Chimay Burger: House ground fillet, roasted onions, chimay cheese on a brioche bun.Jo's Bar and Rotisserie 701 NW 23rd Ave
Portland, OR 97201
Chimay cheese comes from the Chimay brewery, a brewery in Belgium that has been around since 1863. Though they obviously specialize in beer, they began to also produce cheese in 1876. Currently, the brewery makes four different kinds of cheeses - Chimay with beer (whose rind is soaked in Chimay beer), Chimay Grand Classic (semi-hard pressed), Chimay Grand Cru (made from pasteurised milk and matured for six weeks) and Old Chimay (hard cheese matured for six months).
I'm not sure which of the four cheeses was used in the burger, but I don't remember tasting any hint of beer in it. Either way, it was pretty good. I always love brioche buns. It was served with a side of sweet potato chips, which I didn't even get around to since the burger filled me up.
I'd order it again. But it couldn't touch my favorite burger in Portland, Doug Fir's Fir Burger.
