  It will be very hard for me to order only sushi when I'm eating here again!  Derek was so kind in accommodating our group of 17, and Kelly our waitress was a superstar!  Thank you SO much!

 

CHEERS!

Herbie's Vintage 72 - Meeting #46

June 30th, 2013

405 North Euclid Avenue

St. Louis, MO 63108

(314) 769-9595

Herbie's Website

In Attendance:

Doug E. Fresh, Big Kid, One More Amy, Carl, G-Dog, Fitz, "9", Two Napkins, Jason Looney, Jazzy Jeff (*Owner), The Punisher, MareBear, K-Ron, P-Diddy, Beaner, "7", Spinderella, kt, and Juicy Lucy.  

*** PREPARE YOURSELF FOR LOTS OF PHOTOS!  IT WAS A WILD LUNCH! ***

Team "Dirtball"

Josh describing our DELICIOUS burger options!

Team "Too Cool for School"

Gipper says, "I ain't got TIME for that!"

Two Napkins holding court!

Doug E. Fresh & BBBC Virgin, Carl

The JeffBurger (c/o:  Jeff Orbin- aka:  Jazzy Jeff)

the Herbie's Balaburger

Another view of the Herbie's Balaburger

P-Diddy helping Spinderella climb through the window!

Jazzy Jeff enjoying his creation!

7 describes how perfectly cooked his JeffBurger is.

7's PERFECT JeffBurger

Almost all 20 BBBC Attendees! 

kt looking rough, but very excited about her Balaburger!

9 trying to dine&dash!  We caught you!

$200 on burgers, and $750 on booze... Shit got real. 

HERBIE’S NOTES:

What did you order?

Doug E. Fresh:  J Burger

Big Kid:  Jeff and the Balaburger

One More Amy:  Jeff Burger

Carl:  Jeff Burger

G-Dog:  Balaburger

Fitz:  Split the Jeff Burger & the Balaban Burger with my baby

9:  (no answer… but I know for a fact he split with his wifey, Fitz)

Two Napkins:  ½ Jeff, ½ House

Jason Looney:  Orbin Burger

Jazzy Jeff:  (no answer… but rumor has it… he owns the place AND is responsible for the JeffBurger!)

The Punisher:  Jeff Burger

MareBear:  The Jeff

K-Ron:  The Jeff Burger

P-Diddy:  House Burger ½, Jeff Burger ½, Split with Spinderella

Beaner:  Split the Balaburger & the Jeff Burger

7:  (no answer… but, I watched him split his Balaburger and Jeff Burger with his wifey, Beaner!)

Spinderella:  ½ Jeff, ½ House burger

kt:  I tried both burgers, the Jeff Burger and the Balaburger… ooh, and the super tasty French fries!

Juicy Lucy:  ½ Jeff’s and ½ Menu Burger

How would you describe your burger?

Doug E. Fresh:  Cooked perfectly with love

Big Kid:  Loved both

One More Amy:  Perfect, light, simple.  All the right garnishments.  

Carl:  Jeff Burger – Perfecto!

G-Dog:  Deliciouso!

Fitz:  Both were amazing!  The heirloom tomatoes were delicious.  The maple, apple-wood, smoked bacon on the Balaban burger was the best I’ve ever had, and I consider myself a bacon connoisseur! J

9:  Totally Awesome

Two Napkins:  (Jeff) Fresh, light, sweet, summery – A+  (House) Hearty, rich, delish, alternating taste of smoke, salt, and sweet.

Jason Looney:  Awesome

Jazzy Jeff:  Pretty damn good

The Punisher:  Grass fed ground sirloin with local tomatoes

MareBear:  I gave it to the Punisher, and ate Gipper’s!

K-Ron:  I made love to Jeff.  Via his burger. 

P-Diddy:  Both delicious, both obviously handmade patties.  Bacon was delicious, heirloom tomatoes were tasty. 

