Black Star Co-Op

Black Star Co-Op

Brian:

Dre:

Zach:  Black Star was not in the bracket before but we slipped it in to replace Stack which went out of business.  We had had the burger before and didn't think it would be a strong competitor, but this place has beers, great fries, and it was convenient to meet at so we picked it over some other bubble burgers who did not make the bracket. The burger here is made from good ingredients.  The meat is fresh ground and bread is fresh baked, but somehow it doesn't quite add up to an amazing burger like it should.  The ratio isn't there.  The flavor isn't there.  I added bacon and it got lost in the burger and didn't really help much.  We can all say their fries are great.  They are large slices of potato with heavy garlic, chunky salt bits, and I think Parmesan or some other cheese sprinkled on.  Whatever they do they are delicious and put a lot of fries to shame.  I can say on this visit they were not as good as usual.  Sometimes Blackstar gets absolutely slammed and I think their service and consistency goes down when they get very busy.  It can be either a fun place because it's so busy or kind of annoying because it's so busy, depends on what kind of person you are and what mood you are in.  Me, being old and crotchety, find it kind of annoying most times. Still, Black Star posted a decent score overall despite it's shortcomings.

Box Score:  

Black Star
	Andre	Brian	Zach
Bread	7.5	7.5	8
Meat	8.5	9	8
Toppings	9	8	7.5
Construction	8	7.5	8
Overall	8.5	8	7.5
Total Burger	62.5	60	58.13
Sides	9.25	8.5	8.5
Atmosphere	7	7	8
Value	6.75	7	5.5
Non Burger	19.625	19	19.25
Totals	82.13	79	77.4
Combined		80