Flip Burger Boutique In Atlanta, Georgia

i knew this was coming. the beast thought i was going to vehemently disagree with him, but he’s mistaken. i think he’s right on the money with this review.

first things first: fois gras at a burger place = menu error. what in the hell were you thinking. i think this is on the menu for douches who wear green crocs, not for burger connoisseurs. we all know a lot of burger’s that carry fois gras on them. the most famous is daniel bouloud’s, they don’t call “db burger” for nothing. although i’m sure the f.g. on db’s burger is much better than what you were served at flip.

Please, don’t let this bad experience discourage you from some more fois gras experimentation. i would just limit yourself to reputable french restaurants. when its done properly its got a nice crispy rind on it and the taste is reminiscent of a nice piece of fat on a steak, ‘cept better…and different. I think Le Provencal in the Gables is probably a good place to start. http://www.leprovencalrestaurant.com/

i was going to submit a review of this place to the beast last december but never got around to it. i too am a fan of r blais but this restaurant was less than inspiring.

we showed up at around 10pm and the place looked a little more like a gay club than a burger joint…not that there’s anything wrong with that, i just thought i was going to a burger joint. that’s ok though, we’re from Miami, we can adapt to dinner in a club plus they have a full liquor bar, and we loves the liqour.

i ordered the flip burger. it was about as unimpressive as a-rod in october. the beef patty was pretty weak, i think it needed some more fat in the mix. the flip sauce is okay, your standard ketchup/mayo combo sauce. collectively the flagship burger is pretty boring. and that sucks!

my sister had the Bun Mi, which is a vietnamese pork sausage burger. this one was very good. it was true to vietnamese flavors and quite tasty. me love it long time.

my bro-in-law ordered a lamb burger. not too shabby. tasted a lot like a gyro. if you’re at flip and want a gyro this is the burger for you. but if your not here and you want a gyro i bet you can find a real gyro someplace else.

my wife ordered a “butcher cut”. thats a beef burger with caramelized onions, blue cheese and red wine jam. i liked the flavors on this one but, as we mentioned earlier, the beef patty itself is unimpressive. this was “putting a silk hat on a pig”.

we ordered sweet potato tots, tempura rutabaga, vodka battered onion rings, and french fries as sides. the tots were not very good. i thought they were too mushy and they had a funny taste.

the fries were really good. the onion rings were nice too. superior to anything you can find in Miami, but not better than Atlanta’s The Varsity or OK Cafe.

my favorite item from the meal (and i think everyone else with me was in agreement) was the tempura rutabaga. i’d never had rutabaga before so i was a little skeptical. its pretty much a sweet carrot. it tasted really nice coated in the tempura batter. its like a cross between a sweet potato french fry and a zucchini french fry. i wish i could get some of these in Miami.

we tried both the krispy kreme and nutella milkshakes for dessert. i ended up drinking about 80% of them both. the burnt marshmallow on top is really yummy but the shakes are nothing special. honestly, i’d rather have a shake from McD’s. in addition to these they have a pistachio and white truffle milkshake and…barf…a fois gras milkshake. that sound was me vomiting in my mouth just thinking about it. that’s beyond douchebaggery, you’d have to be a f*cktard to drink that.

i don’t know if i’d go back to flip. with so many good places to eat in atlanta i don’t think its worth the time dilly dallying with this menu. and the regular burger should be superb – there’s no excusing the mediocrity.

I came across this review when Googling "Flip Burger". I was very surprised at the negative review. I have eaten at the ATL one once and the Birmingham one twice and had all great experiences. I love the Farm Burger. The Krispy Kreme milkshake alone is worth the trip and the fries and smoked mayo are AMAZING. I could eat a truckload. Last time I was in Birmingham Blais was there and came over to say hello. He was a great guy and I was thrilled to meet him. Very down to earth guy which I expected after seeing him on tv.

My wife insisted on our having lunch here. Apparently she had herd about it from a cooking how she watches .
I am not impressed nor displeased . Indifferent perhaps? . I had the butchers block burger. It was very greasy! However, it was flavorful and outside the norm for a burger . Sadly the portion size left me hungry! I will note that the onion rings were incredible!
I closing I would suggest at least going once!