Beaner:  Delicious!  I loved the bacon on the Balaburger & pickle on the JeffBurger

7:  Damn good

Spinderella:  (Jeff) Light, amaz-balls-tomatoes, flavor-flav!  (House) Thick, bacon, nice buns!

kt:  The patties were a little dense for my taste, but were perfectly cooked.  (Balaburger) I had Fontina instead of goat cheese which might have been a mistake... The bun was toasted but pretty dry) and the toppings were crisp and delicious!  (Jeff) This combination of flavors was perfect!  The heirloom tomatoes and the bread & butter pickles were awesome together!

Juicy Lucy:  The Jeff was much lighter in texture than the Herbie’s burger.  I preferred the Jeff Burger because it was much lighter and the bread & butter pickle was a delicious contrast to the smokiness of the burger. 

How delicious was it (1-10)?

Doug E. Fresh:  10

Big Kid:  10

One More Amy:  9

Carl:  10

G-Dog:  10

Fitz:  10

9:  10

Two Napkins:  10

Jason Looney:  8

Jazzy Jeff:  8

The Punisher:  10

MareBear:  9

K-Ron:  10

P-Diddy:  9

Beaner:  10

7:  9

Spinderella:  9

kt:  (Balaburger) 8, (JeffBurger) 9

Juicy Lucy:  10

Was there anything memorable about the food and/or place?

Doug E. Fresh:  The best place to hang out with friends

Big Kid:  Jason Looney was here

One More Amy:  Atmosphere and people, great 1^st experience!

Carl:  Access to the restroom via windows.  

G-Dog:  One of my favorite burgers in STL, actually anywhere!

Fitz:  Our great friend Jazzy Jeff created an amazing burger for our special occasion!

9:  I’ll be back.

Two Napkins:  (no answer)

Jason Looney:  The atmosphere

Jazzy Jeff:  So nice to have my friends enjoy lunch in my place!  Great job kt (*Thanks Jazzy Jeff!)

The Punisher:  St. Louis landmark, Herbie’s

MareBear:  FUN

K-Ron:  The tomatoes!  THE TOMATOES!

P-Diddy:  The wine… but I’m too inebriated to know what it was

Beaner:  Jazzy Jeff served his famous burger, good group!

7:  Friends!  Enough said!

Spinderella:  P-Diddy works at the Wells-Fargo Advisory!  Small world!  Drinking Rose!  Bottles up!  Bottles Up!  I went through the window to potty (*See photos)

kt:  Cannot thank JazzyJeff enough for putting this fantastic lunch together!  We occupied the entire front room at Herbie’s for our biggest BBBC meeting yet!  5 newbies were there, and we spent $750 on booze.  Service was not super fast, but for a group of our size - it was pretty darn good.

Juicy Lucy:  The service was great and the Rose was excellent!

Roughly how much was your order?

Doug E. Fresh:  $100, 000 (*hey big spender)

Big Kid:  $11 (burger), $100 for wine

One More Amy:  $11

Carl:  Free, Ackie (Doug E. Fresh) covered the whole tab!  Best part of the day.

G-Dog:  ?

Fitz:  Not sure, but whatever it costs, it’s worth it!

9:  n/a

Two Napkins:  Not sure, I’m drunk!!!

Jason Looney:  $11

Jazzy Jeff:  $11

The Punisher:  $12

MareBear:  n/a

K-Ron:  No idea.  Worth it. 

P-Diddy:  Does it really matter?  Great burgers are priceless.

Beaner:  ?

7:  ?

Spinderella:  Don’t know!

kt:  Burgers are about $11, but our bill was $60/person

Juicy Lucy:  n/a

Average service score:  9

For those of you still reading... I wanted to thank Jazzy Jeff (aka:  Jeff Orbin) for hosting such a special 46th meeting of the Big Bitches Burger Club!  We had an amazing turnout, and everyone obviously loved their burgers!  I'm sure some of you readers might think that perhaps the scores were so high because Jeff (owner & chef!) was sitting at our table... but, I was there... the burgers were THAT good!  If you have never been to Herbie's, I strongly suggest stopping in and trying out their delicious burger - OH, and any of the other fantastic offerings! 

