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Dell Café

28-7930 Bowness Rd. N.W.

Burger: Bacon cheeseburger ($9.75 after an upgrade to poutine). A toasted plain bun with mustard, bacon, melted cheese, a generous hand-formed patty, tomato, diced onion, chopped lettuce, mayo and relish.

Sides: Fries, onion rings, poutine (shredded cheddar, not curds) or soup.

Atmosphere: Located in a strip mall in Bowness, this place could easily be overlooked, but the Dell Café was packed with locals on the Tuesday night I visited. There are a few custom Dell-Café-themed pieces of artwork on the wall, as well as some black-and-white photos. The pi èce de résistance, however, is an inflatable deer head mounted on the wall. I need one.

Menu: A combo of classic diner offerings as well as decent Chinese-Canadian options are featured. You can order everything from all-day breakfast to Denver sandwiches, liver and onions, club sandwiches, wor wonton soup and daily Chinese specials.

Decision: This was a diner burger as it should be: simple, tasty, beefy, yummy. For under $10, it was money well-spent. The produce was fresh, as was the bun, and the patty had a great crispy seared flavour. This was one of those times when, as I took my last bite, I wished I was hungry enough for another burger, or could be instantly transported back to the beginning of the meal so that I could enjoy it all over again.

Next up: Altadore Dining Lounge, 4824, 16th St. S.W.

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