By Mike Thayer
I recently completed a pizza challenge, sampling 19 local/regional pizza joints and finding the 10 best in the Wichita area.
It’s time for a new challenge: Burgers
Who makes the best burger in the Wichita metro area? I’m going to find out, sampling all the local/regional burger joints to see who crafts the best burger.
During the course of this challenge I’ll be sampling classic cheeseburgers, straight forward beef and American cheese goodness with the typical toppings. The way I see it, if you can’t put together a classic cheeseburger and do it well, then there’s no reason to sample a burger joint’s other burger options. So there will be no mushroom & Swiss, no on BBQ & onion strings, no on jalapeno & pepper jack cheese, etc., versions of burgers
Being evaluated on a point system scorecard will be a plethora of categories that includes but is not limited to the appearance, meat, bun, meat to bun ratio, how the burger is dressed (that means the assortment of veggies, sauce and/or condiments for those of you who live in Valley Center), service, time to order and more. Weighing most heavily in the score of course, is TASTE and depending on the size of the patty, I could be sampling a single or a double, there’s a quarter pound minimum. After scoring the burger, the point total is then broken down into a star system, 1-5, with 5 stars being a top rating. I’ll post all the numbers for each burger joint and their offerings in the final report.
No national chains will be included in this challenge, no Five Guys, no Red Robin, no BurgerFi, no Freddy’s, etc…. Only the local, regional burger joints qualify. Besides, when it comes to burgers, McDonald’s is most everybody’s last resort, Wendy’s is nothing extra special with their square patties and Burger King, well, isn’t a king at all.
a 1/4 pound of steakburger goodness!
Today’s Burger Challenge Tasting: Bionic Burger
I selected Bionic Burger to begin this challenge because the joint flat out makes good burgers, they are a solid choice to establish a baseline for the tasting spreadsheet. Bionic Burger has been deliciously serving Wichita since 1977 and so to start things off, I ordered the classic, the Bionic Burger which is a 1/4 pound of beef on a toasted bun with American cheese, mustard, pickle, raw and grilled onions. Bionic crafts a really good patty, fresh beef that includes trim from T-Bone, strip steak and sirloin. They sear that patty off with the grilled onion, it’s steakburger goodness!
The burger to bun ratio is spot on, the patty was juicy and seasoned well. The bun was perfectly toasted and I got the tart from the mustard in every bite. The sandwich could have had a few more pickles on it….. ‘jus say’n. The combination of both raw and grilled onions compliments and even enhances the savory beef and rounding things out is the classic flavor of American cheese. Overall all, this is a balanced burger delivering on all the notes you’re looking for in a good one.
Costing me $5.37 – yes, you read that right, just $5.37!….. for a Bionic Burger Combo, I’m giving the Bionic Burger 4 out of 5 stars. Bionic’s classic burger is very worthy of a repeat buy, especially at that price!
The Bionic Burger visited is located at: 3257 E. Harry St., Wichita, KS., 67218
The service was very polite and my trip through the drive-thru took maybe 4 minutes at the start of the lunch hour, from time to order in a line of cars to getting my meal at the window. Not bad!
A bit sloppy, but quite tasty
Don’t even THINK about going to McDonald’s, go to Bionic Burger instead.
Don’t go to Wendy’s, go to Bionic Burger instead.
Don’t go to Burger King, go to Bionic Burger instead.
This Burger Challenge is off to a very tasty start, I’m SO looking forward to the next burger joint visit!
Here’s my starting list of 28 restaurants that tout burgers, more joints are to be added, I’m sure I missed a few when putting this challenge together.
- The Anchor
- Big Larry’s Burgers
- Bionic Burger
- Bomber Burger
- Braums
- Broadway Burgers & BBQ
- Buster’s Burger Joint
- Calvin’s Hamburger Haven
- Chicken N Pickle (Yes, really, a chicken place that does burgers!)
- Deano’s Grill & Tapworks
- Dempsy’s Burger Pub
- Dog & Shake
- Emerson Biggins
- Fizz Burgers & Bottles
- Harry’s Uptown
- The Hill Bar & Grill
- Lotus Leaf
- Oasis Lounge
- O’Malley’s Irish Pub (1/2 pound burgers!)
- Side Pockets
- Spangles
- Sport Burger
- TJ’s
- Two Brother’s BBQ
- Ty’s Diner
- Walt’s
- West St. Burgers
- Yo-B Yogurt & Burgers
Doing this in the name of “Food Science” (cough), I’m looking forward to finding the best locally crafted burger! I’ll eventually whittle this list down to the 10 Best Burger Joints in the Wichita Metro.
