I can't think of anything better than a nice, juicy, tasty cheeseburger. Years ago, before people got all scared of E. Coli, you were able to get your hamburgers cooked how you liked, my liking being "Medium". I even teeter on Medium Rare, but I find they usually undercook slightly so it winds up being more like the latter anyway. Now that they MUST be medium-well or well done, it's hard to find a burger done right...hard, but not impossible.
Number 1 on my list right now is an independent place by me called C & Dubbs. I wish I had a picture of what they offer, but I'd be willing to bet that it offers a burger very similar to other independent 'greasy spoons'. They are fresh to order, the bun-to-burger ratio is good (very important and overlooked is the bun...a shitty bun can make even the best burger shitty), and its nice and big. No dryness. Their fries are also excellent. Nice and well done shoestrings, the kind where they are crispy and almost hollow with a warm potato-ey inside. Mmm.
A close second would have to be the cheeseburger at Swiss Chalet. You're probably thinking, "Swiss Chalet? They're a rotisserie chicken place, not a burger place, you silly goof!" but you'd be surprised. They have an AWESOME burger grilled and then paired with a kaiser bun (again, good bun-to-burg ratio)...the burger is MASSIVE too. I call it a 'face burger' because if you held it up to your face you'd look like this. Swiss Chalet is also the home of my MOST FAVORITE FRENCH FRIES EVER. They actually had an "all you can eat fries" deal a few months back which thankfully I did NOT take part in....that would have been BAD NEWS BEARS.
Runner up...the McDonalds Angus Burger. Wow. Way to surprise me, Rotten Ronny. I hadn't eaten meat from McDonalds in AGES. Even all throughout my youth I only ordered the Filet-o-fish or chicken mcnuggets. I always thought their burgs were nothing special, and then along came the Angus. CAN I GET A YUM YUM up in here? Holy cow. Perched upon a square dusty delicious bun, this burger doesn't disappoint. For some reason our bun is different than the USA McAngus bun, I'm not sure why but I am glad. I love these kaiser-like buns WAY better than the sesame buns. BUT I DIGRESS. The burger itself is a welcome change from their usual teeny beef offerings. If you like cheeseburgers, you should try one before they go the way of the McRib. mmm.......McRib.
Dishonourable Mention: White Castle. This could be my fault, but I thought there must be something great about these burgers if they dedicated TWO MOVIES towards them. Well, screw you Harold and Kumar, because these were the weirdest burgers ever. The beef was as thin as a Kraft single. It was like a beef single. I know people are like "But they're small!! What did you expect?", but a slider is just as small if not smaller, and they are nice and thick! Also, I think they came with mustard, cheese and onions which--I guess is fine...--but the onions are so moist that they goo up the bun and the whole thing kinda melts in your mouth in a gross kinda way. One plus? The french fries. They were actually good. I think they could be McCain super fries but just deep fried, either way, they were the saving grace. I had this meal also on my Cleveland trip where I had the IFLOP, so maybe it was the "road trip of disappointing chain meals".
Dishonourable Mention: White Castle. This could be my fault, but I thought there must be something great about these burgers if they dedicated TWO MOVIES towards them. Well, screw you Harold and Kumar, because these were the weirdest burgers ever. The beef was as thin as a Kraft single. It was like a beef single. I know people are like "But they're small!! What did you expect?", but a slider is just as small if not smaller, and they are nice and thick! Also, I think they came with mustard, cheese and onions which--I guess is fine...--but the onions are so moist that they goo up the bun and the whole thing kinda melts in your mouth in a gross kinda way. One plus? The french fries. They were actually good. I think they could be McCain super fries but just deep fried, either way, they were the saving grace. I had this meal also on my Cleveland trip where I had the IFLOP, so maybe it was the "road trip of disappointing chain meals".
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