First visit: Feb 2022
The original is in Pueblo.
Time for our annual checkup to Bingo Burger. On this visit, only my 3rd, Mrs. RJG wanted to join me. I was careful to steer her away from anything that might be a sloppy mess. So she built her own cheeseburger, and kept the sauces to the side. She really enjoyed the chile infused hamburger (cooked well done per order) as well as the chile dusted fries. She wasn't keen on the potato bun stating it was a bit too doughy for her liking. I tried something different too - and less saucy - The Steel City. This features thick cut bacon and a Dijonnaise condiment. And I dug into Mrs. RJG's fries. I thought the burger was delicious and far less messy than I'd had prior from them. Fries were great too. Looks like they removed the Fort Carson Burger (see original review), which is a bummer. I asked Mrs. RJG where Bingo Burger lands in local choices. She said Top 5, though last week's Wayback Burgers has become the new gold standard.
---3/26/23 update
This is only my second time to Bingo Burger, the first is detailed below. On this visit I asked if they had something like a "Pueblo Slopper" given that's the home roots of the restaurant and they're all about Pueblo chiles. The answer was no because they mix the meat with the chile rather than douse with a green chili. That's what they call Bingo Beef. Got it! I almost ordered what I did last year, but the BOM (Burger of the Month) looked cool, so I went with that instead. They call it the Fightin' Irish Burger (for St. Pat's Day I'm to guess) and they define it as the following: "Bingo Beef, corned beef, Irish whiskey chile cheese sauce, caramelized onions, pueblo chiles, pueblo chile dusted tots". Well there you go. I ordered it medium well and everything came out to order. Thick juicy spicy burger with great flavor. Mrs. RJG would not go for this at all. And I did notice that while the top of the bun was toasted, the bottom wasn't. Doesn't matter to me, but that's a pet peeve of the Mrs. Maybe my favorite local hamburger?
---original 2/14/22 review
And here I am stuffing my face again with a big ol' hamburger. It wasn't the original plan. I just wanted a couple of slices of pizza to give me some nutrients to get through the day. But the place I attempted to try doesn't have slices on the weekend - boo! Well I'm downtown, and very close to where I was last week when first sighting the Skirted Heifer. Walk across Bijou and let's try Bingo Burger.
Nice and spacious place that goes pretty deep in the back. Order at the counter. They then proceed to hand you your "bingo number", and they'll deliver the meal to your table. The angle here is all about the Pueblo chile. Well sign me up then! I went with the Fort Carson, described as thus: "Bingo beef, thick cut bacon, Pueblo chile cheese sauce, golden tots, extra Pueblo chiles". Bingo Beef is ground beef mixed with the chiles before cooking. With all those chiles, no way I could go wrong. And that proved to be true - and spicy. Of course the burger was huge, which happens when the patty sits atop tater tots! The cheese sauce ensured it would be a giant sloppy mess. No way the Mrs. would have enjoyed it, but I had a good time in solitude. Though to use her primary criteria, the burger was perfectly cooked and delicious, and the bun was toasty. But she's not a "big 'ol hamburger" kinda gal. In addition, I really went down the tubes and had to try the soda fountain, and enjoyed a real cane sugar cola. Whew, it was fun to have again, but I probably shouldn't do that. I tried their diet as well, but it wasn't very good.
I gained weight this week...
Bingo Burger started in Pueblo (still operating), born from the Chile Festival. They are all about "local Colorado", just as we are. Overall, an excellent burger alternative when in downtown.
2/14/22 (new entry); 3/26/23; 3/17/24
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