About 40 years ago, I had my first “grown up date” (as a teenager) at the place that occupied this location at the time, it was called the “Black Bear Lounge”, and it was nestled inside the hoity-toity Hotel Duluth. Fast forward several decades, and the building is called “Greysolon Plaza” and it’s a senior… Continue reading Duluth, MN – The Blackwater Lounge
Category: Hamburgers
Portland, Or – Stanich’s -NOT!
“The World’s Greatest Hamburger” the menu proclaims. Google this place and you’ll find it is at the top of most every burger lover in Portland. An old neighborhood bar, walls festooned with sports crap-ola, Stanich’s has gotten down to the basics in burger lore. (Sound of car crash). Rant: Set out to eat here, got… Continue reading Portland, Or – Stanich’s -NOT!
Start ‘Em Young, I Say
My grand niece starts to learns the “Ins and Outs” about In ‘n Out! You go girl! Your Uncle Burger will introduce you to chili fries when you are old enough!
Island Lake, MN – Porky’s
Just a stone’s throw from Duluth, Porky’s is checked out by burger reporter Kawikamedia. Porky’s alternatively calls itself a drive-in, or a tavern, depending on one’s point of view, and dining desire. They are “famous” for their “all you can eat” Friday nite fish frys, good breakfasts, and occasional karaoke sessions. Minnesota burger reporter Kawikamedia… Continue reading Island Lake, MN – Porky’s
Lookin’ for Portland Burger Buddies
Do you live in Portland? Do you love burgers? dogs? pizza? I’m looking for a few burger buddies that I can call on occasion and say “hey, want to get a burger?” Think of it as a kind of reverse concept to the 12 step sponsor program. I call you, you call me, and one… Continue reading Lookin’ for Portland Burger Buddies
Portland, OR – Grilled Cheese Grill
Who can pass up a restaurant that only features grilled cheese sammiches? Not I. Especially when one choice is the Cheesus Burger, a 1/3 pound burger with two grilled cheese sammiches in lieu of buns? Now that’s a mouthful! Also sampled, the “Gabby”, four different cheeses on white, and a cup of creamy tomato soup………as… Continue reading Portland, OR – Grilled Cheese Grill
Bam! your Burger
I wouldn’t usually spare any”ink” for anything relating to Emeril Lagasse, but I think it’s interesting to note he will be opening a burger joint in the Sands Casino, Bethlehem, PA, home of his “Chop House” restaurant which opened there this Spring. Emeril joins a long list of “celebrity” chefs getting into the burger business. … Continue reading Bam! your Burger
Steak ‘n Shake Has Acquisition Appetite
Steak ‘n Shake and Western Sizzlin Corp. have announced they have signed a non-binding letter of intent to merge the Sizzlin group into a wholly-owned subsidiary of SNS. The deal is valued at $23 million. SNS has 486 restaurants, and the Sizzlin folks operate or franchise 113 outlets in 19 states. Full press release. (Vintage… Continue reading Steak ‘n Shake Has Acquisition Appetite
America’s Top Chefs Pick Their Fave Fast Food
And the winner is………………..drum roll……………In N Out! Alton Brown says, “”The hamburger is definitive, greasy but oddly clean-tasting at the same time and the sauce actually is ‘special.’ And the shake tastes the way shakes tasted back when I was a kid. It makes me tear up just thinkin’ about it.” It’s also… Continue reading America’s Top Chefs Pick Their Fave Fast Food
Seattle, WA – Dick’s Drive In
Every city has their own “local favorites.” These places have been around for years, and if there is more than one, usually there is an intense local rivalry as to which is better. Usually, “outsiders”, don’t “get it.” I know that when I have taken people to partake in my own hometown favorite pizza or… Continue reading Seattle, WA – Dick’s Drive In