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Re: Best Burger Place
By: badpoodle Date: October 1, 2021, 8:45 am
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I've only ever had them in New York City I think but Shake Shack
burgers are so good. And so are their fries. They are now in DC
and Raleigh so I'm going to have to try them again soon.
Whataburger will always be nostalgic for me.... and that
nostalgia makes it taste better than it probably is. That was my
first meal when we moved to Austin in 1983.
Rick and I had a mission to try a lot of the chicken sandwiches
that are out. We've had Burger King, Popeye's, Chick fil A
(obviously) and McDonalds. Still need to try Zaxby's and
Bojangles.
I was surprised - Burger King's was the best to me.
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Re: Best Burger Place
By: ricksterps Date: October 1, 2021, 9:04 am
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[quote author=Aardtacha link=topic=367.msg23414#msg23414
date=1633094126]
[quote author=Tryp_OR link=topic=367.msg23326#msg23326
date=1633042510]
I am definitely a fan of Smashburger, both for the burgers and
the garlic + rosemary "Smashfries". Because I can't eat cheese,
all those delicious cheeseburgers are not available to me. When
I lived on the east coast, I particularly liked the Smashburger
BBQ bacon cheeseburger (minus cheese, of course) because they
include haystack fried onions as one of the toppings.
Burgerville is very good, I am still learning their repertoire.
And I have found a few combos at 5 Guys that I think are worthy
of eating, too.
In Corvallis, the Squirrel's tavern Squirrelburger is a local
legend. (It's made with beef, not rodent!!)
[/quote]
I loved Smashburger's veggie frites when we had a SB here.
My favorite local burger is the University Drafthouse's "Greek"
burger, which is made with ground lamb.
Five Guys are meh burgers and fries. I think their big draw is
that they give you so many fries, so college kids can fill up
(relatively) cheaply.
Whataburger will get my vote for the least unpalatable burgers
among standard chains.
[/quote]Yes, they are sooooooo good. Probably good we don't any
around here or I'd have to live on the peloton.
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Re: Best Burger Place
By: ricksterps Date: October 1, 2021, 9:04 am
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[quote author=Itopian link=topic=367.msg23359#msg23359
date=1633053953]
[quote author=CaviaPorcellus link=topic=367.msg23343#msg23343
date=1633047885]
Controversial opinion: In N Out is overrated. It tasted great
when I was a tourist, but now that I live here? Not so much.
For pure nostalgia reasons, I'll say best regional is
Whataburger. I make sure to hit it up every time I go back to
TX.
But I'll also put out a vote for BurgerIM, which is nationwide
but also not. It kind of circles the country, completely leaving
out the midwest.
[/quote]
Highly overrated. Oddly, Whataburger is exactly what it reminded
me of, minus all the options and the onion rings. My wife is
crazy for W-a-B.
[/quote]Thirding this opinion.
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Re: Best Burger Place
By: NordicDog Date: October 1, 2021, 9:17 am
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[quote author=Tryp_OR link=topic=367.msg23326#msg23326
date=1633042510]
In Corvallis, the Squirrel's tavern Squirrelburger is a local
legend. (It's made with beef, not rodent!!)
[/quote]
Driving CA to WA this weekend. Squirrel Tavern is a 24 minute
detour round trip. We will pass through right at lunchtime.
Serendipity? Hmm.
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Re: Best Burger Place
By: Thetis099 Date: October 1, 2021, 9:24 am
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I never appreciated Whataburger like most Texan born folks do.
I liked their breakfast taquitos but I did not like their
burgers. So many big honking chunks of raw slimy onion on their
burgers with too much mustard! Even if I ordered no onions, one
or two of those chunky bastages always ended up in with the
lettuce. Then I twould taste raw onion all day. At least they
had the good ketchup.
Oh, and they always had freshly made sweetened and unsweetened
iced tea. Few fast food chains make fresh tea in house and
instead serve what comes premade and preserved, which tastes
terrible in my opinion. Some actually make tea in house but
they store the leftovers to serve the next day, which makes the
tea taste sour. Bing served old tea is a pet peeve of mine.
Tea is so cheap to make, just throw out the old stuff and make
it fresh every day They get points for that.
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Re: Best Burger Place
By: badpoodle Date: October 1, 2021, 9:38 am
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[quote author=Thetis099 link=topic=367.msg23437#msg23437
date=1633098241]
I never appreciated Whataburger like most Texan born folks do.
