Best burger in the world
Jul 11, 2015 | 11:24 am
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Honest Burgers in London are the best burgers I've ever had. The Honest Burger with a red onion relish is absolutely amazing.
Meat Liquor is very good as well, but a lot greasier. Well worth it, though.
Meat Liquor is very good as well, but a lot greasier. Well worth it, though.
Jul 13, 2015 | 7:07 pm
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Maybe a bit off topic, but I'm finding myself getting hooked on the Five Guys Veggie Sandwich with Cheese. Basically, it's everything I'd put on a Five Guys burger, except the actual burger patty. It's also about a buck cheaper, and somewhat lower by maybe a hundred and fifty calories than a Five Guys burger done the same way, and IMHO, it tastes just as good and is just as satisfying.
Jul 13, 2015 | 9:23 pm
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Went to a fun place last weekend, a little hole in the wall called Hamburgers in Sausalito, CA. Tiny restaurant with a line out the door. They cook the burgers on a rotating grill right in the front window. Definitely worth the wait:
Jul 15, 2015 | 2:37 am
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Is the trend in the USA still for colossal burgers? I much prefer a quarter pound sized burger rather than the third to half pound monstrosities I've seen on some occasions.
Jul 15, 2015 | 3:39 am
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"Sliders" are another burger trend--one plate of 2-3 small burgers on dinner roll-sized buns. I'm not sure what the total amount of meat is for these--I'm not good at eyeballing it, either--and the menus never specify, IME. Sometimes these are treated as a "small plate"-type option, others as an appetizer. You know, in case you need some burgers to warm you up for your 1/2 lb. burger.
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Jul 15, 2015 | 8:46 pm
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Jul 16, 2015 | 8:35 am
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I've always wondered what the impetus for that is - whether the restaurants are forcing you to by more than you want, or, simply, that is really what the majority of people want. Maybe a combination of both?
Jul 16, 2015 | 10:31 am
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There are plenty of huge burgers to be found in the US, but it's an overgeneralization to say that that's the norm. I view it as more of a he-man fascination: a fad among the same people who like to have a raw egg on top of everything they eat.
Here's an excellent photo essay of how burgers are traditionally done in my part of the Midwest: The Smashed Crispy Burgers of Central Illinois.
Here's an excellent photo essay of how burgers are traditionally done in my part of the Midwest: The Smashed Crispy Burgers of Central Illinois.
Jul 16, 2015 | 10:51 am
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There are plenty of huge burgers to be found in the US, but it's an overgeneralization to say that that's the norm. I view it as more of a he-man fascination: a fad among the same people who like to have a raw egg on top of everything they eat.
Here's an excellent photo essay of how burgers are traditionally done in my part of the Midwest: The Smashed Crispy Burgers of Central Illinois.
Here's an excellent photo essay of how burgers are traditionally done in my part of the Midwest: The Smashed Crispy Burgers of Central Illinois.
Jul 20, 2015 | 2:31 am
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Best burger in the world I had last week at a local Texas Longhorn in Stockholm (http://www.texaslonghorn.se/restaurant/sickla/) - there are altogether 30 Texas Longhorn restaurants in Sweden. First one was founded in 1994 by Texan/Swede Philip Huntzinger.
I had the Smokehouse burger with bacon, cheddar cheese and the Texas Longhorn Steak Sauce together with crispy onion rings - delicious!!
I had the Smokehouse burger with bacon, cheddar cheese and the Texas Longhorn Steak Sauce together with crispy onion rings - delicious!!
Sep 7, 2015 | 12:49 pm
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There are plenty of huge burgers to be found in the US, but it's an overgeneralization to say that that's the norm. I view it as more of a he-man fascination: a fad among the same people who like to have a raw egg on top of everything they eat.
Here's an excellent photo essay of how burgers are traditionally done in my part of the Midwest: The Smashed Crispy Burgers of Central Illinois.
Here's an excellent photo essay of how burgers are traditionally done in my part of the Midwest: The Smashed Crispy Burgers of Central Illinois.
Sep 7, 2015 | 1:45 pm
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I wouldn't say the best in the world but it was extremely good - Fergburger in Queenstown, NZ.
The fries and fry sauce, now they might be the best in the world!!!!
A fergburger with fries and a ginger beer - I think about it frequently and can't wait to go back!!!!
The fries and fry sauce, now they might be the best in the world!!!!
A fergburger with fries and a ginger beer - I think about it frequently and can't wait to go back!!!!
Sep 7, 2015 | 2:25 pm
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Here's an excellent photo essay of how burgers are traditionally done in my part of the Midwest: The Smashed Crispy Burgers of Central Illinois.
Worth a try if you find a place that serves burgers in that style, certainly! (I can't remember the name of the restaurant, or the town, which were way off the beaten path--but we found the restaurant on Yelp.)