I have eaten a direct-burned charcoal burger that was familiar before McDonald's spread to the USA with San Francisco's "Al's Big Burger"

Even in Japan "Frisco"Or"FELLOWSThere is a shop offering direct flame-burnt hamburgers using charcoal like charcoal, but in San Francisco there still exist a hamburger shop that keeps the old style and uses charcoal directly fire the patties. "Al's Big Burger"Is also one of the shops where you can eat an old-fashioned char baked hamburger, and has gained a high reputation for more than four stars even in the US yelp site etc. I went to the shop to experience the real taste in the field.

Al's Big Burger - Albany, CA | Yelp
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Al's Big Burger
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Als-Big-Burger/114942745191085

The address of Al's Big Burger is "437 San Pablo Ave Albany, CA 94706" and runs in San FranciscoBart(Bay Area Rapid Transit) "It is located about 10 minutes from Elsery Plaza station of the high-speed railroad.


Arrived at Al's Big Burger.


The shop is in an atmosphere that you can order in drive through, but you can order only in the shop.


As soon as entering the shop there is a cash register, feeling that the good old American smell from the menu table does not end. In this time I ordered Cheddar Cheese (50 cents approx. 60 yen) to Al's Big Burger ($ 4.98 for about 600 yen), ordered fried rice (about $ 2.19 for about 250 yen) and vanilla shake (about $ 3.35 for about $ 3.35).


A lot of clipping of magazines are affixed next to the cash register, and it seems that it has been evaluated from various media.


When orders arrived, a large clerk started baking patties.


Patty is buried in flames and it burns in an instant.


One of the charm of a direct fire grilled burger that the smell of smoke is attached to Patty, the beef becomes savory.


The fat and meat juice dripping from the patty burned violently on the charcoal and the fire pillar was standing but the clerk burned carefully while adjusting the position of Patty many times.


Waiting The items ordered in about 10 minutes arrived at the table.


Al's Big Burger is larger than Patty (113.4 g) used for Quarter Pounder at Patti 1/3 lb (about 150 g). A good scent of charcoal is drifting.


Sesame etc is not attached to patty, use plain buns.


Crisp melting and melting, grilled eyes attached to patties appetite.


You can check tomato, lettuce, mayonnaise under patty.


Having it in the hand and bringing it close to the mouth, the smell of charm was felt even stronger, and the scent of charcoal expanded to the mouth full of bite. Ingredients such as pickles, tomatoes and onions are also sandwiched, but the main character is patty with beef. The ingredients well complement the flavor and aroma of beef and the salty taste is not so strong so you can taste the taste of beef tightly


The cheese's richness and patty compatibility are outstanding and taste like no complaints. There was plenty of ingredients and it was not easy for me to eat this level of hamburger at around 600 yen in Japan, so it was felt by Otoku.


The fried rice has a jagged surface, a dish that feels a bit of a commitment.


Sense of crispness is emphasized by the jagged surface, symmetrically inside the texture of Hokuhoku. Even though I ordered it with the smallest size, there was an amount about L size in Japan.


I will drink vanilla shake for dessert.


Before drinking "I am pretty sweet?" I was worried, but the flavor of milk and vanilla was felt well, cold and smooth texture of the tongue was also good. There was an amount of around 400 ml, so it is a little larger from the Japanese, but it is too sweet or the milk fat content is not too strong, so it was finished in Japanese taste.


Al's Big Burge is open from 11 o'clock to 20 o'clock and Sunday is a regular holiday. Not limited to this store, in San FranciscoSam's Pizza and BurgersYaMo's GrillThere are shops of char baked hamburgers, so if you like hamburgers it seems to be good to go once.