mister gee burger truck

over the easter long weekends, i finally got the chance to try out mister gee. i’ve known about this place for a while now and i’ve been wanting to visit since forever but never really got the chance to due to exceptional laziness. this easter however, i decided enough was enough and trekked out to haberfield to sample this fine burger in its new home (used to be burwood). mister gee is only open on thursday, friday and saturdays from 6.30pm until 10pm. however, i’ve heard that they tend to run out of burgers way before 10pm, so we decided to get in early to ensure we got our hands onto some of mister gee’s sweet goodness, plus we wanted to beat the lines.

the burgers were ok. i ordered the gee-ism, the boys ordered quadruple versions. the flavours worked but there was nothing special about it, there was non wow factor. unfortunately my bun was also cold and my overall burger wasn't even very warm. would i wait in line for an hour again(and we were first in line)? probably not. i did like they're chilli fries and baklava shake though!

a food truck that parks in other peoples sites (obviously with some previous consent) and sets up an eating joint for the night. what a great idea! tonight, it was setup in a car wash along the main road. the wait was around an hour including ordering and then waiting for your order to be made. they had 6 people working relentlessly as the line kept topping up with newcomers. the system was simple.. place your order, they give you a number and they take down your name as well...then wait for your order to be called out... one annoying thing was getting up to the front and being told there was no more chill cheese fries left. i mean they only have three items on the menu (fat boy burger, chilli cheese fries and a baklava shake ... how can you seriously run out of one type of food within the first 100 orders? the annoying thing wasn't that they ran out was that they realise they didn't run out after they took our order and people after us were able to order the fries.... most people took their order to go as there was very little seating area... which comprised of a few seats and some milk crates. generally street parking is the way to go but chances are you'll have to park far as all the nearby parking gets filled up quick.  i did some reading beforehand and discovered that you can request a double pattie burger and most people recommend that this is well worth it... hence my fat boy was such a meaty beast...  the sauce and meat pattie were pretty darn good for something off the back of a truck. i personally hate ordering beef burgers because they just lack anything with a wow factor... but i can see why there's a following for this truck... there's no need to promote yourself so hard with what's in the burger when the food speaks for itself... the baklava shake was too running for my liking and didn't really resemble baklava or anything of the sort... there's heaps of venues in sydney that do amazing shakes for only a bit more change than this... would i wait again

let's just say that this burger truck knows exactly how to hit my gee spot. the new burgerking has arrived. that's all the conclusion you'll need.

burger truck in front of a car wash in burwood? why not try it out. they serve only 3menus upon the board and thats enough to make me drools to get all! the boogie cheese was amazin! juicy beef patty and soft buns, accompanied with the dirty fries and baklava shake!

the first time i drove the 2 bridges to mister gee was at the beginning of january this year. having only been open since november last year, i was expecting the worst. i imagined a tiny food truck, barely visible in the crowded carpark of the burwood carwash. i was hungry, thirsty, tired and fast approaching “hangry”. luckily for my partner, we were greeted by the tiny food truck, sans the throngs of eager burger enthusiasts. the menu was pretty straight forward – 1 burger, 1 style of fries and 1 delicious sounding shake. tonight on the rotating menu was the fatboy burger, dirtyfries and baklava shake. we quickly ordered our food and i made a controversial, snap decision to opt out of the bacon jam (what can i say, i’m a purist) and we grabbed a spot at a metal junkyard style table with mister gee tagged on the edge. they definitely had the decor down pat. it was no frills, casual, in your face, sit, eat and leave. this was my kind of joint. in no more than 10 minutes our order was up. i jumped at my name and greedily grabbed the foil wrapped burgers and fries. unwrapping our burgers, i was like a kid on christmas day. i opened my delicious, hot present of grease, meat and cheese and before i knew it, my burger and fries were gone and indigestion was on it’s way. the burger patties were perfectly “smashed” hot morsels of beef, masterfully squished on the grill just enough to form a crusty, caramelised edge, but with enough restraint to maintain a sizeable, juicy middle. the cheese was oozy and tasty and the spanish onion and lettuce gave a freshness to each mouthful, with the brioche bun giving that sweetness to cut the salt. the fries were not the best i’ve ever had but you can’t go too wrong with grated american cheese and fried potato. i would’ve preferred a chip with more substance, but to be honest, the burger well and truly made up for it. round 2 the best thing about mister gee burger truck is the ever changing menu. i have to say, i regularly stalk

it may be a food truck but they have their fans chasing after them for one of their creations. asides from serving delicious foods, they aren’t available every single day thus crowds are expected when you want to get your hands on one of their burgers. it is also a bonus how friendly the staff is!

