It's Peanut Butter Bacon Burger Jelly Time!!!

On Saturday after rehearsal, I met up with my good friend and old roomie, Ben. We'd been trying to get together for awhile, and it all came together when I had the idea to have lunch at Slater's 50/50.

SD has had a proliferation of burger joints popping up in the past year, and I even saw signs for a few more opening downtown. But apparently Slaters, which originated in Orange County, opened a restaurant in Point Loma (Liberty Station). My aunt told me about this place, saying she'd heard that their patties were half ground beef and half ground bacon.

And if you know me... you know I have a thang for bacon. (Yes. "Thang.")

So upon confirming with the Yelpers that this was worth checking out, I knew I had to make it down there at some point. Their claim to fame is the 50/50 burger, but you can design your own - they give you a list where you can check off the boxes of buns, cheeses, sauces/spreads, and types of patties (50/50, standard ground beef, turkey, veggie, spiced up)... or you can go with a pre-designed one.

And then I saw it: "Peanut Butter Jellousy".

Peanut Butter.
Jelly.
Bacon.
Burger.
Honey Wheat Bun.

Per the menu (and Yelp), it was a popular item... and I asked the waitress and she admitted she liked it too. So I decided to go against my usual habit of a regular BBQ bacon cheese burger and take a chance on something new.

And it. was. fantastic.

It was hella messy, but to quote my friend Sarah, it tastes like joy. The nice thick cut crispy bacon, the gooey oozing peanut butter and jelly, it all worked together for good.

So if you're in that neck of the woods and you want a good burger (and again, they have lots of good options there), check that place out. I can't wait to go back and try something new! (Also, they have a LOT of beer on tap, and I want to get my drink on next time, since my buddy Ben doesn't really drink, so I abstained.)

Oh, and rad little note - it's cool to hang with a buddy I haven't seen in awhile and be rocking the same charity:water bracelet, since Ben noticed mine and pointed out his own wrist, and then talking about all that cool stuff. Always good to catch up.