I liked their breakfast taquitos but I did not like their
burgers. So many big honking chunks of raw slimy onion on their
burgers with too much mustard! Even if I ordered no onions, one
or two of those chunky bastages always ended up in with the
lettuce. Then I twould taste raw onion all day. At least they
had the good ketchup.
Oh, and they always had freshly made sweetened and unsweetened
iced tea. Few fast food chains make fresh tea in house and
instead serve what comes premade and preserved, which tastes
terrible in my opinion. Some actually make tea in house but
they store the leftovers to serve the next day, which makes the
tea taste sour. Bing served old tea is a pet peeve of mine.
Tea is so cheap to make, just throw out the old stuff and make
it fresh every day They get points for that.
[/quote]
I miss Texas fast food breakfast so much. Taquitos from WaB,
breakfast tacos from Taco Cabana, kolaches from Shipleys.
Agree on the tea. I've learned the hard way I need to specify
unsweet or I'm going to end up with a gross cup full of sugar.
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Re: Best Burger Place
By: NordicDog Date: October 2, 2021, 2:52 pm
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[member=140]Tryp_OR[/member]
Squirrel’s Tavern - two thumbs up!
Loved the cheeseburger and curly fries. Was worried the Husky
game would swamp the place, but no issue. The street fair was a
nice surprise.
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Re: Best Burger Place
By: Itopian Date: October 2, 2021, 3:21 pm
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[quote author=badpoodle link=topic=367.msg23440#msg23440
date=1633099137]
[quote author=Thetis099 link=topic=367.msg23437#msg23437
date=1633098241]
I never appreciated Whataburger like most Texan born folks do.
I liked their breakfast taquitos but I did not like their
burgers. So many big honking chunks of raw slimy onion on their
burgers with too much mustard! Even if I ordered no onions, one
or two of those chunky bastages always ended up in with the
lettuce. Then I twould taste raw onion all day. At least they
had the good ketchup.
Oh, and they always had freshly made sweetened and unsweetened
iced tea. Few fast food chains make fresh tea in house and
instead serve what comes premade and preserved, which tastes
terrible in my opinion. Some actually make tea in house but
they store the leftovers to serve the next day, which makes the
tea taste sour. Bing served old tea is a pet peeve of mine.
Tea is so cheap to make, just throw out the old stuff and make
it fresh every day They get points for that.
[/quote]
I miss Texas fast food breakfast so much. Taquitos from WaB,
breakfast tacos from Taco Cabana, kolaches from Shipleys.
Agree on the tea. I've learned the hard way I need to specify
unsweet or I'm going to end up with a gross cup full of sugar.
[/quote]
And sit down brunch at The Omelettry. They moved to Airport Rd
and started taking plastic, and they're still amazing.
Weekly ritual: order, then try to finish the crossword at the
back of the Austin Chronicle before the food arrives. If I can,
it's going to be a good week. I couldn't today. Fair Warning
from Punxsutawney me.
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Re: Best Burger Place
By: Tryp_OR Date: October 2, 2021, 3:51 pm
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[quote author=NordicDog link=topic=367.msg24011#msg24011
date=1633204326]
[member=140]Tryp_OR[/member]
Squirrel’s Tavern - two thumbs up!
Loved the cheeseburger and curly fries. Was worried the Husky
game would swamp the place, but no issue. The street fair was a
nice surprise.
[/quote]
Great that you had a good visit to Corvallis! When I read you
were coming through today I did worry about the football crowd,
glad it worked out.
#Post#: 38405--------------------------------------------------
Re: Best Burger Place
By: guest197 Date: November 6, 2021, 9:07 pm
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Years ago at Bobcat Bite's in Santa Fe, Old Las Vegas Highway.
Tiny place...no alcohol...no dessert except.candy bars to go.
Eat your burger and go. There was usually a line. Known for
their 8 oz green chili cheeseburger. I grew up and have lived
in beef country and neighbor to the green chili state and have
had many, many cheeseburgers but this was the very best.
It is on Diners Drive In and Dives reruns. They lost their
lease and moved to downtown Santa Fe with breakfast thru dinner
and alchol. Much bigger place. Have not tried it. Did try the
location in Albuquerque. Good, but not great
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