The Beefy Boys started out as a drunken idea, between four mates cooking a barbecue in the back garden.
After they entered a competition in Las Vegas and won, the food was put into a business and the rest is history.
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Having started out in Herefordshire, The Beefy Boys now has restaurants in Hereford, Cheltenham, Shrewsbury, Bath and now at the Westgate in Oxford.
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But what makes The Beefy Boys a cut above the rest is the beef they use, sourced locally to them at a farm in Herefordshire.
Two cuts of the cattle chuck and brisket, are both dry-aged. This is then minced every day by a butcher named Neil.
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And the business sources its semi-brioche buns from the Cotswolds, using organic flour and no preservatives.
Forget your McDonald’s or your Burger King. They’re for people who want a quick fix with zero thrills.
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What The Beefy Boys can do – and I don’t know if this was their intention – was shake off any regrets you may have about tucking into one of their burgers.
We tried an Oklahoma onion boy – two mustard fried 3oz burgers with double American cheese and, of course, onions – and the American boy – double American cheese, gherkin, onion and bacon.
On the side, it had to be chips. This time topped with a healthy dose of parmesan.
When the burger is cooked, the ‘patties’ are placed with cheese inside a bun lid. Water is sprayed on the griddle to create steam inside.
As a result, the burgers arrive on your table with melted cheese and a warm, soft bun.
You don’t have to be a food critic to agree with me on this one: their burgers are next level delicious.
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The stunning burger was washed down with a couple of cocktails: the Beefy Boy’s signature Backyard Punch (consisting of lots of types of rum) and a Key Lime Pie Martini (an elegant, liquid cheesecake in a glass).
Pudding topped this meal off, as well as me and my partner, with a chocolate brownie serviced with ice cream and a sundae.
I’ve never had a sundae, so can’t compare it to others, but I can say it was a glass-full of perfection.
But regrettably I couldn’t finish it. We’d both reached our full capacity.
The Beefy Boys had proven firstly, what a great business and recipe they have, but also that you can’t regret a dirty burger.
Not bad for a drunken idea.
