Score on Davie

Score on Davie
1262 Davie Street
Vancouver, BC

There was I again on the look for good eats. Sure, there are still a lot of restaurants in the Robson and Denman area I haven’t visited yet but, for some other reasons, some of these places, well, I am not that interested in going. Milestone’s? Cactus Club? Bread Garden? The list is still somewhat long but time will tell…

For today’s post, it is about a burger place in Davie. While I had known of its existence, I haven’t visited it previously because… Well, there was no reason! It is just that I completely overlook it. Most likely because I do not walk to this area from English Bay; rather, I take one of the side streets from Robson street. However, I have sort of a reason why I ended up to Score: I was looking for Sushi Sky but it was closed. Why Sushi Sky. Ask Mijune! Anyway, not wanting to walk back and forth, I said to myself, oh, well, there is Score on Davie…

Actually, there is another reason I wanted to try Score: I remember somebody saying they have some killer burgers. If that was the case, it was a matter of verifying if it was indeed true. Sushi Sky closed? Another excuse, hehehehe. For good or for bad, when I arrived it was almost empty, though you must keep in mind it was close to the buying shopping season. That works for me because I can take pictures like this:

Let me ask you: if you hear the word “score”, would you somehow associate it with sports? Well, I guess that was part of the idea when the owners re-opened it as Score (it was previously known as “Sugar Daddy”). There were several flat screen TVs showing different sport shows. I guess that would be an ideal spot to go to if you are interested in watching a BC Lions or Vancouver Canucks game. Or, hang outside in their outside patio, as it seems to have a really interesting one (which was covered, as seen in my first picture – heck it is winter!). Anyway, this post is about this specific visit and, on the topic of food…

I was debating what to order, as they had some interesting lunch items; however, I ended up going for the basic burger. As mentioned, some people consider their burger is quite good and I was about to put it up to the test. I had the option for fries, salads, Caesar salad, yam fries or onion rings (extra for the last two) and out of these options, I went for the Caesar salad. Normally I would have gone for fries but wanted to try something “different”. At first, it looks under-dressed but, actually, most of the dressing and Parmesan was in the middle. Feel free to call it mixed unevenly. While it is mostly your regular Caesar salad, it was quite decent. “Blame” it mostly to the Parmesan which imparted some savouriness to the otherwise bland romaine lettuce. The odd ball ended up being the croutons, as it did not add anything to the overall salad. Still, if I had to debate between fries and this salad, I might go for the later.

As I have done almost every single time when ordering burgers, I added some mushrooms to it (for an additional $1). There wasn’t as much mushroom as I would have preferred; this is because the end result could have used a bit more of it. How so? While not burnt, the beef patty was slightly passed the “done” level. No, it wasn’t dry; in fact, it still had some beef taste but it wasn’t too juicy which was a bit of a disappointment. As for the rest of the burger, it was mostly a text-book type burger, except the bread which wasn’t your regular kaiser bun or burger bun; instead, the bread was similar to that of a potato or olive bread (in shape, not taste). This was a good thing as it provided some chewiness.

This brings back the original assessment: is this as good as it says? My answer would be no. It is a decent burger; however, there are other places (some even “nearby”) that produce better end result. For example, despite it wasn’t necessarily the best either, Roxy Burger‘s was better. But, to watch a game it might be the place; just that it isn’t my type of place.

Tagged under: Burgers • Downtown • Lunch • West End