This New Cloud Kitchen is Flipping the Narrative One Patty at a Time

There’s a new burger joint in town. 

Okay, well it isn’t a real ‘joint’ per say, since there’s no counter to lean against while choosing for your order. Or a greasy booth to sink into while you wait. There’s also no neon sign by the door. In fact, there’s actually no door at all, at least not in the traditional sense.

Nasr City’s newest cloud kitchen, Mike’s Burger strips away all that is unnecessary in pursuit of one thing and one thing only: to deliver the perfect burger.

To truly grasp the essence of what that means, one must move beyond the surface and ask: What, at its core, constitutes a good burger? Surely It can’t just be the seasoning nailed down to perfection, or the crispness of the bun, or the smoothness of the cheese melt, or the freshness of the toppings.

Yes, these things matter, and they matter a lot—only a fool would deny that. After all, the science of it is irrefutable. But as Anthony Bourdain once said, “you don’t have to cook fancy or complicated masterpieces. Just good food from fresh ingredients.” 

Because the food we tend to remember isn’t always the one that’s perfectly measured; it’s the one that carries a memory. And for Mike Nabil, it’s this very thing that becomes the most vital ingredient.

It began over a decade ago at his buddy’s place in Agami. Mike Nabil wasn’t exactly known for his culinary skills at the time. He'd tell you that himself. In fact, he often tried to avoid the grill altogether, worried his burger would either burn or flop. But that one burger, the one he reluctantly threw together, set off a chain of events that somehow led us here. 

In the following years, Mike became obsessed with getting everything just right—experimenting with different meats, breads, and toppings. He’d visit bread factories, trying to figure out what made the perfect combination. It wasn’t long before his burgers became the talk of his friend group, and that’s when the light bulb for Mike’s Burger went off.

The kitchen had originally planned to be up and running by October 2023, but things didn’t go according to plan. “It’s not really one of those stories where someone throws a pile of cash at a dream and hopes for the best. That’s not how it happened for me. We only officially opened in October of this year, but I’ve spent several years getting this kitchen ready. It’s been very much a journey, not a shortcut.” Mike tells Scene Eats.

Mike’s Burger offers a straightforward menu with options such as the Classic Burger, Truffle Burger, and a variety of double and triple patty choices, as well as chicken sandwiches and nachos. Operating as a cloud kitchen, they currently deliver to Heliopolis, Sheraton, and Nasr City, with plans to expand to Tagamo3.