A neat little space, on Argyle Street. Counter, prep station, griddle, some seating along the wall and at the window. The burger joint is directly ahead if you walk up from the train station at Exhibition Centre, as we did tonight, practically skipping with exuberance on a long-overdue real, warm, sunny spring night.
El Perro Negro liked pop-ups before they were cool. Part of the Glasgow Burger Boom story, they earned a reputation for excellence with takeovers in bars and venues since 2014. Now comes the permanent home.
Their signature dish, the Top Dog Burger is made up of a rare-breed beef patty topped with slices of rare-breed bacon, then bone marrow and roquefort butter, caramelised onions and black truffle mayo on a toasted brioche bun.
It remains a thing of beauty.
Tonight we had the Black Dog.
Beef, bone marrow butter, burger cheese, black pudding, caramelised onions, pickles and burger sauce (£9.50).
Everything about this combination works. It’s the kind of burger you eat in small bites to make it last longer.
Food is prepared ready to take away, but stay to graze by the window, it’s not a bad view.
There’s a new name to add to the Best of Glasgow.
On The Menu: El Perro Negro
BURGERS
TOP DOG
Bone marrow and roquefort butter, double bacon, caramelised onions and black truffle mayo
£10.50
BLACK DOG
Bone marrow butter, burger cheese, black pudding, caramelised onions, pickles and burger sauce
£9.50
NYC
Bone marrow butter, swiss, pastrami, pickles and american mustard
£9.50
CLASSIC WITH CHEESE + FRIES
Burger cheese, caramelised onions, pickles and burger sauce
£8.50
CLASSIC WITH CHEESE AND BACON + FRIES
Burger cheese, bacon, caramelised onions, pickles and burger sauce
£9.50
CHICKEN WINGS
KOREAN GOCHUJANG
Crispy fried confit wings, korean gochujang glaze and toasted sesame
£4.50
BUFFALO CHICKEN
Crispy fried confit wings, buffalo glaze and blue cheese dressing
£4.50
DEEP FRIED TOFU BURGER
KOREAN GOCHUJANG
Crispy fried tofu, korean gochujang glaze, salad and pickles
£7.00
BUFFALO WITH BLUE CHEESE DRESSING
Crispy fried tofu, buffalo glaze, blue cheese dressing, salad and pickles
£7.00
SIDES
SKIN ON FRIES
£3.00
TOGARASHI FRIES
£3.50
BUFFALO AND BLUE CHEESE FRIES
£4.00
SAUCE
BLACK TRUFFLE MAYO
£1.50
GOCHUJANG MAYO
£1.00
BUFFALO MAYO
£1.00
El Perro Negro
966 Argyle Street
Glasgow
G3 8JG