
We gathered at Slater's 50/50 in Point Loma to celebrate my sister, Stacey's birthday. This was a new burger joint in my quest for the perfect burger in San Diego.

Stacey's best and life long buddies, Debbie & Ron came to celebrate...

Along with all the kiddos, their friends and hubbies too...
Slater's 50/50 are apparently known for their
signature 50/50 (50% ground beef and 50% ground bacon)! I know...GROUND BACON!?! Throw in fresh bread, 12 cheeses, 30 toppings and 20 sauces and you get to decide on the combo you want or they have specialty combos.

Stacey, her BFF's and I decided to order different burgers so we could compare. Ron ordered the Peanut Butter & Jellousy Burger...Sterling Silver ground beef topped with a thick cut of bacon, creamy peanut butter and strawberry jelly on a honey wheat bun. This was surprising delicious...who would think that peanut butter and jelly could go so well on a burger...my second favorite!

Debbie opted for the Fried Chicken and Pancakes...fried chicken topped with house made bacon infused country gravy, two strips of thick cut bacon, and a fried egg between three buttermilk pancakes, smothered in real maple syrup. Unfortunately...she should have gone with a burger...you'd think with all that going on in the description there would be happiness in your mouth with every bite...but this really had no favor at all...better off to do it with waffles or better yet go to Rosco's Chicken & Waffle House in Los Angeles. To make up for this tasteless dish...Debbie enjoyed the Mississippi Sangria...Bacardi Dragonberry Rum, pressed lemons, fresh basil and simple syrup...these were simple irresistible!

The sisters ordered two different burgers...

Stacey had the 50/50...a 50% ground beef 50% ground bacon patty topped with an egg sunny side up, avocado mash, pepper jack cheese and chipotle mayo served on white brioche. While the combo was delicious...the meat patty was yummy but too rich tasting for me.
I opted for the Thanksgiving burger...a juicy ground turkey patty with stuffing, turkey gravy, cranberry sauce and sage mayo served on a honey wheat bun. You could taste each individual element and all together it was sheer perfection and absolutely my very new favorite in the burger realm!

Everyone enjoyed their burgers...it was fun to share but get the smallest size...

cause these burgers are HUGE! We couldn't finish!

It was birthday dessert time...we were all so full that we only ordered two desserts and shared with the whole group...everyone wanted just a bite!
We ordered the famous 50/50 Bacon Brownie...warm Ghiradelli chocolate...chopped bacon brownie served ala mode...one bite was all you needed of this rich salty bacon laced chocolate brownie! The other dessert was Homemade Bread Pudding...banana flavored bread pudding made with brioche also served ala mode. This was my least favorite...I really don't like graham crackers on my bread pudding and there wasn't much taste.

It was a fun birthday gathering...everyone agreed that Slater's 50/50 had great and unusual burgers...we'll be back!