Was intending to head somewhere else for dinner but didn’t really check on the operating hours of the place and ending up needing to find another spot; call it lucky or whatsoever it may be, but we were especially glad how we found ourselves at this humble diner at one-north within Galaxis that serves up a variety of beef burgers which they prepare all the ingredients from scratch — from the buns to the beef patties; a show of dedication to serve up the very best for their patrons.

We asked for recommendations from their staff, and the OFC Butterburger is one that truly stood out for us — the burger comes with elements such as a 150g beef patty made from New Zealand premium grassfed beef, charred onions, red onions, house-made pickles and grassfed butter; all in between freshly-baked and toasted potato buns. Patrons can opt for their burgers to come with a combo which includes the OFC Fries (i.e. standard fries) and a drink — also available as an option to upgrade to are the OFC Truffle Fries and OFC Cheese Fries which comes at an additional top-up, which we opted for the former.

It doesn’t take long for one to actually notice how much work goes into the burger; the burger is wrapped in a rather unique way that actually secures the juices of the burger within, yet allows patrons to consume the burger neatly without staining their hands. Taking a bite into the burger, one can actually notice how all the elements are pretty proportional, and it’s pretty easy to consume considering how it is compact enough to fit all the elements in a single mouthful. One would notice how soft, pillowy and fluffy the potato buns are; nicely toasted with a crisp edge, but it is the beef patty that truly impresses — it’s not particularly gamey, but I like how there is a chew and slight crisp from being on the grill apart from how juicy this was; savoury but not overly-brined and didn’t feel like it dominated the other elements. In fact, there was a balance of sweetness from the charred onions and a slight zing of the pickles as well against the bun and meat. The addition of butter here seals the deal — butter and steak goes together like cheese and wine and this combination, though rather unique to One Fattened Calf, works pretty much the same. Not only does it add a bit of savouriness to the entire burger, but it helps to ante up the flavours of the patty especially; a pretty genius addition to the entire burger. The truffle fries were also pretty on-point; hints of a light aroma of truffle, whilst coming with bits of parmesan to help enhance the flavours of the fries — the fries nothing short of being crisp and pretty free from grease, whilst sized about right as well.

One Fattened Calf pretty much reminded me of a now-defunct local establishment on its pursuit of creating the perfect burger, approaching the craft much like a science experiment — there are a lot of details that went into the OFC Butterburger from the texture, to the size and the ingredients used, as well as the flavour; something that only can be achieved with passion and dedication to the craft. Liked how the establishment still feels particularly down-to-earth, with the staff actively gathering feedback whilst also happy to introduce their products extensively for patrons to get to know them better. I would go further to say that One Fattened Calf is a spot for the serious burger connoisseurs; a hidden gem in the one-north area that is worth making that special trip for!