Note: Fellow burger blogger Rev. Dave Ciancio of Burger Conquest previously contributed to AHT about Burgermeeter in Amsterdam. He continues his "burger conquest" with today's review of a burger in the U.S. Virgin Islands. And for those who prefer to read in pirate-speak, check out the pirate version on his blog.

[Photographs: Rev. Dave Ciancio]

It's standard practice. I go somewhere new; I search out a burger to eat while I'm there. That is exactly what happened while I was in St. Thomas in the U.S. Virgin Islands for my brother Matt's wedding. The trick was finding a time to fit it in and convincing his new bride-to-be, Gina, to let us go. When I found out that the Michigan State University football game (Matt is obsessed) was on at the same time that Gina needed to get ready for the ceremony, I seized the opportunity.

The Shipwreck is located just off downtown Charlotte Amalie, the major city in St. Thomas, in the Havensight Mall. With the gigantic Great White Shark, massive hamburger, and Coors Lite bottle outside, there is no way you can miss it. The décor? Imagine if a college sports bar was inside a pirate's ship. Everything is made out of a dark wood and there are lots of crazy things on the walls, funny paintings and signs, mannequins, flat-screen TVs, and video poker games.

The Shipwreck has a selection of burgers on the menu but I just went with their signature item, the Shipwreck Burger—bacon, cheddar and fried onions—prepared medium rare. Besides the standard toppings, you can also get salsa, guacamole, jalapenos, a selection of cheeses and mushrooms. The ground beef patty comes served on a sesame seed bun and with a side of fries, which I chose to have covered in cheese.

Much to my surprise, my bun had two tops, which I thought was a really cool concept, but then I realized it had only happened to my sandwich.

The 3/4-pound burger patty was massive, bigger than I expected, but unfortunately over-cooked. The bacon, cheese and onions were great. The burger was made from freshly ground chuck and had that old school, grilled-by-your-father-in-the-backyard taste. It was juicy—although not as salty as I would like—but still a good burger. As for the fries, they were undercooked and flavorless, and the cheese was barely melted. Admittedly, I still ate all of them.

The burger was good and out of the three burgers I ate in the U.S. Virgin Islands (Fat Turtle, Shipwreck, and Shark Bar at Coral World) it was by far the best one. If you go on Fridays, all burgers are half-off. Don't forget to get your picture with the big shark!

The entire event provided for a nice getaway for the fellas and on top of that, the Spartans defeated Purdue. Matt and Gina, think of this as my wedding gift: You're now Burger Famous!