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Katie Lee Joel Defends Her Burger Bash Victory
You know that's what happens when people get fanatical. The culture segments. I have a burger club in NYC where we venture to dif burger spots to post opinions and such (on facebook) and I tell you, it's hard to just say what's the best "burger." I personally have faves in several categories. To me, Katie Lee Joel's burger is a specialty burger, which i would never give "top prize" to because when I say "the best burger" I'm talking about a sandwich that falls into what most would consider a traditional hamburger.
And look, I'd probably love any burger you'd have me eat. I love burgers of all types. But lines have to be drawn. When you start replacing parts of a traditional burger, there has to be a point where it becomes a sandwich of another name. I don't even count fast food (that includes Shake Shack) as traditional. Sorry Shake Shack, sorry Pianos' goat-cheese burger, Royale has Top Prize for me.
Black Iron Burger Shop Opens Doors Today
Any word on how good the burger is here?
Initial Response: Action Burger
I went to Action burger. The burger I had was juicy. I thought it was damn good. I noticed the "smoke" and said aloud that I thought they used liquid smoke. It was great for the price and the neighborhood. I told some friends about it and when they tried to go it was closed down. Not sure if it's even back open. Hope so. The area could use a good burger (Dumont is around the corner. But service is slooow there.)
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What bugs me here is that there are all types of burgers lumped into one list. Personally I like to break them up into fast food, pub/restaurant, and specialty. I love shake shack but I wouldn't put it into the same list as Royale (my #1 pup/restaurant burger). It's just such a different experience (Shake Shack is my #1 fast food burger, white castle #2). The rule is simple, if you can't order it medium rare, it's fast food. And on the same note, if it's got ingredients that are atypical to a burger like guac, peanut butter or redwine sauce, it's gotta go on a different list too. (Piano's Red Wine burger #1 on my specialty burger list)
And as far as judging burgers with bacon and cheese, as long as these guys are always getting it exactly how they'd like it, then why not. I personally would never order a plain burger and judge like that because i need the cheese. In the same way, I'd never be able to judge a burger covered in ketchup because I don't like ketchup on my burger. So as long as you order it just the way you like it, the same way every time, then I'd consider it valid judging.