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Foto: Sloppy Joe's från Urban Ranch.

Urban Ranch har serverat smashburgare i Frankfurt sedan hösten 2020, och har i skrivande stund två fasta restauranger i staden samt en foodtruck som åker runt på festivaler och event. Vi fick möjlighet att testa just deras foodtruck på finalen av The Champions Burger-festivalen i München. Där serverade de festivalburgaren Sloppy Joe’s, som innehöll en smashad köttpuck, cheddar, tortillachips med sweet chili-kryddning, Sloppy Joe’s-mix och ranch-sås till festivalpriset 13.5 euro (150 kroor).

Bilden vid deras truck visade en ganska hög skapelse med en köttfärsröra i, så vi blev lite förvånade när vi istället serverades en ovanligt platt hamburgare. Köttet hade tryckts till rejält, men saknade en tydlig stekyta och var fortfarande mjukt i texturen – på både gott och ont. Briochebrödet var lite hårt ovanpå kronan, och hälen var platt och lite fuktig. Men som tur var så gjorde den sitt jobb och höll ihop hela vägen. Smakmässigt så var det lite svårare att prata bibehålla fokus på just köttet och brödet, för burgaren smakade i princip bara av deras Sloppy Joe’s-mix och ranch-såsen. Den förstnämnda var en tomatbaserad röra som påminde mycket om Bolognese-sås rent smakmässigt, och ranch-såsen hade lite örtiga och vitlökiga toner – men den var i första hand väldigt söt. Tortillachipsen räddade texturen, för resten var bara mjukt, men kombinerat med såserna så blev vår helhetsupplevelse mer svensk tex mex i smörgåsform än en hamburgare.

Urban Ranch levererade en hyfsat god hybrid mellan burgare och smörgås, med en egen stil och tydliga smaker. Men tyvärr så hade hade vi en hel del synpunkter på det mesta. Det kändes kanske inte superseriöst att ha med denna burgare på finalen, då detta var mer spexigt än bra. Vi får se i framtiden om restaurangerna i Frankfurt presterar bättre.

In English

Urban Ranch have served smash burgers in Frankfurt since the autumn of 2020, and at the time of writing have two permanent restaurants in the city as well as a food truck that travels around festivals and events. We had the opportunity to test their food truck at The Champions Burger final in Munich. There they served the festival burger Sloppy Joe’s, which contained a smashed beef patty, cheddar, sweet chilli tortilla chips, Sloppy Joe’s mix and ranch sauce for the festival price of 13.5 EUR (14.5 USD).

The picture by their truck showed a rather tall creation with a ground beef patty in it, so we were a little surprised when we were served an unusually flat burger instead. The patty had been well smashed, but lacked a distinct crust and was still soft in texture. The brioche bun was a little hard on top of the crown, and the heel was flat and a little soggy. But luckily it did its job and held together all the way. Flavour-wise, it was a little harder to maintain focus on just the patty and bun, because the burger basically just tasted of their Sloppy Joe’s mix and ranch sauce. The former was a tomato-based mix that was very similar to Bolognese sauce in terms of flavour, and the ranch sauce had some herbal and garlicky notes – but it was very sweet overall. The tortilla chips salvaged the texture, because the rest was just soft, but combined with the sauces, our overall experience was more old-school Tex Mex in sandwich form than a burger.

Urban Ranch delivered a pretty decent hybrid between a burger and a sandwich, with its own style and distinct flavours. But unfortunately, we found faults in most components. We didn’t really feel that this was a final worthy burger, as it was more of a stunt burger than a good one. We’ll have to see in the future if the restaurants in Frankfurt perform better.

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Skyline Plaza Frankfurt & Berger Str. 142, Frankfurt Germany

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