Burger wars, re-visited

by **JesuitPony** » Mon Jun 12, 2006 11:03 pm

Although not in Dallas, the chessburgers on Cabbage Key (near Sanibel Isl., FL) are pretty good.

by **PonyPride** » Mon Jun 12, 2006 11:40 pm

Dammit! I was in Sanibel a couple of years ago and didn't get there.
I'll have to get ahold of the bride and groom at the wedding I went to and tear them a new one for not pointing out the must-see attractions in the area.

by **JesuitPony** » Thu Jun 15, 2006 9:17 am

PonyPride wrote:Dammit! I was in Sanibel a couple of years ago and didn't get there.
I'll have to get ahold of the bride and groom at the wedding I went to and tear them a new one for not pointing out the must-see attractions in the area.

To add insult to injury, legend has it that Jimmy Buffet wrote Cheesburger in Paradise after eating at the restaurant on Cabbage Key.

by **MrMustang1965** » Fri Jun 23, 2006 8:15 pm

BornRed&Blue and I ate at Cisco Grille in Snider Plaza today and had The Burger w/ bacon & cheddar cheese. Not bad! A hearty portion of meat on sesame seed bun with garnishes on the side. In fact, BornRed&Blue could not finish her serving it was so big! The French fries that came with it were so-so.

I heartily recommend The Burger (you can get it several different ways) at Cisco Grille. I would be interested in what others think about it.

I have not yet made it over to Village Burger Bar. Will try to do so soon!

by **MrMustang1965** » Sun Jun 25, 2006 5:12 pm

Is nothing sacred anymore? :shock:

Friday June 23, 12:07 am ET
By Bruce Horovitz, USA TODAY

Cheeseburger purists: Cringe now.

The cheeseburger is flipping off the grill this summer. It's being stuffed into egg rolls and plopped atop salads at Bennigan's; layered on pizzas at Uno Chicago Grill; and - for the strong of stomach - crammed between Krispy Kreme doughnut halves at one stadium.

All in the name of making the nation's most popular entree seem new, again. Burgers have been the top entree order for 28 years, says Harry Balzer, trends watcher at NPD Group.

So, why not fuse 'em with other favorites? "If you can mix two favorites, the combination is more pleasurable than any one - as long as it's not grotesque," says Steven Witherly, a food scientist.

Recent cheeseburger pairings:

Cheeseburger egg rolls. A promotion by Bennigan's Grill & Tavern of this $6.99 appetizer sizzled, so it gets a permanent menu slot in July, says Clay Dover, vice president of marketing. It is stuffed with ground beef, cheese, pickles, onions and mustard, and deep fried.

Cheeseburger pizza. Uno Chicago Grill launched a Bacon Cheeseburger Deep Dish Pizza, topped with 6 ounces of grilled ground beef, pickles, mustard and ketchup. Locations are selling about 30 a day, "an unbelievable number for a new item," says CEO Frank Guidara.

Cheeseburger doughnuts. The Gateway Grizzlies, an independent baseball league team in Sauget, Ill., started selling "Baseball's Best Burger" this month: a $4.50 cheeseburger with two strips of bacon grilled between a sliced Krispy Kreme doughnut. (The glazed sides are flipped to the inside for less mess.)

It comes to the plate with 1,000 calories and 45 grams of fat, but the Grizzlies are selling 150 a game, says team spokesman Jeff O'Neill. "People ask us what to put on it," says O'Neill. "We like to think it doesn't need anything."

Cheeseburger tacos. Five kinds of $6.99 Cheeseburger Tacos are sold at Tin Star, a Dallas chain that has copyrighted the name, founder Rich Hicks says.

Cheeseburger fingers. These deep-fried cheeseburger sticks, sold as appetizers in bars, restaurants and supermarkets, were created by Advance Food.

Cheeseburger salad. Bennigan's tried a $7.99 cheeseburger salad, but it didn't make the cut. "Maybe it was a little 'out there' to sell a salad with a cheeseburger on top," says Dover.

An idea so "out there" it died in Bennigan's test kitchen: Cheeseburger Cones.

by **JesuitPony** » Sun Jun 25, 2006 10:42 pm

I saw this on the news last week: a Boca Raton, FL restaurant is selling a 20 ounce burger for $100. They're not even offering a t-shirt if you finish the whole thing.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060621/ap_on_fe_st/100_burger

by **BUS** » Mon Jun 26, 2006 12:12 pm

Get out to Lake Ray Hubbard and go to Weekends.

You can park at the boat dock in the Marina off the point. The girl suggested a burger and followed with - Don't put anything else on it. the fries were fantastic.

Man she was right. Huge ( wife and I split it ) , Juicy, Flavorful and the Shiner Bock was cold!!!

It was a good Fathers Day!

by **RGV Pony** » Tue Jul 04, 2006 11:22 am

Black Angus burger with swiss at the DFW Grand Hyatt was surprisingly good for hotel fare. Sauteed onions, bacon, good bun...right temperature, and filling. Better than a Fudd, better than Snuffers, IMO.

by **PonyPride** » Tue Jul 04, 2006 11:15 pm

JesuitPony wrote:I saw this on the news last week: a Boca Raton, FL restaurant is selling a 20 ounce burger for $100. They're not even offering a t-shirt if you finish the whole thing.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060621/ap_on_fe_st/100_burger

Seems to me the Burger Crew needs to make a roadtrip to Boca Raton.

by **Bergermeister** » Wed Jul 05, 2006 1:15 pm

If their DISD credit card has not been revoked, I'll bet they'll load up and go. That would be a drop in the bucket compared to what's been racked up.

by **BoazHoes** » Tue Jul 11, 2006 5:09 pm

by **MrMustang1965** » Mon Jul 17, 2006 1:24 pm

This seemed like the appropriate place to post this.

MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. - Robert Brooks, the chairman of Hooters of America Inc. who made a fortune selling chicken wings served by scantily clad waitresses, was found dead at his home Sunday, officials said. He was 69.

It was unclear how Brooks died. The Horry County coroner's office told The (Myrtle Beach) Sun News that an autopsy would be performed Monday.

Several calls to the coroner's office by The Associated Press went unanswered.

Since opening its first store in Clearwater, Fla., in 1983, the chain has expanded across the U.S. and into more than a dozen countries ranging from Taiwan to Venezuela. Hooters has about 61 million annual visitors to its some 425 restaurants.

Brooks, born on a tobacco farm outside Loris near Myrtle Beach, founded Eastern Foods Inc., which makes dressings and sauces, in 1966.

With a group of Atlanta investors, Brooks bought expansion and franchise rights for the Hooters chain in 1984. He eventually bought majority control and became chairman.

Local leaders remembered Brooks as a sharp businessman with a down-home flair who never forgot where he came from.

"Whenever I saw him, the first question and usually the last question from him was, 'What can I do to help ya?'" said Brad Dean, president of the Myrtle Beach Area Chamber of Commerce.

He also shared his wealth, giving $2 million to Coastal Carolina University for its first football stadium, which was named Brooks Stadium in 2003.