Popular burger spot MEAT:STACK are back at it again with deliciously unique specials, and this time it's all about pizza.
The cheeseburger - a heavenly invention consisting of beef patties, gooey cheese, a pillowy bun and other toppings of your choice.
Although seemingly simple, few have managed to achieve the perfect balance between flavours and textures. But since MEAT:STACK launched back in 2016, they have quickly become a cult favourite for American-style burgers and shakes.
Having opened in Leeds back in March 2022, they've undoubtedly taken the city by storm. Come rain or shine, day or night, the American-diner themed venue on Bishopgate Street is always jam packed with people looking to get their burger fix and we don't blame them.
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With a real focus on quality, the team have crafted a small yet perfectly formed menu of double or triple cheeseburgers, sides, shakes and desserts that will satisfy even the most discerning of fast-food junkies.
Famously, their monthly specials are enough to get your mouth watering and your tummy rumbling - and this month's is no exception.
Pizzas and burgers, two top tier delicacies that we've never eaten together...until now.
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MEAT:STACK have collaborated with Scream For Pizza to create these unbeatable specials, a fantastic pizza restaurant based in Newcastle where MEAT:STACK was born.
First up is ‘Brooklyn’s Finest Cheeseburger’ which features a garlic butter and blue cheese base, spicy pepperoni tomato sugo, house ranch, mozzarella cheese and crunchy onions.
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If you love pizza and burgers then you absolutely must get your chops around this, it features all your fave parts of a pizza combined with Meat:Stack’s delicious grass fed, aged beef smashed patties - absolutely unreal. And to go with your pizza burger you obviously have to get matching fries, right? The ‘Screaming Fries’ are stacked high with the delicious tomato sugo, lashings of parmesan cheese and finished off with a generous sprinkling of oregano. Meat:Stack’s fries are always perfect, but these have been given that extra ‘oomph’ factor which makes them even more lip-smacking than usual.
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And last but not least is ‘The Spicy Chicken Rancher’ which features two house chicken tenders, house ranch, smokey bacon, sriracha powder, onions and lettuce. The chicken gives a super satisfying crunch and the zing of the sriracha powder cuts through the creaminess of the ranch, so naughty but so good.
These spectacular specials are only on til the end of April, so act fast and get yourself down to Meat:Stack. We promise you won't regret it or forget it for some time.
Manchester's favourite Mexican bar is about to become your newest nightlife destination in Leeds.
It's been a long time coming, but Salon Madre is officially ready to open in Leeds.
Although we may have to wait a little bit longer for Madre, the day-to-night eatery that has made waves over in Manchester and Liverpool, Salon Madre, its lively tequila bar and pool hall sibling, is officially opening on Friday 20 February.
Salon Madre, which will be located just around the corner from Madre at 114 Wellington Street, is where the party really gets started.
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Expect tequila-fuelled nights, pool tables, lively DJs and Lucha Libre on the big screens.
There will also be plenty of tacos being flung out the kitchen to keep you going until the early hours.
If you’ve ever visited one of their venues in Manchester or Liverpool, you’ll know it’s an absolute riot and we can’t wait to welcome them to the city.
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Co-founder Sam Grainger, inspired by countless trips to Mexico, says: “Mexico is alive with passionate artisans and cooks, mastering everything from street tacos to regional delicacies. It’s a world where traditions blend and evolve and we’ve built that ethos into the heart of both Madre and Salon Madre.”
Madre Leeds will open soon and you can even grab yourself a free margarita by signing up to their newsletter here.
We’ll keep you up to date with their opening times but for now, we'll see you at Salon Madre for a boogie, margarita and game of pool next week.
Award-winning Leeds restaurant announces shock closure just months after opening
Clementine Hall
Emba in Leeds will be closing its doors with the owner blaming rising costs and pressure on the hospitality sector.
Back in April last year, one of Leeds' top restaurants The Owl closed its doors.
Run by renowned Chef Liz Cottam, The Owl was reimagine into Emba - a trendy restaurant tat bridged 'the gap between cosy bar and vibrant dining room'.
To open Emba, Cottam opened a Crowdfunder where supporters would be awarded with prizes such as VIP dinners and merch depending on how much they donated.
But sadly just months after opening, Emba is to close permanently.
Cottam confirmed the sad news with a statement shared with customers over the weekend, saying she was completely "heartbroken".
She said: “This is no longer the right time to own independent restaurants like Emba,” she said. “Under the current conditions they cannot survive and the recent budget confirmed what so many of us already knew: no meaningful help is coming for hospitality.
"The experience of being here and the harsh financial reality of running a business here no longer stack up.
"Being award winning, popular, admired and loved no longer means profitable and as an industry if we’re honest most of us have not truly been okay since Covid."
She signed off the statement promising to return to the restaurant world, she said: “What I do know is this, I am not done. I will keep cooking, keep creating and keep finding ways to do the thing I love.”
Clementine Hall -
12th April 2023 
