If you order a burger and the server pivots away without asking you how you want it cooked, that is already a bad omen. Restaurants that don’t elicit doneness orders may not think a burger is worth the bother. (A waiver for the doneness designation should only be granted to burger joints whose patties are flat in shape, under 6 ounces in volume or under £6 in cost.)

If you insist on telling the swerving server how you want your burger cooked and he or she responds with an ambiguous nod, then it is probably time to run for the hills. [Read more...]