![]() ![]() Those are on the menu, but cooked in rice bran oil, which Gorfinkle says is lighter than most oils, with a higher smoking point that translates to less fat and fewer calories. Roam’s owners are also looking into getting a prosecco on tap for those who favor a different kind of bubble. ![]() “We didn’t want to sell an $18 a glass wine with a $7 or $8 burger.” And the impressive taps and bottles of beers and ales include Stone IPA, Allagash White Belgian Ale, Boont Amber Ale, gluten-free Omissioon Pale Ale and the most serious, Brother Thelonius Ale. “We get them directly from the producers, so we can pass along a lower price,” says Gorfinkle. Prices range from $6.25 to $8.25 - with an additional tariff for the more exotic bison and ostrich meats.Īnd Roam’s health and environmental consciousness extends beyond the burgers to the beverages, including seasonal “better-for-you sodas” sweetened with fruit juice and agave instead of sugar.Ī selection of eight wines are all sustainably produced and served on tap to eliminate corking and bottling. The menu at the Fillmore locale includes a unique offering: ostrich burgers, already a hit with local customers, they say.Īt Roam, burger buyers can request a patty in any of the five varieties made in eight different styles, from the simple classic (tomato, onions, pickles, sauce) to the fussiest French and Fries (truffle parmesan fries, gruyere, avocado, carmelized onions, watercress, Dijon mustard). This is the second site for Gorfinkle and Spiegelman, who opened their first Roam down the hill on Union Street in June 2010. “The cows there all eat green grass - not like cows on feed lots that eat corn and are shot through with antibiotics.” “We work with an incredible rancher up in Humboldt County, for example,” she says. ![]() Gorfinkle says all meat served is from animals that are pasture-raised. to 10 p.m., offers beef, turkey, bison and veggie options with all the right imprimaturs: grass-fed, free-range, natural, organic. To that end, Roam Artisan Burgers, serving all day from 11:30 a.m. “It’s simple, what we’re trying to do: Whatever decision we make about the food here, it’s steered by what’s healthier for people to eat - and what’s better for the environment, too.” “We wanted to create a better-for-you burger concept using high quality ingredients,” says Gorfinkle. And business partners Lynn Gorfinkle and Josh Spiegelman have spared no detail to make sure that’s true. ROAM, WHICH JUST opened its doors - and windows - at 1923 Fillmore Street, is not your run of the mill burger joint. Photograph of Roam Artisan Burgers by Daniel Bahmani ![]()
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