Last month our Jack headed down to GBK Spitalfields to try the short lived but exciting Mighty Jack burger deal. The premise? “Meat is might. Beer is punk…”
What is it?
A rugby themed GBK meal deal that consists of….
GBK’s ‘The Mighty’: two 6oz patties, plus mature Cheddar, crispy bacon, garlic mayo, relish, dill pickle.
Plus…
Chunky or skinny fries.
Plus…
A can of BrewDog Punk IPA (500ml) – which can be swapped for a glass of Spier wine (merlot or chenin blanc) or a milkshake
How much is it?
£18.95
Mighty Jack Vs The Mighty Jack
Gourmet Burger Kitchen – it does exactly what the name suggests. Namely ‘gourmet’ burgers (i.e high quality, creative ingredients, etc). Founded in 2001 by a bunch of friends from New Zealand (I’m not sure how big a part burgers play in Kiwi culture but OK), GBK are now an international operation – with 60+ restaurants all over the globe, and footholds in places like Dubai, Oman and Greece. They’re a chain, but they’ve not yet reached the point where they feel too slick, or too ‘chainy’.
Anyhow, we went down to the one in Spitalfields Market (which has outdoor seating, woo!) in London to try out the new, rugby themed ‘Mighty Jack’ (*insert joke about my name here*). £18.95 gets you two 6oz beef patties plus crispy bacon, mature cheese, garlic mayo, dill pickle and fries (we went for the skinny ones, goddamnit Greta).
I guess you could say it is hedonistic, but not excessive by ‘modern’ burger standards (and don’t you fkn love modern burger standards?).
It usually comes with a 500ml can (yup, 500ml can) of Brewdog’s legendary Punk IPA – but I swapped this out for a Spier Chenin Blanc (having wanted to try this wine for a bit) and was not disappointed. The wine is soft and very fruit forward: who said you can’t have white wine with…er, everything?
Also for those who don’t fancy booze you can swap out the beer/wine for a milkshake. As for the burger? What can I say? Everybody’s was getting on the rugby bandwagon back then – and it was a bloody good burger ^_^
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