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@CHIP P - What a bummer! So sorry the Pasadena LGO didn't measure up to my Santa Monica experience. I've been to SM location 3 times now - burgers each time and have yet to be let down.

just took my lady for a golden state burger (delicious, bun just the right size to eat all of it-i'm talking to you, 25 degrees) and your thoughts on the no waiter service for $15-20 lunches did come to my mind.. the last time i went to GS, (again, delicious) i instinctively added 20% to the credit card slip and had immediate and lasting regret for supporting such a world of mind games. But this time i looked at the tip jar, looked back at the owner, and i know he felt, the " come on dude"......

I would ordinarily skip cheese all together, particularly the unmelted variety--but not this time!!! The burger apparently tastes as good as it looks and more. Thanks for the review, Damon.

I just read "lagrandeorangesm.com" as "lagrandeorgasm.com" and was like, wow, that better be a damn good burger if it's calling itself that. Then I realized that I can't read. Chile burger looks pretty good though...I'd have to taste it to see if it inspired a "When Harry Met Sally" scene though.

I thought the highlight of LGO was the housemade english muffins, which barely offset the consistently bitter espresso. Also, upon reading the review for Pizzeria Bianco on here, I decided to try it last time I was in the valley for work. Unfortunately for me, there was a 2 and a half hour wait (outside in 100+ degree heat no less). Maybe I'll have better luck next time, but there is no food good enough to wait that long for in such discomfort for.

@EazyB: I didn't say anything about people not eating like this already. When you've had to lift and transport someone that is over 600 pounds and needs a special ambulance or hold up the fat flap of someone with a BMI of 50+ for 2-3 hours for their surgery (that was necessitated by their obesity), then feel free to call me a retard for not understanding that people eat badly already without free health care. My comment's wording was in response to gaffer's wording of "If you really get free health care from Obama you can fearlessly eat this stuff ". You know...the very thing you criticized me for saying. Additionally, I'll admit probably no one has wanted a heart attack so bad but was prevented from "getting one" due to lack of health insurance. However, making an extreme statement like that as an argument is at best marginally helpful to your side. Especially when there are plenty of people who think that modern medicine is so amazing that they can do things (like eating badly) even knowing the consequences (like heart attacks) and that some doctor will fix it. I know this because I've had patients freely admit it to me. At least some of these people would be deterred from eating as badly if they didn't have coverage since it eliminates the "some doctor will fix it" part of their line of reasoning.

@spiderman0521: There's a big difference between free health care and universal health care coverage. Universal health care coverage can be very good if implemented correctly. Giving away something desirable (like health care) for free generally creates demand from people that wouldn't have actually needed it, using up at least part of the supply for people who do need it. Don't assume that I think the US health care system is not broken just because I said that free health care is not a good idea.

@Rdour: I apologize for the derailing. I just think the "bypass surgery after eating something fatty" jokes are incredibly played out. So...

For the sake of at least marginally being on topic, I would probably eat that. Yes. I'd be one of those people who "eat like that already"...at least occasionally. Heart attacks be damned if the alternative is exclusively eating rabbit food for life. It can't be that much worse than a regular Big Mac. The cheese is just moved into the bread...and the bread is fried up somewhat. For the sake of not being misinterpreted, this is not to say that a regular Big Mac is healthy eating and being a little worse than it is also pretty healthy eating. But having indulgences in moderation is acceptable to me.

I've never been big on burgers with rare meat. I love rare steak, but a burger? I don't want to see any pink at all... that's just me.

@wunami - Guy was making a joke. Congrats on the conversation derail...

What a work of art, should be illegal.

@wunami

Ummm, people already do go wild and eat anything they want, free healthcare or not. You did read this post, right retard? Nobody says to themselves "Man I want a heart attack so bad, but I don't have any healthcare!".