Reviews Dirty Burger

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Just requested a basic burger....bread, meat and nothing else. Had some fries and a ginger beer along with it as well. When it first came out I was a little surprised as to how small it all was £11 felt a bit steep! To be fair the burger tasted great, perhaps should have gone for more toppings or just gone for their standard selections but even with nothing on it was juicy and flavoursome...only wish it was bigger as I could have easily downed two!

As I entered, I felt transported back to some dodgy little place in Mexico that was hiding at the back of my memory logs, the dust well set on the archive. I half-expected casual amount of vom on the floor, as well as a retired mariachi player drunk in the corner, hiccupping a ballad every now and then.

Dirty Burger in Bethnal Green / Shoreditch High Street opened just over a couple of weeks ago. We wanted a quick bite to eat and happened to be walking on Shoreditch High Street when we spotted Dirty Burger.  This Dirty Burger in Shoreditch is the fourth location in London. Dirty Burger offers a limited menu – a Cheese burger, a Dirty bacon and a Dirty Cop-out i.e., vegetarian.  There are a few sides although we did not get any.  Water / juice is self-service from the refrigerator (hard to find!).  This location of Dirty Burger can seat about 12 people, yet most of the crowd seems to arrive for take-out. The Dirty Bacon was apparently very light and delicious.  I was particularly thrilled with the Dirty Cop-out .  The portobello mushrooom (in the Dirty Cop-out) was well-made and the mayonnaise -mustard combination on the arugula was delicious! Nothing extra was needed. Dirty Burger is open late (until 1.30 AM) and is open for brunch.  The only downside to Dirty Burger in Shoreditch is that there is no rest room.  

I’ve been good for this beginning of the year, cooking more of meals at home. Yet, one week of eating salads and vegetables I was craving a darn dirty burger. After my haircut at Jones and Paynes I headed up to Bethnal Green road. Dirty Burger is part of the major league Soho House Group

It may look like some scruffy old hole in the wall, but that’s the concept. Specialising in burgers three are available, a Cheese Burger, Dirty Bacon and dirty Cop-out. In the mornings you be happy to know you can get bacon & egg, and sausage & egg rolls with bottomless tea or coffee before 11am.

Unwrapping my burger, revealed a soft cushion bun that fit into my hands perfectly. A patty with juices flowing out, and soft molten cheddar, large lettuce leaf and garnished with tomato, gherkins and special mayonnaise. It was arguably a pretty good tasting burger

 

Opting for the Cheese Burger and crinkle cut fries, and a can of soft drink, I waited for my order. There’s limited seating and most people just pop in and out of the place. My order came in a plastic tray, a big bag of crinkle cut chips overflowing out to the tray. My burger wrapped in Dirty Burger branded greaseproof paper.

Good cheeseburger for about 6/7quid and fresh orange juice 2quid I thought it was reasonable. The place a bit small and can get busy I ended up eating whilst standing as it was packed which I didn't mind as I was after a quick bite but dont go there if you are expecting a seat down diner. System works on a number on your ticket and wait isnt long. The burger was perfect just the way I like it. A place I would definitely be visiting again

Bit of a blogger fail, but we still have a few London burger places to tick off our list. Dirty Burger was one of them, although they had three branches one in Vauxhall, Whitechapel and Kentish Town, they feel like the other end of the world to us. Luckily they have now come to Shoreditch with their fourth outpost, just a hop skip and a jump away from our Southbank office and slap bang in front of Shoreditch High Street station.

For those that don’t know, Dirty Burger is part of the Soho House group (for which we’ll become members once we’ve made our fortune). The new branch is right by Shoreditch House (we’ll get a card for there too) and is more of a hatch than a restaurant, seating just a handful of people and is more set up for take outs. Before 11 they serve a Sausage and egg or Bacon and egg burger, both just £4 with bottomless tea or coffee.

We visited on the second night of the soft launch as they were offering 50% off. A little part of us died as we stood queuing for food whilst hipster after hipster walked past looking at us as if we were in line for a food bank. Initially I had to resist the urge to abandon the long line and go to our beloved Dishoom just around the corner instead, but we had a box to tick and our stomachs were geared up for burgers.

