Date Night at Zark's Burger, Taft Avenue

This happened last January, btw. Mr. M. and I were on our way to Cuneta Astrodome to catch the PBA Semi Finals game. It was our 1st solo date after I gave birth to Master E., #NotYourTypicalDateNight I know but we’re so romantic like that. Anyway, since were coming from the office we decided to finally try Zark’s Burger at Taft Avenue. Mr. M. who’s a big burger fanatic, had been dreaming to try this for centuries but because no branch was convenient to us, he settled on drooling with the thought of it. Until that day came.

Zark’s Burger is located at the 2nd floor of the Archer’s Nook, Taft Avenue, Manila. Just across La Salle and the same building where Army Navy is. Mr. M. was even teased by the charms of Army Navy but remembered he was committed to Zark’s already. See, he’s that faithful.lol There’s also a branch at BF Homes, Parañaque. 

Coincidentally, Zark’s had a sporty-casual dining vibe, which totally fits in our date night theme. Framed basketball jerseys and basketball related “actions” ornate the whole place. The television was playing NBA game when we arrived. Their main menu is even divided into a Major League and Minor League. The place was small and maybe easily jam-packed during school days.

Jawbreaker (Ultimate Burger at the back)

I had the Zark’s Ultimate Burger (1/4 pound burger with cheese sauce in a bed of fresh veggies and then topped with sautéed mushroom and bacon) for P130, it came with an iced tea and fries. Mr. M. was drooling for their Tombstone, but that humongous burger made him chicken-out upon their face-to-face encounter. He settled for the next BIG thing, the Jawbreaker (triple cheeseburger with spam, bacon and overflowing cheese sauce), P250, also came with iced tea and fries. There was an open challenge to finish the Jawbreaker in 5 minutes and it’s free. But how can you finish it if you don’t know how to start with it in the 1st place. 

The verdict: Zark’s burger patty was nothing special as compared to the likes of the Brothers Burger. It even falls apart easily but who cares? The ingredients compliments each other well that you would not even notice that their bun has nothing special too. All you care about is to finish this one greasy burger while saying ummm, in between bites. 

Tips: There’s a knife ready to use. There’s no way to finish this burger the traditional way, so use the knife in your advantage. Tummy-tacking is not applicable after finishing 1 burger. 

The verdict: Mr. M. and I was raving about Zark’s Burger the next office day that we convinced our officemates to have it delivered for lunch.