Flip Burger Boutique is part of
the hipster upscale burger explosion, but takes it a step higher, with a fairly
fancy setting, and a full-service restaurant. It is the idea of top chef
Richard Blais, which started with one location in Atlanta, Georgia, and now has
two more locations in that city and one Birmingham, Alabama, location. I visit
the Poncey-Highland location in Atlanta, which looks very smart. All
ingredients are natural or organic and the menu is seasonal, always changing,
and always including original haute
cuisine burger options.
I start with the Merguez
Corn Dog ($8), which comes with Harissa Mustard. It has the real merguez taste,
which I haven’t had outside of Belgium and France, even though the sausage
looks different. It tastes better as sausage than as corn dog, even though the
corn batter is pretty light and tasty, as is the dip.
I follow-up with the
Trio ($13): a sampler of three "miniatures burgers": RBQ, Butcher's
Cut, and Fried Chicken. The RBQ is a (little) burger with pulled brisket,
coleslaw, RBQ sauce, and smoked mayo. It is a delicious combination of burger
and BBQ. The Butcher's Cut is a (little) burger that comes with caramelized
onions, soy truffle vinaigrette, frisée, pickled shallots, and red wine jam.
Well prepared, but has a bit too strong Asian taste to it – this could be
different with the crumbled may tag blue cheese, which normally comes in it.
Finally, the Fried Chicken is a (small) piece of Southern chicken fried beef,
b+b pickles, and spicy dukes mayo. It is nicely battered and fried and has a
spicy taste. Finally, I get some Housemade Potato Chips ($5), which comes with
abita rootbeer onion dip – the chips are really thin, crispy, perfectly salted.
VERDICT: 90/100
Flip is very pricy,
but also very tasty. It is a great place to take burger-loving friends for a
nice dinner.
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