Archive for October, 2009

Mailbag: Cheeburger Cheeburger Sanibel Island, FL

Oct 19

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Cheeburger Cheeburger Sanibel FL

Burger Boy…..

yours truly enjoyed his burger motivated vaca down in florida as well.

peep this shot of my celebratory stuffed burger for finishing off the burger challenge at “cheeburger cheeburger”. if only that stuffed beast was real.

i inhaled my “pounder” (20 ounces) topped with jalapeno cheese, onions, and bbq sauce and mayo in a mere 5 minutes. surprisingly, for a massiveburger cooked medium, the actual beef was top notch. and yes, bbq and mayo, you read that correctly. although, in all honesty, this was no real challenge, as any burger afficionado could have scarfed this task down without breaking a meat sweat. head down to sanibel island and scope my snapshot on the wall. its tagged with a hartford whalers logo.

after sampling 5 guys the day before, i truly could appreciate the large gap in quality between the two. fun in the sun? more like finding new air conditioned burger joints.

sidenote: the burger was washed down with a few beers and a large strawberry cheesecake milkshake. how refreshing.

-clarke

Clarke, thanks very much for writing in to theburgerboy while enjoying your vacation. I must say I am pretty impressed that instead of hitting the beaches and getting bronze you were sliding massive cheeseburgers down your gizzard. Big Ups to your priorities down in sunny Florida but more importantly nice style with the croakies, lax tee and the mason jar. Now that is what I call a mancation.

-Burger Boy

Burger Bowl Week 7

Oct 16

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Burgerbets is back this week coming to you live from the airport! Yes, yes, yes the burgerboy expanded the budget this week and sprung for a flight to send old burgerbets to scout out the colorado-kansas game in boulder! If you think that game isn’t in my picks you’re either or nuts or haven’t had your fill of burgers for the day! And yes, I am using all exclamation points this week because I killed it last night taking Cincy and am gunna continue to dominate vegas all weekend! One thing I must warn against, the Cowgirls are not playing this week and therefore we are without the “guaranteed at least 1 win bc were betting against Dallas” disclaimer that we’ve had in recent weeks. Here we go, as always home team in caps.

NCAA picks:

COLORADO +9.5 vs Kansas. Oh yes, BurgerBets will be at this game. And oh yes the Buffs will cover! Kansas is overrated and the Buffs are pesky. I would put your burger money on this asap bc I am going to lay such a big wad of cash on this before the game that this line will be 7 by gametime! And yes I will affect the outcome of this game! Go Buffs!

Texas -3 vs Oklahoma. Red river rivalry alert. As much as I miss the days of the 66-10 Oklahoma blowouts and misery of LobstersClaw (see below post of puffy dude eating burger in Cowgirls hat), this line isn’t high enough. Texas has more to play for and its Sam Bradford’s first game back. Sometimes its this easy. Let’s bet on Texas, collect the cash money, and pray Colt McCoy tears his ACL on a meaningless play after the outcome has been decided.

WISCONSIN -2.5 vs Iowa. Am I still bitter about Iowa taking it to Penn State? Maybe. Do I think Wisconsin will cover regardless? Definitely! I have news for you. Any school that produced Sean Considine is NOT going undefeated. End of story.

NFL picks:

Baltimore +3 @ MINNESOTA. The honeymoon is over Brett. Ray Lewis is going to have these Ravens so fired up coming off 2 losses that you are BURGER MEAT BRETT! I compare the end of Brett Favre’s career to LobstersClaw’s collegiate career. He keeps coming back, he’s not as sick as he thinks he is, and it does NOT end well. Consider this the start of it.

Philly -14 @ OAKLAND BurgerBets rule of thumb: when the coach of a team may be in jail before gametime because he broke the jaw of an asst coach, bet on the other team. Oakland can’t score, period. They suck. How they have a win is beyond me. Birds 34 Raiders 13.

HOTLANTA -3 vs Chicago. This line should be 4 or 5. Am I the only one who KNOWS Atlanta is the better team? And I love Jay Cutler. I have a weird but confident read on this game. I don’t think Atlanta will blow away this spread, but I casually KNOW they’ll cover it. When you see my score prediction you’re going to think I have burgers on the brain. I don’t care. I know Atlanta will cover the 3. Falcons 27 Bears 23.

By the way, as usual after below .500 weeks, I am guaranteeing 4-2 minimum this week! 5-2 if there was a way to bet against Dallas in their bye week. Go Buffs!

-BurgerBets

The Worst (Best?) Burger In America

Oct 15

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Mens Health “Eat This, Not That” section has named Chili’s Smokehouse Bacon Triple Cheese Big Mouth Burger with Jalapeno Ranch Dressing the “worst” burger in America. In the famous words of my old friend Burger MeatFeet, Stoooooooooopid. Hi-Yah people.

