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  • Post #121 - November 16th, 2023, 11:44 pm
    Post #121 - November 16th, 2023, 11:44 pm Post #121 - November 16th, 2023, 11:44 pm
    I was at Bixi earlier this week for the O&E residency and our experience was mixed. Burgers were great and it had been so long since I'd had one, a wave of pleasant memories rushed over me the moment I tasted it. Perhaps a bit saltier than optimal, it still really hit the spot. Chips served with the burgers were crammed into their metal serving cup and really suffered for it texturally. Mostly mushy.

    As for the rest, unfortunately, it was more in line with the chips than the burger. From the moment we entered the space, it smelled strongly of fish, and not in an appetizing way. Pork Rinds were rock hard and barely edible. Scotch egg was practically cold and not anywhere as special as I remembered it. Pasty, pronounced paste-y by our server was tasty enough with a flaky crust but it had some pretty gristly chunks of meat in it. Service was robotic and perfunctory at best. As much as I'd looked forward to it, the experience felt very much like a zombie version of Owen & Engine.

    =R=
    Same planet, different world
  • Post #122 - March 26th, 2024, 8:09 pm
    Post #122 - March 26th, 2024, 8:09 pm Post #122 - March 26th, 2024, 8:09 pm
    Tonight was the final night of the latest iteration of O&E - the winter residency at Bixi. The burger was as good as ever, which is to say it was absolutely spectacular.

    According to one of the bartenders, a longtime O&E and Bixi employee, summers were always slow at O&E and summers at Bixi are big for private events, so it's unclear if the burger will be back soon. But given that they seemed to sell out Monday and Tuesday nights regularly during the winter residency, I have to think we haven't seen the last of this magnificent specimen. At least I hope that's the case.
    Last edited by MarlaCollins'Husband on January 22nd, 2025, 5:56 pm, edited 1 time in total.
  • Post #123 - April 9th, 2024, 11:02 am
    Post #123 - April 9th, 2024, 11:02 am Post #123 - April 9th, 2024, 11:02 am
    Not surprising, but Bixi announced they are going to continue to have the burger as a soft of 'off the menu' limited offering Monday-Thursdays.

    I can't complain about that.
  • Post #124 - January 28th, 2025, 8:37 pm
    Post #124 - January 28th, 2025, 8:37 pm Post #124 - January 28th, 2025, 8:37 pm
    I just learned that Bixi brought back the O&E menu on Mondays and Tuesdays this winter. Unfortunately, it ended tonight. I asked our server why it wasn't lasting through the winter like last year and she claimed it was because customers were demanding Bixi. Color me skeptical.

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    In any event, tonight was also the worst Owen & Engine burger I've had. I've heard of other people having subpar ones on occasion but my experiences have been remarkably consistent. There was just a lack of beefy flavor. Methinks the meat was ground a couple of days ago.

    The bun was also different. No idea why they'd change anything about the burger intentionally and it didn't seem that different other than the very noticeable onions on top. There may have been other differences, but it had been 10 months since I last had the burger and the bun, while good, has never been my focus.

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