In a previous post I trashed Monks Grill at YVR. Do not order their burger. By all means go, have a comfortable seat order a nice draft beer and when no one is looking bite into a Vera’s Burger that you’ve smuggled in from just down the concourse.
Killer airport burgers.
Killer burgers in general.
Vera’s is flush with awards in Vancouver for best burger. They do a great job. For me they straddle that fine line between fast food burgers and gourmet burgers. I have to tell them to lay off the ketchup next time. But I’ve got to hand it to them they do burgers well and not just well they offer a “natural beef” burger. This I find outstanding. I love having this choice. Now you really can't beat Vera's meat!
I vote Vera’s best at YVR.
Monk’s; just keep the beer cold.
On one hand, I personally have not had a better burger in the valley to date although to be fair my experience here is a bit limited. So ok, best burger for Surrey.
On the other hand, I’m not all that excited about their latest offering. I chose the Uli's burger 2.0.
It sounds great; 30 day aged sirloin, candied shallots, garlic aioli.
But then, so much potential leads to greater than usual disappointment. I ordered my burger medium rare (they actually allowed me to order it this way! Huge huge kudos).
And so this is where the excitement begins, the anticipation of a juicy flavorful burger. I was unfortunately let down when the burger arrived cooked through. Not a smign of pink in the middle.
I was deflated.
And once deflated it’s pretty much game over. A comeback unlikely.
The patty was somewhat juicy, somewhat tasty the bun somewhat hard and stale.
Let's call this the somewhat disappointment burger and give it a 6/10.
I must have been there on a bad day for the chef. The last burger I had at Uli’s was far better.
Good onion rings in case you're wondering.
