Friday, June 24, 2011
Royal Oak pub-restaurant offers a special through July 22, pairing gourmet burgers with award-winning beers.
Bastone Brewery, 419 S. Main St., 248-544-6250 Bastone Brewery is that comfortable pub spot sandwiched between a wine bar and Cuban eatery at the corner of Fifth and Main streets in downtown Royal Oak. Its roots are in Belgium, so that’s where the menu starts. Belgian-style favorites include seafood waterzooi, steamed mussels, a Belgian waffle topped with chicken, vegetables and a sour cream and white wine sauce, and pomme frites served in a paper-lined mug. It moves on to fresh soups, interesting salads and a good variety of entrees, sandwiches and thin crust pizzas. Through July 22, Bastone is putting the spotlight on a lineup of gourmet burgers and beers selected to pair with them. Bastone says its beers are hand-crafted on site with …
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Thursday, June 16, 2011
Fundraiser will feature 13 Bell's beers, burgers, wings and beer-inspired desserts to support the Children's Leukemia Foundation of Michigan.
The inaugural BRU Fest promises an evening featuring Michigan-made craft beer, good food and entertainment plus the benefit of supporting children and adults affected by leukemia, lymphoma and other blood-related cancers. The event kicks off a 7 p.m. Saturday at the Royal Oak Farmers Market. Tickets for the 21 and up event are $35 in advance at brumichigan.com and $40 at the door. With each ticket purchase patrons will receive 10 tokens for 10 five-ounce beers and unlimited burgers, wings and desserts. Additional beer tokens can be purchased for $1 each. The idea for BRU Fest came from Bill Seklar, president and CEO of Children's Leukemia Foundation of Michigan. He pitched it to the other partners involved – Bell's Brewery, Buffalo Wild …
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316 E 11 Mile Rd, Royal Oak, MI
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Monday, December 13, 2010
Burgerfest has come to its culmination. We finish our journey with the buffalo burger at Town Tavern.
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Monday, December 13, 2010
We've come to the end of our burgerfest. Bar burgers, sliders, burgers with fancy toppings – we've done our due diligence. If we forgot anyone, we apologize. Let us know in the comments and we'll sample other burgers in the future. We must now proclaim the winner of downtown Royal Oak's best burger. Without further ado, we present the buffalo burger from Town Tavern. Simultaneously high end and rustic, this burger is lesson in perfect construction. Start with ground buffalo, beef's leaner cousin. Do to its lean nature, we recommend ordering the burger medium to medium rare to ensure proper juiciness. Then, top with aged white cheddar, arugula, caramelized onion and dijon mustard for a flavor combination unmatched by any other burger …
Monday, December 6, 2010
Downtown eatery is known for its beer and Belgian-inspired fare, but don't miss out on its burger.
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Monday, December 6, 2010
Sometimes the best burgers are able to be modified in interesting ways. Bastone's burger is simple on the surface: high quality ground sirloin on a bun. However, Bastone – the Belgian-inspired downtown Royal Oak restaurant and brewery – doesn't want you to stop there. On our visit, the manager put together his favorite combination of flavors: grilled red onions, avocado, kalamata olives and bleu cheese. There's at least a dozen other toppings and cheese choices to contemplate. All of the toppings in the world wouldn't matter if the burger isn't tasty. Bastone's burger delivers on all fronts. Order your burger medium rare to medium because sirloin is lean so it tends to dry out. If you top your medium rare burger with the toppings we …
Monday, November 29, 2010
Our third installment of the 'best burger' series focuses on bar burgers, the kind of simple burgers that should be enjoyed with a pint. O'Toole's and Oak City Grille both make fantastic versions.
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Monday, November 29, 2010
Most bars serve a burger. The combination of a burger and beer is, as we mentioned in the Royal Oak Brewery article, perfection. However, a true bar burger isn't all gussied up with toppings. Beef, cheese, bun, sometimes bacon, and basic veggies (lettuce, tomato, onion) are all that are required. O'Toole's burger is simply called "the burger," a half pound of beef, American cheese, lettuce, tomato, and red onion. The folks at O'Toole's are proud of their burger and they should be. It is a juicy, messy burger. Messiness is a good thing. The combination of the melted American cheese with the juices from burger are a wonderful thing. The house fried potato chips are a nice touch, too, a change of pace from regular fries. Oak City Grille…
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12:23 pm on Saturday, January 29, 2011
Best Burger in Michigan: Red Coat Tavern. Order it medium rare with lettuce, tomato and the special Red Coat Sauce (Mayo and Onion?) and an order of their superb Onion Rings. more ›