Black Bear Diner
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Parmesan Sourdough Cheeseburger
Dijon Mustard, Swiss Cheese, Tomato, & Grilled Onions on Thick-Crust Sourdough Bread grilled golden with a Garlic Parmesan Cheese Crust
$10.99
If you have had the fortune of wandering the new Metropark Square in Conroe, you might have noticed this really cool and interesting new place, called the Black Bear Diner, which is COMPLETELY decked out in Bear stuff. My kids loved everything about it. My fiance loved the breakfast plates. I did not take a loving to the burger.
As you can see, the burger actually LOOKS incredible. I was super psyched when reading it, and even more so when it came out, so description and appearance are 5/5, but it's when I tasted it was when the issues started.
The meat was probably one of the least favorite meat patties I have had since starting this blog. It was bland and even worse it was tough and chewy. It was almost like chewing a piece of rubber. I was shocked, because I had always seen such great reviews of this place online.
Moving on from the terrible meat, the cheese was almost nonexistent. To be honest, I had completely forgotten it had cheese on the actual burger until I was picking it apart later (more on that later). The tomatoes fresh and juicy, so no negative points there. The grilled onions were as good as grilled onions can be without being caramelized. The dijon mustard tasted fine, though it seems like they were very easy on it, which is good because I am not a huge fan of the mustard.
Now while I have said quite a bit of bad, I do have to give the burger partial credit on the part that brought it up to the 3. The sourdough bread. The sourdough bread they used was great in it's taste and was firm enough to hold the burger and not break apart at all. Then they went and added on a garlic and cheese to it that made the bread even more delectable. I liked this bread so much that I ended up taking the bread off at the end so that I could have it the next day.
Now with all things being said, while The Black Bear Diner is surely not going to be known for their burgers anytime soon, their breakfast was incredible. I can recommend this place to anyone for big helpings of great breakfast food!
As you can see, the burger actually LOOKS incredible. I was super psyched when reading it, and even more so when it came out, so description and appearance are 5/5, but it's when I tasted it was when the issues started.
The meat was probably one of the least favorite meat patties I have had since starting this blog. It was bland and even worse it was tough and chewy. It was almost like chewing a piece of rubber. I was shocked, because I had always seen such great reviews of this place online.
Moving on from the terrible meat, the cheese was almost nonexistent. To be honest, I had completely forgotten it had cheese on the actual burger until I was picking it apart later (more on that later). The tomatoes fresh and juicy, so no negative points there. The grilled onions were as good as grilled onions can be without being caramelized. The dijon mustard tasted fine, though it seems like they were very easy on it, which is good because I am not a huge fan of the mustard.
Now while I have said quite a bit of bad, I do have to give the burger partial credit on the part that brought it up to the 3. The sourdough bread. The sourdough bread they used was great in it's taste and was firm enough to hold the burger and not break apart at all. Then they went and added on a garlic and cheese to it that made the bread even more delectable. I liked this bread so much that I ended up taking the bread off at the end so that I could have it the next day.
Now with all things being said, while The Black Bear Diner is surely not going to be known for their burgers anytime soon, their breakfast was incredible. I can recommend this place to anyone for big helpings of great breakfast food!
VERDICT: 3 out of 5 Stars.
And so the Chase continues…
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