It was all a burger blur

The new movie has started up, and I'm still adjusting to it. So there hasn't been enough time for play.
It wasn't until this weekend that I read last week's review of Dumont Burger in the NYTimes. If you missedIt's the Year of the Burger in Brooklyn too, click it. I ate there about a month ago and I meant to write about it, but the momentum died. In fact, I meant to write about Sweet Water in Williamsburger and this is the perfect opportunity to talk about them.
First things first. Dumont Burger. I went with Ted and Brian after we had drinks and party bombs at Bozu. I love Bozu, but that particular Saturday night we all just really wanted some red meat. So we stumbled over to Dumont Burger on Bedford and miraculously there were three seats available. We ordered beers and burgers and checked everyone out. Stylish and well dressed, just like the design of the restaurant and the burgers themselves. The bread and butter pickle chips were a nice touch, but that spear sucked. It was a boring salty wet wedge. My salad greens were a bit overdressed thus wilty and the burger a bit overcooked but it still hit the spot. The fries were fine, but the biggest dissappointment was the brioche bun. It was a bit much and I'm a lover of carbs, so this is serious. This large fluffy bun went way over the preferred meat to bun ratio. In fact, I didn't even eat the top half. I know it was a sin to waste that lovely bread, but one should always remember the bread is just a vehicle for the burger.
The folks at Sweetwater know this. Sweetwater (105 N.6th St. bw Berry and Wythe)used to be a bar and bands use to play there, but now it's a posh little bistro with a nice garden out back. Josh and I ate there another night after drinks at Bozu. There's just something about those wonderful mojitos that make me crave burgers. I dunno what it is, but it certainly made for a blurry picture. Can you make out the bread in the photo? IT'S AN ENGLISH MUFFIN!!! This may be a controversial statement, but I think this is genius. The bread is flatter, so it's not hard to get that meat in your mouth. With the huge rounded Dumont bun, I felt like I was causing my laugh lines to go deeper into my face. The muffin is also a little sturdier, so it absorbs the yummy juices from the perfectly pink meat. And those fries! Chips, really. They were crispy and delicious. I love that I got the salad too. If you're paying ten bucks for a burger, I don't want to have to choose between fries and a salad.
But if I had to choose between Dumont Burger and SweetWater, I'd choose SweetWater in a heartbeat.