Category: Hot off the Grill

Featured Stories of the Week

My Mardi Gras Poem

(With mild apologies to Clement Clarke Moore) ‘Twas the night before Mardi Gras, and all through the burb, Denizens were in place to see the parades, even lining the curb; The beads were hung from the floats with care, In anticipation of the throngs that would soon be t The children were nestled all snug in… Continue reading My Mardi Gras Poem

Home Cookin’ – Trader Joe’s Frozen Croissants

There once was a young man who took a chance On living with a philandering woman in France. He’d say “oh this could be so neat, “Look at all the things there are to eat, But dammit, woman, keep on your pants!” She didn’t care for my suggestion, and eventually I took off. Isn’t it… Continue reading Home Cookin’ – Trader Joe’s Frozen Croissants

Home Cookin’ – Trader Joe’s Shepherd’s Pie

Ok, it wasn’t “cooking”, but rather,”heating.”   We picked up a frozen Shepherd’s Pie at Trader Joe’s last week, and Mrs. BurgerDogBoy had a hankering for it last night.  It seemed like the perfect comfort food choice for a snowy night in Portland. Having lived in London, I’ve consumed my share of shepherd’s pie, good, bad,… Continue reading Home Cookin’ – Trader Joe’s Shepherd’s Pie

Portland, OR – Bellagio’s Pizza Redux

My second experience with Bellagio’s wasn’t as good as my first one, however, there wasn’t enough change to put me off ordering from them again. The first negative was I ordered before they had even opened, and ordered a delivery for 1130 A;  the store called me a few minutes later and said they were slammed… Continue reading Portland, OR – Bellagio’s Pizza Redux

Nathan’s Famous Corn Dog Bites /Black Swan

    Mrs. BDB and I headed to the cinema for a Sunday afternoon break.  We chose to see the multi-Oscar nominated “Black Swan”, a tale of the obsessive world of ballet performers, and the pain and suffering (physical and emotional) they put themselves through to reach the top of their chosen profession. Regal Cinemas… Continue reading Nathan’s Famous Corn Dog Bites /Black Swan

Send Us Your Burgers, Dogs, & Pizza News

Did you check out a memorable (good or bad!)  burger, pizza or hot dog this week?  Send it in, and we’ll post it.  It’s helpful if you snap a pic of the food and the exterior of the joint (or their sign), and be sure to tell us the city, and whether you want us to… Continue reading Send Us Your Burgers, Dogs, & Pizza News

Beaverton, OR – Wong’s King

They were not terribly busy when we walked in, but biz picked up when a bus load of Chinese tourists stopped by half-way through our meal. The crowd was small enough that they only needed one loaded trolley to serve the room, but that trolley was full of dim sum deliciousness.  We went for some… Continue reading Beaverton, OR – Wong’s King

Tigard, OR – Sanchez Taqueria

So Mrs. BurgerDogBoy and I used to go to this little bar down 99W in Tigard, I think it was called Rodney’s – and I’d get a club sandwich (which was fine!), and she’d get ribs or a perfectly adequate steak.  The staff was personable, and they’d have bar type events, which we didn’t participate… Continue reading Tigard, OR – Sanchez Taqueria

Home Cookin’ Test – Whole Foods Pizza Crust

  Mrs. Burgerdogboy wandered thru the Irvington Whole Foods the other day, after a nearby appointment for her work.  She picked me up a two-pack (I always make a bad “Tupac” pun, just to make her groan) of Whole Food’s refrigerated Whole Wheat pizza crusts.  Being a guy, and not prone to following directions on… Continue reading Home Cookin’ Test – Whole Foods Pizza Crust