Burger Blog: Frank's (Lisbon Falls, ME)

Casey: 7/10. Needed more seasoning, but otherwise solid. Slightly undercooked.

Bern: 8/10. Definitely not frozen meat. Needed more cheese!

Burger Blog: Black Cow (Portland, ME)

Casey - Double Smash (beef smash patty, American cheese, iceberg, pickles, house mustard, onion, c.t. mayonnaise, black cow bun):  9.5/10. Basically perfect. They didn't just slap a hunk of lettuce on here, they shredded it. Pickles were sour, which I personally love. Seasoning for days, basically perfect - the only critique I have is that the cheese wasn't fully melted.  

Bern - Mushroom Swiss (beef smash patty, Swiss cheese, sauteed mushrooms, bordelaise sauce, black cow bun): 9/10. Loose formation, cheese was good. A little greasy, so the bun was a bit soggy.

Burger Blog: The Pub - Baxter Brewing (Lewiston, ME)

Double smash...

Casey: 7.5/10. Decent. Burger seemed dense for a smash, but was flavored well. 

Bern:  7/10. Wanted a better cheese profile. 

 

Pizza from Burano's in Bath, Take Two

The tale of two pies... We originally ranked Burano's in September of 2023 and we were both underwhelmed with the "Specktackular" arugula nonsense. See last post here: 

Pizza from Burano's in Bath

This time we decided not to chance fate and went with a roni + extra roni, and we loved it! 

Casey: 9.5 out of 10 - flavor for days. Basically perfect except my some slices with too much crust/toppings ratio and a floppy center. Would eat this pie everyday if humanly possible. 

Bern: 9.7 out of 10 - Perfect amount of grease, sauce, good amount of pepperoni. If they cooked it a couple minutes longer, it would have been a 10!

Burger Blog: Nocturnem (Bangor, ME)

Nocturnem burger with bacon, caramelized onions and taleggio cheese.

Casey: 9.5/10. Unbelievable flavor with the grass-fed beed and toppings. Bun held up and the seasoned tots were delish.

Bern: 9.2/10. Onions + cheese were perfect, as was the seasoning and bun. Wish it had more cheese, but virtually perfect. 

Picture of the Month: August 2025

At OOB... 

Foster Babies! Rusty bottom left, Mango in the back, and Sunny on the right...

 Walking trail in Lisbonia...