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I don't like RR at all. Every time I've been to one I think that the cooks wouldn't know what pink was if Strawberry Shortcake bit them in the keister. I personally think Chili's burgers are better and you're more likely to get it cooked the way you ordered it.

I'm a fan of that show and that was a good episode. I love Ron Swanson. :) And I'm sure you can guess which won.

I haven't tried the Kobe but their Factory Burgers are one of my favorites. It's delicious and they always cook it the way I want it.

Summer holidays aren't "family" holidays for most but they always were for us. Especially Independence Day since it was also my Nana's birthday. So every 4th of July we'd go into the city or my grandparents would come out to the suburbs to us, and we'd have a cookout. Hot dogs and hamburgers were always happy memories of warm summer afternoons spent having fun, playing cards, running around and just being together. My grandfather died a few years ago and we lost Nana last year. We've now moved away too so no more family cookouts on those summer holidays. (We are moving to a new apartment where we can have a grill so hopefully we can re-start the summer cookout holidays)

I would say that your first burger there was an unfortunate fluke. I've been to several Culver's in Wisconsin, Illinois, Iowa, and Nebraska and have always had great food. Only once has my order ever not been correct, and the service is always great. They employ the most polite people in the food service industry. That first burger is definitely not the norm. Not sure what happened there. I do agree that the cheese curds are good. My husband always gets those but I opt for the fries. I like the mozzarella cheese curds but not so much the cheddar ones and since you can't get all of one or the other, I just skip them. :)

Sometimes. I like cheesy bread or mozzarella sticks. If you're in Chicago and ordering a deep dish, that's going to take 45 minutes, you might as well get something to nosh on while you wait.

We had Hardee's in Northern IL when I was a kid and they pulled out of the area in the mid 90s. I've eaten there and a few times at Carl's Jr. I personally think that Carl's Jr. is a lot better. I don't know why, they just taste different. I'm in Nebraska now and there is Hardee's in a few places here but I don't seek them out because they aren't super close. I don't think they're the same. But I do like Carl's Jr. enough that if I'm ever out west, I make sure to hit one up.

@eatstkv That's exactly what I was thinking. The stewed burger reminds me of the ones they served back in the day at school. We didn't call it mystery meat for nothing!

I cut, makes it easier to handle, plus after you finish the first half, oh look you have a whole nother half to go! It's like a little present.

I'm not a big fan of Hackney's. Did not live up to the hype. Also you should try Hop Haus's burgers, delicious. http://www.thehophaus.com/

I haven't had either. Five Guys *just* opened here in town (Omaha) and we haven't gotten over there yet. Sadly we do not have an In N Out burger here and I avoid California like the plague.