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Betty packs a punch!

December 27, 2016 by John Borgaire Leave a Comment

Betty packs a punch!

Not so long ago, while on holidays in Queensland, I was lucky enough to discover the delightful tastes of Betty’s Burgers & Concrete Company in Surfers Paradise. Finally, Betty’s has arrived in Melbourne and I got down there in the opening week to find out if the Melbourne version was just as tasty, or if Read more…

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Perk up!

December 20, 2016 by John Borgaire Leave a Comment

Perk up!

As the sun broke through the clouds on another grey, overcast day recently, I wanted to get out for a burger and I wasn’t going to let the hustle and bustle of Christmas shopping folk streaming up and down the city streets stop me! This time I headed to a place called “Perk Up Café Read more…

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Lounging around

December 13, 2016 by John Borgaire Leave a Comment

Lounging around

Out searching for another burger recently, I found myself walking down Swanston Street in the CBD. I was heading to a place that I had been before. A place that I visited before TGBC started, and one that possibly helped fuel the decision to start reviewing burgers in the first place. I remembered the burger Read more…

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Spoilt for choice

December 6, 2016 by John Borgaire Leave a Comment

Spoilt for choice

It can be difficult sometimes to decide which burger place to go to. There are so many options and so much to consider, like travel distance, menu options and reputation. So when there is an event that has 18 different burger trucks and pop up stores in the one place, there’s no question about where Read more…

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Surprise packet

November 29, 2016 by John Borgaire Leave a Comment

Surprise packet

Had the mid-week munchies recently, and was lucky to get out and about for another burger adventure. This time I headed to a place called, Captain Melville’s in the CBD, which is just a short stroll from the Victoria Market. According to their website, their menu is described as “pub food. Done well”, and I Read more…

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What’s in the Trunk?

November 22, 2016 by John Borgaire Leave a Comment

What’s in the Trunk?

With the sun breaking through the clouds and changing the gloomy weather we were having, it also marked the time to get out and enjoy a burger. I headed out to “Trunk Restaurant & Bar” in Exhibition Street. This place has been on my list for ages, and when I got there to find some Read more…

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Bondi basting

November 15, 2016 by John Borgaire Leave a Comment

Bondi basting

Closing out a holiday in Coolangatta recently, I was keen to finish on a burger high and wanted to try out a new place that had opened during the last 12 months called “Bondi Grill’e”. The sign out the front is simple – “burgers, steaks and ribs”, which makes it my kind of place! There Read more…

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Another day in Paradise!

November 8, 2016 by John Borgaire Leave a Comment

Another day in Paradise!

Being on holidays, you need a reference point to start with any burger searching, so after looking through the Gold Coast Bulletins top 10 burgers for 2016, I wanted to check out the second place winner – “Brooklyn Depot” in Surfers Paradise. According to their website, it has been inspired by old Brooklyn and their Read more…

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Betty who?

November 1, 2016 by John Borgaire Leave a Comment

Betty who?

When you run a Google search on “Best burger Gold Coast”, the first link that pops up is to an article from the Gold Coast Bulletin that rates the top 10 burgers of 2016. The number one winner is a place called “Betty’s Burgers and Concrete Co” in Surfers Paradise, so of course it was Read more…

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Hunger Buster

October 25, 2016 by John Borgaire Leave a Comment

Hunger Buster

When you spend the morning in the sun, on the beach and in the water, you work up a strong appetite. Luckily when you’re in Coolangatta on the Gold Coast, there are enough burger places around to satisfy your hunger. This time it was a visit to “Burger Lounge” in Kirra to help fill an Read more…

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