The Bacon Royale

" You know what they call a Quarter Pounder with cheese in France?"

"A Royale with Cheese"

I loved that scene from Pulp Fiction and you would be lying if you said that you didn't want to try the Big Kahuna Burger after watching that.  It's been some time since I've had a decent burger and even longer since watching the movie.  So when a friend of mine tells me she just had the best burger  she's ever had at a bar called Royale... you know I had to try it. I literally cleared out my schedule and made plans the next day to visit the restaurant and try out this burger.  I read the reviews on Yelp and there was an almost unanimous response that this was the place to be for burgers. 

Born and Raised in New York, I can't help but be cynical and find every reason possible to explain why these reviews may be false.  Friends of owners?  Tipsy after hours party goers?  Tourists?  You name it.. I thought of it.  I convince my friend to join me in my burger quest.

I drop by on a rainy evening and it seems like its one of the more slow nights.  The burger menu was simple.  Burger Royale,  Royale with Cheese (Swiss/American/Cheddar/Bleu) or a Bacon Royale.  Perfect.. I order the Bacon Royale (medium) with Cheddar.  Within 10 minutes I had a pipin hot burger in front of me.  Here's a picture of it on top.  I gotta say.. the burger was good.  Bacon was CRISPY.. Burger still had juices flowing out of it.. 2 slices of melted cheddar on top. The only thing I have to say though is that the bun was a little lacking.  It was toasted... it was buttered.. it was a fancy gourmet sesame bun.. but I didnt like that.  I was hoping for a lightly toasted but soft sesame potato bread that was going to absorb some of those juices.  The bun they used was more of a shell or a case for the burger to keep it from being too sloppy.  This was not my dream Big Kahuna Burger but I would definitely revisit if I'm ever in the area.