Perhaps we went against total globalization in the face of McDonald's and Carls Juniors about a couple of years ago, when the first home-made burger shop opened on the Griboyedov Canal without claims to world domination and with an emphasis on quality food -. Around that time, burgers began to enter without knocking into any menu - they are also prepared in luxury restaurants like Mix in St. Petersburg, and in democratic bars like . Another specialized phenomenon on this topic is.

Creators

Alexey Malkin, manager of Ketch Up Burgers:
“The name of the restaurant is a play on words: “catch up” - from English, “catch up”, “catch”. It echoes "ketchup" and also the word "sketch" - this is one of the design styles that we used. In general, our institution is the quintessence of what has been seen in London and New York. Our format is an ideal place for a metropolis with its fast-paced life and internationality. Accordingly, we do not invent anything new, but simply offer fast and high-quality food. Soon, for example, we will have Mexican tacos and several new types of burgers on the menu.”

The only window of Ketch Up Burgers on Liteiny is decorated with already traditional chairs bolted to the ceiling (the last time we saw them in) - no one in the city can explain where this fashion came from and what is the sacred meaning of the furniture on the ceiling, but it seems to be a must-have. Otherwise, everything is simple and predictable: there are fresh flowers on the windowsill, thin false bricks and wood on the walls, and in addition to sofas, ineradicable Tulix iron chairs. Only 50 landings. The first hall is comfortable and light; in the second, a few steps higher - a bar counter. Thematic still lifes are hung on the walls - burgers in front and profile, somewhere with female breasts, somewhere without.

Actually, such poetry, as in my favorite on the Griboyedov channel, is not enough among burgers in Ketch Up. The creative function is mainly performed by the most expensive on the menu “super burger with beef patty, foie gras and raspberries” (460 rubles). Ketch Up's closest competitors in the baked goods field are the aforementioned Union, which is just a couple of blocks from here. However, their burgers are smaller and thinner - they spread in the hands without having time to make the proper impression.

In Ketch Up, the menus are not complicated - maybe in vain. At least the graphic logos for each item on the menu are sometimes more interesting to study than the dish itself. So, the Ketch Up branded burger was decent, with a good steak, but it was remembered only for the presence of avocados, and in Italian it lacks, how to say, “Italian” or something and some audacity of taste. The tomato soup was boring too. There is no side dish for burgers by default - perhaps this is a consequence of the current fashion, which contradicts the concept of fast food. And in most other places in the city, burgers are served with something in addition - most often with potatoes or vegetables. In, for example, they are even interested in the degree of roasting of the steak. But this is not a specialized place, but Ketch Up, sort of like a burger. On the other hand, they decided not to arrange a mono-cuisine anyway - there is a Caesar salad on the menu (it’s not worth taking with shrimp, there are few shrimp (three or four), and they turned out to be middle-aged neither in soul nor body); soups - mentioned tomato and pleasant mushroom cream soup; tartar and steaks on a stone grill. There is also an original shawarma in the line of burgers, it is rather dry, there is frighteningly little chicken in it, as well as the cherished seasoning, but it captivates with a sickly size. From drinks, you need to take homemade fruit drinks, really fragrant and original, in pretty bottles; as well as excellent lemonades - I especially liked the one with pineapple, orange, spicy arugula and chili pepper (220 rubles): unusual, thick, fragrant and simply delicious.

Lemonade "Old fashion", 180 rubles.

The owners of Ketch Up have about five outlets in their plans, all in the city center, but these plans now look like castles in the air against the background of the general accumulating fatigue from burgers in general, and the more affordable average price for them. Here the bill will be larger than that of competitors, especially considering that the side dish must be taken separately. True, soups for 125 rubles seem to correspond to the declared level of the diner. Of the pluses - a spectacular presentation: a burger is brought in a pan, and french fries - in a mini-fryer. But both are obvious decorative elements, not kitchen appliances. On the other hand, the authors declare "premium" as their concept, which seems to justify the price, but in fact is far from 100% reflecting reality. There is absolutely nothing to scold the local burgers for, but, apparently, it’s too early to put the “five” either. It would be more correct to say about them - "good." And whether it will be better, and whether it will turn out to be an enemy to what is now, we will see later.

