Kuma's Corner, a heavy-metal themed restaurant in Chicago, has received a lot of attention after they garnished a burger with a communion wafer, according to ABC News.
The dish, called the Ghost burger, was intended to honor a Swedish heavy-metal band of the same name. It consists of a 10-ounce beef patty with braised goat shoulder, aged white cheddar cheese, ghost chili aioli and a red wine reduction. Then, placed on the side of the dish as a garnish, an unconsecrated communion wafer, which has caused many reactions, both positive and negative.
"We didn't expect this reaction," Luke Tobias, the director of operations at Kuma's Corner, told ABC News. "Apparently, today, someone's coming out to do a rosary prayer over the restaurant."
Tobias is confused by the reaction.
"We've done plenty of burgers named after fairly controversial bands in the past to seemingly no visible effect," Tobias continued. "It's based on a band, just like every other burger on our menu."
Many regular customers didn't see a big deal, such as Jamie Trecker, a longtime customer of the restaurant.
"Over the years, Kuma's has done a lot of things with their food that has pushed the envelope both in terms of what people consider good taste, and, also, actual taste," Trecker said. "Is there an aspect [of this one] that people might find offensive?
"Sure, if you don't have a sense of humor," Trecker continued.
One of those to take offense in Rev. Emily Mellott, the rector of Calvary Episcopal Church in Lombard, Illinois, a church not far from the restaurant.
"The root of this burger is a mockery of one of the most important symbols of the Christian faith," Mellott said. "If the owner of the restaurant were a member of my congregation, I'd tell him to withdraw the burger immediately."
The burger will be available through the end of October, and Kuma's has no intention of removing it from the menu.
Video of Ghost performing, the band that inspired the ghost burger.
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