Going back a way's, well a long way's, best burger I've probably ever bought was off the over size food wagons stationed around the old Hugh's Aircraft plant up in El Segundo when I was moving machinery for them.
Was what they would call a Texas Burger, an extra large onion roll sesame seed bun, two half pound patties, pepper-jack cheese, topped off with thick slices of pastrami... from there you could add what ever you liked, with me lettuce, tomato, onion and jalapeno peppers. They had great fry's also.
Place was so large that the trucks hardly ever moved, would be two or three trucks at one location and they had two or three locations around the plant. They'd stay 3 or 4 hours in the morning, go replenish and be back for 3 or 4 hours at lunch, plant never closed and was pretty much the same at night.
We only have sonic, DQ and Whataburger. Of those I prefer the Whataburger.
But we usually go to other places for burgers that are not chain.. WB used to be really good 35 years ago, its not so great anymore but works if we have to stop along the way out of town also...
For chain burgers, those are the three I go with in order of preference: Whataburger, DQ and Sonic. But I don't stop at a DQ unless it's in a small town. They seem to be better. Someone mentioned Fuddruckers which are pretty good, but not a drive thru though. If you're ever in Longview, Tyler or Marshall, TX, try Jucys Handburgers. Great burgers and complementary beans while you wait.
Whataburger's Mexi-Melt or most anything from a Carl's Jr./Hardee's are my favorites. Jack-In-The-Box also has good stuff. Just cannot get excited about McDonald's or Burger King anymore. Not bad, but just not particularly appealing. I will eat Wendy's, but only if real hungry and no other choice. In the Southeast, I used to really like Krystal, but for the last couple of years not so much. Not real sure if it is they that changed or my taste changed. Probably a bit of both.
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For fast-food, I like Wendy's and Sonic. I can gag down Burger King if I have to, I guess.
My own burgers, half/half lean ground beef and Tennessee Pride hot sausage, grilled, makes those pretty tasteless and common, though. I use Lawry's Seasoning Salt and some black pepper on it. Put on some southwest style mustard from WallyWorld, and green-leaf lettuce and tomato.
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Bout time to get the grill out and ready with all this talk, haven't BBQ'd in a long time. Absolutely nothing like a burger grilled over charcoals and hickory! Be Texas Burgers for me and Puppy Burgers for all the dogs, same thing just different names...
Mine. When I start cooking burgers, the neighbors grab plates and come running. (I got witnesses ) Between the size and the taste, no one walks away unhappy.
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