Burger Fusion – Za’abeel

Burger Fusion is a burger joint at the Al Wasl Sports Complex in Al Jaddaf (no connection with The Burger Fusion Company in the USA). Next door to newly opened Sarhad Darbar, it’s a little tricky to get to; aim for the entrance of the stadium (Dubai-Al Ain road towards Wafi) and turn right. Miss the turning and you’ll have to do a full round to get back. Its interior is unique in that it’s designed to look like a laboratory, complete with a giant periodic table on one of its high-ceiling walls, beakers and test tubes with colourful bubbling liquids and staff in white lab coats. You gotta give them credit for ingenuity.

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Its menu is not your typical burger joint menu either and includes salads, pastas and pizzas. I was there for a burger. The young lad looking after my table recommended that I try their flagship Infused Cheeseburger. What you’re looking at is a burger with a beef patty stuffed with cheese and topped with more cheese and sauce so it’s like a double whammy of cheese – yum. All their burgers come with fries. This cheeseburger is as ooey and gooey as they come. I got the feeling that kids would love it (as well as their Cheetos loaded burger). I liked it more than the burger I recently had at Skinny Burger not far from the stadium.

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I question why this interesting little burger joint has such dismal ratings. Based on my brief experience there such low ratings are unfounded. As mentioned above, I think kids would love this place, but adults will as well. It’s well kept, clean and cool, and the staff are exceptionally friendly. While the burger I had there will not win any prizes, it was a good, enjoyable burger with novelty built in. And at only AED40 with fries it represents great value as well, especially if you’re feeding a car full of kids. This burger joint in Za’abeel is well worth a visit.

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