There’s no cure for a mean hangover like a big, greasy burger. This Sunday, I found myself suffering with a pretty bad ass hangover, far too much wine the previous night resulted in me wanting to flush myself down the toilet and go live at the bottom of the ocean. Since this is simply not possible I opted for the next best thing, a bloody great burger.
Normally, when craving a burger, I find myself knocking on the door of Fat Hippo (mine’s a Great White Buffalo with sweet potato fries please) but since I was there a mere two days earlier (more on that soon) we decided to brave the pub and hit up The Grind.
The Grind currently serves up banging burgers and unreal sides from No28, just upstairs from my home away from home, The Grainger Market. I refused to make eye contact with the many people partaking in their bottomless prosecco deal and went for a full fat Coke, the other main cure for a hangover.
Feeling extra greedy we ordered a couple of sides to come with our burgers. The dirty fries are topped with hot sauce, blue cheese sauce and a smattering of crumbled blue cheese for good measure. Oh my lord, I might as well have died and went to heaven because they were the absolute best. I’m not the biggest fan of the onion strings as I think they’re a major pain in the arse to eat but Kris is a huge fan, fisting handfuls into his mouth with glee.
More often than not poor Kris has to make do with a boring bean burger or even worse, the dreaded Portobello mushroom in place of a patty, oh hell no! Not The Grind, they do a, wait for it, southern fried paneer burger. I mean, come on! It’s almost enough to tempt me away from the cows, almost! I went for the original cheese burger and settled for a wee bite of his cheese mountain.
Normally, for the case of a review I’d order a dessert, I do it for you guys! Sadly, I just couldn’t face anything sweet and simply had to get home so I could lie on the couch and whine about how bad I feel. I’ve failed you all, I’m sorry.
The burgers from The Grind are freaking awesome. It hasn’t overtaken my love for Fat Hippo but they’re a bloody close second. This may change when they open their new shop in The Grainger Market, a few doors away from Pet Lamb, and I over indulge and turn into a massive burger. I can’t wait!
The Grind @ No28, 27-29 Nelson Street, Newcastle, NE1 5AN
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