"I believe that the great American hamburger is a thing of beauty, its simple charms noble, pristine. The basic recipe--ground beef, salt, and pepper, formed into a patty, grilled or seared on a griddle, then nestled between two halves of a bun, usually but not necessarily accompanied by lettuce, a tomato slice, and some ketchup--is, to my mind, unimprovable by man or God. A good burger can be made more complicated, even more interesting by the addition of other ingredients--like good cheese or bacon.....relish perhaps, but it will never be made better." - Anthony Bourdain, from the chapter entitled 'Meat', in his book Medium Raw.

November 29, 2012

Bar Symon Kitchen and Taphouse (Pittsburgh Airport)

Bar Symon Kitchen and Taphouse is proof that airport food can be good.  Do you hear that airport restaurants of the world?  It IS possible to serve up tasty, yummy food in an airport environment!  I promise.

Bar Symon is one of many restaurants owned by celebrity chef Michael Symon (you may know him from The Chew or Iron Chef).  He is also a James Beard Foundation award-winning chef and a graduate of the Culinary Institute of America so he knows his stuff.  As evidence, I present to you the photos below.

Exhibit A

Exhibit A.  The Yo! Burger for $10.  This delicious little morsel is topped with capicola salami, provolone cheese, shasha sauce, and banana pepper rings and is served on a challah roll.  I have no idea what shasha sauce is, but it was mighty tasty.  Personally, and because I might be a wimp about these things, the banana peppers were too spicy for me so I picked them off.  The burger was very tasty, especially with the BBQ coffee sauce (see exhibit C below).  So good, in fact, it has me hoping for another connection through the Pittsburgh airport in the near future.  Yo!, indeed.


Exhibit B

Chips fried on-site with a dip made with avocados, bacon, and bleu cheese.  I have never once thought of putting bacon in guacamole but the minute I read the description on the menu I knew it was genius.  And it did not disappoint.  It was so tasty and I stealing this idea and adding bacon every time I make guacamole at home from now until forever.



Exhibit C



Bay Symon has its own sauce on the table called Coffee BBQ.  As a devout lover of cover, I knew this would hit the mark for me.  The coffee flavor was very subtle, but it was there.  I really enjoyed dipping each bite of my burger in the Coffee BBQ sauce.

So, the next time you find yourself in the Pittsburgh airport, I highly recommend you bring your appetite on over to Bar Symon.

To see their menu:
http://www.unitedconcessionsgroup.com/pdfs/barSymonMenu.pdf
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