It turns out queuing isn’t too bad when you have tonnes of emails to catch up on and a copy of Time Out to read, within half an hour we were inside. The decor was shack-chic, all corrugated iron and beaten up wood, a few stools for those lucky enough to sit in and eat, thank the lord we were one of those lucky few. Although it does mean that others waiting just gawp at your food.

Ade had a Dirty Bacon £7. a good quality patty, cooked medium rare topped with smoked bacon and oozing American cheese. My order was wrong, but I won’t hold that against them, it was manic and noisy and mistakes happen, this is why restaurants have soft launches. For some reason my Cheeseburger £6 without cheese came as just a lonely patty in a bun, no sauce, no lettuce, no nothing. This was swiftly sorted and I was handed the correct burger, I wished I’d asked to hang on to the previous burger to give to a homeless guy I’d spotted by the station, I hate good food (or any food) going in the bin. Vegetarians don’t worry, there’s a burger just for you too – the Dirty Cop-Out £5, a portobello mushroom-based burger.

Anyhow, the burger was great, not as rare as we like but still juicy and a decent size too. Crinkle cut fries £3.25 were nice and chunky with a good crunch. Onion fries £3.25 weren’t what we hoped, they were more of an onion ring nugget, not fries with an oniony seasoning as we imagined, we enjoyed them regardless.

The milkshakes are lovely and thick, although pretty pricey compared to how reasonable the burgers are. We shared a Strawberry milkshake £4.50, I did order a Chocolate one too but they didn’t hear me and it was too much effort to amend. The Dirty donuts £2 were all gone so we didn’t get to try them, although to be honest I don’t think I could have gotten anything else in my mouth.

What I remember most about Dirty Burger is how smiley and friendly the staff were considering the immense pressure they were under to feed the masses, and it’s service like that (along with the prices) that will encourage us to return one day. Who knows, one day we might even venture out to the Whitechapel branch where Chicken Shop is under the same (corrugated) roof.

I’ve been to this burger joint several times when it was called dirty burger, but it recently rebranded to Filth Food and started serving 100% plant based burgers. To be honest I was quite surprised when I tried the burger because it was very tasty and juicy despite the absence of meat. (I have to admit, I don’t know much about vegetarian/vegan food) The patties are made of beans, quinoa and soy mince and are topped with American beer cheese! Also the sauces were particularly good, I loved the beetroot ketchup and the garlic alioli.

Sandwiched within one of the many buildings along Bethnal Green Rd a little place with room for about a dozen calls out to you, ever so subtly. With a lightly toasted bun and a unique among the masses spread sauce, Dirty Burger , as the name suggests, gets things done quick and dirty. They used a metal cover with the effect of achieving a superb cheese melting on a thick beef patty. Along with old fashioned crinkle fries, this is truly a gem within Shoreditch. - location also serves non beef and veggie options for those with different tastes -

Love this joint. Best burgers in Shoreditch! Much better than P&B. Recommend Bacon Cheeseburger. The bacon in it is especially delicious- thick cut, smoky. Dee-lish!!

Nice veggie burgers and really full of flavour but fell apart when eating them, great chips also, the chocolate milkshake was amazing.

Polite friendly staff, not a huge selection of burgers but what they do, they do very well. Reasonably priced, good location - opposite the box park - although small inside. Highly recommended

One of the most memorable burgers I've had. Found it to be a little pricey, but that's London. Food and drink we both great along with some very friendly staff for the time of night I was there! Area is great and atmosphere is very eccentric. Well with a visit if you love American food!

Cool casual place to eat. Not much space so could imagine during peak hours, will be overcrowded. Their chicken is halal. Had the dirty bird with sweet potato fries. Burger was nice, felt as something was missing from it like cheese or bit more seasoning in the batter of the chicken. The sweet potato fries are properly one of the best I’ve had! Overall good food was friendly service