On a recent trip to see how neighbourhood and investment friendly Altona is, there was some admiration for the nearby beach and park. It doesn't seem like the Altona village has caught up to its neighbours in terms of food options yet, but the burger place seemed to be doing good trade with a bit of wafting smell down the road. And the location across the road from a park which was hosting some kind of children's fair made it nice for people-watching.
After reading the online reviews, the chicken patty substituted into a beef burger seemed to be what people preferred.
- The Spicy with a chicken patty replacing the beef (with cheese, lettuce, tomato, red onion, jalapeno, hot sauce + B2B sauce) $10.5 - tender chicken but the thin coating wasn't so crisp on this occasion. It had a more simple (and welcome) flavour than the extreme buttery 8bit version but less seasoned than some others. The jalapeno and hot sauce added a little heat;
- The Classic (with cheese, lettuce, tomato, red onion, mustard + B2B sauce) $9.5 - a nice simple burger with all the relevant bits. The patty was quite thin and cooked through;
- Chilli Cheese Fries $9 - well seasoned tasty chips softened under the heat of some mild chilli beef mince and topped with a hefty strong cheese sauce. A good rendition. I think the dirty version with bacon, B2B sauce + spring onion would have been too much, but jalapenos and onion might have been a nice addition.
The burgers and fries are good and I'd be happy if there in the area, although I don't think I'll travel down there just for them. Hard to know if I preferred the chicken or beef patty - both were good with neither outstanding. Next unhealthy visit I'd also want to try the dirty dog and a shake.