Time to look at one of LA’s most acclaimed burger joints: Plan Check! When I say these are burgers worth biting down on, here’s what I mean:
A cheeseburger topped with sliced pickles – and a slice of “ketchup leather” underneath – bravo!
Plan Check!
“Plan Check” opened in 2012, and now has three locations om Los Angeles, I checked out the Sawtelle restaurant near work, which is always packed with people eager to bite down on this:
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Bring On The “Ketchup Leather!”
“Plan Check” has half a dozen burger options, plus pastrami and chicken sandwiches…I tested the tradition “PCB” – and yes, they all come with ketchup leather! See it there?
It tastes like a ketchup fruit roll up, and a nice chewy addition to the soft bun and juicy burger….there is so much going on here it’s almost impossible to capture it!
Here is the PCB:
PCB (PLAN CHECK BURGER) $12.00
americanized dashi cheese, ketchup leather, schmaltz onions, mixed pickles, crunch bun
You can see the “schmaltz onions” and the pickles as well:
I also tried another one of Plan Check’s specialities:
The “Beef Tallow” Fries!
Plan Check serves fries up two ways:
FRIES $5.00
beef tallow, smoked salt, fresh ketchup
SWEET POTATO WAFFLE FRIES $6.00
beef tallow, peach ketchup
Of course, they can all be “suppressed” with schmaltz onions and cheese, which we did:
“Plan Check” is packed to the rafters for a reason: a great menu that is well executive, and fun stuff like “ketchup leather” make it a memorable bite…oh, and let’s remember a few more “memorable bites”, like this one:
Yes, it is without a doubt LA’s messiest burger – but how does it taste?
Click here for my taste test!
There are lots of burger in Southern California and here are two more I have enjoyed:
Astro Burger in West Hollywood, on “route 66”, offers up a massive pastrami-topped burger that is delicious – and all of the flavors blend together nicely – you can see my whole review here:
I am also a fan of Bob’s “Big Boy” Burger from Burbank California:
What is so cool about the iconic Bob’s Big Boy restaurant is they have a weekly vintage car show in their parking lot…see more about this iconic restaurant here:
And I want to fly to Brazil just to try and bite into this unique burger:
Yes this burger has an edible wrapper!
See where it is by clicking here:
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hmmmm. I’m not sure I want to chew my ketchup.
I’ll bet that ketchup leather adds an interesting texture to the burger. What exactly are schmaltz onions?
The cooking method: Schmaltz is collected by slowly sautéing chicken skin and fat, then collecting the liquid fat that melts as it cooks….they cook the onions in it for a very delicious flavor!
Not being that much of a ketchup fan I probably would try it if it was offered but like Chef Mimi I don’t fancy chewing ketchup…but I know somw kids who would:)
I nad certainly never heard of ketchup leather, but why not?
Best wishes, Pete.
clever, but it doesn’t really appeal to me to have chewy ketchup on my burger
To me, this ketchup leather looks like guava fruit roll.