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1008 Blanshard St tel: 250-384-1008
Oh, how the rumours flew....Pink Bicycle is open....I saw the bike...something about a Yorkshire burger....
Well, there's no Yorkshire burger, grumble, grumble, but otherwise The Pink Bicycle is a nice a addition to the neighbourhood.
A
simple menu focusing on quality products and burger worship - I'll be
corrected if I'm wrong, but this must be the product of some
reactionary young people? There's some love in this place, these folks
must have felt really hard done by their local burger options. I can
sympathize...
Patty
and I turned up after work, were quickly seated in a pleasantly
occupied restaurant. The service was quick and friendly. We ordered a
bottle of wine from the brief but, well paired list and a couple of
burgers. I had the bison burger with onion rings ($16) and Patty had
the Swine burger with fries ($13). The food arrived quickly and with
astute presentation. This was a full meal, but not overly portioned -
maybe too much for a light eater, but perfect for a dinner of 'burger.'
I liked the bun (from Bond Bond's next door, inspiring Patty to discuss
the complexity of burger bun construction), and the pickle and the
'olive on a long toothpick,' garnish made me feel warm and fuzzy
inside. The onion rings were well above average, but did need a bit of
salt and I thought could have benefited from a little cornstarch or
rice flour in the batter for crispness. My burger was good with
Vancouver Island raised Bison, of which I'm a big fan, cheddar cheese
and BBQ sauce. A well proportioned burger with fresh products - I was
happy. If I was splitting hairs I might go for a more interesting BBQ
sauce, something boozy perhaps, and maybe a sharper cheese. Patty's
teriyaki style pork burger was also tasty and certainly interesting -
the only minor drawback was canned pineapple, half as much fresh
pineapple would have been spectacular. Patty's Kennebec fries were
fresh and crispy with good flavour.
The
ambiance, music and art were all very comfortable and modern. The
prices aren't bargain, but feel like reasonable value for quality
products. Hopefully, the Pink Bicycle gets the opportunity to open a
little later, because this is the kind of thing I feel like eating
after an evening at work.
Feb 17, 2009
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