Description
The burgers at Pier Burger are equally retro, a loosely packed thick patty, neatly seared outside and indecently juicy inside. If you order a slice of yellow cheese on top, the entire package arrives absolutely molten, in a cheese-grease plasma state so ephemeral it only exists solely during a small post-grill timeframe. There is a secret sauce, which is remarkably similar to In-N-Out's -- a trait that almost no one in this town will object to -- a thick slice of tomato and a sheet of lettuce, both a lot fresher than you would expect, and a kind of airy potato bun as chewy and yielding as a good croissant. And that's about it, really, the bare and essential ingredients for the classic American cheeseburger, retooled with a "gourmet" ethos.
