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Burger Review #3: The Cheeseworld Cheeseburger

One could reasonably expect that a place that names themselves ‘Cheeseworld’ would be capable of a decent Cheeseburger.  Otherwise they have no business naming themselves as such – rather they should name themselves ‘Mediocreworld’ or ‘Processeddairyworld’ or something.

Luckily for them, Cheeseworld won’t have to rename itself any time soon.

 

This was a pretty damn tasty cheeseburger!  In fact perhaps the best cheeseburger I have ever eaten!  It was quite simplistic but then I believe part of its flavor came from its simplicity, much the way a pizza you  eat in actual Italy with only a few toppings tastes so much better than one you have in Aus.  You know, with 50 different toppings with their competing flavors overwhelming the taste-buds.  The Cheeseworld Cheeseburger consisted of a juicy, thick brown beef patty complimented with a combination of thick, creamy mayonnaise, lettuce, tomato relish (though I opted out of that – good on them for actually letting customers modify their burger) and some soft fresh buns.  But what made this a brilliant cheeseburger was indeed the cheese.

Oh the cheesy-beefy goodness!

Above the patty was a slice of cheese whilst just below it was grated cheese.  Both different varieties of Coon (for our overseas readers that is the name of a cheese brand here in Australia – yes I know they should change it but overseas comedians have a great time with the concept every time they visit here.  Just watch the last half dozen appearances of Stephen K Amos on Spicks’n’Specks [another name that could use a more politically correct moniker]).  And it was these two cheeses, both very slightly melted from the beef patty, that made this burger great.   The whole thing was tasty, flavorful, had excellent texture and with a side of chips was reasonably priced.  Not the fanciest cheeseburger on the planet but certainly the tastiest I have sampled – well done!

 

Whilst on the subject of the Cheeseworld café menu, let’s look at the opposite end. They had home-made large pies on the menu but dissapointingly were sold out so I tried their ‘Home-made Beef & Pork steamed Dim Sims’.  These looked great; huge and plump and a bargain at $1.80 each.  I ordered 3 thinking the family could share them – my wife and son like beef well enough but my daughter, who is not yet two, has developed a taste for pork that rivals my own!

Smelled like encased animal droppings – tasted about the same.

How can I sum up these Dim Sims?  Worst.  Dimmies.  Ever!  Absolutely disgusting!  It was like they had accidentally knocked half a jar of raw cumin into the mix and hadn’t noticed.  My wife tried a bite and gave me almost the exact same response my brother-in-law did when I was trying the 1.5kg pork challenge at Hofbrauhaus a few months ago: ‘No, that’s disgusting!  Don’t eat that – you’ll be sick!’  A buck eighty a piece and I still felt ripped off, so awful that even when I subsequently covered them with soy sauce I couldn’t even finish one.

 

So, when travelling along the Great Ocean Road, if you happen to stop at Cheeseworld I heartily recommend the Cheeseworld Cheeseburger.  I don’t recommend the Dimmies unless you enjoy something that tastes like buckshot mixed with entrails.