Scratch Truck

Tim and I have now been to Scratch Truck three times.  I say "been to," but I suppose I truly mean that "we've purposefully visited the Upland Broad Ripple Tasting Room when we knew Scratch Truck would be there so as to partake in some burgers and Upland beer" three times.

And burgers are, indeed, what we have always ordered.  Okay, the first time I did get the Scratch Grilled Cheese, which contains short rib, and it was good, but after tasting Tim's burger that trip I knew I probably wouldn't venture beyond said burger from them on.  They have a pretty good burger, is what I'm saying.

The Scratch Burger ($9.50) is cooked medium rare and topped with bacon marmalade, arugula, and gorgonzola, and is served on a toasted bun.  It all works pretty harmoniously together to create a sweet, smokey, blue cheesy, herby/peppery, messy symphony of flavors.  Very tasty.

And normally their poutine is, too.  The price of the burger includes normal fries, but we've always upgraded to the poutine for a few dollars more.  Their fries are pretty good and seem to be lightly battered (no idea if they are homemade or from a bag).  Then the fries are topped with chicken gravy and cheese curds, as any good poutine is, plus herbs--rosemary being the most prominent one.  We generally adore them, but this time they were a bit soggy.  I suspect they were just sitting around too long--the truck was relatively busy and it may have taken them a few minutes to bring our food into Upland (yes, they hand-deliver your food).  It was a touch disappointing, but the flavor was still good.

Scratch Truck can be elusive--they often don't open for dinner, presumably because they do a lot of business at lunch and don't need to--so the odd Thursday when we're in the area at the same time as them is rare.  But that also makes it a special treat when we do find them--and generally worth the somewhat steep price point.

Website:  Scratch Truck