Category: Hamburgers

Pete’s Famous Hot Dogs Review – Lily Lake, IL

Literally in the middle of nowhere (no offense, Lily Lake, but you’re a highway intersection) – Pete’s Famous Hot Dogs may not actually be famous, but they deserve to be. Open seven days from 7AM thru the dinner hour, this small eatery is manned by “Pete” and his daughter? Companion? Wife? Pete is affable and… Continue reading Pete’s Famous Hot Dogs Review – Lily Lake, IL

Chilis Grill & Bar Review, Markham St, Little Rock, AR

I rarely visit establishments in this segment – fast casual chains.  Just not my thing. However, I’ll go, if I’m invited and somebody is insistent. In this case, when I asked the inviter why she chose this restaurant, she said “for the irony.”  I get it.  You probably don’t. Anyway, this is a “new” location… Continue reading Chilis Grill & Bar Review, Markham St, Little Rock, AR

Petes Famous Hot Dogs Review, Sycamore-Maple Park, IL

I love “mom and pop” places that have survived and thrived over the years. You’ll find a lot of these on the old, original highways of the US, like Route 66 from Chicago to Los Angeles, or US 61 which follows the Mississippi from New Orleans to near the Canadian border. I’ve written a lot… Continue reading Petes Famous Hot Dogs Review, Sycamore-Maple Park, IL

Polar Freeze Review, Walnut Ridge, Arkansas

Continuing my northbound trek through Arkansas recently, I came upon Walnut Ridge, which doesn’t seem to have any Walnuts OR Ridges. However, I did find out that the Beatles landed at the airport for a minute in 1964, and there’s  a plaque commemorating that event.  It’s also on the Amtrak route from Chicago to Dallas. … Continue reading Polar Freeze Review, Walnut Ridge, Arkansas

Wahlburgers At Home Review – Ground Beef at the Grocery

So the Wahlberg family from Boston, ex con, one celebrity, one half celebrity, one fry cook, one overbearing parent. Start a burger restaurant, sign lots of expansion deals – “coming soon” is their most famous location. Wahlburgers they call it. They’ve made a big deal with the Iowa-base grocery chain of Hy-Vee, which is attempting… Continue reading Wahlburgers At Home Review – Ground Beef at the Grocery

Schweid & Sons Burger Patties Review

Different blends of beef for burgers have been the rage for awhile. The method not only provides distinctive flavor and texture, but also gives processors a premium product. Until recently, you only ran into these in restaurants, unless you have an able butcher who was willing to do it for you in-house. Schweid & Sons… Continue reading Schweid & Sons Burger Patties Review

The Cottage Review – Crystal Lake, IL

The Cottage is one of those places most people would describe as a “neighborhood bar” and it fills that role nicely, perched on the edge of downtown Crystal Lake, Illinois, within walking distance of a number of residential neighborhoods. Although a “bar,” it serves as a full restaurant as well, with a very lengthy menu… Continue reading The Cottage Review – Crystal Lake, IL

Impossible Burger Review

So there’s this Stanford professor, Patrick Brown, B.S., M.D., PHD, who decides in 2009 to take an 18-month sabbatical in 2009 to study “eliminating industrial animal agriculture” (fancy words that basically mean big time animal raising for food). He is of the school that believes the industry is doing major damage to the planet. He… Continue reading Impossible Burger Review

Hardees Double Cheese Slider Review

Hardees, actually it’s predecessor, Sandys, was the first fast food in my hometown, years before McDonalds or BK landed. Second was probably Henry’s, another defunct chain.  So, anyway, I’ve always had an affinity for Hardees, and while it has ebbed and flowed over the years parallel to their own ups and downs, the last few… Continue reading Hardees Double Cheese Slider Review