"Big Red" - PEI Burger Love 2017 - Part 1

Stop #1 of the 2017 tour.

So it begins, this year for PEI Burger Love there are a record 84 beefy creations to try across our great Island.

A group of us from work normally go out to lunch at the West End Grill every Friday so we figured it would be a good place to start this year.

The "Big Red" consists of 6 oz Island Beef Patty, Sun-Dried Tomato Aioli, Smoked Bacon, Aged White Cheddar, Tomato Peach Chutney, White Balsamic Vinaigrette, tossed Arugula on a toasted Brioche Bun.

The burger was cooked well, slightly juicy and thick. There weren't any overpowering flavours, but also none that stood out. It was a good burger but not one that I would need to try again. I tend to feel a bit bad for the 1st one I try each year as I tend to stand it up against the best one from the year before. In this case it's a couple of notches below.

On the plus side, the price point of under $14 including a side will help bring people in to try it out.

Rating 7/10

1st @PEIBurgerLove stop, "Big Red" from West End Bar & Grill. Burger and bacon were tasty. #peiburgerlove pic.twitter.com/EeLwfcKlwP

— Rod Gallant (@Rod_Gallant) March 31, 2017

"Blazing 7's" - PEI Burger Love 2016 - Part 3

* Stop #3 of my 2016 Burger Love adventure.

Next up in the rotation was the "Blazing 7's" from the West End Bar & Grill at the Red Shores Casino in Summerside.

6oz Island Beef Patty, Scottish Ale Infused BBQ Glaze, Southwest Sauce, Jalapeño Monterey Jack Cheese, Smoked Bacon, Cajun Tomato Salsa, Crisp Onion Rings, and Lettuce on a Craft Beer Bun, garnished with a Jalapeño Popper.

Quite often we'll go to trivia at Red Shores on Saturday night so we decided to try out the burger while there. I didn't enjoy this one as much as their entry last year, but not a bad burger. The patty itself was on the small side but cooked well. I'm a fan of BBQ and bacon so those combined in this one tasted pretty good. Was a little tentative due to the jalapeño cheese since I'm not a big fan of spicy, but it only added a little bit of bite to the flavours.   

Rating - 7/10