The Burger Point [Chinatownish]

I do love the Skylark burger of late, and this nice roundup reminded me of another entry not too far away. A fall opening was The Burger Point, alongside the eye-catching Perspectives Charter School (Ralph Johnson) just northeast of Chinatown towards the Museum Campus. The space features a clean modern interior with lots of natural light, plenty of seating, and a tiny but optimized kitchen.



The menu and burger output (in proportion, topping availability, and cooking style) reminds me most strongly of Smashburger (which I like), but everything is obviously a notch more rustic and house-crafted. The Rain Crow Ranch beef is flavorful, the bacon is thick-cut and not held long, and the matchstick fries are skin-on and wet-crisp. My most recent Burger Point Burger (minus the egg) was delivered likably medium-rare on a medium order, sparingly seasoned, and liberally topped with a sharp pepper jack and mashed, roasted, garlicky chiles, which I think they're making or doctoring in house.



This is not a cheap burger at $8.25 before fries and a drink, but where I'll grouse about the price of many food items, somehow a quality-beefed and well-topped burger is substantial enough to me to justify cost. I think Burger Point is doing a decent job, I dig the location, and I encourage you to try anything with the pepper mash. Plenty of other bun options if you're bored of the ubiquitous (though sometimes warranted) pretzel roll. A few colleagues have very much enjoyed the chili and the chicken wings as well, both anecdotally areas of study and requisite opening menu items by the chef.

The Burger Point
1900 S State St
(Cullerton St & Archer Ave)
Chicago, IL 60616
(312) 842-1900
http://www.theburgerpoint.com