When my radar first picked up Pier Burger I got seriously stoked. I grew up on griddled, stacked burgers ala Steak n Shake and I still have dreams about finding a shining example of this burger in the Southland. I can't knock In n Out for its value but I am looking for a little more in the beef department.
Pier Burger is as close to a Shake Shack as we have in LA. Frozen custards, concretes and that griddled stacked burger of my Wonder Years. A beef patty dainty enough to double without raising eyebrows, cooked well done but far from dry, ooey gooey american cheese, a subtle green leaf lettuce knows how to make an entrance unlike his dopey cousin, iceberg, and "a sauce" that plays with thousand island but seems to skip the relish or any hint of worcestershire.
