It Translates Quite Well

Southwestern Steak Burger, a photo by jaceman4 on Flickr.

So, back on my burger quest, I had heard about Morrette's King Steak House online in regards to having a fairly good burger. Namely, because it was considered one of the places one could procure one of the finer cheesesteaks in the area, and the beef used for the cheesesteak and the burgers were the same. So, given that incentive, and it being fairly conveniently located around where I normally venture, I opted to go for it. Wanting something with a bit more variety than your typical All-American Cheeseburger (read: just lettuce and tomatoes and onions) I picked one of the newer items on the menu (it said "new" next to the item, though the menu itself was kind of old), the "Southwestern" Steak Burger.

All in all, it was pretty good. You could tell that the beef was used for making cheesesteaks as it was generally pretty lean. For a place that had kind of an old diner feel, the lack of greasiness in the meat was fairly nice. It gave a full beefy flavor. This burger was then topped with cheese, which being a cheesesteak place was melted quite nicely, grilled onions, a hickory BBQ sauce, and jalapenos. Overall the execution was pretty good, though I do have to say that the concept behind the burger itself wasn't extraordinarily well thought out. The ingredients sort of clashed for flavor, and for the first few bites I couldn't quite decide what to make of the contrast between the jalapeno kick and the sweetness of the BBQ sauce, which in and of itself I thought was slightly overpowering. Overall though, I thought the burger pretty good.

The fries were pretty "well-done" for all you In-N-Outers out there. They were left in the fryer a little longer and came out crispy, but not overly so, which was good. Overall, a pretty nifty novelty place, what with all the historic pictures on the wall and that, but I'd probably go with the steak sandwich more than the burger next time.