Mary in Vancity

Burger bars are opening up everywhere it seems, and a welcome addition to the burger scene is Stackhouse Burger Bar.

Located on Granville and Davie – this restaurant features a large white oak bar and an open kitchen concept. It also has a patio and a very contemporary atmosphere. Very cool.

Chef Shahab Ghaemi in his quest to create the “perfect” burger, has come up with a menu that features 10 types of burgers, ranging from Kobe beef, prime rib, portobello mushroom, chicken breast, amongst  others.

The menu also has a variety of sides, such as onion rings, dips and salads.

For our lunch, Sean and I (Sean recommended this place, for his own review of Stackhouse click here) ordered two types of burgers: Me, the Stackhouse burger (prime rib patty with pancetta, portabellini, Guinness cheddar, chipotle aioli and butter lettuce served on a brioche bun) which happened to be the lunch special that day ($10 for a burger and fries or salad). 

I liked my burger, but sadly there was no pancetta to be had, as I was told they had ran out. Even without it though, the burger was tasty. I loved the cheddar cheese that they use, as well as the mushroom taste the portobello brings. Loved the Chipotle mayo. It gave it a bit of a spicy kick.

I really enjoyed the salad –  it had the tastiest dressing, a citrus, rosemary vinaigrette. Although the rosemary was quite subtle, the citrus flavours were delightful.

Sean’s Kobe burger looked amazing – ($21 – Kobe beef patty with Guinness cheddar, caramelized onions, truffle aioli and butter lettuce served on a brioche bun). He told me that it was really good.

Now maybe it’s just me, but $21 for a burger? I found it a little expensive for the portion you get.

We order a side order of onion rings to go with our orders – ($7) now these I liked! there were deep fried to perfection and their crispy batter was delicious. You also get your choice of dipping sauce – cilantro, chipotle, truffle or miso. We chose the chipotle for the rings. The other side dish that we tried were the deep fried pickles ($5). Sadly they’re not on the menu, but if you ask for them you can order them. I really liked them, I mean, it’s something different. Once again, you have your choice of dipping sauce. I ordered the miso dip for them, but I still liked the chipotle better.

For dessert we had the deep dried ice cream ($9) ice cream wrapped in brioche dough, deep fried and sprinkled with cinnamon sugar. It came with a Kahlua chocolate sauce and lots of strawberries. I thought that the portion was a bit tiny for nine dollars. It was such a small scoop of ice cream.

Aside from the excellent burger deal, they have certain beers for only $4. Now that’s an excellent value for downtown Vancouver.

Follow them on twitter @StackhouseBB 

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