avenue kitchen&bar: ball square, somerville

been meaning to check this place out. had been craving a bacon cheeseburger and their’s had a bacon-onion compote — which looked interesting.

finally made it early (5:30) friday evening. they were pretty booked even that early so i was seated on the patio, which is lovely, and ordered — medium rare. it arrives somewhere between medium and medium well. but the servers aren’t paying too much attention to the patio. to get someone’s attention, i would have had to get up and go back inside. but i was starving, so i ate it.

but what really threw me was the bacon-onion compote. i was expecting a combination of bacon and caramelized onions, but this was so sweet — and there was so much — it totally overwhelmed the burger and cheese.

a real bummer. but i may stop by to pickup some maple chili duck wings.

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Arrrgggh.

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I hate it when that happens.

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Bummer! Especially the sweetness which Does Not Belong on a burger!!

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