Broken finger

It's been a while since my last report, mainly since there ain't been much to report about. But a couple of weeks ago I was in Antwerp for work again. Still in a celebratory mood after winning the Belgian Floorball Championship, I figured I'd go all in at Finger's to celebrate. Big mistake!

Where: Finger's, but I won't bother you with the address.
Burger: As I wanted to go big, I got myself a chicken burger to start with. Three bites in, I was ready to write it off completely, but then the tastes started working: the peppery sauce, the fresh tomato and the chicken itself. In the end, the soggy bun didn't even bother me that much, but I must say I'd hoped for crispy, not soft, batter.
Then it was time for the main act. Last time the Thumb burger was good with great potential. This time when I unwrapped, it looked worse than the year-old McD burger. The meat looked hard and the bun wet. I shouldn't have, but still hungry, I took a bite of it. Disgusting! The bread tasted like it looked and the meat was just all wrong: hard on the outside, uncooked on the inside. The sauce and the veggies didn't come through and after four bites I had to give up because of the extremely ill-cooked patty. I think it's time for the Thai working the grill at Finger's to focus on pad thais and curries instead. I hadn't been on the train to Brussels when eating, I would've told him so.
Drink: Coke
Side: Fries. At first I thought: these are so fresh, so crispy, just great. But once I'd eaten past the first third, they were just hard. Consistent with the rest of the meal.
Cost: €9,70. Rip-off!
Question: WTF? Where's the consistency? Next time I'll go to Starbucks instead (it's just around the corner anyway). A potentially great relationship had come to an abrupt end.

Fingers, Antwerp

I was in Antwerp for work today and managed to squeeze in a burger between meetings. A man's gotta eat, right? I remember going to this place a couple of years ago, when it was new, but it didn't leave a lasting impression then. Now it was perfectly placed for my lunch. The place itself looks like any franchise, but according to the website, there's just the one restaurant.

Where: Finger's Restaurant, near the central station of Antwerp
Burger: "Thumb". My first impression is that it looks real. As in different from all the plastic, right-off-the-conveyor-belt, identical looking excuses for burgers. The Thumb's got that authentic, hand-made character to it. Sinking my teeth into it, I also notice that the taste is genuine and good. Fresh greens, a nice, but small-ish patty, a great bun and to top it all off: a great sweet pink sauce, somewhere between ketchup and mayo, but with some spices to it. The burger was a real treat. Adding some more of that good fresh onion and perhaps another patty and we could be talking top marks here. Anyway, it lives up to its slogan as "Belgium's best grilled hamburgers"
Drink: A bottle of water. The shake-machine was out of order.
Side: Fries. Thin and perfectly salted. A little bit on the soft side, but the taste was great. Not to fatty, but still oily-tasting somehow. I like.
Cost: €5.95
Question:When do you open in Brussels?