Sunday, May 6, 2018

Welcome to ACBP!


Welcome to the Alamo City Burger Project!

Contained herein you will find an exploration into San Antonio’s burger culture.
My friends and I have a passion for hamburgers and thought documenting our burger experiences would open communication for a shared love, maybe even impress upon the culinary community the burger standards we would like to see achieved across Bexar county.

Much respect has to go to those that came before us.  Notably The Chicago Burger Project which I used to read when I lived there.  More recently, a friend of mine, Jeff Pearl, wrote Jeff Eats Chicago.

Evaluation protocols.
I’ll try to break down each meal by Service & Setting, Menu, Beverages, Patty, Dress and Bun, Sides and finally a Verdict.  Geoff and other friend’s opinions will be featured as well.  We will use a 1- to 5-spur rating, with the assumption that 20% of burgers in all of San Antonio fall into each of these 5 ratings.  Most likely we’ll gravitate to more reputable burgers, so we expect our ratings to fall on the higher end.  A 1-spur burger should be avoided, a 2-spur burger is ok in a pinch, a 3-spur burger is worthwhile if you are in the neighborhood, 4-spur is worth a trip across town, and a 5-spur burger is worth a trip from outside the city.

A little about myself:  I am in my early 30’s and moved here from Chicago in 2015 to work in the medical center.  I live in Tobin Hill with my dog and wife.  I spent most of my formative years in and around Chicago, and have always been an enthusiast for great food experiences from hot dogs to haute cuisine.

Burger up!