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Träffsäkra burgare i Umeå

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Foto: Dubbel Jalapeño & Garlic Dream från Megazone.

Megazone i centrala Umeå har varit stadens Laserdome-arena sedan 1997, och i lokalen ryms även biljard, escape rooms och en arkadhall. I början av 2022 nylanserade de sin restaurang under namnet Sure Shot by Megazone, med ett gediget fokus på smashburgare. Vi besökte den lite retromodernt inredda lokalen och hittade snabbt ett trevligt bås där vi satte oss, men att hitta ett par lämpliga burgare från menyn visade sig vara lite svårare. Ingen av de sju köttburgarna kändes klockrena, men valet föll till slut på en dubbel Cheeseburger med dubbel ost, tomat, rödlök, krispsallad och burgardressing och en dubbel Jalapeño & Garlic Dream med dubbel ost, picklad rödlök, krispsallad, picklad chili och en vitlöks- och jalapeñodressing. Burgarna med totalt 200 gram kött kostade 120 kronor styck, och en meny med pommes frites, dippsås och en läsk gick på ytterligare 49 kronor.

Burgarna serverades hårt smashade med en rejält tilltagen stekyta och krispiga kanter, så kallade lacy edges. Och köttet, från ett lokalt slakteri, var fortfarande väldigt saftigt på insidan, med mycket salt och grovmalen svartpeppar. Det sesamtäckta briochebrödet hade en fluffig krona, men eftersom det rostats för lite på undersidan så blev hälen snabbt uppblött och platt som en pannkaka – särskilt på vår såstunga Jalapeño & Garlic Dream. Som tur var så bjöd den på massor av smaker och hetta, vilket gjorde denna krämiga burgare till favoriten. Vår Cheeseburger var lite torr, och vi hade gärna sett att själva osten täckte en större del av köttet. Den söta burgardressingen lyfte inte heller smakerna, och vi nog hade föredragit en mer klassisk cheeseburgare med en tydligare smakbild. Pommes fritesen var mättande och goda, och vi uppskattade att de var välsaltade med ett krämigt inre.

Lite mer laserfokus på detaljerna och menyn i stort hade inte skadat, men Megazone serverar ändå riktigt träffsäkra burgare i Umeå som vi gärna äter igen.

In English

Megazone in central Umeå has been the city’s Laserdome arena since 1997, and the venue also houses pool tables, escape rooms and an arcade. In early 2022, they relaunched their restaurant under the name Sure Shot by Megazone, with a heavy focus on smash burgers. We visited the retro-modern decorated space and quickly found a nice booth where we sat down, but finding a couple of suitable burgers from the menu proved to be a bit more difficult. None of the seven beef burgers felt just right, but we finally settled on a double Cheeseburger with double cheese, tomato, red onions, lettuce and burger sauce and a double Jalapeño & Garlic Dream with double cheese, pickled red onions, lettuce, pickled chilli and a garlic and jalapeño sauce. The burgers, with 200 grams of meat in total, cost 120 SEK (11 USD) each, and a menu with french fries, a dip sauce and a soft drink cost an additional 49 SEK (4.5 USD).

Our burgers came with very smashed patties, with a deep crust and lacy edges. The patties, made with locally sourced meat, were still very juicy on the inside, with lots of salt and coarsely ground black pepper. The sesame-covered brioche bun had a fluffy crown, but since it hadn’t been toasted enough on the underside, the heel quickly became flat like a pancake – especially on our saucy Jalapeño & Garlic Dream. Luckily, it offered plenty of flavour and heat, making this creamy burger our favourite. The Cheeseburger was a little dry, and we would have liked the cheese itself to cover more of the meat. The sweet burger sauce didn’t really elevate the flavours either, and we would have preferred a more classic cheeseburger with a clearer flavour profile. The fries were filling and tasty, and we appreciated them being well salted with a creamy interior.

A little more laser focus on the details and the menu in general wouldn’t have hurt, but Megazone still serve some really tasty burgers in Umeå that we’ll gladly eat again.

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Östra Rådhusgatan 8B, Umeå Sweden

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800 g grovmald högrevsfärs, 20–30 % fetthalt
4 hamburgerbröd, gärna briochebröd
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