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Thursday, October 1, 2015

Burger Bracket Round 2: Big Al's vs Crown Pub



Place Big Al's Burgers and Dogs  
Location Fort Collins, Colorado
Burger Ordered 60/40 burger
Size 4 or 5 ounces I would guess
Price $7.99
With truffle fries and a drink
Price added truffle fries for $1.49
Total Price $9.48
Menu Description 60% beef and 40% bacon patty, American cheese, lettuce, tomato, pickles, onions and sauce
Toppings 60% beef and 40% bacon patty, American cheese, lettuce, tomato, pickles, onions and sauce
The 60/40 burger is just like their regular cheeseburger, but taken to a new level.  The burger patty is 60 pecent beef and 40 percent bacon.  This was a great tasting burger and more greasy because of the bacon, and tastes even better because  bacon makes everything better.  On top of this was lettuce, tomato, pickles, diced onion and a thousand island type sauce which were all good toppings.  I upgraded to truffle fries for $1.49, these were good fries, but I think I would have been better off with the regular.  Also included in the combo was a drink.
VS.
Place Crown Pub  
Location Fort Collins, Colorado
Burger Ordered Relleno Royale - 
Size 1/2 pound
Price $13.95
With pub chips 
Price included
Total Price $13.95
Menu Description Pepperjack stuffed chili with chipotle mayo, lettuce and tomato on a toasted brioche bun.
Toppings Pepperjack stuffed chili with chipotle mayo, lettuce and tomato on a toasted brioche bun.
This burger was really good, It had a bit of char to it and it was a good size at half a pound.  On top of that was a roasted chili stuffed with pepper jack and chipotle mayo, none of these seemed to have much heat.  I really enjoyed this burger, my only problem with it was the chili was rather small and it was just down the middle, so a good portion of the burger didn't have any of the chili or cheese on top. I thought the pub chips were excellent and there were plenty of them.


  Big Al's Crown Pub
Bun   x
Burger x  
toppings x  
Fries/Side Dish   x
Overall Enjoyment x  
These 2 burgers were quite different but I prefered Big al's 60/40 burger.  Both were great tasting burgers but I liked the bacon inside Big Al's.  Crown pubs was very good with the stuffed green chili on top though, but I just didn't like it as well. Crown pubs cost quite a bit more but was quite a bit bigger.  I really enjoyed the pub chips and prefered them to the truffle fries at Big Al's.  At either place you can get an excellent burger.
Winner
Big Al's Burgers and Dogs

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