Polygon eats Bob’s burgers

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The Bob’s Burgers Movie is hitting theaters this weekend (read our review!), giving us another opportunity to hang out with the Belcher gang.

Here at Polygon, we decided the best way to commemorate the occasion was by picking a few burgers out of the official Bob’s Burgers Burger Book to cook and sample at home. Six of our intrepid staffers picked a burger that sang to them (not quite literally, although you never know with Bob’s Burgers) and set out to make them at home.

Read below for our takeaways, but first, a quick message to Bob Belcher:

Bob, buddy. I know you have a passion for burgers and for food in general. But for the love of god, spice your food! I know your restaurant has been through a lot over the years, but perhaps if you added some seasoning to your burgers, people would continue to come back to your establishment for reasons other than the, uh, family atmosphere and great puns.

Without further ado, our burgers!

The ingredients: Beef for the patty, along with an egg, panko breadcrumbs, salt, and pepper; chickpeas, cannellini beans, lemon, tahini, and garlic for the hummus; red bell pepper and arugula as toppings

The process: I’ve always wanted to make homemade hummus, and this gave me a good excuse. I’m also severely lactose intolerant, and I wanted to pick a burger that didn’t require cheese. The other dietary restriction-related substitution I made was a gluten-free bagel for a traditional bun. We also subbed arugula for lettuce, entirely because I misremembered. While my boyfriend made the patty and roasted the bell pepper, I focused on the hummus. The process was pretty straightforward — I prepped ingredients and threw them in a blender. Then we assembled it all.

The result: I’d rate this 3 out of 5