This is not the best burger in Shanghai. But it is pretty good. And it was the first burger I ever tried in Shanghai. So it deserves a review.
The visit
Grinder Burger original shop opened in 2016 on Wuding Road, a street full of Western eateries. Since then, they have opened other locations around town. It is called “Grinder” because they grind their own meat.
The interior is very spartan, fast food vibe with an industrial touch.
I ordered their most expensive burger, the foie gras burger. It comes with two big chunks of foie gras. When ordering you can choose the side (fries, vegetables, or sweet potato fries for an extra 10 RMB), the cooking (medium, medium well, well done) and the sauce (mayonnaise, Thousand Island, sweet pepper, honey mustard, mayonnaise mustard, blue cheese, BBQ, or spicy). I had the blue cheese sauce (but it was too watery). At an additional cost, you can also boost your burger with avocado, cheddar cheese, fried egg, and so on. With all of these options they do better than your run of the mill fast food. The only critique that I have is that the buns are quite large (or the patty is too small). A different ratio closer to 1 would have been better. However, it is a tasty burger.
These are the burger recommended by the chef.
They have a buy one get two promotion on Mondays.
The check
This particular burger cost me 98 RMB (totak check 116 RMB or 17 USD with a drink). The regular cheeseburger is 58 RMB. The menu is quite extensive and includes a seasonal burger (at the time of my visit it was a taro burger).
Where in Shanghai:
1097 Wuding Lu
In Chinese: 武定路1097号.
Nearest metro station: Jingan Temple (but it is over 1km away, better take a cab).
PS: They also have other locations.