The Burger Quest
Everyone who knows our branch of the family tree knows that we love bar food. The greasier, the worse it is for you, the better! There is no length to the limits we will go to seek out the perfect cheeseburger, either. My sister and her husband have domain over the Washington, DC area. If there is a good burger joint up there, they know about it. My father and I are the Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill area scouts.
Today...Dock and I continue the quest for the perfect burger. On the agenda today, a sampling of Cheeburger Cheeburger, which just opened in the Brierdale shopping center near our home. I am fairly optimistic about this, as this appears to be a serious burger joint. They respectfully ask that you come prepared to wait at least fifteen minutes for your meal. All cheeseburgers are cooked to order. Mmmmmm. Not only do they offer the standard french fries, but onion rings are available, too. And...cheese sauce!!! A cheese sauce bath for the frites and rings. What more could you want? Oh wait...Milk shakes, too!!!!
I am hoping to add Cheeburger Cheeburger to my list of best places to go for a cheeseburger in the Triangle. I'm drooling in anticipation of a bleu cheese, bacon and onion ring burger. I cannot wait.
There are several other places in the Triangle area for fantastic burgers, though. They are, in no particular order, listed below:
- Abbey Road Tavern & Grille - Cary, NC
- Five Guys Famous Burgers and Fries - Raleigh and Durham, NC
- Sawmill Tap Room - Raleigh, NC
Of those listed, nothing beats a sauteed mushroom and onion cheesebomb from Five Guys. That is my guiltiest pleasure in life (aside from coffin tacks). Nothing quells the storm of PMS like a Five Guys burger.
Abbey Road will cook up your hunk of beast in any fashion you desire, eschewing the ridiculous mandates of the North Carolina Health Department. So...if it is blood you desire, go to Abbey Road and enjoy your burger tartare.
The Sawmill Tap Room makes a fantastic burger, multiple ways. And...there is always that order of fried pickle chips to keep you coming back.
Wish us luck this afternoon. Hopefully, we will have another place to add to the list of guilty pleasures.
Labels: Haute Cuisine
posted by High Priestess Kang @ 7/30/2006 01:03:00 PM
10 Comments
10 Comments:
Thanks for the happy b-day. Have to work today though. If you want your heart to stop go here to www.dangerousdansdiner.com.
If you can eat these burgers, you have my ultimate kudos for this.
This is located in Toronto by the way.
Happy Birthday, Howard! I hope it's a Scandinavian, hard rockin', death metal kinda day!!!
I shall relay the burger tip to Dock. He travels to Toronto for work.
Mmmmmm. Burgers.
Henry-The-Penguin...
And I had to coerce Daddy into going there, too!
Don't know Kodo .... that Carlise Blue at Lucky 32 is a winner for a killer burger.
Remington Grill at Crossroads has some pretty reasonable and tasty burgers too!
Big kosher pickle and a cold glass of beer, good God almighty which way do I stear ......
Thanks for the tips, Emory! I believe I have some new places to try.
Cheeburger Cheeburger was ok. Nothing fantastic, burger wise but the O-Rings and Fries are really good.
You are longing for Char-Grill, aren't you? Mmmmm. Burger. Had Mark and I not eaten poorly last night, I might whine for a burger. Then again...it's too phucking hot to think about eating much of anything other than Minute Maid popsicles.
Though the quality at the Strickland road location has been slipping lately, my nostalgic favorite will always be Char-Grill.
Sawmill burgers are almost perfect, except for being so fucking huge. I know I shouldn't eat the whole thing, but I do because it's so good.
Sadly, I know of nowhere in Raleigh to get a burger with a fried egg on it- although I've heard that Finch's will make such a monster, I cannot confirm.
A nostalgic favorite from childhood is Harmon's Lunch in Falmouth, ME. Scott, have you ever been to Harmon's?
"A sign behind the counter at Harmon's Lunch warns customers. "This is not Burger king. You don't get it your way. You take it my way, or you don't get the damn thing."
Outstanding.
Of course Harmon's would be in Maine. No other place on earth would display signs such as that. Not even Philadelphia.
Actually, in New York the sign would read:
If you don't like the fuckin' burgers, go fuck yourself, asshole.
Fuck you,
-The owner
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