Burger wars, re-visited

[smupony94]

BURGERS MAKE ME GAG


The 28-year-old computer salesman is so disgusted by the idea of marrying gooey cheese with tangy condiments, meat and bread that he can't sink his teeth into one without retching.

He gets nauseous at the thought of biting into a juicy tomato, and has yet to work up the nerve to find out how a potato chip tastes.

"If I think I'm going to gag off of it, I'm not going to stick it anywhere near my mouth," Mr. Haselden said. "It has mainly to do with textures and smells."

For as long as he can remember, he has been able to tolerate only a few foods, including dry chicken or well-done steak and plain, sauce-free vegetables. None of the components can touch each other on the plate.

On evenings when his wife makes herself pasta, Mr. Haselden eats his own chicken dinner at the far end of the table to distance himself from the aroma of her dish.

Mr. Haselden is among a multitude of adult picky eaters who have failed to outgrow their childhood distaste for certain foods. Since their fussiness is often met with ridicule and disbelief, many dread social functions that revolve around food for fear of having to explain or make excuses for what they won't eat.

"Weddings are the worst," Mr. Haselden said, noting that at a recent wedding he was the only adult eating a children's meal of chicken fingers and fries, while everyone else dined on fish. "That was embarrassing."

[MrMustang1965]

Order ready for Mr. Haselden!

[SMUguy]

As hacked off as I was about the NSL decision to switch the game from THE game to that USC/Oregon State scrimmage, I have to admit I liked the burger. The wheat bun always makes it better, and the beef had a lot of flavor. Fries didn't do much for me, but the burger itself was pretty good. I'd give it an 8.

[Dutch]

It may be lost in here somewhere, but wanted to bring up the fantastic burger at Club Schmitz on Harry Hines just south of NWHwy.

[Dutch]

http://bestwellnessconsultant.com/2008/ ... earth.aspx

MMMMmmmmmm, gooooood.

[MrMustang1965]

Sweet Christmas! Check this out!

http://www.heartattackgrill.com/

[HB Pony Dad]

Sweet Christmas! Check this out!

http://www.heartattackgrill.com/

The YouTube Videos are a hoot!

Too bad they are only in Phoenix.

[J.T.supporta]

that quadruple looks real deadly.

[Peruna_Ate_My_Rolex]

Sweet Christmas! Check this out!

http://www.heartattackgrill.com/

Oscar would approve of this establishment.

[smupony94]

Pa. man chews through belly-busting, 15-lb. burger

1 hour, 2 minutes ago

CLEARFIELD, Pa. - It took Brad Sciullo 4 hours and 39 minutes to finish a marathon. A meat marathon, that is. The 5-foot-11, 180-pound western Pennsylvania chef is the first person to eat a monstrosity called the Beer Barrel Belly Bruiser: a 15-pound burger with toppings and a bun that brought the total weight to 20.2 pounds.


The mountain of beef is the product of Denny's Beer Barrel Pub, about 100 miles northeast of Pittsburgh in Clearfield.

Sciullo, 21, of Uniontown, said he was surprised he finished the sandwich Monday. "About three hours into it, things got tough," he said.

When asked what possessed him to eat a burger that big, Sciullo said: "I wanted to see if I could."

The burger included a bun, lettuce, tomatoes, cheese, onions, mild banana peppers and a cup each of mayonnaise, ketchup, mustard and relish, pub owner Dennis Liegey said.

For completing the challenge in the under-five-hour time limit, Sciullo won $400, three T-shirts, a certificate "and a burger hangover, as I call it," Liegey said.

[ThadFilms]

Pa. man chews through belly-busting, 15-lb. burger

1 hour, 2 minutes ago

CLEARFIELD, Pa. - It took Brad Sciullo 4 hours and 39 minutes to finish a marathon. A meat marathon, that is. The 5-foot-11, 180-pound western Pennsylvania chef is the first person to eat a monstrosity called the Beer Barrel Belly Bruiser: a 15-pound burger with toppings and a bun that brought the total weight to 20.2 pounds.


The mountain of beef is the product of Denny's Beer Barrel Pub, about 100 miles northeast of Pittsburgh in Clearfield.

Sciullo, 21, of Uniontown, said he was surprised he finished the sandwich Monday. "About three hours into it, things got tough," he said.

