Given how much this American invention is a staple of our bloaty diet, I figured burgers would get at least a month!
Before the Pandemic the burger business was going full throttle too. Not exactly what we should be doing as Climate Change is accelerating. The verdict on lab-grown meat is 1-1 with my vegetarian friends and relations. I would push the vote over since I’m not keen on eating other living things but as Bart said in “Apocalypse Cow”…Sorry, Lise. I can’t be a vegetarian. I love the taste of death! Oh yeah, and You don’t win friends with salad! No I don’t dig death. It’s why I don’t eat cats and dogs. Veggie burgers have improved in the texture department since Burger King took the plunge. Drat! I still need to try theirs out and have a comparison with the original Whopper®. Preferably a blind taste test.
Local humor Evil MoPac fixed the FanDuel brackets below too. Click to enlarge to see who Whataburger, the best, damned, chain burger in Austin.
It does need a couple corrections. Firstly, price point. Shake Shack is overpriced. Secondly, White Castle isn’t exactly the same things as the other competitors and if they’re present, where is the knockoff Crystals? Lastly, Fuddruckers is out of biz. I used to love Jack in the Box when I moved here in the Nineties but over the years, they’ve become rather gross despite the sourdough options. I was stoked about Carl’s Jr/Hardee’s coming the area until their CEO was revealed to be a wife beater on top of being a MAGAt. Who would take their places? Honestly, I’d suggest Waffle House for White Castle. When I was in high school during the Houston years, their cheeseburgers were impressive. I don’t go there any longer because they’re a cash-only place and MAGAt supporters. To bring down Shake Shack’s ridiculous price point, Fattburger of LA fame would work. Hey, Checkers, Sonic and Culver’s are regional chains. With Fuddruckers’ bankruptcy/closure, Red Robin.
Tonight’s plan is to join Anje, Wyatt and Cannon at one of Austin’s great local chains, Mighty Fine! I’m having a light lunch to make room for their standard half-pounder with cheese, bacon, yeller, red and all the veggies plus a shake for dessert. Should I get fast-food connoisseur and comedy writer Bill Oakley to visit Austin, it’s a must-see visit. Other suggestions here? Dan’s/Fran’s. 24/7 Diner. Hopdaddy if you want to wait in line for at least half an hour. The cafeteria at my job is pretty impressive. When I lived in Milwaukee, Ma Fischer’s and Kopp’s! Indiacrapolis, Raleigh-Durham and San Diego periods were just the chains. Beulah, ND? I think we would just get chain burgers during visits to Winnipeg, Bismarck or Minot. If not, DQ was the only choice. Back in Central IL, other than Steak n’ Shake originally being a local chain, there was this place Made Rite which had this unique burger. All the meat was held together with steam since it was all in little chunks like Sloppy Joes without the sauce. I went there a couple times as a kid when I lived in Springfield. Sadly, no branch in Bloomington-Normal.
Enjoy yours and tell me about your faves! Veggie kinds count.