Food: 50 States, 50 Burgers.

[athelind]

Food Network has posted an article about the "one burger you absolutely have to try in every state."

Most of the states have burgers from this classy little bistros, or that hole-in-the-wall diner, or some other one-of-a-kind location.

California? A Double-Double from In-N-Out Burger.

They aren't wrong, mind you.

...I may have one for lunch.

Comments

[tugrik.livejournal.com]

Weirdly, the only burger I've had in the bay area that came across as wow, this is seriously good quality meat! was one at Kirks.

One.

I have no idea what they did 'right' that day, or if it was my own perception systems being wonky at the time... but I've yet to have another burger from them that's the same quality. Go figure.

One I do happily recommend, though, is the Kobe Beef Burger at the local British pub (Britannia Arms). There's one in downtown SJ and one down by me in the Almaden Valley. While not super-super special, it's been consistently really dang good.

[athelind.livejournal.com]

My experience with Kirk's can be summed up by the word "blaaaah!" It was not a happy burger.

And... I suppose I should try another Britannia Arms at some point. My experience with them is colored by my five years in Monterey, where the main drag had TWO British pubs -- the Britannia Arms and the Mucky Duck -- but the GOOD one was the THIRD one, just OFF of Alvarado. The Arms was a distant third compared to the Crown & Anchor.

Oh, jeez. I've GOT to head down to Monterey now.