Today is National Hamburger Day! I guess it's fitting that it's Memorial Day weekend and lots of people are having cookouts. We are not because it is chilly and rainy here, but I've been smelling the grills all weekend long. And, if you haven't eaten yet, there are several places that have special offers going on today - Burger Deals. But I'm most curious about: Do you have a favorite burger place, or is your favorite homemade? What are your favorite burger toppings?
I didn't have a hamburger today but will tomorrow! Since I don't eat out anymore I guess you'd say my favorite is homemade. I use my air fryer (don't even own a grill) and IMO it tastes just like a grilled burger. Favorite topping, ketchup. Although not sure I can still have it after my doctor visit last week. When I did get hamburgers, it was always Wendy's with lettuce, mayo and tomato... tomato is gone from the diet now as well.
My fav is homemade! My hubby has the tast down. I am a plain cheese, ketchup and Mayo kinda girl! He uses some special seasoning for the beef though and it tastes so good! I am a big Five Guys or Red Robin fan otherwise! We are also not cooking out this weekend due to cold rainy weather. Who knew we would need long pants this weekend in the south!
Homemade for us - we always have buns and patties in the freezer and a 'burger box' in the fridge with the onion and tomato half cut up... we each like our burger different - I with mayo, DD with mustard, DH with mayo and mustard and DS with chili mayo.. so burgers are totally DIY here... we add lettuce, red cabbage, tomatoes, pickles, cucumbers, peppers... cheddar for some... its out go-to snack... and the first thing kids eat when they get hoem from school. I don't remember the last time we had burgers as a meal...lol...
We are huge five guy fans in our household .. That or homemade are our favorite Our local grocery has stuffed burgers that you can grill or cook that are amazing I like carnelized onion.. a1 sauce..mayo. tomato..pickle ... on mine.. sometimes ketchup...or honey mustard ..cheese of course..I'm from Wisconsin afteall Or. Make a taco like burger with gauc . Onion camermlized ...tomato. salsa. Lettece..cheese
Mmm now I want a burger! Thanks a lot Jan! My burger of choice is from Smashburger but I rarely eat there. Toppings: bbq sauce, ketchup, mustard, onion (French fried or grilled are best but I’ll take any onions), lettuce, cheese (cheddar, Gouda, Swiss, blue, pepperjack), sometimes avocado, sometimes pickles, sometimes bacon, NEVER TOMATO.
Not a huge fan of burgers. I’d rather have a hot dog (preferably Hebrew National franks) or polish sausage/bratwurst on a bun. But if I’m going to have a hamburger, it’ll be from Five Guys with bacon, cheese, tomato, grilled onions, mustard and A1 sauce.
Wendy's is definitely one of my favs. I have not tried burgers in the air fryer...I need to do that! We discovered a great seasoning awhile back and DS eats it on everything, but especially burgers. I love Five Guys and Red Robin! And yeah, I'm with you...here in a sweatshirt and sweatpants...I'm bummed! What a great idea to have everything at the ready!! I need to remember that! I really love Five Guys, too. I just wish we had one closer than an hour away. The stuffed burgers sound amazing! Same. I think I need to find a burger today lol. I love tomatoes, but I'm not a fan of them on burgers, either. If given the option, I'll have a burger and a hot dog...I have a hard time choosing between the two lol
We had burgers yesterday with my brother-in-law and his family visiting from Nebraska. My husband makes his own patties with A1, shredded Sharp Cheddar, Lawry's Seasoning Salt, Onion Powder, Garlic Powder mixed with ground chuck 80/20. We have found that the higher fat in the ground chuck along with the shredded cheese helps keep the burgers together and have had less crumbling/breaking patties since he started doing them that way. We had ours on slider buns with these sides- loaded baked potato salad, deviled eggs, green salad, chips and finished up with Strawberry Shortcake. It was a yummy meal!
I love impossible burgers with caramelized onions and roasted jalapeños! I am vegan so burgers are not on the menu often... but when they are I prefer them with a bit of heat!
My fave place is a pub called Frick N' Frack. They make a burger that has a huge beef patty, twice as big as normal, with cheese, then 4 thick slices of bacon, a large smokie is placed on top of the stack with fried breaded onion rings and mushrooms with BBQ sauce. It is insane! At home I eat a burger patty with cheese and either BBQ sauce or a creamy garlic sauce. Sometimes I will fry up onions and mushrooms too. I don't eat it with a bun.
I'm a huge fan of cheeseburgers and we have several places around us with amazing burgers. But drat, I didn't know about national burger day and didn't have one! Rats! I used to love Five Guys burgers, but they have gotten ridiculously expensive. We went there for my son's birthday a few weeks ago and it was $75 for four of us to eat there. That is insane! There are sit down restaurants near us that have cheaper food! And they are just as good too!
I rarely eat burgers anymore and when I do they're veggie burgers. I was busy on a trip over the weekend, so I didn't know about National Hamburger Day but Saturday I happened to have a tasty bean burger from a place in Boston called B.Good. Even better was the kale veggie burger I had yesterday at a place in New Jersey close to the Hudson River called Brownstone Pancake Factory. (The pancakes weren't vegan or I might have tried those. It was an awesome restaurant.) The kale patty was very good and it was topped with caramelized onions. In general, I like messy burgers with sauces on them and lots of veggies, including lettuce, onion, tomato, and avocado. I do not have a favorite burger place. Burgers for me nowadays are just an option when I go out to eat at a place with burgers that is thoughtful enough to include a veggie patty option. I'm not interested in the meat substitutes I could buy at the store, but I'm grateful they exist for the restaurant scenario. More vegan plant based restaurants would be more exciting to me.