Stay tuned and $pend Wisely My Friends…..
$pend Wisely My Friends…
Enjoy this post?
If you appreciate the article you just read and want to support more great content on BachelorontheCheap.com, you can help keep this site going with a one-time or a monthly donation. Thank you so much for your support! ~ Mike
Burger Challenge: Who makes the best burger in the Wichita metro? Is it Bionic Burger? – Bachelor on the Cheap
By Mike Thayer
I recently completed a pizza challenge, sampling 19 local/regional pizza joints and finding the 10 best in the Wichita area.
It’s time for a new challenge: Burgers
Who makes the best burger in the Wichita metro area? I’m going to find out, sampling all the local/regional burger joints to see who crafts the best burger.
During the course of this challenge I’ll be sampling classic cheeseburgers, straight forward beef and American cheese goodness with the typical toppings. The way I see it, if you can’t put together a classic cheeseburger and do it well, then there’s no reason to sample a burger joint’s other burger options. So there will be no mushroom & Swiss, no on BBQ & onion strings, no on jalapeno & pepper jack cheese, etc., versions of burgers
Being evaluated on a point system scorecard will be a plethora of categories that includes but is not limited to the appearance, meat, bun, meat to bun ratio, how the burger is dressed (that means the assortment of veggies, sauce and/or condiments for those of you who live in Valley Center), service, time to order and more. Weighing most heavily in the score of course, is TASTE and depending on the size of the patty, I could be sampling a single or a double, there’s a quarter pound minimum. After scoring the burger, the point total is then broken down into a star system, 1-5, with 5 stars being a top rating. I’ll post all the numbers for each burger joint and their offerings in the final report.
No national chains will be included in this challenge, no Five Guys, no Red Robin, no BurgerFi, no Freddy’s, etc…. Only the local, regional burger joints qualify. Besides, when it comes to burgers, McDonald’s is most everybody’s last resort, Wendy’s is nothing extra special with their square patties and Burger King, well, isn’t a king at all.
a 1/4 pound of steakburger goodness!
Today’s Burger Challenge Tasting: Bionic Burger
I selected Bionic Burger to begin this challenge because the joint flat out makes good burgers, they are a solid choice to establish a baseline for the tasting spreadsheet. Bionic Burger has been deliciously serving Wichita since 1977 and so to start things off, I ordered the classic, the Bionic Burger which is a 1/4 pound of beef on a toasted bun with American cheese, mustard, pickle, raw and grilled onions. Bionic crafts a really good patty, fresh beef that includes trim from T-Bone, strip steak and sirloin. They sear that patty off with the grilled onion, it’s steakburger goodness!
The burger to bun ratio is spot on, the patty was juicy and seasoned well. The bun was perfectly toasted and I got the tart from the mustard in every bite. The sandwich could have had a few more pickles on it….. ‘jus say’n. The combination of both raw and grilled onions compliments and even enhances the savory beef and rounding things out is the classic flavor of American cheese. Overall all, this is a balanced burger delivering on all the notes you’re looking for in a good one.
Costing me $5.37 – yes, you read that right, just $5.37!….. for a Bionic Burger Combo, I’m giving the Bionic Burger 4 out of 5 stars. Bionic’s classic burger is very worthy of a repeat buy, especially at that price!
The Bionic Burger visited is located at: 3257 E. Harry St., Wichita, KS., 67218
The service was very polite and my trip through the drive-thru took maybe 4 minutes at the start of the lunch hour, from time to order in a line of cars to getting my meal at the window. Not bad!
A bit sloppy, but quite tasty
Don’t even THINK about going to McDonald’s, go to Bionic Burger instead.
Don’t go to Wendy’s, go to Bionic Burger instead.
Don’t go to Burger King, go to Bionic Burger instead.
This Burger Challenge is off to a very tasty start, I’m SO looking forward to the next burger joint visit!
Here’s my starting list of 28 restaurants that tout burgers, more joints are to be added, I’m sure I missed a few when putting this challenge together.
Doing this in the name of “Food Science” (cough), I’m looking forward to finding the best locally crafted burger! I’ll eventually whittle this list down to the 10 Best Burger Joints in the Wichita Metro.
Stay tuned and $pend Wisely My Friends…..
$pend Wisely My Friends…
Enjoy this post?
If you appreciate the article you just read and want to support more great content on BachelorontheCheap.com, you can help keep this site going with a one-time or a monthly donation. Thank you so much for your support! ~ Mike