Peter Stromquist

Category: Hamburgers

  • 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 […]

  • 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 […]

  • 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 […]

  • 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 […]

  • Burger Burger Review – Biloxi, MS

    Burger Burger Review So the story goes, the original “Burger Burger” was developed in nearby New Orleans and made its way east to Biloxi sometime after 1947. The sandwich was sold in a local restaurant for years until one day, the perfect home of its own became available and the Burger Burger restaurant opened up, […]

  • Applebees Review – Nationwide Chain

    Starting as a single restaurant called T.J. Applebee’s Rx for Edibles & Elixirs in Decatur, GA, 1980, Applebees has grown to a franchised chain of over 2000 units in 15 countries. Applebee’s is in the casual dining segment, with basic American dishes including salads, shrimp, chicken, pasta, burgers, and “riblets” an Applebee’s signature dish. Most of the units feature a bar […]

  • DC Cobbs Review – Woodstock, IL

    You may not have heard of the town of Woodstock, Illinois, but you’d probably recognize if if you were plopped down in the town square. Is the picture at the left a good enough clue?  Or how about this quote:  “Ned?  Ned Ryerson?”  If it hasn’t come to you, Woodstock is a quaint little town […]

  • Sonic Drive In “Slingers” Review – Nationwide Chain in 46 States

    Can’t say who thought of this concept, but naturally the “Mushroom Council” is excited about it. The idea is to use finely diced mushrooms and seasonings as an extender for beef with a two-fold goal: to make hamburgers juicier and more flavorful, and also to do a bit for the environment – if we’re using […]

  • Teds Montana Grill Review – Naperville, IL Location

    Asked to rate restaurants 1-5, 5 being best, usually the most I can muster is a 4.5. Not today, Ted’s Montana Grill gets a solid 5.0+.  The media mogul Ted Turner, creator of the first “superstations” like TBS, and CNN, later to merge with Time Warner, Turner is the 2nd largest landowner in the US, […]

  • Jamesons Original Charhouse Review – Crystal Lake, IL

    Jamesons Original Charhouse is a micro chain with eight locations, six in Illinois, along with a two in South Carolina. They operate some Greek restaurants under different names in South Carolina as well. I imagine Jamesons is what passes for “fine dining” in the ultra-casual world our culture has become (but not in price, for […]