Aspen needs some mid-price places to grab a quick bite, so I was thrilled to hear about CP’s Burgers, downtown next to the ice rink. We headed over one evening to check it out. It’s not cheap, but it’s relatively well priced–for Aspen. The presentation is gorgeous:
Burger, tuna burger, parmesan truffle fries, sweet potato fries
But I have to admit that’s where the fun stops. EatAspen reported the meat was local, but at the restaurant they were certain that it wasn’t in fact local. So a burger was out for me, leaving me with the tuna burger as my only option.
The tuna burger (sans bun), while pretty, was nothing special. Not even the exciting-sounding wasabi mayo was good, and it was barely spicy. The fries were good, but again nothing out of the ordinary. We couldn’t taste the truffle in the parmesan truffle fries, though the parm was good. The sweet potato fries were a great, crispy texture but otherwise unremarkable.
Their adult milkshakes are highly touted, but at $11 seem a bit, erm, stiff. They have creative flavor combos, so perhaps I will give them a shot in the future.
Others have liked CP’S Burger far more than I did. But for me? I’ll stick to Belly Up’s amazing double burger and fabulous sweet potato fries, J Bar’s uberexpensive but astoundingly delicious burger, or making them myself (did you know Clark’s puts their old free-range meat on sale for $4/lb on Sundays?!).
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