Burgers

[sullysdetailing]

Originally Posted by tuscarora dave

One would have to have very high expectations to not like 5 Guy's. At least the ones around here are bangin!!

Yes.....

We should have a DC road trip to Heart Attack Grill

http://www.heartattackgrill.com/

[shuddleston]

I just ate at SmashBurger never heard of it before. However, it just opened, so I thought I'd give it a try. Pretty good burgers little pricey though $9 for buger, fries and drink. They advertised an egg bun which was a little strange but tasted good anyway.

I'd rather have a double cheeseburger from Sonic!

[Mr. Clean]

Smashburger is another of the burger specific chains that have moved into Texas. A couple of the Dallas Cowboys teamed to open one of the local D/FW stores. We gave them a try. They were pretty good. Definitely not too dry of a patty. They don't scrimp on the fixin's either. Decent enough.

Another enty into the burger market (chain) is Mooyah. I think it is a Texas chain. Pretty good eats. Fresh, not frozen beef. Hand cut potatoes etc.

[sullysdetailing]

Originally Posted by shuddleston

I just ate at SmashBurger never heard of it before. However, it just opened, so I thought I'd give it a try. Pretty good burgers little pricey though $9 for buger, fries and drink. They advertised an egg bun which was a little strange but tasted good anyway.

I'd rather have a double cheeseburger from Sonic!

So them on the travel channel "Best Eats" they are supose to be really good and have alot of fried food

[Clutch34]

Went to Cali over spring break and stopped by in-n-out cuz it was pose to be crazy good -- ehh, it was ok. I'd go there again but it wasn't amazing. just my opinion..

[Mr. Clean]

Clutch34, have you tried either of the Five Guys in Plano?

[Big Leegr]

Originally Posted by Poorboy

Three places from California I miss are Carl's Jr. (upgraded Burger King)...

I think Carl's Jr. is *similar* to Hardee's. I think they are owned by the same company and might even have similar menu items, so if you were wanting something from Carl's Jr. you may find it at Hardee's.

[Mr. Clean]

Hardee's! That's a blast from the past! There used to be one in downtown Dallas, next to the bus station (Greyhound or Trailways, can't recall which).

[GearHead_1]

When we had a Hardee's in my area we had two at the same time, same town. One was your typical burger joint and the other was a sit down restaurant with items like chicken fried steak, roast beef and fish and chips etc. It was kind of like a JB's Big Boy. The sit down place went away first and then the burger joint.

Having mentioned JB's I really liked the Big Boy sandwich as a kid. We lived about 20 miles south of Provo, Utah. We'd only "get to town" 4 or 5 times a year. When we did it was a real treat to get a Big Boy hamburger and a chocolate shake. I remember the Big Boy costing 50 cents and depending on the day I had to choose between the hamburger or the milk shake. $1 back in those days for a hamburger and shake was a calculated expense. You could get a cheeseburger, fries and drink for a buck at Arctic Circle. JB's shakes had to be the first generation Wendy's Frosty. Man I'm dating myself.

We had JB's before we got a Mickey D's. I remember thinking the Big Mac was on the same plane as a Big Boy (must have been a special sauce thing). In retrospect I'm sure the Big Boy was better. I won't eat anything else at McDonald's but every once in a while (couple of years) I still get a hankerin' for a Big Mac.

I know this isn't a burger but doesn anyone remember Church's Fried Chicken? Are these still around in other parts of the country? Speaking of bygone restaurants I really liked Skipper's too.

[Mr. Clean]

LOL, this really is a trip down memory lane Years ago (decades) we had a small local chain (2 maybe 3 locations IIRC) called Kip's Big Boy. I cannot recall the extent of the menu, but burgers were definitely one of the items.

[GearHead_1]

Yeah, Big Boy was the franchise name and you could put your name in front of the Big Boy as a franchise owner. I've seen several variations over the years. In Utah the owner had about 8 locations, he was JB. I didn't remember this until you mentioned but when we would visit relatives in Texas, we would stop at Kip's Big Boy, the restaurant may have been in NM or Texas, I don't remember. As an 8 year old kid I remember thinking, "what's up with that?" After all everyone new that JB's was where you got a Big Boy.

I met George Wallace at this restaurant, he was on the road campaigning and he gave me a gold colored silver dollar sized campaign coin. I had no idea who he was at the time.

It's amazing how much nostalgia has come back to me just by talking about hamburgers.

[Mr. Clean]

Yes, Church's Fried Chicken is still alive and kickin', at least in the D/FW area. Along with other large chains KFC and Popeye's.

I had no idea that Big Boy was a national franchise operation, which according to one site originated in California as Bob's Big Boy. According to that same site, Kip's began in Dallas in 1958, created by a gentleman named Fred Bell. Who the heck is Kip?

[bigron62]

we have red robin here and they are pricey but good and unlimited fries

[GearHead_1]

Originally Posted by bigron62

we have red robin here and they are pricey but good and unlimited fries

...and great chocolate shakes.

[Mr. Clean]

Yeah, we've got a Red Robin too. Ate there once. The initial serving of fries was all I could eat.