When I first downloaded the Hamburger America app last summer, the first thing I did was look at the choices in my hometown. About 50 miles north of the city, this green flag was in the town of Gainesville. When I clicked on the flag, it opened on the Collegiate Grill. Then I remembered reading […]
On the way back home from Oklahoma, via DFW, we had time for lunch in Dallas. Looking at the choices, we ended up at the Burger House. Originally Jack’s Burger House, it has now turned into a Texas-based franchise. We chose the original location on Mockingbird, near the campus of SMU. It is a typical […]
Later in April, we were in the mid-west for a visit and found out that Oklahoma is a hotbed of burger activity, at least according to Hamburger America. In looking at the map, the closest to where we were (Davis, OK) was Folger’s Drive-Inn, up in Ada. We made the 45 minutes drive and actually […]
As we’re in the car, leaving Hodad’s, reveling in the glory of the burger when a thought occurs to me, “When , exactly, am I going to be THIS close to another burger joint, on my list, all the way across the country?” How could I argue with that logic. I put the address for […]
On a west coast swing in April of 2011, we made the journey south from LA to Ocean Beach to visit Hodad’s, a true California burger stand. Open air, just steps from the beach (approximately 79-82), with burgers served in wax paper. (Note the bald man, in the doorway wearing a blue shirt. It is […]
THIS RESTAURANT IS CLOSED. For several months, I had been hearing about a killer new lunch spot in town, Super Pan. Only open for lunch, and only Tuesday to Friday, Super Pan is the brainchild of Top Chef contestant Hector Santiago, who owns Pura Vida, the Costa Rican tapas restaurant in whose basement this gem […]
April kicked off with a bang. In 2009, Esquire Magazine named Miller Union as one of the best new restaurants of 2010. We had tried it before, for dinner twice. It was upscale new Southern – fried pig ear salads, rabbit, quail breast and pork belly combos, etc. It is a really nice new restaurant. […]
The third stop in our DC burger adventure was just behind the Capitol building, the Tune Inn Restaurant. In the same family since 1955, the thing that struck me most was the note on the menu that they hold the District of Columbia’s second oldest pouring license, dating back to 1947. This place is a […]
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