9.28.10 - Torche in-store at Vacation Vinyl

A small handful of pics of Torche performing at Vacation Vinyl in Silverlake. Although Torche did indeed pack the place, the line you see is for metal burger TV shredders Grill Em All, who posted up out front for some beef slingin'.

Grill Em All Truck - Metal Burgers!

Finally caught up with the Grill Em All burger truck. It was a dark and brootal night in Echo Park. Reign was bleeding from the skye. El Prado was packed full of shaggy tools (not you, Ross). It was Hamburger Time...

I went with the Samoa Joe (onions, pineapple, BBQ sauce). Fries with chipotle ketchup (smokey & spicy). Mine was the last order of the nite. Shot the shit for a few minutes with the burger wizards - main topics were drinking, skateboarding, and getting old. The boys were sharp enough to point out my Skeletonwitch shirt even tho there was only about a square inch of art showing. Good eye. Went into El Prado and elbowed some room next to my lady at the end of the bar. I shouldve taken a nice foodie shot of the burger, but i ate it instead, because I'm not a foodie. I am, however, a bitter crusty Restaurant Veteran as well as an Enthusiastic Burger Lover. So here's my lil review:
Patty - thick n juicy (ran down my arm a bit and made a mess, which is good), cooked to a nice medium rare-to-medium, which is the way everyone wants it but no one should ever order it. Bun (integral part of a Good Burger) - firm and spongy; not too much bun, not too little. Grilled pineapple (thick), grilled onions (thick), BBQ sauce, cheese. Awesome. A sweet and savory sensation. Fries were nice n crispy, just how i like em. Pair it up with a cold crisp Spaten Pils and i am a happy bastard. Heres a picture of the gracious staff. Pretty sure this truck already pulls a line down the street, but it's only gonna get longer, so get in there...

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