Abbey Burger Bistro offers great and unique burgers for only $9.50.
It pays to be a little adventurous when dining. There are people out there who don’t venture much further than popcorn shrimp, burgers, and pepperoni pizza. For the unadventurous in Baltimore, Abbey Burger Bistro is a good place to begin your journey into the diversity of dishes this city has to offer.
The smell of sizzling burger patties will reach you and possibly pull you from your path if another destination was in mind. For the culinary conservative, go ahead an order a well-done burger with nothing but a slice of cheese, or even some bacon if you’re determined to really challenge yourself, but you’ll be missing the real magic of Abbey Burger Bistro.
Some selections may make some recoil at first, such as the peanut butter burger, but the mixture of the dry, sweet, peanut butter with the salty bacon, and the juicy roseda beef create such an amazing merging of flavors in every bite.
Those who want a taste of breakfast will find the Harry’s Bistro Burger with bacon, roseda beef, sunny side up egg, and melted cheddar resting inside a nicely toasted English muffin. The flavor of this burger transcends words.
For those who aren’t immediately drawn to one of the selections, they have a build-a-burger checklist. Be careful, piling on the toppings will also pile on the bill. The sides, apart from homemade potato chips, come at an extra cost, but are worthwhile. The thick, cakey breading on the onion rings and the crispy exterior combined with the soft, sweet center of the sweet potato fries should not be passed up.
Finally, they have amazing beers on tap. Two highly recommended selections are Ommegang Hennepin and Magners Irish Cider. The Ommegang Hennepin has a sour-citrus flavor slightly reminiscent of Blue Moon. The spicy finish gives the feeling of autumn and evoked a “sit around a campfire on a chilly night” feeling. Magners is a bit on the dry side and is for anyone who finds Woodchuck too sweet.
A place as wonderful as this requires several visits to sample every temptation found on the food and drink menus.
Abbey Burger Bistro is located at 1041 Marshall St. (443) 453-9698
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