Farm Burger
Courtesy of Farm Burger
Gourmet burgers are all the rage these days, but one new beef shack wants you to get below the chargrilled surface and ask, “What am I eating and where was it raised?”
Located in Decatur, Farm Burger has an answer: southeastern cows that are 100% grass-fed and free from antibiotics and hormones; the meat is then aged two-weeks before being ground daily. All this, they hope, produces a delicious and ethical burger.
Well, they’re right. The burgers we had were fantastic. Their menu is simple: a handful of house specialty burgers and a generous list of ingredients for those wishing to build their own. We tried the No. 1 Farm Burger, the No. 4 (topped with pickled beets, green garlic, arugula, lara chenel goat cheese and mayo) and two custom-designed burgers; one with tomatoes, smoked paprika mayo, arugula, caramelized onions, gruyere and house-cured bacon. We also tried the sweet potato and FB fries (spicy garlic, herbs, parmesan) which were both good, not excellent, though a side of the Farm Burger dipping sauce gave them some extra umph.
Farm Burger serves a limited selection of beer and wine as well as salads for those who wish to balance the red meat. The salad we tried was surprisingly flavorful; the seasonal ingredients leaving their mark.
The small, but comfortable space resembles what a burger-serving hipster barn should look like. The feel is clean and modern, yet generously warmed with lots of wood. You stand in line to order, so try to arrive a little before the normal lunch/dinner hour to get a jump on the crowd. Farm Burger
