Burger Bitch

Instead of grabbing a bite closer to home before an event at Ziggo Dome, I decided to try out Burger Bitch right before the show after reading a handful of decent reviews on it. Overall it was a good burger but not the best I’ve had. Although I loved the individual components — buttery brioche bun, non-​crumbly patty — it just seemed to be missing something and was a little on the dry side. However, I do think this might be my go-​to when short on time before an event because surprisingly, they really have the speedy service nailed down when the place is packed, from seating to serving!
Ambiance: communal tables and pretty loud, so good for groups… sorta? But be prepared to scream at your friends or sit in silence until everyone’s done eating lol.
Note that on event nights, you are not able to make reservations and there is often a fixed event menu (though not for every event — not sure which ones get the special treatment in this case, but their website will list the menu for each night).

It is my 2^nd time here after a long time and today I remembered why I didn’t go there again. I ordered a burger and a drink in the lunch break together with my friends. We got the drinks in 5 – 10 minutes, my friends get their burgers after 40 minutes. I did not get any food still after 45 minutes so I decided to ask. The waitress kindly realised that my order was forgotten. It is something likely for Burger Bitch to have such mistakes, because they still collect orders on paper, when contemporary businesses use hand terminals to collect orders. Unfortunately I could not taste their lovely burgers since I had to go back to office, so I cancelled the order and left the place. Waitress was very kind that she apologized for the bad experience I had, but I believe it is not relevant with the staff or understaffing. Use technology guys, you can do it. I will never try going to BB for a third time. I recommend places where you can get quick and accurate service. Thanks.

I’m not really a fan of burgers, so it’s odd that the desire to eat them arose after I left a city filled with great burger places (Kuma’s I’m talking about you). From my experience, the burgers here in the NL have been kind of meh. It’s not fair to paint an entire country’s beef patties with broad strokes like that, but I’m just keeping it real. Now whenever I see a picture of a delicious looking burger on an advertisement here I get a bit skeptical. When I see «American style burger», then I’m definitely putting my judgy pants on. It’s ridiculous, but it’s just how I roll.
So, after parking at the Amsterdam Arena ready to find myself an apartment I look over and see Burger Bitch in all its glory. The name alone intrigued me. Yes, I’m listening Burger Bitch. Tell me more. I walk in and giggle at the burger’s names on the menu. They had names like «That’s a huge bitch», «Bitch Attack» and «Hot Mama». I found this amusing. I didn’t have any of those bitches but instead had She’s Smokey. It was a surprisingly tasty burger with caramelized onion, BBQ sauce, cheddar cheese and bacon. This chick was officially on board with the Burger Bitch!
Like the Terminator of delicious burgers would say «Burger Bitch I’ll be back»!

Burger Bitch provides another good lunch place in the area for sit-​down or take-​out, it is located opposite Asian Kitchen. There is also free WiFi, just ask the server for the password.
Food: ³⁄₅
We had the She’s Smoking, a burger with bacon and BBQ sauce, and the Original Beauty with bacon. Both burgers were tasty and full of flavor; good size for a meal. You can pay a bit extra and make it a meal which includes fries and cole slaw and the sides were average. Too bad we couldn’t order any milkshakes.
Service: ¹⁄₅
This place was seriously understaffed when we came here on a Saturday afternoon. There was 1 server and 1 chef for about 20 seats, and the wait time was about 45 minutes for our food to arrive after ordering. If you are in a rush, go to Asian Kitchen instead where you’ll get your food within 15 minutes.
Atmosphere: ⁴⁄₅
The décor has a modern bad-​ass diner feel, and there is a lot of sass reflected in the photos and quotes around. If however the word «bitch», tattoos, or women in bras make you uncomfortable, then you might not want to eat here.
Value: ³⁄₅
Burgers were around 8 euros, with meals be 3 euros extra. It isn’t cheap fast food, but it is tasty and the price/​quality is comparable to other burger places in Amsterdam.

Haha this place was really awesome. Its 5 min from the bijlmer station and practically next to the ajax stadion :)
We were welcomed by a nice young lady and there were only guys there. I took the ‘she is smoking’ burger, with a delicious yummy smokesauce. My friend took the chicken one. They were both really good, but the price was not really student friendly. I believe we paid around 8 euros a burger. But, still worth it! We even got some candy when we left.
Concluding: Its a funny concept. You really have to see it for yourself. If you don’t like spending so much money on a burger you could go to burger king.

Nice new place around Arena. Burgers are amazing, price is more then reasonable and having hoegarden with burger well that’s heaven.