Beef and Liberty

Beef and Liberty
23 Wing Fung Street
Wanchai, Hong Kong

Bacon and cheeseburger, cooked medium. The stack: bun, bacon, cheese, patty, sweet onion relish, bun.

The bun is rather dry and tasteless, though it retains its shape to hold the stack. More buttered drilling on the inside would probably lessen its staleness. The bacon is not crisp but rather chewy, most likely prepared long before service hour. The cheese is American cheddar, tastes like so but could have used more heat to give a more dramatic, oozing effect. The patty is not particularly juicy, but imparts a taste that suggests its premium pedigree. The relish is the best of the bunch: sweet, slightly smoky, and rounds out what sums up to be an average fare. The burger is washed down with a malty, relaxing Young Master classic ale, which turns out to be the highlight of the 180HKD set lunch.