When asked what possessed him to eat a burger that big, Sciullo said: "I wanted to see if I could."

The burger included a bun, lettuce, tomatoes, cheese, onions, mild banana peppers and a cup each of mayonnaise, ketchup, mustard and relish, pub owner Dennis Liegey said.

For completing the challenge in the under-five-hour time limit, Sciullo won $400, three T-shirts, a certificate "and a burger hangover, as I call it," Liegey said.

[Alaric]

for anyone who likes to cook their own burger, try using the beef from Rex's Seafood Market on Lovers (just west of Inwood). it's pasture only beef from Burgundy Pasture Beef. you can order directly from Burgundy but the minimum order is $100. Burgundy has their own slaughterhouse and dry age everything...great stuff but pretty expensive

[RGV Pony]

Went to Port-o-Call last night in Nola. Truly a unique burger. Reminds me of what we used to cook outside on the charcoal grill as a kid. Piled high with shredded cheddar cheese. No fries, but a baked potato. Different from every burger on the thread, IMO.

[smupony94]

Restaurant cooks arrested, accused of serving tainted burgers

10:30 PM CDT on Tuesday, October 28, 2008

By NOELLE NEWTON
KVUE News

Investigators say the Burnet police chief was a regular customer at a restaurant where cooks were giving him bad burgers.


People in Burnet say they come to Andy's Landing for the burgers. Tuesday night the parking lot was empty, aside from a few people who pulled in to see a "closed" sign.

"Usually, we eat here once a week every ten days get burgers or seafood," customer Charlie Daniels said.

Deputies say two of the people behind that good food are now in jail. Deputies say cook Jaime Perez confessed to "rubbing buns on his buns," spitting and even blowing his nose on Burnet Police Chief Paul Nelson's burger as another cook, James Ledesma, looked on. Both were arrested after one of Perez's friends found out and went to Nelson. Deputies believe this happened on more than one occasion.

Nelson released this statement Tuesday: "As many of you may know, there has been an incident that involved the possible contamination of my food as I was eating in a local restaurant. This is an ongoing investigation and while I cannot directly comment on the investigation, I would like the public to know that (the) city of Burnet is a great city and the people are great people. This type of behavior is not the norm here and investigators believe this to be an isolated incident that was directed solely at me. There are many great places to eat with family and friends here in Burnet and I hope citizens will not be afraid to continue to patronize their favorite restaurants.

"As for my actions, I always tell the citizens to trust in the Justice System and now it is my turn to trust in the same system. I trust and respect the investigators involved and I know that they have and will conduct an investigation with integrity.

"I want to say thank you to the citizen that came forward. Without that citizen coming forward, I might have never known that this had happen. As the Police Chief, I would like the citizens of Burnet to know, that they can always come forward with any information. We must all work together as a team to make this city safe.

"This has affected my family a great deal and I ask everyone to appreciate our need for privacy at this time."

"We've worked really hard for our reputation. It's hurtful to the restaurant, it's hurtful to the community," Andy's Landing General Manager Tiffany Tappe said.

Tappe says she didn't know about Perez's actions until he was arrested during lunch hour on Monday. She wants to assure customers that Chief Nelson was the only target.

"He was getting his revenge for something he felt he deserved to get it for, and obviously this is not the right way to do it," Tappe said.

Still, the customers we spoke to say it will be difficult to eat here again.

"It's revolting. If there's truth to it, it's a revolting thing," Daniels said.

"We of course respect someone's decision not to eat here, but we hope that what has happened with this individual doesn't change their opinions about us. We still have good food, we still have good service. We still try out hardest to do everything we can to be a good restaurant," Tappe said.

Perez and Ledesma have been charged with tampering with a consumer product, a second degree felony.

[ponyboy]

for anyone who likes to cook their own burger, try using the beef from Rex's Seafood Market on Lovers (just west of Inwood). it's pasture only beef from Burgundy Pasture Beef. you can order directly from Burgundy but the minimum order is $100. Burgundy has their own slaughterhouse and dry age everything...great stuff but pretty expensive

By "pasture only," I assume you mean grassfed. Amazingly, Grassfed beef has a nutritional profile similar to salmon and an unbelievable flavor. http://www.thedietchannel.com/grass-fed-beef-benefits