One of the challenges of going to the beach is deciding where you’re going to eat. Do we eat at some place we know? Or do we strike out on a new adventure? Saturday night, we decided to try some place new. We were heading down to Seaside, to either Bud and Alley’s Taco Bar […]
Late in August, I had the chance to be in Los Angeles, for a day. With a little time to kill between meeting’s end and my flight home, the opportunity to continue my quest arose. Driving down the 405, the next logical stop was on Pico Boulevard, in West LA. Cruising east on Pico, we […]
After Motz’s, I don’t know that I could have a BETTER burger, but I still had two hours before I flew home, so I definitely could have a DIFFERENT burger. Combining a map, where I was, and the Hamburger America app, I realized that I could make it to Ann Arbor in time for a […]
Stop number three. I was highly disappointed at Hunter House and still had more than two hours before my plane home, so I pulled up the address and headed over to Motz’s. Motz’s is south of the ballparks downtown, which are very close to Canada. I had no idea that the closest point to Canada […]
Open since 1952, Hunter House Hamburgers had a big sign out front that they had been named the best burgers in Michigan. I felt obliged to take the challenge. Like Carter’s before it, and Motz’s after it, it’s all about the onions. In fact, the T-shirts at Hunter House say “Onion breath is better than […]
Well, August 25 was a red letter day in burgerdom for me. I had to be in Detroit on business and I knew I’d have a couple of hours, post-meeting, before I caught my plane. On my way from the airport, I had to make a U-turn when I missed my turn due to […]
Second stop, second dinner in Kansas City. As I left Winstead’s, I headed up towards the airport and made a stopover at Town Topic. Open for 75 years, they once had seven restaurants around town. Now they only have three and this is the only location open 24 hours (I had driven by another that […]
On a business trip flying into Kansas City, I had a little time to kill and decided to see what the burger choices were there. First up, Winstead’s Drive-In, a Kansas City institution since 1940. A classic American hamburger joint. A simple menu: burgers, sandwiches, sides, fountain drinks and desserts. I got there late in […]
Burgers, Barbecue and Everything Else 