The Burger Thread

We have a pizza thread,we have a soda thread,we even have a bacon thread (which is in the Covens for some reason),what fast-food meal is complete without a burger?

I'll start off by saying I haven't had any burgers since October. But I went weeks off just that for dinner. A little BBQ sauce and garlic powder for seasoning and jack cheese. Not bad at all.

And yes jack cheese is my choice for cheeseburgers.

Alright time to pass it on.

edited 21st Dec '13 9:16:19 PM by terlwyth

I made a cheeseburger last night with the really good fresh-ground beef the one store here has. Put some onion flakes and Worchestershire sauce in when I cooked it, topped with cheddar and a nice big slice of tomato, on a sesame seed bun.

I don't make burgers too often but I like to use really good beef when I do.

About freakin' time. As a fast food junkie this was a much needed addition.

The last burger I ate was a Big King from Burger King... I know it isn't a high quality burger or anything (if it even counts as a burger), but in my opinion it's miles above the Big Mac that it shamelessly rips off of.

As much as I dislike greasy, unhealthy food, Burger King's Bacon Cheeseburger is wonderful. Even though I could feel my arteries clogging with every bite. Despite all that, I believe it's not that much of an artery-clogger compared to others.

And speaking of burgers...

edited 22nd Dec '13 12:15:11 AM by Kookje

I wish that Bret's in Oxford was still there, and I lived near it. Some of the best burgers on earth.

In terms of burgers, Drunk!Burger King is better than Drunk!McDonald's.

edited 22nd Dec '13 4:57:37 AM by TheBatPencil

Drunk!Kebab shop licks them both though.

Personally, I'm of the Dagwood Sandwich school of burgers: bacon, cheese (blue preferred), crispy onions, and maybe a solitary lettuce leaf. Anyone here been to Wanaburger? It's a good place.

edited 22nd Dec '13 9:20:23 AM by Achaemenid

Burgers? Nothing can beat a good Big John's down in the Concrete City and surrounds. But there's a really good indie place near Corp St that does brilliant burgers on the cheap.

Nobody here will know what I'm saying ;~~~;

(Also, I surprised that there are more Glaswegians on here than Londoners or Brummies, considering Glasgow is fourth-largest; Birmingham second; London largest).

Technically a Londoner (born there, went to college there), but don't remember any exceptional burgers there.

There was an exceptional burger place near where I lived, but it sadly closed down.

Near me now: Loretta's Northwesterner, a bar and burger restaurant nearby that makes godly burgers. Small menu, great food.

I had homemade cheeseburgers at a friend's place today. With onions, sweet pepper, corn, mushroom, slice of pickled cucumber, lettuce and extra cheese. Delicious.

While I don't like take-away/restaurant burgers that much, I'm strangely weak to McDonalds and Burger King hamburgers. Probably because they're the cheapest lunch I can get out on town. The closest McD to my flat currently has Bacon Cheese for the introductory price of an ordinary hamburger, and those are dangerously good.

Wrong thread.

edited 22nd Dec '13 3:52:59 PM by rmctagg09

The coolest burgers go a place called Burger! down in Santa Cruz.

My favorite of theirs has to go to one that has grilled cheese sandwiches as the buns above and below the burger,then chilly and cheese too.

They also had a glazed donut burger.

Speakin' of McDonald's, they recently added a BBQ Ranch Burger to the value menu. What appears to be BBQ Fritos and swiss cheese on top...

It's the single most disgusting thing I've ever eaten.

At first it sounded good, but then you described what was in it.

relevant. Has anyone ever gone there? I have a morbid curiosity about going there.

Oh, yes. I got it because I thought it had ranch dressing on it.inb4 Ranch Dressing thread

I remember seeing that on Travel Channel. I want to eat there, but I want to live... ooh, decisions...

Great, like I need more heart disease.

Well, you could run there, eat your burger, than run back home. That would balance it out.

I think running to Las Vegas would kill me faster than the grill.

Well yeah, but you need to clear your body somehow.

Anyhow, gotta go.

Adios.

I'm a philistine. I like both Big Macs and the King Burger from Burger King. Mainly the Big Mac because thanks to vouchers at my local newsagents I can get one of them plus a portion of fries for one pound ninety nine on a fairly regular basis.

Morven - there's a few good places in London, such as one that serves lesser used meats in burgers, such as ostrich. Surprisingly light and a good eat, I don't think I've had anything quite as good when it comes to meats.