Slick + I had MONSTER hamburger cravings yesterday, so we rallied Gtown Jared to meet us at Farm Burger for some Memorial Day beef.
hello!
Although Gtown J got a bit lost getting there, I thought Farm Burger’s Decatur location, right next to Watershed, was pretty straightforward + easy to find.
the bright orange sign was difficult to miss...
I read extensively about Farm Burger on Urbanspoon + other food blogs, and I was painfully aware that some folks think that it’s more hype than burger. Did this deter me from trying my very own farm burger? No. Did I go into the experience with sky-high expectations? No. Was I impressed from the moment I stepped foot in the restaurant? Yes!
i'm down with farm-to-table.
Although the farm-to-table AND the fancy hamburger joint concepts are both getting kind of old, I really enjoyed myself at Farm Burger. I liked that when Slick and I arrived, the line was out of the door – and it remained so for the 1 1/2 hours we were at FB. Not that this is their target market by any means, but Slick and I counted eight very-visibly pregnant women at Farm Burger over the course of the evening. (Not really sure what you are supposed to do with that information, but I still felt it was noteworthy…) I also liked the here’s-what-we’ve-got menu presentation. It was simple + efficient enough for me to navigate on the last evening of a long, lazy three day weekend when my brain was functioning at a much slower pace than normal…
FB menu
I liked this picture at the restaurant. 
mooooooooooo
After a short while, we made it up to the front of the line and placed our orders.
cattle call for farm burgers!
All I really wanted was a hamburger w/ cheddar + lettuce, but I felt like I needed to be a little more adventurous – so I swaped the cheddar for pimiento cheese. Slick and Gtown J got slightly-altered versions of the house special – the original farm burger. We sat down at an open table + bench and sipped on our wine (me) + beers (the boys) while we waited for our much anticipated FB beef + fried potatoes to arrive.
my wine
cow-stamped placemats were a hit w/ me.
(i'm a sucker for mason jars, too!)
Right before the delicious aroma of the restaurant finally won me over and I started to drool on my kitschy cow-stamped placemat, our food arrived. The fries came in a cute little tin, and they were just how I like them: SSS = soft + soggy + lots of seasoning (in this case, garlic).
original fries
I started to quickly fill up on the fries, so I made the executive decision to concentrate on my burger. The pimiento cheese was an excellent call. It wasn’t too mayo-y and melted perfectly on my burger. Growing up, my parents always made + ordered our burgers well or well done (no pink). Over the years, I guess I’d gotten used to ordering them kinda over-cooked, and so my burgers never really taste like meat. Although farm burgers come what to me looked like medium or medium rare, I didn’t feel like my (amazing – love you, mom!) Jewish mother was shaking her finger at me all the way from Texas when I quickly devoured the burger, because the beef came from v. happy grass-fed cows (e. coli risk free). I will admit that this was actually one of my first, true on-the-rare-side hamburger experiences and that kind of blew my mind, but I also thought that the burger, itself, was pretty great – very juicy and flavorful.
my farm burger w/ pimiento cheese
Slick + Gtown J enjoyed their burgers, but they thought the sauce on the original farm burger was slightly too heavy. Both of them thought I ordered the best of the group. (I win!)
the remains of slick's farm burger - it wasn't there for long...
Slick still likes the late-night Holeman + Finch hamburger the best, but I am torn between H+F and Farm Burger. At the very least, I think Farm Burger gives H+F a run for it’s money – and I liked the fries better. Will I go back? Yes. Do I think that I should buy into hype more often? Definitely!!
xx, L
Farm Burger
4108 W. Ponce de Leon Ave.
Decatur, GA 30030
404.378.5077
www.farmburger.net
