Bar Luca

The original plan was to go to the In and Out Pop up after uni today, and we would've made it at around 11.30am. Thanks to social media, they said they handed out all wristbands available at around 11:15am, so decided to not go. It's better to not try than to line up in almost 40deg heat and then get disappointed when they run out of tickets to give. I was keen, and if i didn't have uni, I would have started lining up at 11am, and 10am the earliest, but there were people there from 6am, which I can't compete with. I would rather go on a plane to America...just need to find the time first

Ended up staying on the bus to go to Bar Luca. We got there before 12pm, and outside (unreserved) seating was all packed. We got seated inside on a high table (since all the low tables were reserved). Did not expect it to be that popular...half the tables were reserved, and it's only lunch on a weekday! I guess it's definitely a favourite for the office workers around here, and I can see why. Been wanting to try this place for a while, so yay!

Wagyu Beef Burger: 200g wagyu pattie, streaky burger, American cheddar, tomato, lettuce, pickles, aioli, house made ketchup-$14

that lettuce

Decided to get this one since I wanted a burger with a bit of everything-meat and veggies. It's decently priced for a place in this part of the city with decent ingredients. The meat wasn't too oily, and surprisingly lean for wagyu, and good too perfection. Not too heavily seasoned, but a good salty flavour from the cheese. Bacon didn't have too much fat on it either. Would have preferred a tad bit more sauce since it was a bit dry compared to the other burger...Bun nice and soft and not too heavy, could definitely squish it down, but presentation and layering (:

Blame Canada: 200g wagyu beef pattie, maple glazed streaky bacon, poutine & maple aioli-$15 w/ shoestring fries-$3

Ended up sharing burgers, and the flavour in this burger is on point-understand why it's their most popular one. Poutine is basically chips with some cheese and gravy. There's also maple bacon which wasn't overly sweet, but it did make this burger super messy to eat. Sauce flowing down from all sides and across your hands. The real way to eat a burger is with your hands, and that's part of the experience. Flavours worked really well together, without one being too salty or sweet. The chips were sprinkled generously with rosemary, but a bit too much salt for my liking. Not too bad for an extra $3.

Sweet potato wedges w/ chipotle aioli-$8

Was hoping for a larger serve, but sharing it between 2 is enough. It's also been covered in rosemary and a bit in the batter for some crunch, which does make it a lot more oilier and unhealthy compared to other sweet potato chips. The chipotle wasn't too spicy since I could handle it. 

pink! <3

foood

Apparently it's just as busy at night. We were in and out in less than an hour since we ordered before that lunch time rush. I guess this makes up for missing on in and out.