For this week's LP Eats review, we headed down to The Burger Hut to try out their grub, and it's safe to say that the burger we found was not quite what we expected...
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00:00Hi, my name's Jack Marshall. I'm a digital reporter with the Lancashire Post newspaper
00:08and welcome to our latest video in our LP Eats review series. We're on a mission, as
00:14viewers will know, to find Preston's top burger. Now, so far, we've been to a few places in
00:19the city centre, which have been more kind of modern, sit-down, restaurant-y kind of
00:24vibes, a bit more upmarket, a bit more highbrow, the kind of places where you would actually
00:29sit in and you'd stay in the restaurant, you'd have that kind of thing, they're all,
00:32you know, they've got fancy designs and they're kind of like shabby chic or modern industrial
00:36in the designs, and the kind of place where it's a bit more upmarket, like we say. So
00:41we've tried a few of those, they've been lovely, they've been great, had some lovely burgers,
00:44but it wouldn't be a real burger review series if we didn't also try some places which are
00:50a little more rough and ready, and I mean that in the best way possible, a little more
00:53rough and ready, classic takeaways where you're going to get a proper dirty burger, the kind
00:57of place where you're going to get a side of cheesy chips as well. So with that in mind,
01:00we're off today to a place called The Burger Hut, which is just the other side of the city,
01:04so I'm going to hamble across there in the nice July weather and see what we can find.
01:09But yeah, really excited for this one, we've got a few recommendations from people when
01:13we put out the call to get people's tips and suggestions on places to try for the best
01:19burger in Preston, so really keen to try this one and see what it's like, like I say, a
01:24bit of a contrast to the places we've been so far, but well up for trying it. So yeah,
01:28join me as we cross the city, head on over to The Burger Hut and see what it's like. Cheers!
01:44Hi all, now my name is Jack Marshall and when I left here, I was just heading over to The
01:49Burger Hut to check out what was, I anticipated being one of those classic, rough and ready,
01:56proper dirty street burgers, that's really what I was looking for. Now, as you know,
01:59we've been to a few places which are like classic, not so much classic, but more like
02:04upmarket kind of places where the vibe is very clean cut and very modern and like very chic
02:10really, so I was looking for something which is going to get down and dirty, give you a bit of
02:13gristle and grease to go with the more kind of like fancy patty burgers we've had so far. So
02:19headed over to The Burger Hut. Now, first impressions, very cool place, very cool decor,
02:24very helpful people. It was a 5 out of 5 until the fact that they just didn't accept card,
02:28so that's a little, I'm going to mark them down a tiny bit on that front, so again 4.5 out of 5
02:34for the vibe in the place because they were really nice, really quick, it was all great,
02:38would have just been a bit more convenient if you could pay by card. Anyway, next thing,
02:42the meat itself. Now, I've got to say I was a little underwhelmed by this because it wasn't
02:46like your classic juicy beef burger, it wasn't that really kind of like meaty, you know, you
02:53bite into it, you get a succulence of it, it was almost like more Tex-Mex-y barbecue style thing,
03:00it just wasn't exactly on point of the colour palette that you're really going for when you
03:05order a beef burger, so I'm going to mark them a 2 out of 5 on that. It was nice, it just doesn't,
03:10it wasn't what you're looking for from a classic beef burger, so marking down a bit on that, but
03:15come to the moisture of the burger, it was good, it was very good, it had plenty of sauce on it,
03:21the salad was good, that was all nice. We'll come to this more in the extras, but it also came with
03:26some chicken on there as well, and the chicken, I was worried that was going to be quite dry,
03:29but that was nice and moist as well, so that contributed to it being quite a nice kind of
03:34moist burger overall, so I'm going to give them a 3 out of 5 on that. Extras now, we've already
03:39mentioned the fact that there was chicken on there, so we get high marks for that, there was also
03:43some like Doritos on there as well, which is designed to add a bit of a bit of a spice,
03:47bit of a zing to it, create something a bit different, so that was good, the only qualm I have
03:51is that because of the salad being quite fresh, which is a good thing, it did make Doritos a little
03:56bit moist and they got quite soft towards the end once I'd managed to cart it back to the office
04:00and dig in, so I feel a bit harsh marking down on that because I can't really control that, and if
04:05I'd eaten it fresh, it would have been crispy, really good, so I'm going to give them, I'm going to give
04:09them a 3.5 out of 5 for the extras, something which I do need to mention about the extras was the chips,
04:14the chips were outstanding, they were really good, plus it came with a couple of pots of sauce as
04:18well, so bang on that for them. Now finally, we're coming to the value, this burger, chips and a drink
04:23combo cost me £8.30, which I thought was pretty good because pretty hefty burger, plenty of chips,
04:28sauces included, drink, that's full meal, I was left feeling very satisfied, very filling, really
04:34good, perfect for if you're looking to grab a quick lunch, so I'm going to give them a 4 out of 5 on
04:38that front, yeah, 5 out of 5 would have been like crazy price if it was really, really good value,
04:43this was just like, yep, that seems about right, I need a good amount of food, so I'm going to give them
04:47a 4 out of 5 on that front, that gives them a total score of 17 out of 25, it's a really respectable
04:52score from the Burger Hub, really enjoyed going down there and trying out this burger, nice, like I
04:56say, to try something a bit different, kind of expand my horizons and try some places which are
05:00proper classic local takeaways, which people in Preston love, so really, really good fun to try
05:05that out, so yeah, thanks for watching, really hope you enjoyed this review, stay tuned for
05:10next week's review, where we're doing an absolute Preston classic, thanks for watching, cheers.