Best Damned Burger In the Area?

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

Do they slip bible verses on napkins and wrappers? If so, all
the more reason to avaoid it. (no flame war here, I just don't want a company putting
religion in my face while I eat)

Sorta. It's just stuff like "John 3:16" which you either know or you don't. If not, it's not in your face. And the citations are printed on the bottom of the cups and the fry racks. I've never seen one on a napkin or a wrapper. It's really not an issue, even if you're from the highly areligious Los Angeles.

 

[Rel]

die_kluge is considering a move to Raleigh.

I am certainly moving to Rock Hill, South Carolina in July to be an assistant professor at Winthrop University. And I would certainly be interested in visiting Ole' Time Bar-B-Que when I come down for Game Day, or any other time for that matter. I love me some good Q. My favorite place is probably Radd Dew's Bar-B-Que in Conway, South Carolina (my hometown). Pulled pork, vinegar sauce. Yum.

And, um, they don't really have burgers, so I'm way off topic.

If you'll get down here earlier in the day then we can all have lunch there. I'm gettin' hungry just thinkin' about it!

 

[JoeGKushner]

The Chicagoland area has a lot of great fast food places.

Hubs and Dengios are greek based fast-food places that are about two-three steps up from McDonalds and their ilk and have fantastic burgers. Hermes Palace and others are all about. Charhouse... etc...

Back in the day we had Lippy's on Devon street and they had the best burgers.

Nowadays I tend to get 'em from Red Robin, Rudy Tuesdays and a few other 'semi' fast food chains that tend to be better than Steak and Shake and those types.

Moody does have some great burgers though.

Superdawg's drive through is an experience that everyone should have at least once.

 

[nakia]

If you'll get down here earlier in the day then we can all have lunch there. I'm gettin' hungry just thinkin' about it!

We'll see if I can talk Cthulhu's Librarian into leaving early.

And, just so I'm on topic, I never noticed the Bible references at Sonic. Odd.

 

[Lasher Dragon]

The Canteen in Ottumwa, Iowa - best loose-meat burgers I've ever had.

As far as regular burgers, I prefer making them myself. Other than that, I suppose Steak & Shake's are good.

 

[Stormborn]

Cheeburger, Cheeburger ("No Coke, Pepsi!") is a chain that has moved into Alabama in the last year or so. Good cheeseburgers, onion rings, and malts. Very. Although of local only fare I will go with the Purple Onion, and actually would likely choose that over the other even if you can't get a blue cheese bacon burger with sauteed mushroom and onions.

And a note about Bar-B-Que: All my life i said i didn't care for it. Then I married a woman from Huntsville, in North Alabama. North Alabama BBQ is completly different, and much to be prefered. Still prefer ribs though.

 

[devilish]

What's the best burger in Indy for the GenConners?

 

[Warrior Poet]

In Santa Fe, New Mexico, it's Bert's Burger Bowl (slogan: One Location Worldwide!). Get the green chile cheeseburger. For non-Southwesterners, chile in this case means the actual vegetable (in this case the green variety, as opposed to the red) that is cut into strips and grilled, not the beef/bean/spice mix sometimes spelled "chili" or "chilli". Anyway, the green chile cheeseburger is awesome. The fries are fine, but not why you go to Bert's.

In El Paso, Texas, it's the Charcoaler on North Mesa Street. This place has the best burgers I've ever had, hands down. There's no seating, it's strictly drive-through, with a big U-shaped drive that leads right to the window, which is huge, and you can see the burgers being grilled over open flame. There's a space of lawn in the "U" that they sometimes spray-paint green in the winter (sometimes not). They have a special barbecue sauce they put on all their burgers, and it's astonishing, incredible, magic. Their fries are thick cut and done just right, and you can top it all off with a large lemon Dr. Pepper poured over shaved ice, not cubes.

I am now agrieved that I cannot go there right now for lunch (been a long time since I lived in EP), but I am willing to make that sacrifice to spread the gospel of Charcoaler. Go forth, eat well!

Warrior Poet

 

[CarlZog]

Nowadays I tend to get 'em from Red Robin, Rudy Tuesdays and a few other 'semi' fast food chains that tend to be better than Steak and Shake and those types.

Depending on where in the country you are, a lot of the fern bar chains (Ruby Tuesdays, TGIFridays, Bennigans, Chilis, et al.) won't cook a burger to order. I've been to a lot of them where everything gets cooked "medium" (i.e. DRY!) to mollify fears of serving undercooked beef. I've given up on finding good food at those places.

Carl

 

[CarlZog]

What's the best burger in Indy for the GenConners?

I liked the RAM, but I'm sure I was partly just being seduced by the atmosphere!

That place has been GREAT to the gamers at the con!