Nacho cheese, pizza sauce, pineapple, coleslaw, tortilla chips, eggs, peanut butter, jalapenos and “pig candy.” Folly Moon’s “Name that Folly Burger” contest has generated creative buzz from customers who want their recipes to be a downtown Muncie staple. Other ideas include a half-turkey, half-beef hybrid and a burger almost completely constructed of bacon.
For the contest, people can submit recipes for new gourmet burgers to potentially be added to the menu through social media. Folly Moon’s goal is to gather around 40 burger recipes that will be voted on by cooks and managers of the business.
“We have gotten very many interesting submissions,” intern coordinator of Folly Moon Stephanie Schroeder said.
Folly Moon has been open three months and is owned by former Doc’s Music Hall owner Mike Martin. Schroeder said since the final letters were taken down from Doc’s marquis and the last show came to a close in October 2012, Folly Moon’s aim is to be a source of live entertainment and cuisine downtown.
“Ever since we started serving burgers, we have had a lot of feedback from customers to add more choices to the menu,” Schroeder said.
Schroeder said the contest is a fun way to see what people want; while many may know that Folly Moon is a bar, not as many know about its food.
“Some customers have mentioned that it doesn’t even feel like you’re in Muncie when they are here,” she said. “They say that it’s more like a bar in Chicago.”
Although Folly Moon is smaller than Doc’s, Schroeder said ithas a classier feel.
“The downtown area is one of the things that separates Muncie from other towns in our area,” she said.
Once the winning burger is chosen, it will be offered for $5 this weekend at Folly Moon.
