Category: Hamburgers

Alabama – Hot Dog Tour Review

(From our travel archives) Continued my southern chili dog quest, armed with suggestions from friends, Romans, and countrymen, this week I pretty much covered Mississippi and Alabama. I got deep into Georgia, as well, but time constraints actually prevented me from sampling the fare; the only thing I came away from Georgia with was a… Continue reading Alabama – Hot Dog Tour Review

Duluth, MN – Grandma’s Saloon (Miller Hill) Review

Duluth’s devastating floods of a few months ago were put behind Grandma’s with their reopening at the Miller Hill Mall location. Here’s what the restaurant looked like that fateful day in June. But today, it’s bright and shiny once again (see pic below), and serving its full menu of old and new favorites. Kawika and… Continue reading Duluth, MN – Grandma’s Saloon (Miller Hill) Review

Duluth, MN – Billy’s

Once upon a time, in rural Duluth, there was the Idle Hour Inn. My family used to hit it up in the winter, with some of my parent’s friends, usually after skiing or hayrides. The building is still there, a gaggle of owners since, in its current incantation, it’s “Billy’s.”  I don’t have a clear… Continue reading Duluth, MN – Billy’s

Home Cookin ‘ – Ball Park Brand Flame Grilled Beef Patties

I’ve tested a lot of ‘heat and eat’ burger patties at home, from the frozen varieties like Fred Meyer Frozen Mini Cheeseburgers, Private Selection Angus Beef Patties, and Trader Joes Kobe Style, White Castle,  to the convenience store types like Big A Angus Charbroil, and the 7-Eleven Cheeseburger, With the exception of the mini mart burgers, the other patties… Continue reading Home Cookin ‘ – Ball Park Brand Flame Grilled Beef Patties

When Blue and Red Are the Same

No, it’s not a political post, unless you consider the cooked state of burgers political!   Like all of you, I have been assaulted by political ads and emails these past few weeks, and it got me to wondering, are blue and red ever the same? Turns out, in my mind, yes! Americans sometime ask… Continue reading When Blue and Red Are the Same

Two Harbors, MN – Splashing Rock Restaurant

A couple hours before the end of the road immortalized by Bob Dylan, US Highway 61 takes you through Two Harbors, a burg of 3500 that saw its rise (and decline) parallel Minnesota’s   mining industry. You’ll run into the Grand Superior Lodge and Splashing Rock Restaurant a few miles out of Two Harbors, but… Continue reading Two Harbors, MN – Splashing Rock Restaurant

7 West Taphouse Review, Duluth, MN

Once upon a time in the Zenith City, the central core of the downtown strip was a vital community of merchants catering to Scandinavian immigrants.  Over the years, the immigrants moved out to the extremes of the street car lines, and the downtown became less vibrant, especially the two blocks east and west of the… Continue reading 7 West Taphouse Review, Duluth, MN

St. Paul, MN – Smashburger Review

Kawikamedia and the Minnesota Burger Posse stopped into a Smashburger in St. Paul.  They were impressed with the quality and service. Smashburger has a “localized” special burger at many locations, and Kawika went with the “Twin Cities”, which Smashburger describes as “layers of melted cheddar cheese, aged Swiss cheese and garlic grilled onions with lettuce,… Continue reading St. Paul, MN – Smashburger Review

Wendy’s Portabella Bacon Melt (Burger) Review

A.  I never liked mushrooms until I was in my 5th decade; I missed a lot.  B.  The first Mrs. Burgerdogboy, on burger outings, ONLY went for variations of a mushroom/Swiss burger (shows she knew more than I)  Her “go-to” mush/Swiss was at the now defunct chain “Mr. Steak.”  C.  Portabella mushrooms are all the… Continue reading Wendy’s Portabella Bacon Melt (Burger) Review