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<\/p>\nI don’t know Ebisu very well. I don’t know why I don’t know Ebisu very well. It’s a super cool neighborhood, chock full of restaurants and izakayas and boutiques and other fun stuff, but for some reason I still find myself wandering aimlessly with no sense of landmarks there.<\/p>\n
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Having a slightly twisted ankle, I limped through Ebisu toward Daikanyama hunting down Blacows. Finding it at the off hour of 3pm on a rainy day meant I didn’t have to queue. I’m not a big fan of waiting for things. Instant gratification is one of my favorite kinds of gratification. My 100% wagyu beef cheeseburger came out smothered in melted cheese, tartar sauce and some kind of bbq sauce. I’ve mentioned before that I’m not a big fan of mayo, but I make exceptions *sometimes* when it’s used sparingly or incorporated into the sauce – a la Apple Pan type hickory sauce.<\/p>\n
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Blacows serves a perfectly good burger that you’d never kick out of bed. Good seasoning, high quality beef, a springy bun, etc. Yet the flavors don’t pull together in perfect harmony. I could taste the tartar sauce, bbq sauce and beef – all separately. Also, the texture of the beef was good, but it fell a bit short of places like Sasa or Shanks.<\/p>\n
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If you find yourself wandering aimlessly in Ebisu (or limping aimlessly, as in my case), Blacows offers a satisfying burger for about $12, and the Hokkaido French Fries were good, but not as tasty as the detailed description made them sound (I’m a sucker for delicate and pretentious culinary prose). But is it worth going to Ebisu just to try Blacows? Possibly not.<\/p>\n