(2014 Update: This burger, and it’s chef / creators have moved to a new location in Santa Fe, the Santa Fe Bite, inside of Garrett’s Desert Inn – 311 Old Santa Fe Trail) World famous, some say. Certainly you can’t be a fan of most food television shows and not have seen this place on… Continue reading Santa Fe, NM – Bobcat Bite Review
Category: Hamburgers
I Go on a Rant About Yum Brands
Yum! was created on October 7, 1997, as Tricon Global Restaurants, Inc. an independent company, as a result of a spin-out from PepsiCo, which owned and franchised the KFC, Pizza Hut, and Taco Bell brands worldwide. It’s been a successful venture, by any measure. What fascinates and irritates me at the same time, is the company’s idea of “product innovation”… Continue reading I Go on a Rant About Yum Brands
White Castle
Sliders, gut bombs, no matter what you call them, the small square burgers cooked on a bed of onions, are a distinctly American tradition. The White Castle chain was one of the first fast food establishments, started in 1921 in Wichita, Kansas. Americans were reticent to eat ground beef at the time, due to the… Continue reading White Castle
Why I’m Done With McDonalds
Mc Donalds has been around my whole life, but it hasn’t been around me. It was late coming to my hometown, where my introduction to fast food chains came via the also-rans. McDonalds has tens of thousands of restaurants around the world. They took in almost $30 billion dollars in revenue in 2011. They have… Continue reading Why I’m Done With McDonalds
South Range (Superior) WI – Kounty Quarthouse Review
Kawika and the Minnesota Burger Posse rolled into the Quarthouse the other day. Located off US Highway 2, about 15 miles south of Duluth/Superior. An establishment that dates all the way back to Prohibition, The Kounty Quarthouse specializes in an “updated” American menu, but with full dinner service available as well. (Spoiler alert). The posse… Continue reading South Range (Superior) WI – Kounty Quarthouse Review
Duluth, MN – Canal Park Brewing Company Review
Opening week. Do we cut them slack for that, yes, I guess a little. Although other reviewers weren’t so inclined. Kawika and the Minnesota burger posse were there, and reported in. There were some unhappy campers at that table, much like the Yelp reviewer’s party, our group carped about the ‘so-so’ food and poor… Continue reading Duluth, MN – Canal Park Brewing Company Review
Seattle, WA – Random Stops
(From our travel archives) Escaped from post-Katrina for a few days, ostensibly for business, but really for my sanity. I finally found a place where the Chinese food in the US tastes Chinese, a little place north of the city called Doong Kong Lau Haaka Cuisine. The “Haaka” were one of the nomadic tribes of China, and as such,… Continue reading Seattle, WA – Random Stops
Taipei City, Taiwan – The Brass Monkey Review
Taiwan reporter Kayoumin stopped in at the Brass Monkey last nite, Taipei’s bonafide Antipodean style sports bar, and, while the menu offers a wide variety of ‘western style’ ‘sports bar’ cuisine items, opted for the giant saucisson (hot dog), with fries and beers on the side. He said that the sausage was “German style”, which… Continue reading Taipei City, Taiwan – The Brass Monkey Review
Boardwalk Fresh Burgers and Fries Review
I am kinda tired of the word “fresh.” Also, if you’re counting, “new,” “but wait..”, “natural”, and “you may have won.” Boardwalk originated on the Atlantic City boardwalk (New Jersey), selling “fresh, hot fries”. Period. They launched a couple other locations, and recently, went into the franchised burger and fry biz. Excited yet? Me, too! … Continue reading Boardwalk Fresh Burgers and Fries Review
7-Eleven “Fresh to Go” Cheeseburger Review
I’ve reviewed a lot of heat and eat burgers this year, and although I’ve had them from 7-Eleven before, my past bites were generally a “brand name”, like the Big A, from the Chef Pierre company in Cleveland, a big supplier to mini-marts, schools, food service, the military. This is the first one I’ve had… Continue reading 7-Eleven “Fresh to Go” Cheeseburger Review