Flip Burger Boutique Buckhead, Ga

 April 3rd, 2011
Menu: Lunch

Husband Campbell's Rating 5/5 Soup Cans
Wife Campbell's Rating 5/5 Soup Cans
Price Rating Microwave Singles


Richard Blais, the runner up of Top Chef season 4 and winner of Top Chef All Stars created Flip Burger Boutique "Fine dining between two buns." Blais is recognized for his creative and scientific techniques on regular food, he states that "molecular gastronomy is an extension of great simple ingredients".

Blais was a favorite of ours when we watched the "good seasons" of Top Chef. So when we found out that he opened a restaurant right here in Atlanta that featured his quirky methods we immediately added it to the foodie bucket list. And let me tell you, you should not even continue to read this post. Go. Go now. Eat this delicious food. I'm serious.

Okay so you are still here. But seriously, to eat a meal that was so perfectly pared to every molecule of taste is truly an experience everyone should have to experience. With all the choices on the menu the server suggested the tuna tartare lettuce wrap which I already was eying, so it had to be so. When it arrived I honestly did not know how this was going to go. A raw egg yoke on top? And six or seven ingredients that I have rarely seen individually all mixed together?  Then, WOW! Like I said everyone should experience a dish that feels to the palate like you just picked it off of the vine. That is how well the flavors married together. 

The raw steak tartare burger to be honest was not for me. However, it was a pleasant experience for Paul. 

The steak tartare was a very interesting experience, especially since I always dabble in this type of food on my own.  However, I was completely unprepared for the taste that ensued.  Now before I proceed, this is RAW, not cooked, not even a little but you couldn't tell.  The texture is similar to a hand formed patty of tuna salad but the flavor was full beef. If I didn't know going into it that this was raw, or see the red of the beef I don't think I could have figured it out.  The taste was full, and had so much flavor it was ridiculous.  It was spicy yet mild, and powerful yet yielding.  The only downfall of the experience was the attempt at eating it.  I had to revert to a fork and knife a few times but that was such a minor flaw, that I am hesitant to even bring it up.  Also on a side note, the house-made french fries were the best I have ever had.  And for me that is a HUGE statement.  



Nutella and burnt marshmallow N2 Milkshake 



Raw Tuna Tartare Lettuce Wrap  
hand-cut saku, mango sphere, avocado puree, pine nut, soy jellies, compressed veg, wasabi mayo, sesami crispies. 
Sweet Potato Tots - chocolate salt, marshmallow foam



Cap'n Crunch and pb foam N2 Milkshake



Raw Steak Tartare
 hand-chopped tenderloin, 6 min egg, garlic, chili, capers, cornichons, pickled shallots, frisée, smoked mayo
House-made french fries - smoked mayo/ketchup


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