Birmingham provided an amusement with “Pete’s Famous Hot Dogs,” which the sign on the door claims “Est. 1920,” but the reality is it opened its doors in 1915, and the present proprietor has been on site since 1948. There’s not much going on in downtown Birmingham these days, lots of empty 12-15 story office buildings,… Continue reading Birmingham, AL – Pete’s
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Birmingham, AL – Krystal Mini Dogs
I couldn’t pass up Krystal’s version of chili dogs, mild curiousity. For those of you not living in the South, Krystal is to Southerners what White Castle is to Northerners/ I wanted to try the Krystal “Pups” just because they were cute – diminutive versions of the chili dog, small enough to fit three… Continue reading Birmingham, AL – Krystal Mini Dogs
Birmingham, AL – Sneaky Pete’s
On to “Sneaky Pete’s,” an Alabama based chain, sporting 60 outlets in the deep South, some of which are. franchised. Started in Birmingham by the Graphos brothers (there’s that Greek thing again), Alabama, at least, seems to have embraced the Sneaky Pete’s concept and menu. One can even purchase “Sneaky Pete’s” Secret Hot Dog Sauce… Continue reading Birmingham, AL – Sneaky Pete’s
Montgomery, AL – Chris’s
Since 1917, the fine folks at Chris’ Famous Hot Dogs, on “Goat Hill” (Dexter Avenue), two blocks form the State Capitol in Montgomery, have been peddling their version(s) of chili dogs to the public. Hard to believe, isn’t it? Empires come and go, huge corporations like Enron, Worldcom, and MCI tumble, but sell the world… Continue reading Montgomery, AL – Chris’s
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This is “Burgers and Dogs Are My Life”, where you can post photos and snide comments of burgers and dogs you have loved (or hated). The recommended format is shown in the existing posts, try and include a shot of the place as well as the entree! Let the games begin!
McKinney, TX – Steak N Shake
The venerable Steak N Shake (“Famous for Steakburgers”) has been around since being founded in 1934 in Normal, Illinois. They now have over 500 outlets in 22 states in the Midwest and East. SNS claims to have the finest burgers around, grinding “steak” into pucks and frying them on a very hot grill. The burger… Continue reading McKinney, TX – Steak N Shake
Culver City, CA – Cinco De Mayo
Formerly “Lucy’s #2”, Cinco De Mayo is a place I have been eating burgers in the middle of the night for over 20 years. Located on Sepulveda Blvd, between Venice and Washington in Culver City, CDM is a late night hang-out for fans of fast, full-menu, cheap entrees. I’ve always had cheeseburgers there, they offer… Continue reading Culver City, CA – Cinco De Mayo
Encino, CA – Rosti, Tuscan Grill
Who goes looking for a burger at a classy Italian place? Who actually orders one? PDXGwailo, that’s who. While you guys are safely hidden between your screens vicariously, I’m taking one for the team. Or two. Or six. Mmmmmm, burgers. Rosti offers meatball sliders, 3 to an order, on fresh baked in house ciabiatta’s, some… Continue reading Encino, CA – Rosti, Tuscan Grill
McKinney, TX – Culvers Butterburger
I wrote about wishing I could hit a Culver’s a couple weeks ago. Got my chance this week in McKinney, Texas, a suburb of Dallas within spitting distance of Oklahoma. The sign outside of Culver’s says “Home of the Butterburger”, but the butter has nothing to do with the patty, but rather the fact they… Continue reading McKinney, TX – Culvers Butterburger
Coalinga, CA – Burger King
Ugh. I am changing my core belief about “any burger in a storm”…..even though I have been consuming burgers for the entire 116 years of myvexistence, I have never had a BK whopper. Wait, maybe I did have one once when I lost a bet with a vegetarian friend. On my recent “playing kerouac”tour of… Continue reading Coalinga, CA – Burger King