Mailbag: Joe’s Pizza Canton, CT

Oct 13

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So I woke up on Sunday morning and decided to get my leaf peep on. Loaded up the car with the GF and the dog and headed for the woods. By woods, I mean a cul de sac in Simsbury CT that happens to also have a hiking trail attached to it. After a few hours of soaking up some of the best scenery that central CT has to offer, folks were getting hungry. All morning I was planning on eating a burger and taking pictures of it. Plenty of options existed, but I could only think of one that could top the AnusBurger picture. Although, they have pizza in their name, Joe’s Pizza in Canton, CT makes a damn fine cheeseburger. 8.50 for a 1/2 pounder is always a decent value, however, I was a little irked by the “add $1.50 for fries” clause that the menu had, but figured screw it, this is for the BurgerBoy . Plus, I was really hungry. For toppings, I decided to keep it pretty simple. Went with grilled peppers and onions. I’ve ruined enough burgers at 5guys due to too many toppings, that I have finally learned that just because they offer it, doesn’t mean you have to order it. Joe’s Pizza has a large selection of toppings (think 5Guys but a little more gourmet) and about 7 beers on tap, including Long Trail Double Bag and Stone Mill Pale Ale (marketed as a super-heady organic brew that is actually made by Anheuser Busch). Next time you venture to the Farmington Valley for some antiquing, check Joe’s out. Also, if any of your friends or aquaintances are vegetarians, Joe’s supposedly makes a good veggie pizza. I’ve never had it, because veggie pizzas are for idiots, but they have it if you need it. As the pictures can attest, I thoroughly dominated the burger while being mocked by the lady friend for taking pictures of my food. “Sorry babe, this one’s for the internet”.
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@dphelan
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He’s Done It Again.

Oct 12

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Those of you who check Google News or CNN have probably heard by now, but The Burger Boy is slated for two business lunches this afternoon. We’re not wondering IF he’s going to have burgers at both, but rather how many and what kinds. The over/under is currently at 7 burgers, a side of gravy covered cheese tator tots & a milkshake, but the line has been moving all morning and some of our analysts are thinking they can get it at 11.

Hi-yah Burger Boy. Hi-yah.

BurgerBoy Away On Work

Oct 11

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Awkward Wedding Photo
It is with great sadness that I must report that The Burger Boy will be away for work obligations this week. It was quite a coincidence that the 2009 Cheeseburger Convention in Orlando fell on the same weekend BurgerBoy was headed to Florida to do the “50 Burger In 50 Hours Challenge”. Until he returns, we’ll do our best to keep you up to speed.

Today we tip our hats to the dude in the photo above. “Wedding cake? No thanks.” You my friend, are a pioneer in the burger industry. Game on.

Hi-yah.

Mailbag: Big Dave’s Burger Dallas, Texas

Oct 9

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Big Dave's Burger & Fries

BB,

When he was a child, Dave Barret had one dream and one dream only. He wanted to own his very own burger joint. Roughly a year ago that dream came true and now Dallas has one more treasure it can brag about along with the new Cowboys Stadium. Big Dave’s Burger Emporium has, at least in this burger lover’s eyes, what amounts to be the BBID: Best Burger In Dallas. Big Dave prides himself in the fresh ingredients and his unique usage of North Dallas’ only open flame grill. These backyard style burgers are a delight, cooked to your order fresh off the grill. I consider myself pretty old school when it comes to burgers, so I went with a regular old cheeseburger upon my last visit to Big Dave’s. 1/2 a pound of delicious burger meat (although he also does 1/3 pounders) topped with shredded cheddar cheese, a beautifully rotund tomato slice, crisp lettuce, pickles and onions. Add some mustard and ketchup to that beast of a burger and I was in heaven (no need to add mayo, that’s just plain gross!!!) It was so good I didn’t even really have time to savor the flavor. I ate that burger faster than my boy Felix Jones can get to the second level off a delayed handoff and break a safeties ankles! If you’re ever in the Dallas area, make it a point to check out Big Dave’s. For my money it’s the best in town and runs circles around all the older Dallas burger institutions. Big Dave’s is located in Addison just off the Dallas North Tollroad on the corner of Montfort Rd. and Arapaho Rd.

As a side note, I’d like to thank the digi for accompanying me on this trip to Big Dave’s and providing the pictures. Its been through a lot of tough times and I think this may be it’s curtain call. A moment of silence please……….for the digi.