the baklava shake was extremely tasty and smooth. it looked like they blended the baklava and added milk (yeah it wasn’t that clear from the name) to create this drink. it isn’t blended thoroughly, which left some really yummy crunchy bits inside, which really retained the characteristic texture of the filo pastry. the nuts, fortunately, were blended through. we don’t really favour nuts in milk; it would taste too much like almond unpreserved milk, which has a bit of a bitter tang too. it was sweet and delicious!

if you don't mind the wait. i really like to encourage more food trucks.
i don't mind waiting if it's something that will blow my mind. unfortunately this isn't one of them.
there are a lot better burgers out there with 1/4 of the wait time.
anyways with all all the hype i set out upon trying out mister gees burger truck. i had the burger with the bacon jam. the burger was ok and the meat was moist but again the waiting in line, ordering and then waiting again for the food took over an hour easily (i got there just after 7pm). don't get the dirty fries it is pretty boring - french fries with pieces of cheese?

overall not worth the wait at all pretty disappointing considering all the blog hype.

more sloppy joe than burger. 3/5

overall taste is okay, but the patty is mushy. there's no char, or real flavour from the meat. and yet another place using a brioche bun, which is really supposed to be a substitute in the absence of proper burger buns rather than used instead of them. it's good for the area i guess.

things that make you go hmmm?. ok, so looks like i will be the first one to say that the burgers just weren't what they were all hyped to be. don't get me wrong the flavours were there (had the truffe), the wonderful truffle flavour by itself was amaze, but when you ate it with the burger it just lost itself, maybe i just didn't get a big enough serve of it to compliment it. the bun had a slight dryness to it (like when your bread is a few days old). the dirty fries, tbh i would've prefered them left plain. last but not least the baklava shake, i was expecting to have a big flavour hit but it just really tasted more like milk with a few bits of the flaky pastry at the bottom. the wait was approx 30mins (i saw a few irritated people waiting but we didn't mind the wait, people watching & watching them in that truck doing their thing was quite interesting to watch - a tip, it started to die down by 8 so if they still have burgers come around then) i don't want to come across as a hater because i really do want to love these burgers as much as everyone does here, so if i ever am in the area again i will try it again....if mister gee satisfies mee, then i will take thee review down with glee.

mister gee burger truck easily does some of the best burgers you’ll eat in sydney town (alongside the fantastic pub life kitchen) and we finally find time to visit. they do burgers, and they’re crazy popular and the hype is real; these burgers are worth the schelp out to burwood

i tracked mister gee down a few weeks ago when i coerced my cousin adrian and robert to take me all the way to burwood, 45 minutes before the truck opened. in the words of ifat “if you don’t like it sam, please lie to me”, but luckily no deceit need take place.this burger has gotten so much hype, and it is so real guys. this is by far the best burger i’ve had in a long, long time and i’m not even sure where to pinpoint it’s excellence. a great bun, a great patty and just a tremendous amount of flavour. it doesn’t matter if it’s at burwood car wash or timbuktu, i know bros who are planning on making the trip every week to try a different burger.

this particular cheese boogie burger had the classic combinations of cheese, onion, pickle which isn’t bad. i just feel that this wasn’t their best signature burger. the execution has some small issues like uneven cooking and long waiting times. nevertheless for that half-burger that was cooked nicely, it was heaven and the truffle fries were exceptional...

i had the truffle burger. it was excellent and comparable to the wagyu burger at rockpool or burgers at merrywell crown but at half the price at $10.

however it was a 45 min wait for the burger you you have to decide how value your time is.