The search for a decent burger continued at Beachside Café. After waiting in a long line to order I placed an order for the portobello burger with added cheese and roasted red peppers. What arrived was a beautifully plated burger and generous side salad. And the order of chili fries we’d gotten on the side. I also sipped down their Jamaica lemonade, a lemonade mixed with hibiscus tea—very delicious. The fries and salad were both a highlight. The burger, while tasting good, was inadequate in several ways. The mushrooms were allowed to collect a large amount of liquid in the cooking process that soaked through the brioche buns. The buns, while beautiful, didn’t have the heft and density to stand up to the mushroom au jus. The portobello itself, while delicious, didn’t give the mouthfeel I seek when I seek a burger. The search will continue.

3/5