AC munching his Burger & rocking gear

-AC Collins

Big Dave himself outside his "dream house"

Thanks for the email AC…your buddy Big Dave looks like he knows what he is doing. I respect your traditionalist taste buds and your liking to old school burgers. However, why no mayo? Mayo can be money on burgers. Bad childhood memories? Weak Palette? or Pledging? Anyway, I can live with a your burger sans mayo and I really like your speed. Nothing says “man” more than mowing down your burger at Mach 3. Well done and good luck to your Cowboys. (is that an Emmitt Smith jersey??) – Burger Boy

Burger Bowl- Week 6

Oct 9

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oregon-ducks-cheerleaders Andddddd its BurgerBets again coming in hot off a 4-2 week. Remember when I GUARANTEED you 4-2? Remember that? Did you enjoy those free burgers that you used the money on? How were they? Good? If so, write up a review and send it to the Burger Boy so he has something to read in between burgers. Now enough with the free burgers, that is child’s play. We are about to enter the stretch BurgerBet’s like to call the “Money Train”. Hop on it. Hurry up. We are no longer looking to buy free burgers, but we are looking to buy entire burger restaurants/chains. And here we go:

NCAA:

Florida (-7) @ LSU Tim Tebow coming off a concussion equals money in the bank. All the guy does is KILL IT when people are doubting him and his Gators. Big ups to my boy Wiz (the creator of the Wiz Dog) for discovering Tebow as a freshman at UF. Plus LSU’s D is not that sick so I am predicting a ton of points from the Gators this week. If ya not Gator, YA GATOR BAIT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

UCLA (+3.5) vs Oregon This spread opened around 6 and instantly everyone jumped on it so I think everyone knows UCLA is going to win this game. Oregon is overrated and UCLA is at home and has killed it all year ATS. Barring that dude from Oregon knocking out every Bruin before kickoff, take the points.

Auburn (-2.5) @ Arkansas I know, Arkansas is gunna be nuts for this game and its gunna be a SEC battle. But Auburn just looks too darn good to not lay the 2.5. Give me the Tigers on the road heartbeat.

NFL:

CAROLINA (-3.5) vs Skins Repeat after me, “The Redskins Suck”. Say that 20 times in the mirror and then take the Panthers. The Panthers are not that sick either but they are way better than the Skins. This game is probably going to be boring as hell so don’t even think about watching it, just put the money on the Panthers, forget about it, and collect on Sunday night. Carolina 23, Skins 13

Atlanta (+2.5) @ SF Hold it… Atlanta is getting points here? Time out, am I reading this line right? Can someone verify this? So bear with me, Atlanta is coming off a BYE, AFTER A LOSS, and they are GETTING POINTS!!!!!!!!!!!! I don’t believe my eyes. I would hope I don’t even have to justify this to anyone here with analysis. Shame on you Vegas.

New England (-3) @ DENVER This is what they call the LOCK OF THE YEAR. I know I said it last week, but I somehow forgot that Dallas and Tony Romo suck, but Denver is not that sick!!!!!!!! New England scores 30 in this game. I am sure of it. Denver will not put up the point to cover this spread. I am sure of it. Bet the house on it. Vegas had to put this line where it is, but it doesn’t mean we can’t all take advantage of it. BurgerBoy, should we buy a restaurant chain or start up our own with the money from this game? Pats 31, Broncos 23

I also love the Chiefs this week but didn’t want to kick the Cowboys when they are down. Plus I didn’t want LobstersClaw flipping out and going #2 on himself again.

As always, bet with me and your burgers are free!

-BBets

Burger Babe of the Week: Beth

Oct 8

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Please welcome Beth as our newest Burger Babe of the Week. Beth is seen at the Frying Pan letting her Burger Flag fly before it shuts down for the season. Showing her true passion for burgers here…look at that smile! She can’t wait to get down and dirty with her burger array on her tray. She can be seen out in about under the bright city lights but don’t be surprised if you see her kicking off her night with beef between to toasted buns!

Mailbag: Jake Melnick’s Chicago, Illinois

Oct 8

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8lb Burger Night

Burger Boy,

Here are pictures of my friends and I tackling the eight pound burger for Jake Melnick’s. It is an eight lbs burger that comes with 12 slices of cheese, lettuce, tomato, mustard and ketchup along with a side of fries. Surprisingly enough it was cooked to the group’s liking (medium) throughout the entire patty. It is, in fact, one large all beef patty. the burger does not come with bacon, HOWEVER, I only roll with bacon on my burgers so I had it put on. The burger cost $49.99 and definitely worth it. We had eight people tackle this thing but I think 3-4 people who bring their appetites can send this one packing. We will be going back with teams of four for a little ’race to the finish’ burger eating competition. Hope you enjoy.

Doug

The Team

Game Faces

Wow! Now that is a serious burger! I have heard great things about Melnick’s and now I can see why. Look at the expression on Doug’s face, that is an “O Face” if I have ever seen one. I respect and appreciate your passion for bacon as I too never leave home without it. I am going to go out on a limb judging by your comments and your smile in this picture and say that, at your best, you could mow down this burger yourself if you really put your mind to it. Look, Jordan hit a game winner with the flu, Steve Bartman caught a fowl ball with headphones on, and Jay Cutler can set a record at most consecutive games played by a Bears QB at 4 (only kidding). I say ditch your teammates next time and take on the opposing four solo….(yea, I said it)