Gancho y Directo (Burgers in Pozuelo)

Happiness made burger

Burger lovers, today we tell you everything about one of this patty temples in Madrid. They have 4 restaurants in the city, but we went to try the original one (place at Zoco Comercial Spot in Somosaguas, Pozuelo de Alarcón), to tell you everything about it.

You know that is a genuine and good place because is hidden in the middle of a basement in a Market court, one of those places that if you don’t know you don’t go, and it’s always full!

This burger spot, with reasonable prices and big serving portions, is known because of its varied burger offer, different types of meat and combination of ingredients that they have on the menu (apart from a lot of other burger options that you can find as daily special suggestions and aren’t on the menu). Their foie burger is famous in the town, as well as the one made with ox meat. One of the options offered is to have any of them served between the handmade bun bread with onion and grilled cheese (Don’t doubt, choose this type!), with some tasty French fries that you can also tell are made by them. Usually, a person eating a burger and all the French fries will be full for a couple days, but as I am not a normal person, I was strong (and lucky) enough to be able to try the starters and the desserts.

Their famous fried onion rings, cut very thing and served with sweet and sour sauce , cause an strange addiction effect on you that won’t allow you to stop eating them. If you are not an onion fan, there are also other yummy starter’s options but servings size are too big to try more than one dish per visit. Maybe it would be a good idea to create a combo or mix platter to try more different things.

All the Burgers are amazing, and everything is handmade by them, you can tell the freshness and quality of the ingredients. They are not the typical “boring” ones that you find at the typical burger spots (even though you can also find them here if you are more of a traditional one). Let them recommend you! The “Gancho” with foie and the “Ibérica” with pork meat are some of my favorites, as well as the gourmet ones that are explained below.

My recommendation is to gather a bunch of friends, order a couple of starters and ask the waiters for burger suggestions (Anyone knows one’s virtues better than himself), and lastly, if you still have some space, nothing better than a Brownie or a Waffle to end the soiree in the better possible way.

It was a Tuesday night and the restaurant was pretty empty, so we were incredibly lucky as we could have a combo with half portion of fried onion rings and cheddar cheese fried sticks. Don’t expect them to do so as they never do it.

Both were very good but if I have to choose, I’d rather go for the onion. So good!

Gourmet Burgers are probably one of the best options to have when coming to Gancho Y Directo. These are the ones they recommended us this time:

• KNOCKOUT BURGER: 
  • 300gr ox meat, grilled goat cheese, bacon, guacamole and fried onions.
  • We chose the grilled cheese and onion bread option.
  • Handmade french fries.
• LA BORJA BURGER:
  • 300gr steak meat, fresh grilled foie, truffle, cheddar cheese and a fried egg with blueberry sauce.
  • Grilled cheese and onion bread.
  • Handmade french fries.

If you are lucky enough to have still some space for dessert, you can’t miss their handmade brownie with cream and vanilla ice-cream. After that you will have a happy (and full) tummy for sure!

Rating --- 8,4/10

Average price --- 15€