The Kobe Beef Burger at Vorelli's Earns TheYearRounder's 'Best Bite' Award

Vorelli's burgers may be the best in PTown, totally deserving Best Bite recognition.

Not long ago I had the Kobe Beef burger at Vorelli’s, at 226 Commercial Street, and it was the best thing I ate in that entire week, which earns them TheYearRounder’s Best Bite award for exceptional value on this excellent meal. 

This mammoth hamburger starts with a half-pound of Kobe beef, an exclusive grade of meat that’s famous for its juicy tenderness and remarkable flavor. It’s served with leafy lettuce on a bun that’s been toasted on the grill, with a mound of wedge-cut steak fries, and dill pickle chips on the side,

The Kobe burger sells for $14.95, which Is a great PTown bargain for a burger of this size and quality. For an extra 50¢ each I added cheddar cheese, a big slice of onion, and a thick slice of beefsteak tomato. Bacon was just $1.25. At Vorelli’s, they go out of their way to offer a good value for your money.

I could barely hang onto this huge burger with one hand while I shot this picture.

I spread on a little Dijon mustard and just a touch of mayo and I was in business, although it was really pretty difficult to hold onto this huge, towering burger with one hand while I took its photo with the other hand. This was definitely a two-fisted meal.

Vorelli’s is widely known for its aged, Black Angus steaks, and a couple of my favorite seafood dishes are there as well. A few pastas and Italian favorites round out the menu, along with some great lunch and dinner specials and a terrific lobster roll, again, at a great price.

Service at Vorelli’s is friendly and thoughtful, and the staff makes you feel at home in this charming old building that was once the old Five & Ten Cents Store. Much of the artwork on the walls depicts this gracious building through the eyes of a variety of artists over the years,

Lovely panels of stained glass adorn each end of the comfy bar where you’ll find Connie most nights, one of the towns most affable bartenders, who makes the infused vodkas for a couple of their unique, specialty cocktails. A selection of great desserts and after-dinner drinks finishes a memorable meal.

There are plenty of great reasons to visit Vorelli’s, and we congratulate them on garnering Best Bite recognition.

Mojo's Still Serves Favorite Ptown Meals as New Owner "Returns" in 44th Season

There's nothing fancy about Mojo's restaurant in Provincetown, which might be part of its charm for Townies and long-time visitors who count it among their favorite spots for a quick bite or a full meal. So, naturally, I had to check it out upon hearing it had a new owner. Happily, this couldn't be a better match. More on that in a moment. First, the important stuff…  What I ate!

Mojo's new Chipotle Burger comes with cheddar cheese, bacon and their own
creamy, spicy chipotle sauce, all on a 6 ounce burger. I added their unique fries.

I just tried Mojo's new 6 ounce Chipotle Burger. It comes with bacon and cheddar cheese, topped with a delicious chipotle sauce, for a mere $7.10.

This nice, creamy, homemade sauce is quite spicy, but not overpowering. It’s just right. And my burger was cooked  medium, just the way I ordered it, which doesn’t always happen at a burger shack, so they get extra points for that. You can’t really call this fast food, although the orders roll out of the kitchen pretty quickly. But everything here is made to order, when you walk up and ask for it, or call in your order for pickup.

I added their unusual, signature fries to my order; hand-cut discs sliced from fresh potatoes, so they're a little like extra, EXTRA thick potato chips, but not so crunchy. These fries are a real specialty at Mojo's, and come in 3 sizes. I ordered the small one, which was plenty with this good-sized, great tasting burger, making a satisfying meal for not much money, and a cut above the fast food chains found in the world outside of Provincetown.

Mojo's sits in the center of Provincetown, right between the Pilgrim Monument and
MacMillan Pier. Photo from the Menuism website. Visit to see Mojo's huge menu.

I’m going to do a series of articles on burgers around PTown, the way I did on lobster rolls a couple of years ago. I’ll taste burgers all over town and describe each one, and take a photo, and tell you a little about the restaurant itself, so you can decide which ones you want to try.
It’s clear that I’ll have to make several visits to Mojo’s, since they offer 15 burgers in different sizes, shapes and motifs. I won’t have time to try each one, since there are 78 other eateries in PTown for me to get to, but I’ll eat a few of them, in a range starting at $3.95 for a plain quarter-pound hamburger, so you can add your own mustard, ketchup, onions or hot sauce and have it just the way you like it. Ask for mayo if you want it. Lettuce and tomato will set you back an extra 60 cents, cheese (four choices) will add 75 cents, and bacon is $1.25.

The counter staff at Mojo's has infinite patience as folks decide on orders
from a menu of over 170 burgers, wraps, salads, tacos, seafood, sides and more.

From there we move up to the Superburger. It's 6 ounces of ground beef served with mayo, lettuce, tomato and pickle for $6.25. Again, add condiments to your own taste.
The Angus Burger is 8 ounces, also served with mayo, lettuce, tomato and pickle, for $8.95, or served as a full meal, with fries, salad and veggies, for $13.95. Now there’s a deal! Try beating that price anywhere else.

11 other full dinners, like grilled tuna or salmon, chicken Parmesan, or steak tips range from $10.25 to $15.50, with scallops, broiled or fried, priced daily depending on the market price.

There are 9 specialty burgers, each 6 ounces, most of them at $6.75, like the chili burger with cheddar, the Texas burger with coleslaw and BBQ sauce, or the New York burger, with herbed cream cheese and its own sauce. There’s a hamburger sub, too. So, clearly, I’m going to have to try a few more for my upcoming burger series, and let you know what I find.

Mojo’s is under new ownership this year, thankfully acquired by a local woman who won’t make any drastic changes to the place or its very popular, very large menu, which includes about 170 items and meals. Courtney Hurst grew up here, graduating from Provincetown High School in 1994. Her first jobs were in shops less than 50 yards from Mojo's, so she had meals there almost daily, and would dash over for an order of cheese fries whenever she could. Finding this little PTown eatery for sale recently, she went with her heart, and immediately bought the place that held such fond memories for her, and for countless other residents and summer visitors.

Artist Bill Evaul plans to restore his outdoor mural on Mojo's patio, showing
the 1819 sighting of a sea serpent off Provincetown shores, reported by hundreds
of whalers,, fishermen and others (even newspapers!) over a period of many years.

I have a fondness for Mojo’s, too. I got the inspiration for my very first blog post while eating a guacamole taco, one of many vegetarian choices on Mojo's menu.

I was sitting on their dining patio in June of 2012, next to artist Bill Evaul’s mural, painted on the back wall of the restaurant in 1978.

It depicts the sea serpent spotted off the shoreline of Provincetown, near Race Point, in 1819. Read Public Art Meets PTown Legend, the first blog post I ever wrote, to see why I’ve come to believe most of the stories about this legendary creature. Enjoy this whimsical painting yourself while you’re having a quick bite or a favorite meal at Mojo’s, going strong in its 44^th year serving Townies and visitors some of the best bargains in Provincetown.

While just a few things might leave the menu as a couple of new additions appear, Courtney won't

 stir things up too much in her first season, which keeps us all quite happy. We welcome her back to the neighborhood, and wish her great success in her new chapter at Mojo's.