Besides supersized servings of Western cuisine, @original_botak_jones is perhaps best known for its preposterously sized U-Crazy-What Beef Burger ($30.50 nett). It’s pretty crazy indeed, as three ultra thick beef patties are each blanketed by melted cheese, and couldn’t be contained by the the bed of lettuce & tomatoes and two halves of the slightly larger than usual burger bun.⠀
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It was so tall it was teetering on the brink of collapse, and the two skewers were holding the burger together like Spiderman held the train in Spiderman 2. Normally I’d say that burgers should be wider not taller, but Botak Jones did both with the U-Crazy-What. The ultra thick patties are cooked through, and they are more loosely packed than all other burgers. This results in a mercifully tender burger patty that’s extra easy to chew, but even then there was simply no humanly possible way to get the entire height of the burger in one bite.⠀
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The burger is sufficiently seasoned, and the savoury meat is all held together by the salty, stretchy glue that is the melted cheese. Truth be told, the U-Crazy-What Burger is completely unremarkable aside from its mammoth proportions. While sufficiently satisfying, it wouldn’t give me any intractable cravings that would make me say “Mmm yes I do say old chap, I MUST have a Botak Jones U-Crazy-What Burger this very instant.” Perhaps it could be jazzed up by the inclusion of some BBQ sauce, or Botak Jones could lean into their Southern influence and hit the beef with some Cajun spices to make the burgers more unique.⠀
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With all that being said, this is still a tasty burger, and you definitely have to experience the meaty madness at least once. And even if you’ve got a small appetite, Botak Jones has their petite Lite Eater Chicken promo going on this National Day weekend at all of their outlets. A juicy chicken chop and two sides will only set you back $5.90 this National Day! Now that’s a damn good reason to stand up for Singapore.⠀
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