While NYC food bloggers are for some reason hyping the living you know what out of City Burger’s new so-called Pat La Frieda Black Label burger mix, word has it from our friend Adam Kramer that Season 4 Top Chef finalist and gastro-guru Richard Blais (our favorite contestant) has opened Flip Burger Boutique down in the Atl. Flip’s website is up n’ runnin’. Hints that Flip may be comin’ to NYC and some early pics after the jump…

According to the press release, Blais is Flip’s creative director. “The menu I developed for Flip was a challenge I was up for,” says Blais. “It was fun to take something so common, like the burger, and give it a modern twist.” Some feature items include organic beef with homemade ketchup and mayonnaise; a po “boyger” with grilled shrimp, fried lemon and spicy tartar sauce; a lamb burger with green olive relish and raisin ketchup on a rosemary bun; and an authentic Kobe burger, utilizing fresh beef imported from Japan, dressed with herbal butter, red onion marmalade and blue cheese.  Flip will grind their signature beef burger using short ribs, hanger steak and brisket. Balancing out the menu, a variety of vegetable burgers will also be available, creating a selection suitable for all taste palates. The burgers will be smaller than the traditional burger to encourage diners to indulge in more than one. The edgy, unconventional decor includes communal seating, reflecting ceiling elements, a chefs table and a classic diner feel.

We’re guessin’ Atlanta will be flippin’ for a while over this place. Some early reviews are already in from friends and family pre-opening dinners. Here is a great photo slide show and what The Blissful Glutton has to report after a recent visit.

Apparently Blais will continue to practice his molecular gastronomy at Flip’s liquid-nitrogen milk-shake bar. Jill and I got a chance to try his ‘popcornsicles’ made with liquid nitrogen this summer at Garrett Popcorn here in NYC. 

Blais has been hinting that a Manhattan outpost may be in the offing. As Blais, a New York native, told TimeOut NY about Flip in July:  ”[New York] is the next market we’re looking to hit.” 

Here are some teasers from Flip’s menu (full menu here)

BEEF BURGERS

CORNED BEEF + CABBBAGE + POACHED EGG                     7

SMOKED BEEF + COLE SLAW + RBQ SAUCE                         7

PHILLY + CHEESE WHIZ FOAM + GREEN PEPPERS           7

BEEF TARTARE + CAPERS + AIOLI + CORNICHONS           11

BUTCHER + CARAMELIZED ONION + BLUE CHEESE + RED WINE JAM          8

COUNTRY FRIED + PIMENTO CHEESE + PICKLED OKRA                               7

DELUXE + FOIE GRAS + WAGYU BEEF + SHAVED TRUFFLE                          24

OTHER BURGERS

TURKEY + MUSHROOM + POBLANO + AVOCADO PEPPER JACK           6

FAUX BURGER + FARM HOUSE CHEESE + SWEET SOY KETCHUP        7

FLIP SIDES           4

SWEET POTATO TOTS

FRENCH FRIES

TEMPURA RUTABAGA

VODKA BATTERED ONION RINGS

Finish it all with an aptly southern Krispy Kreme or sweet tea milkshake. Can’t wait to hear how it is from our Atlanta friends and family. Send us pics!

Here are some initial pics:

Po' Boyger

Bun Mi Burger

Lamb Burger

Nitrogen Tank For Shakes

Tempura Rutabaga

Pork Belly Burger

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