Perri Todd's newest offering

Perri Todd's newest offering - Premium Burger

It was an invitation I can’t resist when Marc of ExploreIloilo said that Perri Todd’s had a new item in their menu; Premium Burger and it deserves a taste test. I asked myself how much more they can improve their gigantic and already good burgers.

So around lunchtime yesterday, we trooped to Perri Todd’s new and improved restaurant in Jaro. As expected they barely had seats inside (air conditioned area) so we opted to get a seat outside... The lure of natural lighting plus the fact that only few eyes will turn to our table if we start the usual clicks and flashes were among the reasons we decided to eat “al fresco”.

We ordered what we came for - Premium Burgers. It was a longer wait than their usual order for burgers - I noticed, aside from the fact that the al fresco area was now getting crowded. When it finally arrived, I still was awestruck with its size even though I’ve been there and had them many times.

The first thing I’ve noticed was how the patty looked like – bigger than the usual patty and much darker. Upon closer inspection we debated if this was really grilled or fried. I sided with the latter based on the evidence my senses were able to gather – lol. After a few minutes what we really came for – taking visuals of Perri Todd’s Premium Burger, it was time to finally taste how “premium” tastes like.

Eating gigantic burgers often presents a dilemma – that is how to actually eat them. Perri Todd’s burgers are so big that it takes both hands to hold them yet your mouth can only open to accommodate a third of it. Plus the fact that many eyes will scrutinize what you are doing – lol. Even with the provided knives and fork, it still is a challenge to cut them and still make them look appetizing – plus not making a mess.

So how it tasted? Well, very good and much better than their usual burgers. With lettuce, tomatoes, cucumber slices, onion rings, their signature sauce and or course a much bigger patty, Perri Todd’s Premium Burger definitely scored big time for me. The burger patty was pan grilled – as we were informed, so it’s almost the same as fried since the oil from the patty does not drip down thus frying the patty itself without adding oil. That’s why it had more beefy taste plus the fried and toasted edges of the patty were an added bonus.

So how much does this Premium burger cost? Well let’s say as much a Perri Todd’s grilled burger AND cheeseburger. Or a grilled cheeseburger with extra patty, onion rings plus another add on. But these burgers simply cannot “replace” the Perri Todd’s Premium Burger “experience”.

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