109 Burger Joint

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Located in a very small locale, at the corner of 109 and 7th, is a joint that has garnered support in the college student community. Standing only a few blocks from FIU, and across the street from several student apartment buildings, it's no surprise it has become a local attraction. 109 Burger Joint offers the traditional sandwiches and make-your-own burgers, but specializes in artisan burgers of the kind you may not have heard before. Their burger menu goes something like this: The Blue Moon, Truffle lovers, Wakeup, MAC Addict and so on. In our visit, we ordered the first three. Most burgers are made with 100% Angus beef and come with a side of your choosing (we, of course, went with the truffle fries!). The Truffle lovers burger was a combination of several ingredients, including mushrooms, caramelized onions and the house's aioli. The Wakeup burger gets a little crazier, as it's served with bacon, hash browns, balsamic onions and the must-have fried egg. But above all stands The Blue Moon burger--aged with Blue Moon (for my beer lovers)--is accompanied with blue cheese, onions, mushrooms, lettuce, and

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tomato. To add a little extra flair, I also asked the waiter to top it off with a few strips of bacon! However, when the burgers came, I reconsidered my decision of having added the bacon. The burger was HUGE. I had some serious struggles trying to take the bites. As far as taste goes, the ingredient combinations of all the burgers were ingeniously amazing. The problem lied in that the patties were not spiced adequately. The meat was somewhat bland, and that took away a lot from the overall experience. Nonetheless, the truffle fries and house aioli were their redeeming factor. Absolutely delicious! I plan to return soon to give them another shot; plus, I've been recommended the MAC Addict, a mac and cheese burger. I also look forward to trying several of their desserts, such as the Brownie from Cloud 9 and the Cookie Pie, both of which are the perfect disaster for a sweets-induced heart attack.