Food Review: Market Burger

Market Burger

645 Corydon Ave

 
One of the huge advantages of market burger is their rooftop patio, it affords good views of the vibrant part of Corydon ave. The décor is hip and the food is as local as possible. The staff were friendly, and our server visited us regularly. But like most restaurants that have just opened there were a few glitches; the most interesting ones involved their menu. They advertise a gluten free burger but the menu has it on a whole wheat bagel.  The server was nice enough to clarify: they have gluten free buns – the issue was a misprint on the menu. The second menu issue we noticed was also caused by a misprint. the Menno poutine did not list meat in it despite containing sausage. Sadly, the dish was prepared and on our table before we found out. We had a long debate about whether to eat it or not, but ultimately we sent it back. They were very apologetic about it and gave us frings as a replacement (which was more than enough solace).  We also noticed that they boasted serving local beer but didn't have Half Pints listed (which seemed like a pretty big slight). I asked the server and it turns out that they do have serve Half Pints, Farmery, and Fort Garry brews but, once again, they didn't get it on the menu.

I won’t dwell on this; I have made errors that were equally as silly but somehow found their way into print. Staring at something for too long almost guarantees that important discrepancies will be missed.  I went there to eat, not to copyedit. I say let bygones be bygones and hope they reprint their Manitoba-shaped menus with those corrections. They may have already since this post has sat in my 'posts not posted' folder for several weeks already.

On to the burgers!

They have 2 vegetarian patties, as well as a make your own option, which amounts to good variety of burgers for veggie folks. The French fries have an amazing array of delicious sauces (honey, mint, and jalapeno!) which are sure to be a foodie pleaser. They also serve Cornell Creme Ice cream, which is locally produced on a small scale. We tried the vanilla ice cream and it was great to see that it had the little black flecks suggesting that it was made with vanilla beans. It’s definitely worth trying!

The patio gives it a serious advantage over most (all?) of the fancy burger places in Winnipeg. Overall it is a great place to hang out on a sunny day, have a few beer, and eat a decent burger.

               

                Until next time,