Whether or not you consider a hamburger a sandwich, the mini burger tour I recently took in Chicago is too tasty not to share. On the same trip when I ate at Grahamwich, I also dined at two beloved burger spots: one an old stalwart called Moody's Pub, the other a new favorite named DMK Burger Bar.
The cloister-like confines of Moody's, cozy in the winter with roaring fireplaces, are a stark contrast to the expansive beer garden, perfect for Summer nights. We got to eat in the latter, luckily, enjoying the famous Moody Blue Burger (pictured above), which does not skimp on blue cheese. The chicken sandwich, pictured below, was also above average, with serious char-grilled flavor.
See the new-school offerings at one of Chicago's other best burger joints after the break.
I first read about the Broken Record on The Hamblogger, which inspired a long trek out to Crocker Amazon in search of the heralded bacon and beef burger. But the Broken Record is so much more than a purveyor of beef patties embedded with diced bacon — though that alone would be enough. It's really like a reverse epicurean mullet: dive bar in the front, duck confit salad in the back. The watering hole raises the bar on bar food. Click through to see how.
Is it a burger or a sandwich? Or merely a monstrosity? In Santa Ana, CA, Carl's Jr. is testing a new footlong cheeseburger, which Food Beast suggests is an attempt to generate some Double Down-like buzz. It's basically a sub sandwich on what sounds and looks like subpar bread, with multiple burger patties as the meat filling.
I'd argue that this is more of a sandwich than a burger. Like a patty melt, it uses hamburgers inside another sandwich shape, as opposed to a hambuger, which is its own defined thing. What do you think? And would you try it?
Photo Source: Food Beast
Rarely do I end up at Frankie's Bohemian Cafe sober. This bar's burgers would taste good any time, but it's just the perfect place to wrap up a sunny day like last Sunday, spent up to no good in Alamo Square. (I'm a bit late on this post, but that's what happens when you're having fun.)
Frankie's is famous for its beef patties, but I can't resist the iron turkey burger (top photo), made with ground turkey and spinach. Though simple, the sesame buns stand out for their perfect texture, and the burger toppings are creative. My friend Jonas got the Gilroy Burger (above), covered in a dangerous blanket of green garlic sauce.
Read on for more wild, young bohemian burger action.
On a recent Sunday night after a very long Saturday night, we picked up food at our neighborhood burger joint and popped Zombieland into the DVD player. Really a great night, actually.
I'd been to Acme Burgerhaus once before and got a good impression on my first visit, with a delightful turkey, mushroom, and Swiss burger.
This time I opted for the chicken "burger." I'd really call it a chicken sandwich, since the meat isn't ground into a patty but sliced off the breast and grilled. Not that I'm complaining, because it was delicious. Andrew got a real burger — bacon cheese, to be exact. For my full review, read more
What could possibly follow soft shell crab po'boys at Parasol's in New Orleans? Burgers and breakfast at the Camellia Grill in Riverbend. When I was a kid, this diner, opened in 1946, had a reputation for NOLA's best burgers, and as I learned the morning after po'boys and plenty of bourbon, it hasn't lost its touch. Click through to see how we started our Sunday.
I don't really consider a hamburger a sandwich, but more than half of you think it is. Reader ShannoninSF still can't decide, but that didn't stop her from making her own molten cheese-filled burgers, inspired by the Jucy Lucy at Matt's Bar in Minneapolis, and submitting the pics to Sandwich Share so we can all drool over them. (Want to share your own sandwich photos? Email them to nancy@betweenthebreadblog.com, along with a description of what's on your sandwich, and I just might feature them in Sandwich Share.)
Now for all the juicy details on Shannon's sandwich
After a recent trip to Vancouver, I realized I hadn't eaten a sandwich in five days! Then I second guessed my declaration when I remembered our burger cookout (pictured).
But to me, a burger isn't really a sandwich; it started out as one but has since transcended the definition to become its own distinct category. What do you think?
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