SAVE ON MEATS - Yum

So if you haven't heard Save On Meats down in the lower east side is closing its doors for good. It is a butcher shop down in hell that has a lil diner in the back. Vice mag even said its one of the best burger joints in the city, I dont know if I would go that far but its decent. I have been there for a burgers a few times but some friends have yet to experience the grease and excitement of dining in such a fine establishment.

For those that are unfamiliar with Save On Meats it is literally smack dab in the worst area Canada has to offer. If you have never heard of the DTES (downtown eastside) aka Skid Row check it out on goggle. It is a very unique area that you wouldnt think would exist in a country like Canada, but it does. Intravenous drug use is openly done in public, crack smoke is lingering in the air, hookers are hookin, crystal meth addicts are scratchin and used needles are everywhere. its a real fucked up area if you have never seen it.

Back to the story, so we went down there yesterday for some dirty dirty burgers...cheeseburgers to be exact.

I got a double bacon cheeseburger like most of us but of course Ian had to deviate from the norm and got a buffalo burger because he is on the caveman diet. he wasnt that impressed with the burger. I wasnt super thrilled about mine either, but have been in the past. Either way it was a fun experience that ended with us at the cambie washing em down with a few moooseheads.

here are some pics of the goods.








If you care to learn more bout this joint check out the story that they had in the Georgia Strait. 

http://www.straight.com/article-170703/confirmed-iconic-saveonmeats-closing