Black Burger is slinging a simple concept: cheeseburgers made with top-notch Wagyu beef. Cityscape takes a big juicy bite.

Black Burgers are a premium version of a classic LA-style cheeseburger. It’s a timeless recipe, perfected. Start with a soft, pillowy bun and fill it with a beef patty, cheese, pickles and burger sauce. The difference here is the pure quality of the ingredients.

The milk buns are from the Christchurch bread aficionados at Grizzly Baked Goods, and the fillings are high-quality locally sourced produce including New Zealand smoked cheddar cheese.

But the real secret weapon here is the beef patty, made from Black Origin’s grain-fed Wagyu mince, AKA the world’s tastiest beef. These cows come from purebred Japanese Kobe Wagyu stock, raised in Canterbury with soothing music and daily massages.

The beef patties are cooked on the grill in a smash style. The cooks make them into a ball and squash them onto the grill to form the round patty. This increases the contact of the patty onto the grill, creating a more deeply-fried coating via more surface area.

Black Burger has a range of special ingredients for that little something extra, whether it be the humble tomato and lettuce, premium smoked bacon, caramelised onion, onion rings, jalapeños, or a vegan bun with a Brother’s Green vegan patty.

There is currently no Black Burger restaurant – these beauties are only available for pick-up or delivery – but that’s all about to change. The burger joint will soon be moving to a sweet new digs. Keep an eye on the Black Burger Facebook and Instagram pages for announcements about the big move.

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