Since the grand opening of the first Hard Rock Cafe over 40 years ago, the brand has evolved to include over 100 cafes in 68 countries and broadened to include several hotels and casinos. As expansive as their empire has grown, their commitment to good food and fun atmosphere has never faltered. Hard Rock continues to delight and satisfy with its ever-changing menu. We dropped by their popular Times Square location last week for an extraordinary tasting of the new Global Burger Tour menu. Each of the Hard Rock locations has its own local burger featuring locally sourced ingredients and regional flavors. With 163 locations to choose from, the executives at the Hard Rock had the difficult task of choosing a select few for the world tour menu.
The tasting party kicked off with a round of specialty cocktails engineered by their mixologists to pair with the new burgers. We enjoyed the Melonpalooza a sweet and potent mixture of Malibu Coconut Rum, Midori Melon Liqueur,ย and sweet and sour mix garnished with fresh pineapple and strawberries.
For something a bit spicy we recommend the Sweet and fiery a peppery mix of Absolut Peppar Vodka, Ginger liqueurย topped with a fiery red pepper. If you love Whiskey like we do, you will flip for the “All Jacked Up” a spirited blend of Jack Daniel’s Tennesee Honey, Jack Daniel’s Tennesee Whiskey, Spiced rum and pineapple and lime juice. Each of the cocktails offeredย is served in Hard Rock’s iconic mason jars.
While mingling in the cocktail portion of our evening we also viewed a unique presentation and learned about a new travel experience being offered by Hard Rock Cafe’s hospitality division. The new travel tour takes guests on a 10-day journey to four cities across the globe, to experience some of the World Tour burgers in their countries of origin. Cities on the tour include Buenos Aires Argentina, Athens, Greece, London, England and Seattle, Washington.
The first burger in our feast was inspiredย by the first Hard Rock Location, The English Breakfast Burger. This mammothย sandwich is comprisedย of sliced ham grilled portabellaย mushroom, breakfast sausage and a crackedย egg on a beef patty, served with chili seasoned fries and chipotle garlic ketchup.
For a touch of Island flavor, we highlyย recommend the Jamaican Jerkย Burger. This tasty burger features mango cream cheese, jerk Mayo on an all beef patty with a buttered toasted bun.
We have always loved Mediterranean flavors and the Greek Burger really captures the flavors of Greece. The deluxe beef patty is topped with tzatziki sauce and a unique blend of feta cheese, capers, olives peppers, and onions.
In addition to the international burgers, Hardย Rock Cafe will also offer three regional burgers from their US locations. It doesn’t get much hotter than Vegas and the Atomic Burger captures that heat in burger form. The Atomic is topped with atomicย fried onions, jalapenos, Sriracha mayo and two atomicย beer battered peppers. This spicy burger will set your soul on fire!
Spam lovers may rejoice at the sight of Honolulu’s Aloha burger. This decadent burger is topped with a thick slice of SPAM, guacamole, Montereyย Jack Cheese, a grilled pineapple ring and a sweet soy glaze.
Though the Hard Rock makes burgers every day the global burger tour only lasts a short while. From now until June 30th you may sample these and several more incredible burgers from the world burger tour menu. For more info on the literal World Burger Tour visit, WorldBurgerTour.com