Flippin' Burgers - new burger place in Newton Center

[Prav]

Flippin' Burgers is a 1-week-old, small storefront with a few tables inside. Their menu is small and focused on burgers only, which to me, is a good sign. The only options I saw were onion rings instead of fries.

I had the Italian Burger, which had the "house dressing" (slightly sweet mayo-based sauce), strips of roasted red pepper, provolone cheese, and a slice of prosciutto ($7.95).

The burger patty was formed by hand, and was large and hockey-puck shaped. I'd say it was slightly thinner than an RF O'Sullivan's burger, whose burgers are too thick for my liking. Though there's no sign indicating otherwise, I asked if I could have mine prepared to order, and the chef (who I think was the owner) was very kind about agreeing to make mine rare.

The menu warns that burgers can take 12-15 minutes to prepare. I believe it came out earlier than that, though I was chatting with a friend all that time. Burger arrived as ordered - nice and rare. Had a respectable level of beefy taste, and the outside of the patty had a good amount of sear. I appreciated that the fixins' weren't abundant enough to cover up the taste of the meat.

The bun is plain, no sesame seeds (thank god - as I am deathly allergic) and I decided it was the correct thickness/chewiness as not to overpower. Nothing worse than too much bun. The roasted red pepper strips were a nice touch, but I could not really taste the prosciutto. I'd skip on the proscuitto next time, as it ads a dollar or so to the cost.

Each burger comes with a side of fries. They're slightly thicker than I like, and were sort of mealy. They seemed to be unsalted, so I gave it a liberal shake of the salt shaker. think cooking them longer would have improved them greatly. I tend to like them well-done and crispier. My friend's onion rings were good, if unremarkable. Fresh taste of oil.

Definitely worth trying again, though I might stick to the classic cheeseburger (they had cheddar, which I love on burgers). Glad to have a small, independent shop in the neighborhood near my office that sells honest, no frills burgers.

I regretfully didn't jot down the address, but it's in the Beacon Street area in Newton Center, next (I think) to the Coldstone Creamery.

[burgers]

Ordered 2 bacon cheeseburgers, both medium. $6.75 with fries seemed like a good price. I sent a co-worker to pick them up, and he gives me only coins back from a $10 for my burger. I called to find out what the deal was, and it turns out that lettuce, tomatoes and onions are a $0.75 each adder!!! $9.45 for a flippin burger??? Sorry... check out Sandwich Works. Excellent burger, you can get everything at no extra charge, bigger than Filppin Burgers and better overall. Request cheddar instead of american, no extra charge. $4.85. Can't beat that. Thought I'd mix it up and give the new guys a chance, but no more. Oh, and the burger came somewhere between medium rare and rare, nowhere close to medium (red center, not pink). And the onion "slab" was so thick, I took it off the burger and didn't even eat it.

[glindathegoodwitch]

Just to add my two cents - had the best burgers in memory here, on two occasions. This place deserves to do really well, do check it out. Just around the corner from Coldstone Creamery.

[Gordough]

I ate here last night. I thought the burger was pretty good but the fries left a lot to be desired. I would give the burger a solid B and fries a C- Also of note is that I got my burger to go and it was still hot by the time I made the 10 minute drive home. I also like their house sauce which you can get a small container of to go. I am interested in comparing this place to Grille Zone.

[steinpilz]

Had another Flippin' cheddar burger this week, it was a bit overcooked but still quite good (the sauce is great). I haven't had any real troubles with the fries, they're more crispy/crunchy than average and from my perspective they probably could never be too crispy/chrunchy.

[bakerboyz]

FYI, I had a few e-mail exchanges with their manager and he confirmed that they are indeed frozen fries not fresh. Personally, I thought the burger was decent but not as good as Grille Zone but I disliked the fries which I had thought were obviously frozen variety.

[lburdick]

http://flippinhamburgers.com/ is their website, but it has only the menu.

[peelmeagrape]

Thanks, Prav, for the review. I've been eyeing it and wondering but was just too terrified that whatever was in that location might somehow be related to Asian Wings, (a positively putrid experience) to venture in. I'm not a big burger fan so I won't be rushing over any time soon, but it's good to have it on the radar. Also, I've never had a burger at Johnny's (I assume they have burgers at Johnny's?) but I wonder how Flippin' Bugers compares.

[subito]

I went to Flippin Burgers tonight and was totally wowed by the veggie burger. It's not a burger at all, but rather a ton of delicious fresh roasted vegetables with the secret house sauce crammed into a whole wheat pita pocket (two halves). I couldn't get over how good the zucchini was. And my husband loved his garlic burger. Will definitely return.

[Science Chick]

Thanks, I'll definitely check it out and report back!

[Science Chick]

Do they have a veggie burger?

[Prav]

They have something on the menu called "Veggie Burger", but I'm not sure if it's an actual meatless patty, or just a beefburger with veggies on it.

[Joanie]

Has any place ever called something a veggie burger and only put vegetables on top of meat? I sure have never seen that.

[Prav]

Its description and position on the menu was enough to make me think twice about what it was. Sorry.

[fbf242]

I stopped by and picked up a take-out menu last night. It was totally empty at 7:30pm - I hope business picks up! I guess people don't really know it's there yet, and that spot does seem to be unlucky.

Anyway, the menu looks good, and prices very reasonable, starting at $4.95 for their basic burger (served with fries). I will try to drop by sometime soon - they have a burger with grilled onions and garlic that looks great! The menu also says they will be adding more items soon.

[hiddenboston]

I added Flippin' Burgers to an RSS feed (yes, I'm a geek!) that gets a lot of hits, so hopefully it'll help get the word out about this place.

There's virtually nothing on the place on the Internet at this point (other than an application for a common victualler license), but it is new, so I'm sure there will be information up on the Web soon and they'll start to get some business.

[Scruffy The Cat]

That location really has been the kiss of death: Asian Wings, the crepe place, etc. I hope it survives.

[Gordough]

Can anyone tell me exactly where in Newton Centre this place is located? Thanks!

[hiddenboston]

It's at 216 Sumner Street in Newton Centre. Here's a link to a map (I can't post a map directly into Chowhound, as the Atari 400--like computer I'm using today won't let me).

http://maps.google.com/maps?q=216+Sum...

[Gordough]

Thanks!

[hiddenboston]

The address for Flippin' Burgers is 216 Sumner Street. I think Asian Wings used to be in that spot.

[Blumie]

Sumner Street is the little side street at the five-way intersection where Beacon Street and Langley Road intersect (with Sumner Street being the fifth way).

I might need to check this place out tonight!