Elephant and Castle
One sunny afternoon, I walked to Elephant and Castle by myself for a big, juicy burger (by the way, the Elephant and Castle in New York isn’t the same as the one I went to in Chicago). I’ve heard Elephant and Castle has a lot of great food, so I decided to try it myself before bringing Chris along. I ordered the elephant burger with bacon, cheese, and curry sour cream:
The combination of curry sour cream, bacon, and cheese may sound a little off-putting, but in reality, the burger is absolutely AMAZING. It also comes with red union and tomatoes (no ketchup or mustard). The sour cream curry also has chopped scallions and really gives the burger a wonderful kick. Also, I’m usually not a fan of bacon in my cheeseburgers (something about having TOO much fat in a burger), but I ate absolutely everything. A close-up shot of the burger:
The burgers at Elephant and Castle are pretty amazing (I’ve tried a couple others since this review and my favorite is still the Elephant burger). I tried ordering fries, but there was something wrong with their fryer (it had to do with Con Edison), and it was still broken when I took Chris there two weeks later. Elephant and Castle is a great place to eat by yourself (they don’t bother you that much) and their burgers AND desserts are amazing!
Reader Comments
why did you only give it a 1 1/2 rating then?
btw, there’s a place in LA that you MUST try called Pete’s. you would absolutely love their chipotle fries. fries that are tossed in a delicious chipotle sauce. i’ve got pictures on facebook if you’ve got an account!
my bad! i realized that i got confused with your grace faces and coins. what was i thinking??? i blame it on Monday…
Funny that there’s a nice place to eat called Elephant & Castle – it’s also a very girm area of London (in the UK)! As an aside, I really love reading your website – don’t stop writing!