Now in the hands of the 4th generation, Mike’s has been serving their “secret recipe” chili solo, or with burgers, dogs, and…………….. since 1922. I saw this on “Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives” and it seemed worth checking out. A modest place, a little north of downtown Seattle, Mike’s appears to be the last building standing… Continue reading Seattle, WA – Mike’s Chili Parlor
Category: Hamburgers
Wendy’s Bacon Blue Cheese Burger
My better 2/3rds is out of town on bidness, so I am on a burger binge. I’m going to make a 400 mile circuit of burgers tomorrow, figured I’d leave in the middle of the night, so I went out to get gas a little while ago (the kind for the car). The attendant at… Continue reading Wendy’s Bacon Blue Cheese Burger
Duluth, MN – Big Daddy’s
Fresh ground, never frozen, where have we heard that before? Big Daddy’s lives up to “BIG” , with huge portions of burgers and fries. They are at 2828 Piedmont Ave in Duluth. Pictured are Cajun Burger/Smothered Burger/Menu View Larger Map … Continue reading Duluth, MN – Big Daddy’s
Portland – Buffalo Wild Wings
Tough to get me into a Wings place. Chicken wings are kinda like potato skins, those things they used to throw away, IMHO, until the Anchor Bar in Buffalo New York changed all that (at least for wings). Add to the horror that most wing places (BWW was no exception) have 86 TVs with ESPN… Continue reading Portland – Buffalo Wild Wings
Portland – The “Nomad”
Nomad is the name of the latest marketing push from regional chain Burgerville. If you don’t live in the NW, Burgerville’s are in Oregon and Washington, try to be very green and local. In addition to their tasty burgers, they have seasonal offerings that make use of the abundance of resources we have up here,… Continue reading Portland – The “Nomad”
Pasadena, CA – Hamburger Hamlet
Burger Reporter Skip checks in: “You can’t leave Pasadena,” said father-in-law Mike, “without visiting Hamburger Hamlet at least once. It will give you a good reason to return.” Mike and I hit the highlights of Pasadena cuisine, limiting ourselves to the best bangs for our buck. The Acapulco Restaurant, for example, does huge, delicious combination… Continue reading Pasadena, CA – Hamburger Hamlet
Las Vegas – Hotel California
Kawikamedia checks in with Hawaiian-style burgers from Honolulu and Las Vegas. First up is the loco moco at the Hotel California in LV, which he describes as “This particular Loco moco had rice and a very nice hamburger with and over easy double egg that was beautifully cooked like I have never had before. The… Continue reading Las Vegas – Hotel California
Lake Oswego, OR – Manzana Rotisserie Grill
We ended up here by accident, we had set out for “Thirst – A Wine Bar” after reading their menu online, and when we got there, there was a note on the door that they were “temporarily closed.” Geez, folks, couldn’t you have put that on the website before we ventured out? Oafs. Manzana was… Continue reading Lake Oswego, OR – Manzana Rotisserie Grill
“Pre-Cooked Weight”
I often wish, ok, not that often, well, pretty often, ok ALL THE TIME…..that I would have started weighing McDonald’s burgers years ago so I could track the evolution of shrinkage. And the fishwich, as well, dammit! Anyway, today I picked up my first 1/3 pound* (*pre-cooked weight) (the box asterisk says “Guaranteed Pre-Cooked Weight… Continue reading “Pre-Cooked Weight”
Lincoln City, OR – Eleanor’s Undertow
Style Over Substance It used to be my favorite restaurants all had a phrase in common – “Most Major Credit Cards Accepted.” These days I look for places that have been around 25 years +, with bonus points for 50 years plus. Eleanor’s apparently falls into the former longevity category, at least according to the… Continue reading Lincoln City, OR – Eleanor’s Undertow