What do you get when you mix the old fashioned American cheeseburger and new fangled trendy environmentalism?
A burger joint that doesn’t have bacon as an option.
Really.
Elevation Burger is one of the newest residents as the 18 month old Providence Town Center. The center was planned when real estate was booming and retail space in this part of Montgomery County was sparse. It joins a PF Changs, Olive Garden, Zoup! in addition to a Wegmans, Dick’s and Best Buy.
Elevation Burger advertises itself as a environmentally friendly burger joint. 100% organic products, grass fed free range beef, french fries made in olive oil, flourescent light bulbs and furniture that uses bamboo…. and they have a simple menu that reflects that.
Burgers, veggie burgers, fries, salads and ….. grilled cheese.
My wife ordered the grilled cheese. It’s a sandwich with cheddar on a hamburger bun. She added a slice of tomato.
Mrs Fatman rated the grilled cheese a “meh”. Her problem with it was in the assembly. It wasn’t grilled, it was warmed/toasted. Instead of a tomato between two slices of melted cheese, properly warming the tomato, it was done “bread, tomato, cheese, cheese, bread.” … leaving her with a cold tomato slice.
I had a cheeseburger. I didn’t know it was an eco-burger joint so I ordered a burger with bacon. Bzzt. Despite their taste, I guess pigs aren’t environmentally friendly.
As for the burger, it was merely alright. It was juicy, to be sure, but I can’t say it was super flavorful. Assembled upside-down, Sonic style, it held together well, much like my previous experience at Gino’s. I’m glad restaurants are starting to get this right. The cheddar on top of the sandwich was good, a nice change of pace from tasteless plain jane American cheese.
A few words about the fries. I like thick steak fries that aren’t crispy, or thin shoestring fries that ARE crispy. The olive oil fried potatoes at Elevation Burger were, to my palette, lame. Thin, limp shoestrings with an odd flavor…. I want to say vinegary, but that wouldn’t be right. Greasy though. Salt + pepper + ketchup could not save them.
The soda fountain did have Wild Bills Root Beer which is a must-have. Of course it was empty.
Elevation Burger also gives you the option of getting your burger stacked “In-n-Out” style. Like 10 patties high…. It’s called the Vertigo Burger. While bacon & pigs aren’t environmentally friendly, I suppose maximal gluttony is.
When you combine the average food with the self-congratulating environmentalism which abounds (signs on the walls, on the cups and the napkins), I don’t anticipate returning for another.
Elevation Burger
201 Plaza Dr
Collegeville, PA 19426
(610) 831-1360
