Anything on a burger? Yes, ANYTHING…
OK, boys and girls, you may have taken note of a post a couple of days ago in which I made mention of a local bacon-bleucheese burger of which I am particularly fond… and you may also have noted the comment from my good buddy Vick Mickunas, he of book reviewing fame, who observed that he had very unusual burger topping requirements: Namely, that he likes to leave to the chef, or cook, or whomever’s in the kitchen, as to what to place atop his burger.Hmmm…. Well, what I already knew about Vick and his burger prefs came from visiting the Sunrise Cafe in Yellow Springs recently with him for a bit of book chat and some good food.
For yes, fans, they do indeed have very, very good food at the Sunrise Cafe, and my brief excursion into their menu made me look forward to a return visit. They are much more than just an, ahem, cafe, thank you, and aside from a lively and vivacious decor and atmosphere, I noted they are pretty inventive with their fare, as well. You can check out the menu at their website.
But I followed Vick’s advice and had the most interesting looking thing on the menu — a Vick Burger, named after Mickunas himself, who used to dine there daily in his WYSO radio days, and always told the chef to surprise him with whatever he felt like putting on the burger.
The eatery’s description: “The Vick Burger - A true chef’s choice garbage burger! Inspired by our daily customer Vick Mickunas who would allow our chef’s creativity to shine! Please mention anything you definitely DO NOT want on your burger! And remember, anything goes with the Vick Burger! $9.00”
They aren’t kidding, either. Mine was topped with sauteed mushrooms, a red chipotle salsa, a kind of white horsey sauce (I think), fresh spinich leaves (great idea!), pesto, red onions seasoned in some unusual manner and a couple of other things I can’t honestly recall.
But I remember this: It was deeeeelicious. And utterly unlike anything I’d ever eaten before — and since I know I’ll never get the exact same thing on top of even a Vick Burger again, it was one of the few truly unique things I’ll ever have… not a bad thing at all.
Vick’s a smart guy. Eating with him turned out to be a good idea…