Elevation Burger has been open right near my house for only a short while now. It’s a chain that serves only organic, grass-fed, free-range beef. And their fries are cooked in olive oil. What’s good is that despite these better ingredients, it’s not at all more expensive than the other burger chains (think Five guys). I just got a cheeseburger. You can pick any topping for free, except blue cheese, that’s extra. I loaded mine with caramelized onions, lettuce, tomato, and mayo. Nothing too exciting. I would have loved sweet peppers but they didn’t have any. They offered me their hot pepper relish to try. It was really spicy and not very good. The burger comes on a potato roll.

So what was the verdict? I liked it. I wasn’t blown away or anything, but it is a good burger. The meat isn’t obviously better tasting to me (I can’t tell the difference between this patty and a five guys patty), but it is a good burger. The caramelized onions are amazing, but they need to put more of them on! The portion was a bit puny. The fries? I wasn’t a big fan. The olive oil makes the fries soggy. And gives them a slightly strange flavor. I prefer a crispier fry. And a less greasy fry. For a local burger spot for me, this is now my go-to spot.

A late last minute trip to the mall resulted in yet another mall meal. I think this was at those places that are always called Bistro something or other and have every type of food imagineable. R got a tuna panini with a side of fruit salad. Their portions are ridiculous here. That sandwich is huge.
I got a hot turkey platter. You can’t see just how much turkey this is, but trust me, it’s way too much turkey. And extremely thickly cut. This could have fed a small family. Needless to say, I ended up not being able to eat most of it. The food was ok. The mac and cheese wasn’t too bad either. But really, I would have appreciated half as much food, and just a bit cheaper.

I was totally craving a $5 foot long one night. It was annoying. I knew where my local subway is and I knew I should have avoided it. But then I went anyway. Because of the craving. Damn you craving!

As I watched her make my sandwich, I was immediately disheartened. The amount of fixins she put on there was paltry, at most. I mean, 4 tomatoes is fine, if the tomatoes were regular sized, but when they’re cherry tomato sized, 4 slices of tomato just do not work! And same with the cucumbers. I think she was following the sandwich making manual to a tee, but man, this sandwich was thin. Just beyond thin. Even the lettuce. Lettuce! I mean it’s lettuce! It was like she gave me 10 shreds of sad sad lettuce. After having that gloriously full foot long about a month ago, and then having this one… it just made me sad. So so sad. Guess who’s not going to be partaking in any more $5 foot longs…