{"id":239,"date":"2014-04-23T12:33:30","date_gmt":"2014-04-23T10:33:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.food-blog.co.za\/joburg\/?p=239"},"modified":"2014-04-23T12:59:19","modified_gmt":"2014-04-23T10:59:19","slug":"wolfpack-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.food-blog.co.za\/joburg\/wolfpack-review\/","title":{"rendered":"The Wolfpack Review"},"content":{"rendered":"

In our house,\u00a0Thursday is burger night. We love making homemade burgers and each of us has a secret recipe. While we can appreciate the simple burger, we also seek perfection, ie. The Burger Holy Grail. When we heard about The Wolfpack in Parkhurst we had high hopes.<\/p>\n

We stopped by one Thursday\u00a0night in January, only to be told that they were fully booked\u2026 for two weeks. So we made a reservation\u00a0to find out what the fuss was about.<\/p>\n

We arrived to a nearly full restaurant. A friendly waiter presented us with menus for a variety of burgers, craft beers and wine. The crowd was a mix of young and old, small groups and intimate tables. The upstairs area* is popular for parties and a few tables outside for those who love people watching.<\/p>\n

The burger selection is extensive and includes an ostrich, a lamb, chicken and a few vegetarian options.<\/p>\n

We tried the Harissa Lamb Burger (R93.00) and the Good Ol\u2019 Cheese burger (R72.00). Along with each burger you can choose \u201cFresh or Fried\u201d sides. As tempted as I was by the healthy sounding Asian salad or the tomato, red onion and oregano salad, I decided on the shoe lace fries with garlic aioli. My burger partner ordered the sweet potato chips with hummus, although the crispy wasabi onion rings were a close second.<\/p>\n

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Feeling like a MasterChef judge, I cut my burger in half and found it to be perfectly medium \u2013 just as I\u2019d ordered. The toppings were generous and the combinations were great. The fries were crunchy, \u00a0the garlic not too overwhelming. Knives and forks down, we joined the rest of the crowd and ate with our hands \u2013 the only way to enjoy a juicy burger. There was enough crunch, enough sauce and more than enough flavour.<\/p>\n

The lamb burger was slightly spicy but softened by the minty pesto, black peppered tomatoes and baby spinach. And the good ol\u2019 cheese? Exactly what you expected from a classic burger \u2013 melted cheddar cheese, tomato, lettuce and gherkins. You don\u2019t need to change a classic, you just need to do it well.<\/p>\n

The dessert menu is limited to weird and wonderful homemade ice-creams. Not ideal for my burger partner, Mr. Lactose Intolerant. I tried the olive oil and smoked sea salt flavour\u00a0 – it was the perfect way to end the meal.<\/p>\n

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The Wolfpack offers a relaxed setting with good, honest burgers. The staff are friendly and the chefs know what they\u2019re doing. Whether it is the best burger joint in Joburg, well, we have a few places still to try, but it\u2019s definitely a major contender.<\/p>\n

* Upstairs can be hired as a private venue and has no hire fee but requires a minimum spend of R15\u00a0000 ex gratuities and accommodates 50 people seated.<\/i><\/p>\n

Directions to Wolfpack<\/strong>
\n21 4th<\/sup>\u00a0Ave, Parkhurst, 2196, Johannesburg
\nTel: 011\u00a0447 7705<\/p>\n

Open Tuesday to Saturday 14:00 \u2013 late (kitchen closes at 22:00)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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