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I'd be afraid of what would come back, so I wouldn't send it back, but I would not go back to that restaurant again.

I'd send it back if it's overcooked to the point where it tastes dry. If it's medium and still juicy I'll eat it. I generally wouldn't send back an undercooked burger unless it was almost completely raw.

A properly cooked burger with spit on it tastes much better than a dry chunk of charcoal! j/k

Steak and prime rib always go back if I don't see red.

Without question: the burger goes back.

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Sounds like newbs flying by the seat of their pants. Not saying their job is easy, but why do something like this if you're not even the slightest bit prepared? It's not like they just sprouted up 2 months ago and had no clue.

Cake Wrecks is amusing, just like I Can Has Cheezburger, but I wouldn't classify them under Best Food Blog just like I wouldn't classify I Can Has... under Best Pet Blogs (oh wait, they ARE!). Of course, the categories aren't the fault of the the blog owners, but I think someone at Weblog Awards should have been accountable or had the sense to correctly categorize certain blogs.

Um, hi,

This is john (the hubby of Jen) from Cake Wrecks and I wanted to make a brief couple of points.

1. We put in a formal request to be moved to the Best Humor Blog Category but they wouldn't budge.

2. I guess Cake Wrecks is technically about food, but for sharing of recipes, helpful hints and general foodie fun, Serious Eats rocks absolutely.

3. There is no ballot stuffing, I promise. We have a bunch of very cool readers who we are eternally grateful for.

4. Lastly, did you know that you can't even remove your site from contention once it has been nominated in a category?

Next year, we will be sure that we are placed in the correct category and it will be a blowout for Serious Eats. Wreck on and no hard feelings.

Yours,

john

I love me some Cake Wrecks and Jen's funny commentary. It's an awesome blog, but we're talking best food blog here. Go Serious Eats!

I voted because I love this site!! Keep up the fabulous and wonderful eats!!

I can answer your question with a story - not only do we send them back but we then go eat somewhere else... http://burgerconquest.blogspot.com/2008/12/corner-bistro-dont-believe-hype-vs-old.html

Everyone vote every day! I think Cake Wrecks has some robot fans or something.

I agree with @yr momz - I don't trust the restaurants hygiene levels to not give me some illness from the undercooked meat.

If I want a medium rare burger, I'll grind the meat myself and prepare it myself. Otherwise I go for medium well in a restaurant.

Ive done it but i got really nasty looks and a brief explanation that they thought they heard me say "well". Well???
It makes me nervous though.. what are they doing to my second burger??? !!!

I went to a restaurant recently where they accidentally put cheese on my burger which I noted at the time of delivery so they took back the burger and brought me out a well done one when I had asked for medium. Since it would have been the second time sending it back, I just ate it - but I HATE well done burgers.

Hillary
Chew on That

Depending on the establishment, I normally I ask to have it taken back and cook a new one. At more expensive restaurants that serve a burger, I will send it back.

One place, I sent an overcooked medium rare burger back TWICE in the same night at a Downtown Seattle Restaurant that advertises their 1/3 lb burger for $2 on their happy hour menu. This is a popular place, my dining companion is a regular, and they get a lot of orders for their happy hour food.

The waitress was very sorry for us and apologized for the restaurant and waived our bill. She said she would tell the management, though I don't think anything was done about it.

They still overcook their burgers!

It wasn't particularly busy that night, so I don't understand why they can't get it right?