Bareburger Adventure

Today's food craving drove me and some co-workers to venture out onto Austin Street and find the most delicious burgers in town. Well, I have many more places to try, but Bareburger definitely raised the bar. The meat was juicy and organic. So we felt less guilty about the overindulgence.

The decor is super natural, relaxed, consists mostly of wood and pinecones. I love the seating right by the entrance with colorful high chairs and an airy, chill vibe overlooking Austin Street. 

There is a certain cabin-in-the-woods feel that continues through-out with recycled, earth-friendly accessories (their chandeliers are made from forks & spoons and other household items - funky and creative.)

It has high booths toward the back that are very comfy and private. They have a big T.V. screen that plays old cartoons! Boomerang @ lunch to distract the kids while one eats at peace. 

The tables have an assorted selection of bears! Ketchup bear, Hot sauce bear, Honey Mustard bear and Agave bear.

As for the food! You have a choice of assorted meats/non-meats(Beef, Turkey, Veggie, Portobella Mushroom, Chicken (assorted), Lamb, Wild Boar, Elk, Bison, and Ostrich) and from there you choose your sandwich.
Their menu features several mouth-watering combinations.

I had a dab at the California burger, which I recommend 100%; it was absolutely scrumptious. It has sharp cheddar, fresh (honestly fresh)  hass avocado (which I love), romaine lettuce, tomatoes, raw red onion, and cilantro lime dressing (so good).

The fries/onion rings combo was perfect. The order comes with 4 dips:

Peppercorn steak sauce

Curry ketchup (yum!)

Spicy chipotle mayo (yum*2)

& Bareburger special sauce.

Definitely get the fries & rings (to share)!!

And for the family with artistic youngn's, they supply your little one with some crayons and coloring sheet!

No excuses not to go! Grab the kids, friends, family and take the trip.

Bareburger @ 71-49 Austin St. || (718) 275 - BARE (2273)

Enjoy! 

Press 195 Adventure

A beautiful weekend was motivation to wander out of the Hills and explore neighboring sites. Craving a good sandwich, we headed over to Bayside's own Press 195 Restaurant. They have two locations, as shown on their website, Bayside & Rockville Centre (the latter featured on Man vs Food - inspiring show for the appetite ) : Watch the video!!

The indoor seating overlooks the kitchen so if you'd really love to challenge your diet, sit inside and watch all of the wonderful foods that come out! The outdoors has a laid back feel with some funky wall art. A good sandwich, delicious fries, and a unique selection of beers.

We started with some refreshing beers on tap; the variety of beers on tap changes on a regular basis (view their current beer selection here) so they are always rotating selections. We tried the Radeberger Pils and the Blue Point Summer Ale. To accompany the beers we ordered  the guacamole & salsa with homemade warm tortilla chips (yummy!)

Onto the hot presses! I had the (# 30 on the menu) "Pastrami, sauerkraut, Swiss cheese and spicy brown mustard" (very, very delicious!) and he had the (# 26 on the menu) "Turkey, smoked Canadian bacon, smoked Gouda, fresh tomato and roasted garlic spread" (honest - I ended up bargaining for half, definitely a MUST HAVE) and an order of Belgian Fries with chipotle mayo to top off a scrumptious brunch.

Although Forest Hills has an incredible selection of restaurants (*cough*cough* Restaurant row on Austin Street*cough*cough*) I found this spot supremely awesome - will go back even if just for the fries & beer!