The Spotted Pig Burger, Nekkid
wait...it's not the most overrated...I forgot that it's tied for first place with resto's burger.
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The Spotted Pig Burger, Nekkid
the most overrated burger in NYC. the blue cheese is too assertive, brioche on a burger had to have jumped the shark 3 years ago, and my burger was kinda dry. the fries are just gross because of the downright obnoxious amount of rosemary that gets thrown in. and the wait! shake shack at its longest is half as long...and half the price.
What's the Best Cheese for Cheeseburgers?
Boursin melts awesomely and has a great garlic herby flavor, but the best is just plain old american.
A Visit to Louis' Lunch, Home of the Hamburger
I knew there was no ketchup served, but no mustard as well? Seems excessive...especially in light of the "cheeze".
Shake Shack: A New York Spin on the West Coast–Style Burger
Nice recap of a New York standard. One thing to clarify though, potato rolls are a Pennsylvania Dutch tradition, however the "Dutch" there means German...as in Deutsche. There are no actual Dutch people in the Pennsylvania Dutch community.
Snapshots from Venezuela: Calle El Hambre
I've seen a lot of derivations on burgers on this site and a few times when the food being discussed seems to cross into a gray area where I'm not sure if it qualifies as a burger, but this time I can say with out a doubt...that is not a burger! No way. Your guest writer is using the word "burger" in place of "sandwich". I'll accept what ever topping one wants to put on a cooked ground meat patty as a burger, but for god sakes...there is no patty there to being with. tsk. tsk.
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The Spotted Pig Burger, Nekkid
I ask for the blue cheese on the side--it's aggressive, man!
Those fries ROCK.
dbdtron
What's the Best Cheese for Cheeseburgers?
I love soft blue cheese on burgers, but I've recently had really great mozzarella-topped burgers.
A Visit to Louis' Lunch, Home of the Hamburger
@gabagool I can't agree with you on MR, check out the burger I tried recently at 67 Burger for example, even cooked rare it was brimming with juice. The Louis Lunch burger,even when cooked medium does not have a lot of juice because it is so lean.
Steak should NEVER be cooked beyond medium rare, and really rare is preferable.
A Visit to Louis' Lunch, Home of the Hamburger
And, in the article, the reason the toast could take the little juice coming from the patty is that the patty was rare. When you have a rare burger, you get ALMOST NO JUICES. That is why MR IS OPTIMAL. If the meat doesn't hit a certain temp, the fats don't liquify and you get no juice.
It the reason that if you see blood on the outside of a burger or steak, its PROBABLY cooked medium or better. People just don't seem to realize that.
A Visit to Louis' Lunch, Home of the Hamburger
Louis has ALWAYS been a bit of a puzzle. I'LL BRING MY OWN DAMN KETCHUP THANKS. Ketchup.....it AINT a diry word. In fact, I'll go and proclaim it ONE OF THE WORLDS GREATEST SAUCES.
If a customer WANTS ketchup, he should be able to HAVE ketchup. And, believe me, enough sneak it in.
And forget about it being the burger inventor, that was a ploy to keep the city of NH from knocking the building down. Its not even close to being the first.
The toast I can take, the lack of a BURGER STAPLE, nope, nope, nope.
The Spotted Pig Burger, Nekkid
Scraping about 90 percent of the cheese off has always served me well there. And I can neither confirm nor deny that I've snuck mayo packets into the Pig.
The Spotted Pig Burger, Nekkid
Bagh! Pig's ears weren't on the menu the night we went.
The Spotted Pig Burger, Nekkid
I ate there for the first time on Friday night. It was AWESOME. I didn't have the burger though. I had the crispy pig's ears, some oysters, chicken liver toast, pickled herring, beef tongue and lamb's heart. Very nice wine list too.
The Spotted Pig Burger, Nekkid
My wife and I strolled by The Spotted Pig last Sunday and for once there wasn't a line to get in and lightning struck twice when a window table for two by the bar was available. The tres classy, comfy, cool atmosphere, a well poured pint and a Hell of a hamburger made for a sensational Sunday supper.
Furhtermore The Spotted Pig is snout ant tails above the the Rusty Knot's pricey faux dive bar experience and juke box that needs to be thrown into the river, before another unsuspecting customer's appetite is ruined by Billy Joel's maudlin musings.
Though I'd never wait to get into the Spotted Pig, or anywhere for that matter, I look forward to the next chance to stroll in and dine at this sublime swine.
The Spotted Pig Burger, Nekkid
What are those deliciously crunchy looking things to the right of the burger??
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