TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Imagine a large succulent cheese burger without any added vegetables in between the large slab of juicy meat and melted cheese. If that’s the type of burger you prefer, then you won’t be disappointed to visit ‘Flip Burger’ which is located at Jalan Senopati, South Jakarta.
Flip Burger was established on August 19, 2016. This burger joint sells an average of 700 burgers each day. "‘We’re open from 10 am to 10 pm. There’s a long queue every Saturday night,” says Flip Burger employee, Fitri Febriani.
Customers usually order the Burger Smacker, which features two slices of beef poured with barbeque sauce. Customers are provided with a number of options such as: double patty, double cheese, or beef bacon.
The Smacker’s size isn’t that far apart from other common burgers sold here, but what makes Flip Burger different from other burger joints is the absence of veggies contained in between the buns. You won’t find any lettuce, tomatoes, or pickles creeping through the juicy beef.
“None of them contain vegetables,” Fitri said.
Flip Burger is the perfect place for those of you that are hungry for protein. Other than beef, this burger joint also serves fish meat.
The price of their beef burger varies from Rp 30,000 to its Rp 55,000 “smacker burger”. You can also order French Fries for a mere Rp 15,000 and Rp 20,000 for bacon cheese tots fries. “Our favorite snack is the chicken skin that is crisp fried,” she said.
Flip Burger also lets their customers refill their beverages as much as they would like. Soft drinks or tea is priced around Rp 17,000, meanwhile coffee, cappuccino, and ice cream is Rp 25,000 each.
Unfortunately the ice cream that’s sold here isn’t anything special, unlike its burgers. You can enjoy a better portion-to-price ratio at any fast food joints spread across Jakarta.
Our last criticism for Flip Burger is about the air circulation of the room that seats 50 people. Its open kitchen concept – which is quite unique – sends some amount of smoke from the kitchen to the main dining area. We wet our eyes after only a couple of hours there, but building a couple more windows or ventilation would be the solution to the problem.
KORAN TEMPO