As you guys know I spend the whole week on a very strict diet and then Friday get to have whatever I want. This month it’s been extra difficult since my diet has been extremely boring and tough so this Friday I had a plan in mind. Basil, the owner of OFK had been posting pictures on twitter of various burgers he was experimenting with. So when I spotted the Cheeseburger Eggsplosion on the blog A Hamburger Today (yeah I am religious follower of that blog) I sent him a message telling him he should try making that as well. He told me he’d make it if I ate it so I set a date to have lunch at OFK today on my cheat day. I spent the last 2 days thinking about the Eggsplosion and another burger he had been working on called the Manhattan. When I got to OFK though I found out I was actually going to be having those 2 burgers in addition to 2 more! So below are the 4 burgers I had for lunch today in the order listed below.
This was the first burger I had called the Manhattan. Supposedly the most popular of the four but for me it came in third place.
This is the Cheeseburger Eggsplosion, it looks innocent until you take a bite and the egg bursts as you can see in the picture below.
Super delicious, I ranked this burger my second favorite from the four.
This burger was my least favorite, it was a double patty burger with chopped onions, lettuce, pickles, cheese and a yellow mustard sauce. Ranked last out of the four I tried.
Now this burger was the last burger I tried and I was originally planning to only have one bite since I wanted to leave room for dessert but ended up eating it all. It’s a very thick burger that just crumbled when I took a bite. My favorite of the bunch and I ended up eating it all. It just has caramelized onions inside but I personally think all it needs is cheese since the beef patty just tasted so good. The last burger I tried today and I ranked it #1 from the four.
I ate all the burgers above except for the double patty burger which I ate just half of. I then had a chocolate brownie pudding for dessert since I was looking forward to it all week. Good lunch but now I’ve got to walk indefinitely until I burn all these calories off. These burgers are still not on the menu since they are still in the testing phase. Full disclosure I didn’t end up paying for the burgers just the drinks and dessert. OFK is short for Open Flame Kitchen and they’re located at 360 Mall.
43 replies on “My Friday Cheat Meal”
4 burgers – okay 3 1/2 burgers with dessert? Dude you got one hell of an appetite 😉 Mashallah!
4 bugers..Mashallah 😉 bon appetite
thought – if you really look at it as 4 meals taken in one lunch – u actually ate 3-4 burgers over the week apart from what you actually had. Wanted to know if this whole week of good eating would help this way? Don’t mean to sound sarcastic as it sounds – genuinely wanted to know!
I am nearly positive i am not supposed to have 4 burgers on my cheat meal. Fahad would have to answer that but I do have a high metabolism and I’m very strict during the week with what I eat plus I will be walking for at least 2 hours today so hopefully this won’t mess up my month too badly. Might set me back a day or two tops (i think).
u messed up man, 4 Burgers!!! cheat meal suppose to be a normal one.. is that normal?!
hey mark I just noticed that the last buger bread is different then the others right? it looks unique
yup a different bun
I’d love to try the one you ranked second.. Hi in protien and gotta taaaaaste awesome.. Its kinda how I like my breakfast at Johnny rockets.. Though the morning burger there ain’t as good
Cheers bro
Smallah! Four? Now i don’t feel so guilty 🙂 I went there for lunch today too! I had the Manhattan but I had no idea it was so popular, I felt it was really good yet small, perfect for someone who wants a cheat meal without the drastic damage , overall OFK are amazing and never fail to present great food.
i want eggxplosion in my mouth now!
eggsplosion = sexplosion
damn just checked, sexplosion.com is taken
HAHAHAHAHAHA! Epic post!
phew no beating
been on a diet for the last 4 weeks or so but never did this to my somach, you are forcing me to challange you ! ;/
this is not a cheat, this is the ORIGINAL SIN
the burgers are pretty good at OFK but I reallyyyyyy want to try Shake Shack 😉
Looks like you had a good friday.
In Iran the punishment for cheating of this magnitude is death by stoning.
