Fat Friday - The Works

This is the Out of Town version of Fat Friday we enjoyed two weeks ago now (yes, I'm a little slow and out of order on the posting, I'm afraid...). While we were visiting Erin and her family in Ottawa the other weekend, we also got to enjoy a great burger at a place called The Works. And as the name suggests, we were not disappointed for a lack of food assortment to choose from. You really could get your burger with the works, or at least your pick of the works.

If you feel like drooling a bit, take a look at the online Menu with the very unique dish names and combinations (for you more adventurous eaters, there is a peanut butter, cream cheese and jack cheese burger - the Hold The Phone burger....). It took Matt and I quite a few minutes to decide on exactly which burger to enjoy, but for the local McLeans, deciding was easy. We've also been told that the milkshakes are delicious, but we opted for a pitcher of beer instead. If we're in the neighbourhood again, which we probably will be, we will have to try one. It's not just your standard vanilla, chocolate, strawberry, my friend. Oh, no... try only about 27 different varieties to choose from!

And so, what did we all enjoy? Of course I documented it all.

For Emily, our 3 year old niece, a grilled cheese was ordered on her behalf, served with sweet potato fries. Honestly, I think all the adults were more excited to see the dish arrive with a delicious grilled cheese croissant (you know our affinity with croissants...). Emily seemed less impressed and instead continued to colour and nibble on the fries. Good food seems to be wasted on young children... luckily, her hungry father was able to finish hers off even after he was done with his burger.

Erin, my sister-in-law, who is currently on a no dairy diet, opted for a veggie burger served with avocado. It's been a while now, so I don't actually remember the name of the burger, but looking at the menu, it could have been Avril's Avocado Avalanche (Erin, you can correct me if I'm wrong on this one...).

Her husband Brad ordered up a Three Ring Binder, which, as you can see, comes topped with three fried onion rings, along with fried mushrooms (eww...), Gouda cheese, and chipotle mayo. If you're a fan of mushrooms, you'd probably enjoy this mammoth of a burger!

Matt ordered something similar to mine, below, a burger topped with jack cheese and bacon, but his also came with a touch of bbq sauce - The Smokey Mountain. I think it's really great how they come up with these flavour combinations - might be a fun job to be a taste tester in their kitchen.

Myself, I ordered The Love Goat, a peppercorn crusted burger topped with goat cheese and smoked bacon - yum! The creamy goat cheese cut through the peppery burger, and the bacon added just the right amount of salt. A really great burger indeed! And of course we each got an order of rings and fries so that we could share.

It's too bad there isn't a Toronto version of The Works, although, it might be trouble for Matt and I if there were!

So, that was our Fat Friday Out of Town edition. We were glad to enjoy a great meal with our family - Fat Friday is always better shared with others!