Av El Bosque Norte 0145 L2 – Las Condes, Santiago, Chile, T: 2-982-0535
Mr. Jack Burger Bar is a new local
chain in Santiago, which just opened its fourth location. It seems to be inspired
by the ongoing burger-deluxe trend in the US. It looks like a mix of a modern
fancy wine bar and an old-school diner (but much more like the former). They
also claim to be a sports bar, but that just means they have a couple of plasma
screens with sports on it. The menu is fairly classic: a bit over ten signature
burgers, available on three type of bun (classic hamburger, ciabatta, and
pita), as well as some salads and other type of sandwiches. They claim to have
“New York Style Burgers”, even though I don't really know what that means.
I am going for the signature “Mr. Jack” (without pepper jack), which
comes in at Ps 6.900 (ca. $11). All burgers are 220 gram beef (except the
double) and come with French fries. I get my Mr. Jack on a classic hamburger
bun. It comes with roasted bacon strips, caramelized onions, tomato, pickles
and “our delicious Jack Daniels sweet and sour sauce.” The burgers has a nice
flamed grill taste but has a mountain of caramelized onions on it. The bacon is
not that crispy and situated exclusively in the middle (as I find out only half
way). While I have some (“delicious”) sauce on the side, the burger already
tastes a bit too sweet for me. The fries are prefab and a big soggy in the
middle.
VERDICT: 85/100
Overall, Mr. Jack serves the best burger I had in Santiago. It would
be a decent to good ‘concept burger bar’ in most US cities.
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