Photos: Anton Kuznetsov

The Ketchup Burger restaurant (or Ketch Up Burgers) is a chain of fast food establishments in the cities of the Russian Federation: Moscow. Today it is quite popular. Delicious American and European cuisine, pleasant atmosphere, quality service, reasonable prices - all this in the chain of restaurants "Ketchup Burger".

Description

Fast food has become so familiar and loved by many over the past 20 years. And although part of the population already understands the insufficient usefulness of fast food, nevertheless, at least occasionally and in moderation, it allows itself a fast food holiday.

But more often in fast food restaurants you can see young people - high school students, students who run in to have a bite to eat and have fun with friends and classmates.

And if you choose such an institution, it is better that it be of high quality, where only high-quality products are used in the preparation of hamburgers, sandwiches, potatoes and other dishes.

These are the restaurants of the Ketchup Burger chain. Each of the establishments is a unique atmosphere, delicious cuisine, its own "chips", as well as musical evenings.

Rostov-on-Don

The restaurant is located on Bolshaya Sadovaya street, 58/30. It is in the very center of one of the most beautiful cities in Russia.

Other significant institutions are also located here: the administration (city and regional), the theater, the City House, the Central Department Store and other objects.

A large number of people pass through Bolshaya Sadovaya every day. That is why there are a lot of visitors in the restaurant "Ketchup Burger" (Rostov). The menu and prices are attractive, the service is fast. Interior style - American: simple, bright and tasteful.

The decor of the walls is made in the form of brickwork, there is a lot of metal and wood, original long lamps hang over the tables, many tables with chairs or comfortable sofas complete the overall picture of comfort. And on the windows there are a huge number of indoor plants, which gives the atmosphere additional liveliness and visually expands the space.

The institution is quite suitable for friendly gatherings, business negotiations and an ordinary family lunch or dinner.

Menu at the restaurant "Ketchup Burger" in Rostov-on-Don

The main dishes, of course, are burgers (there are about 16 types on the menu):

• shawarma with chicken;
• beef burger;
• with vegetables;
• chicken burger;
• fitness burger (with lettuce instead of a bun and turkey meat);
• burger with cutlet from;
• burger "Mexican style";
• mini burger;
• Russian burger (with dark dough bun);
• burger with fish and others.

Grilled dishes are also offered to visitors:

• potatoes with squid;
• pork chop;
• potatoes with chicken breast and others.

• from red cabbage and orange;
• "Caesar" (with shrimp or chicken);
• warm potato salad with squid;
• Greek salad;
• salad with arugula, beef and tomatoes;
• salad with shrimp, vegetables and fruits.

From the sauces you can choose: Asian, original, cheese, tomato, garlic, honey mustard and others.

First courses, side dishes, toppings, appetizers, desserts and drinks are also good.

The feature of the establishment is that in addition to french fries, you can also choose Idaho, sweet potato, potato balls, potato trellises, styx vegetables.

And for students, when ordering dishes in the amount of 500 rubles or more (except for drinks), a 50% discount applies (subject to availability and presentation of a student card).

Institutions - 750 rubles per person.

St. Petersburg

In the northern capital of Russia there are 5 establishments of the Ketchup Burger network: on Lev Tolstoy Street, 1-3; Engels Avenue, 124; on the 6th line of Vasilyevsky Island, 29; Prospekt Liteiny, 59; on Komendantskaya Square, 8. Soon it is planned to open a restaurant on Sadovaya Street.

A fairly good location for each establishment: either in the central area of ​​the city, or on the territory of a residential area. Therefore, the establishments are always full of people and a rather noisy atmosphere.

