Category Burgers
Louis’ Lunch – New Haven, CT
On our great Northeast road trip, the stop at mile 1126 was Louis Lunch, in New Haven, CT. Open since 1895 (although the entire building was moved to the current location) Louis Lunch is the inventor of the hamburger sandwich as we know it today. , Two blocks off the campus of Yale University, they […]
The Essential – Birmingham, AL
Birmingham has become one of our favorite day trips. Depending on what GDOT is up to, we can often get to downtown Birmingham, faster than we can cross Atlanta. This Saturday, we headed west for some afternoon shopping and an early dinner. By the time we’d looked everywhere, at everything, I looked at my list […]
Smiley’s Burger Club – Decatur, GA
I had been reading about Smiley’s for a while, but we hadn’t been in Decatur, for lunch or dinner on a Tuesday – Saturday. So, on this random Friday, we took an afternoon to “gallivant”, which started with a trip to Smiley’s. Virtually across the street from Kimball House, parking is the typical challenge for […]
The Chastain – Atlanta, GA
On this Saturday afternoon we were running some errands that started in Chamblee, then sent us towards the city on Roswell Road. As lunch approached, I looked on the list, saw that the Chastain was close by and hopped over to Resy and grabbed a 1:15 spot. As we pulled up, I told my beloved […]
Roshambo – Atlanta, GA
Looking for a lunch spot on a random Saturday, I remembered an article I read recently about the burger at Roshambo. Always down for a cheeseburger, we headed that way and arrived right at 3:00, as they were changing shifts. We were initially seated in the bar, at a high top that was aptly named […]
Workingman’s Friend – Indianapolis, IN
Arriving in Indy for a conference, they were setting up the buffet line at the hotel, and I thought, “who have I become?” So I immediately went to “the list” to see what was nearby. This led me to the Workingman’s Friend, courtesy of Hamburger America, and I was quickly heading toward the giant sliding […]
The Companion – Atlanta, GA
Almost 7 years ago, to the day, we visited Steinbeck’s Ale House, in Oakhurst, after hearing about their burger. A couple of weeks ago, I was reading an article about restaurants that had opened in 2020 (and survived Covid) that ought to be visited. And it was there that I read about Steinbeck’s chef, Andy […]
Harden’s Hamburgers – Tulsa, OK
Harden’s Hamburgers is a place that’s been on my radar since I bought my first copy of Hamburger America. And then a couple of folks, from Tulsa, gave it to me as a recommendation over the last couple of years, when I asked about “great burgers” from their hometown. We were heading to the bluegrass […]
Emmy Squared Pizza – Atlanta, GA
The last time we were in Nashville, one place that popped up on every best burger list was Emmy Squared Pizza. I thought it a bit odd that a burger from a pizza place was on these “best of” lists, but who would lie about such things on the Internet? (Actually, they won Nashville’s Battle […]
The Slutty Vegan – Duluth, GA
For the last two plus years, I’ve continuously heard about / read about Pinky Cole’s Slutty Vegan. The original location, on Edgewood, has had lines out the door every time we’ve been by. And since, frankly, I am a dyed-in-the-wool carnivore, I wasn’t too excited about standing in line to eat vegan food. I had […]
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