Cambridge, MA 02138
(617) 354-6559
We finally made the effort to cross the river and experience burgers at Bartleys. First off, their selection was crazy! Each burger had a different name, most with a political or sports affiliation. I chose the Condoleeza, which came with jack cheese, bacon, tomato, onion & lettuce. Burgerman had the Yuppie, which was Boursin and bacon (hold the Boursin). He got normal fries, I upgraded to sweet potato fries. When we saw they had frappes on the menu, we knew we were back in New England. Our chocolate frappe with banana was AMAZING and enormous, thank goodness we just split one! It had the perfect thickness, so that you were still able to sip it through a straw but not melted-milky in the least. Now about the burgers - the meat is ground fresh daily, and I've never had a burger with so much juice in my life! It was kinda gross the way it kept bleeding on my plate, but at least this place know medium. Burgerman thought the bacon was delicious, and ate his burger in record time. He was not, however, impressed with the fries, which seemed much more like the frozen than fresh variety. On the other hand, my sweet potato fries were out of this world! Soooo sweet and delicious and definitely fresh cut, I only wish I could have dipped them in a little honey mustard. They were terrific on their own though.
We liked how each table had able ketchup supplies in a squeeze bottle, because those glass bottles can really be a pain. Seating was cafeteria style, but we were early and so we were able to grab a private table for 2 by the wall. By the time we left, people were lined up on the street waiting to get in the door, despite the 19 degree temp and bone chilling wind. I guess I'd forgotten that this is normal December weather for Boston.
Bartley's was an awesome way to start off my Boston trip.
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