Reviews about "Ketchup Burger" (St. Petersburg) reflect the fact that this network of establishments is very popular and loved by the townspeople and guests of the city. It's so nice after a long walk around the city to go to a good place to relax and have something tasty to eat! But there is plenty to choose from here.

And this is not surprising, because in addition to classic burgers, restaurants offer to try a signature dish with such original fillings as king crab meat or foie gras with raspberries.

Also, the waiter, when taking an order, will always specify how much it is necessary to fry the burger cutlet. If you wish, you can replace the bun with lettuce leaves and not worry about the figure.

By the way, all burgers are served on a frying pan - this is one of the features of establishments.

St. Petersburg restaurant menus

The establishments offer burgers of the following varieties:

• classic with beef cutlet;
• with chicken breast and vegetables;
• with salmon and shrimp;
• with cod and shrimp;
• Mexican tortilla with beef;
• fitness burger;
• vegan;
• with king crab meat;
• super burger with beef patty, foie gras and raspberries.

From the first courses:

• okroshka on kvass or kefir;
• homemade broth with noodles and egg;
• tomato soup;
• fish soup;
• soup with bacon and croutons.

• green olives;
• corn nachos with cheese sauce;
• appetizer in Italian;
• mozzarella cheese with tomatoes and peppers.

From hot dishes:

• steaks from meat, fish;
• chops;
• pork ribs.

A wide range of beer and soft drinks is also offered: lemonades, smoothies, tea, coffee.

In each institution of St. Petersburg on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays there are musical events that start at 20.00.

Moscow

In the capital, the Ketchup Burger restaurant is located on Kuznetsky Most, 6/3. Among the rest of the city's burgers, it is considered a fairly atmospheric establishment.

The interior of the institution is very bright, with beautiful views of Moscow. There is a terrace. Lots of greenery and space.

The cuisine of the Ketchup Burger restaurant in Moscow is just as tasty and varied as in other establishments of the chain.

Menu of the capital institution

Burgers here are in the same assortment as in Rostov-on-Don and St. Petersburg (with beef cutlet, chicken, lamb, fish, vegetarian, fitness burger, foie gras, king crab and others). For an additional cost, you can also order an additional cutlet to the main one in the dish.

It is also worth trying appetizers, salads, hot dishes (mussels, flounder with beetroot risotto and others), side dishes, grilled dishes, dishes "For company", first courses, drinks and desserts (cheesecake, "Count ruins", meringue with cherries). , double chocolate and others).

The average check of the institution: 1000 rubles per person.

The burger shop Ketch Up Burgers, the first cafe of the future chain, opened on Liteiny Prospekt, not far from the Union bar. Its creators say little about themselves, but they have big plans: in total, they plan to launch about seven similar places in St. Petersburg.

The main Burgers section features nine dishes. For some reason, one of them is shawarma (the VIP prefix indicates a large serving size). The rest is author's burgers: with lamb, with a beef cutlet and foie gras (the most expensive, 460 rubles), Italian with mozzarella, vegetarian with vegetables and others. As it should be in a specialized institution, buns and sauces are prepared by ourselves. The side dish has to be ordered separately, and there is a large selection here: classic fries, Mexican sweet potato, grilled sweet corn, pickled vegetables and a couple of other healthy options.

In addition to burgers, Ketch Up serves grilled dishes - salmon, pork chop and Uruguayan beef steak with pepper sauce. There are inexpensive soups (tomato and mushroom), salads and snacks, unexpected for a burger, like salmon tartare for 220 rubles. So far, the cafe is open from 11 am, but in the future it will open earlier. At the same time, American-style breakfasts will be introduced - scrambled eggs, omelettes, pancakes with juice and coffee in unlimited quantities.

Ketch Up Burgers has two small rooms with a total capacity of 50 guests. The interior design was carried out by the St. Petersburg architect Ilya Dmitriev, who designed several offices in Smolny. Brick and wood were used in the decoration, and red chairs and coasters for cutlery are used as a color accent - in the color of ketchup.

