The Works - Reese PBC

Place: The Works

Type: Chain

Web Site: 

Atmosphere: Industrial

Burger: Reese PBC

# of Patty's: 1

Special Sauce: None

Toppings: Crushd Peanut Butter Cups

THE PLACE

I've covered The Works before, so let's just say it's an industrial look and leave it at that.

THE BURGER

Here is how it works. Take the already great Works burger, stuff it with peanut butter and chocolate and top it it's crushed Reese Peanut Butter Cups. Let that sink in for a moment. It is literally a peanut butter cup burger. The calorie count alone must be amazing. And yes, it's not a cheeseburger. I think the sheer decadence of this burger makes up for the lack of cheese.

But does it work? Kinda, but not completely. The peanut butter cups on top of the burger was a brilliant idea and tastes amazing. Unfortunately the peanut butter and chocolate inside the patty wasn't a good idea. The heat from the patty melts them so much that the chocolate looks and tastes like brown water, and the peanut butter is just a big, liquid mess that you barely taste. 

Fortunately the burger itself was the usual high standards, the bun was great, the fries were above average. If I were in charge I would just put the peanut butter cups on top and leave it at that, but I'm not so here we are.

This is definitely an above average burger, far above average but not as high as the usual fare from The Works. It's a solid 3.7 out of 5.

Also it's not a cheeseburger, but not everything can be perfect. 

The Works - Hunka Hunka - Brampton

Place: The Works

Location: 8 Queen St. E., Brampton

Type: Chain Restaurant

Website: www.worksburger.com

Atmosphere: Post Modern Factory

Burger: Hunka Hunka

# of Pattys: 1

Type of Cheese: None (More on this later.)

Special Sauce: Peanut Butter (Yes really.)

Toppings: Banana and bacon strips. (Again, yes really.)

THE PLACE

How does one describe a place like The Works? No seriously how do you describe The Works? I asked the waitress and she didn't know. A guy at the other table volunteered "I was wondering the same thing and we don't know." Among myself and my three dinner companions we came up with "Factory gone mad", "Outdoors brought in" and "Junkyard Aesthetic." Take a look at the picture above and you'll get a hint.

I'll tell you this, at least it's not a place with a moose head on the wall wearing a funny hat. The world needs less of those places.

THE BURGER

Let's start at the beginning. This is not a CHEESE burger. I had ordered a different burger and they brought me this, the Hunka Hunka. I had taken a bite before I realized and when I noticed the waitress said they would make me the right burger and I could continue to eat this one.

Because whenever someone offers you a free burger you say yes!

So let's say this is a special non- cheeseburger review shall we.

There was another reason. I had taken a bite and that bite was so good, so full of flavor that I thought my heart was going to stop.

Ok, let's get the tiny details out of the way first. This burger, the Hunka Hunka, is a beef patty covered in peanut butter, topped with sliced bananas and finally bacon strips surrounded by a Artisian bun. The bun was solid and lightly toasted. The peanut butter was just the right amount of runny. 

Nothing overpowers anything else flavor wise. You get a hint of peanut butter, a taste of banana, a chunk of bacon and just the right amount of meat on each bite.

And yes, it's not a Cheeseburger.

Ok, enough of the technical stuff. When I bit into this burger I felt closer to a perfect burger than I have ever been in my life. The flavors were heavenly. When I took my first bite I literally wrote "OMG!" And I never write or say that because I am not a 12 year old girl.

Ok, so nit picky time. The burger to bun ratio was wrong and the meat wasn't as juicy as I like. But right now my mouth is going "who the hell cares?"

So to sum up, the Gods of burger served me a burger and it was the Hunka Hunka.

And yes, it wasn't a Cheeseburger. 

Rating: 4.6 out of five.*

*not a cheeseburger.