A Five-Storey Burger Restaurant is Coming to Collingwood

Burgers are no longer the stuff of late-night drunken binges or awkward family barbecues — this fashionable food of the moment has officially shaken its association with shitty fast food and transcended into a five-storey shrine in the inner suburbs. Prepare to put on an extra few kilos this festive season.

Opening in December, Easey's will be a huge elaborate diner perched just off Smith Street. Finding a home in the space designed by ITN Architects on Easey Street, this sprawling feast factory will no doubt be defined by its strange characteristics; namely the three full and intact train carriages that sit on the top floor. These carriages will be open to all diners, finally offering you the golden opportunity to chow into a huge burger on public transport without offending anyone.

This strange and decidedly excellent idea comes to us from Jimmy Hurlston and Jeremy Gaschk. While Gaschk earned his stripes with cafes like Silo (since re-launched as Brothl) and Two Birds One Stone, Hurlston has taken an unconventional route to where he stands today. Better known by his first name, Hurlston is the brains — and more importantly, mouth — behind Jimmy's Burgers. Jimmy has become a local icon defining himself as "One man in search of the best burgers our world has to offer". Pictures of his regular feasts could basically form the working definition of the words 'food porn' and his exploits have even been turned into a much-loved book. The dude seriously knows his stuff.

With multi-pattied, vegetable-less bacon burgers already planned, Jimmy's not taking the opportunity lightly. In case that doesn't sound like your thing, there will also be a wholefoods cafe on the ground floor of the restaurant serving quality coffee, sushi and raw foods. But really, you should make it worth your while. If you're going to go to a five-storey burger restaurant, you may as well go all in.

Via Broadsheet. Photos via Easey's and Jimmy's Burgers.