Where:

Hamburguesa - 403 Hackensack St., Carlstadt, NJ

What:
The Classica - 

Meat, Lettuce, Tomato, Jalapeno, Mayo, Ketchup, Mustard, Yellow Cheese.

The Classica burger was not what I expected. I should have known something was different when I realized all descriptions of the burgers on the menu are referred to as "meat" just as in my description of the Classica above. There is no mention of beef, chuck, blend, sirloin, brisket, pork, moose, elk, nothing but "meat".

On my first bite, the large dose of mustard hit me, then a vinegary bite of the jalapeno followed by more mustard. I never really did taste meat or bread or whatever it is. I'm not bashing Hamburguesa, the burger just isn't to my taste. With that said, the meat is more like a meatloaf, and with what I'd estimate to be just about 50% breadcrumbs of some type. It tasted a bit like Italian style breadcrumbs with dry parsley mixed into the "meat" the way my family would start a meatloaf or meatballs.

This isn't the type of burger you can specify a temperature for either. It' comes out the way you see it in the photos. The abundant amount of lettuce was great, but the heaps of mustard tasted as if I was eating a mustard sandwich.

At $9.60 I thought it was a bit pricey for what it is given today's burger competition (2023).

All in all you may like it, I didn't. 

 

I encountered this same type of burger back in 2013 at a burger restaurant in Tenafly called: "Blue Star Burgers" which closed very soon after it opened (surprise, surprise). 

If you want to sell a meatloaf style burger, put it on the menu as a "specialty" or tell me what it is beforehand so I can make the call.

If you do try Hamburguesa and you like it, you'll be happy to know you can double your Classica burger "meat" for just $1 dollar extra.