

Where the Craigie “OG” takes after the Craigie on Main burger, Craigie Burger’s Special burger takes after the Kirkland Tap & Trotter burger, featuring Swiss cheese and kimchi Russian dressing. “We’re making it in-house at Craigie on Main because we love the Craigie ketchup and people do too,” said Maws. One thing that’s the same between the Craigie on Main burger and the Craigie “OG” burger is the ketchup.

“We didn’t go for commodity, mass production, or cheapest cuts.” “Very locally raised this is the real deal,” said Maws. The beef comes from Northeast Family Farms. The cheddar - used on the Craigie “OG,” the Steakburger, the Craigie Chili Fries, and the Bowl - comes from Adams Reserve in upstate New York at Craigie on Main, the burger features cheddar from Shelburne, Vermont. The Craigie Burger pickles are based on the Craigie on Main pickles but made at Maitland Mountain Farm in Salem. That means collaborating on the bun with Cambridge-based Iggy’s Bread, as opposed to making the bun in-house, like the team does for the Craigie on Main burger.

We want to show people that you can actually serve real food, grown by real people - the same ethos that Michael, Nick, and I had in all of our restaurants - and not have to compromise that at all, just think differently about the production model.” We’re taking this to a different venue that’s going to have some volume. “Compromise is not necessarily a bad word,” Maws told Eater, “but in this case, it doesn’t apply at all to anything that’s taking a step backwards. This isn’t an 18-a-night situation not everything can be made from scratch in-house. The Craigie “OG” is based on the famous Craigie on Main burger - similar in structure, but with changes that allow for the necessary volume at the food hall. The burgers: The Craigie Burger menu includes three burgers - the Craigie “OG,” the Special, and the Steakburger, each $16.

The Special (with Swiss and kimchi Russian dressing) at Craigie Burger So how does the elusive Craigie on Main burger make the jump to Craigie Burger, a counter-service spot in a sure-to-be-bustling food hall? Read on to dive into the Craigie Burger menu, which will feature three burgers - one of them in the spirit of the Craigie on Main burger, but not an exact replica - and more. There’s a sort of mystique around it because it can be difficult to get - there are only 18 available per night, and there’s often a line to get one. The burger at Craigie on Main has long been recognized as one of the best burgers in the Boston area, one of the early stalwarts of the high-end burger scene. On the list: Craigie Burger, from Craigie on Main and Kirkland Tap & Trotter chef and owner Tony Maws with two other longtime industry vets, Nick Zappia (of the now-defunct Blue Room in Cambridge) and Michael Leviton (founder of Lumière in Newton, which he sold in 2016). “We recently expanded BISq’s menu at Time Out Market, and then decided to do a Taqueria El Barrio pop up for Labor Day weekend, and we are so grateful for all of the support.When Time Out Market Boston opens in Fenway in June 2019, the food hall - part of a growing Lisbon-based chain - will feature a number of Boston’s best chefs and restaurants. “We are excited to bring our cherished Taqueria el Barrio concept to Time Out Market Boston, where guests can experience our very personal take on an authentic taqueria inspired by the Sonora region in Northwest Mexico,” co-owner and chef Alex Sáenz, who is also the executive chef at BISq, shared in a press release. It popped up at Time Out Market’s BISq location over Labor Day Weekend. It’s not the first time Taqueria el Barrio, which originally opened in August 2019, has served its Mexican fare at the market. The new addition is scheduled to open Wednesday, offering a menu of tacos, quesadillas, nachos, house-made salsas, and more. location, Time Out Market announced that the taqueria will reopen at the Fenway food hall, joining a roster of 11 eateries and two bars. ‘We lost our beautiful little taqueria’: Taqueria El Barrio has permanently closedĪfter Taqueria el Barrio revealed last month that it had permanently closed its Commonwealth Ave.