Dressel's Public House - Meeting #12

Love the antique look to the building!

   

August 18th, 2012

319 Euclid Avenue

St. Louis, MO 63108

(314) 361-1060

Dressel's Public House's Website

In Attendance:

Kurt, Fitz, "9", Strawberri (&AL), Lubster.com, MareBear (&Gipper), &kt

 

DRESSEL’S NOTES:

What did you order?

Kurt:  Dressel’s burger, chips

Fitz:  Dressel’s Burger with onion jam, aged cheddar, lettuce & onion.   Added mayo & ketchup on a Brioche bun.

9:  Dressel’s Burger with onion jam

Strawberri:  Dressel’s cheese burger, and pretzel bread appetizer

Lubster:  Dressel’s Burger

MareBear:  Dressel’s Burger with onion jelly

kt:  Dressel’s Burger (medium).  “Ridgley farms Missouri beef, aged cheddar, house pickles, brioche bun with home made chips, the pretzel with “rarebit” dip, and a diet Coke.

How would you describe your burger?

Kurt:  Juicy, looked good, and cooked good

Fitz:  The onion jam made it very unique to me, it added a sweetness to it that was unexpected.  The Brioche bun was unreal!  My taste profile prefers a more traditional cheeseburger, however I still enjoyed the burger.

9:  Perfectly cooked, bun was amazing, burger was delicious!

Strawberri:  Bun was flaky and very good.  Burger was thick and good.

Lubster:  Damn Good

MareBear:  Delicious!  I asked for it without the jam but I really liked it.  The cheese was melted perfectly!

kt:  Burger was thick and juicy, but the Brioche bun was phenomenal and it held together really well.

How delicious was it (1-10)?

Kurt:  7.5

Fitz:  7

9:  9

Strawberri:  Burger-8, Pretzel-7.5

Lubster:  7

MareBear:  8

kt:  7 (it would have only been a 6 if not for that delicious bun)

Was there anything memorable about the food and/or place?

Kurt:  Nice outside

Fitz:  The weather outside was amazing, so we got to sit outside.  There was a pesky bee! J 

9:  Yes, the bun was Awesome!

Strawberri:  Patio was nice, inside was very dark.

Lubster:  Deviled eggs were wonderful

MareBear:  Gorgeous day!  Beautiful day on the patio!

kt:  Beautiful weather, sat outside.  The chips were great and Tabitha was super friendly!

Roughly how much was your order?

Kurt:  $8

Fitz:  $12

9:  $10 with beers, about $35

Strawberri:  $12 (split with kt)

Lubster:  $10?

MareBear:  $12

kt:  $12

The Scottish Arms - Meeting #8

It should have been awesome.

 

July 15th, 2012

8 South Sarah Street

St. Louis, MO 63108

(314) 535-0551

The Scottish Arms' Website 

In Attendance:

Fitz, "9", Bonqui$ha, Strawberri, Lubster, KP, MareBear (&Gipper), &kt

When someone calls your restaurant and books a table for 9 for their BURGER CLUB, it would be be nice to give them a head's up if you do not serve burgers on Sunday.  Poorly handled SA.

 

THE SCOTTISH ARMS NOTES:

What did you order?

kt:  Well, we tried to order burgers, but apparently Sunday is the only day of the week that they do not serve them.  So much for calling ahead and making special arrangements for a group of nine people! 

How would you describe your burger?

kt:  No idea.  Brunch was mediocre at best.

How delicious was it (1-10)?

kt:  ?

Was there anything memorable about the food and/or place?

kt:  There were no burgers.  Our waitress was unfriendly (I'll keep it PG for the sake of our young readers).  We did have a fantastic group of people show up, and hopefully they will join us again when there ARE BURGERS AVAILABLE.  We will not be revisiting SA. 

Roughly how much was your order?

kt: Lubster was kind enough to pick up my tab.