Norwegian salmon tartare with rye toast - 220 rubles
Burger with beef cutlet, foie gras and fresh raspberries - 460 rubles
Uruguayan beef steak with pepper sauce - 760 rubles
Raspberry juice - 90 rubles
Homemade lemonade with garden rhubarb and sorrel - 180 rubles

Alexey Malkin

manager

We are now working in a technical mode and in the next two weeks we plan to make small changes to the menu, based on the feedback from our guests. As a result, we will have a line of 12 burgers: we want to add three in the Spanish style. We are also working on burgers without a bun - now we are testing different salads.

Cream soup with forest mushrooms
125 rubles

Pork chop with tomato
spicy sauce
350 rubles

Mexican orange potatoes
sweet potato fries
80 rubles

Uruguayan beef steak with pepper sauce
760 rubles

Grilled sweet corn cob
80 rubles

Tiramisu
220 rubles

Photo: Dima Tsyrenshchikov

Literally today I wanted pizza. And I live in the north of St. Petersburg - Citizen-Ozerki. I typed "pizza" in 2GIS and I see that there are no pizzerias near the house. Of course, there are different restaurants and some good ones, but whether they make the right pizza, not the main dish for them, is not known. Needed an Italian pizzeria or restaurant. Alas, I didn't find it. However, much later I remembered about the network "Mama Roma" and "Marcellis" in the Voyage shopping center, but it was too late. And I remembered, because, in the same shopping mall, recently there is a burger shop Ketch Up Burgers - the right place for burgers, with several of its chips.

In general, this is the third establishment of the Ketch Up Burgers chain - the first two are located in the center. But, each place is unique in terms of interior, about which a little later. At the heart of the menu here, of course, are burgers - made according to your own recipe, with your own baked bun. The kitchen is headed by brand chef Vladimir Pavlov. One of his features is mini-burgers with a very interesting presentation.

Buns are sweet, pink with caramel impregnation. The cutlet is juicy in texture, the minced meat is not chopped (I could be wrong). The mini format is very convenient to eat, such giant canapes.

There is a whole line of classic-sized burgers here - about 15, not counting the fact that many types can be ordered with one or two cutlets to choose from. There is also a special feature - replacing the bun with a leaf of greens. Those hamburgers that can be transformed in this way are marked with a special symbol on the menu. For some reason, this feature is not free: replacing a roll with a salad costs 60 rubles!

I couldn’t help but try the “trick” and ordered a takeaway Mexican burger in a salad. A beef patty is adjacent to guacamole pasta, salsa sauce and medium hot jalapeno pepper. I liked the filling itself - moderately spicy, juicy, tasty. But replacing the bun with a leaf I liked the salad only as an experiment, nothing more.It's better with a bun.But, this is a matter of taste, and various anxious fitonies with a pocket calorie calculator will certainly appreciate this option.

And this is the Original Burger with beef, cheddar cheese and BBQ sauce. The bun is not ordinary pink, but also sweet and tasty. The cutlet is very juicy - in general, a good classic.

You can drink burgers with homemade lemonades to choose from:

Or sea. In general, the choice of home-made soft drinks here is large.

Burgers are the basis of the menu, but besides them there is a "Grill" section, various side dishes and desserts. But, before desserts, let's see the interior.

There is an open kitchen here.

You can visit without any hassle.

One of the features of the interior are the drawings of famous people on the walls. Looks interesting.

And be sure to check out the restrooms!

Dessert. Traditional ice cream and sherbets.

Soft marshmallow with cherry and almonds. Soft, with cherry and almonds.

Double chocolate cake Ketchup.

Cold cheesecake is served in a jar and can be of two flavors - berry or chocolate.

Here is such a culinary story in Ozerki. Now in the North of the city there are places for sandwich lovers to go.
I thank the administration of Ketch Up Burgers for the invitation, spbblog in the face Oksana , as well as for a good company -