The Burger Rajah

A new joint, "The Chicken Club" opened in my neighborhood. Considering its always packed, it must be great right?

🍔: 7
🍟: 3
🍺: N/A

I'd ordered the Nashville burger which had three peppers next to it so I expected some heat... Which unfortunately never came. I'm not sure if my order was mixed up but unfortunately it wasn't the least bit spicy. What was great (and rather unorthodox) is that instead of a chicken fillet, they use two juicy tenders! Perfectly cooked, well seasoned, combined with fresh slaw made for an amazing chicken burger overall.

The fries however, told a different story; they were either old and refried or fried in old oil. Too oily, not seasoned and stale. It was however great that they give you three different house sauces for free with every meal.

The Service was friendly, the food arrived quickly and the restaurant is well themed.

I will be back, to hopefully actually get a Nashville burger and give them another try, but for now it's far from my favourite chicken burger experience in the area.

Burgers by mistake, here's what we thought about Burger X Moda :

🍔: 7/10
🍟: 7/10
🍺: N/A

To be completely honest, this was not even on our radar! We were in Kadiköy to review another restaurant but
as they were full so we settled for this restaurant. The disappointment of not getting into the first restaurant quickly faded once we experienced X Burger, this place is X-cellent (sorry about that one😁)!

There's a wide variety available with all burgers available in S/M/L. After a short wait, we were really impressed; the burgers were put together with care, the ingredients seemed plentiful and fresh which surprised me! The meat was well seasoned, the right amount of sauce was used, toasted buns were fresh and it was just an overallhearty burger with the right amount of stuff in the right places.

The fries could do with some seasoning but are really well paired to the
house dipping sauces.

This establishment does not serve alcohol or coffee so
water and soft drinks will have to do.

Look, this is not my absolute favourite burger (I'm such a sucker for a smashburger) but it has one big thing going for it: value. I don't think there is another burger joint in the area that can rival X Burger for price vs quality. We we so surprised with this restaurant we've been back a few times and the quality has remained consistent. You'll always get a table (I don't know why it's not busier) which makes it a bit of a hidden gem in the centre of Kadiköy.

An extremely delicious burger, great service, an awesome vibe and a price that can't be beat is really special.

A must-try if you're in the area.