One heck of a cheat day Mark…LOL
OMG!! tell them to put the eggsplosion on the menu !!! IT LOOKS SOO GOODD
Did you fast for 24 hours prior to this?? That’s the only way I could fit all of those burgers in one sitting!
Mark,
Since you’re best friends with the owner, do you have any idea if he’s going to open in the UAE? A restaurant like that would do wonders here.
Looking forward to your reply.
Tyoe “The Cheeseburger Eggsplosion”
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Mark Should Be Happy about it ;).
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There goes the bloody diet down the drain.
Mark
Have they added all those burgers to the menu officially now? (Other than the Eggsplosion, since that was custom your you)
Also, what was the name of the last burger? ( With the caramelized onions )
This is really not fair. I don’t have a problem with you eating 4 delicious burgers or even 10 and then putting up pics to make us drool and envy you but why the heck can’t I ever be invited for a FREE tasting session at any of Kuwait’s gazillion restaurants? :~(
Agreed I don’t have a blog, max I might just tell 15-20 of my nearest and dearest about my free meal at the restaurant but sure as hell I would give my honest review and opinion too. You broke my heart when you put up a preview of Fatburger Mahboola when I used to drive/ride by almost every day to check since they put up their “Fatburger coming soon” banner.
I’m a food addict and basically just love food! I can eat anything and everything at any time of the day, any day of the week (up yours Mark :P) but I’m just an unknown when it comes to restaurants seeking to invite people over for free tasting.
Sigh… life sucks.
I am going to say this in Lebanese because there is no other way to say it:
Neyelou el fee yekoul four Hamburgers, and dessert without feeling guilty.;)
Sa7ten 3la albak. 🙂
They all look delicious, except the one with eggs.
Wow Mark you had 4 burgers? sahten 🙂 I was there yesterday too i’m visiting Kuwait for a week and my sister wanted me to try it out! I loved it! oh and the dessert was awesome. The hot chocolate pudding with icecream!!!
bil 3afyaa! i sure hope the egg burger gets in the menu it looks extremely good!! i still didn’t try OFK!! cause every time i go and i mean it.. every time.. there’s a waiting list!!
do what i do.. be there at 1
u better be there right at 1pm or u will wait … we got the last table avail when we arrived @ 125pm today … secret is out bout the 1pm trick haha
i dont know why fahad has u on a diet that makes u need to eat 4 burgers in one meal to satisfy ur cravings! ur obviously deprived and ur going through some serious rebound phenomena…he should know better than that!
strict deprivation diets are ridiculously stupid..and no justification at all is acceptable for them…no matter what!!!
hey mark u diet for 6 days a week and then its like an open day on Friday .. So whats the use u r eating so much on Friday that’s not going to help u to lose weight…
it’s fine, I can just walk it off. Am planning to ride my by to and from work this week plus I’m thinking about walking back home so thats probably 2000 calories there.
So not cool…. you shouldn’t have posted the pics…
im drooling now… if this lasts for a while i’m gonna take a half day and head to 360 mall….
all these places will go out of business when shake shack opens up…
The direct competitor of Shake Shack is Johnny Rockets who have two locations in Avenues and not OFK which is a restaurant and located at 360 Mall…
highly unlikely … OFK and even The Burger Hub, Slider Station, Burger Boutique will not face much decline in visitors. they simply do not compete in the same arena
I saw you!!
I knew it was you!
I was at the table next to you and I saw you taking a picture of one of the burgers with your canon camera! I told everyone that was with me that it was you but they didnt believe me until I showed them your post!!
Your like a celebrity blogger to me!
I’m excited that i got to finally see Mark and (i think i think the woman infront of you was Nat) ;p
Bel 3afya 😉
lol yes it was me and you got to see me and at what i do best… munching down burgers lol
A M A Z I N G <3 no one can blame you for eating those yummy burgers! who wouldn't!! can't wait to try out the ones u ranked 1st & 3rd 🙂 looks delicious