Going out for a burger

[sharkey]

Trying the Burger at Varsity Tavern down the street from Freds. No one is here but looks good.

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[karlac]

A small chain called Walkons has some pretty decent burgers. {Just NEVER eat their "cajun" food. EVER.}

Best Cajun food is homemade in SE Louisiana, preferably by someone with a Cajun accent, and with a recipe from their Mama.

Most everything else is as fake as McDonald's pink slime chicken nuggets ... especially if what they call chicken/sausage "gumbo" has tomatoes in it, and no okra.

ETA: some folks raised in the Golden Triangle do a pretty damn good job, considering the geographic challenge ...

 

[JCC]

I am from south Louisiana originally. One of my favorite experiences at a seafood restaurant was when visiting was when I asked about ordering some peel and eat shrimp. The response was, "oh I am not sure if he caught any shrimp today". Now that is fresh!

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[karlac]

Used to dock on the Berwick side of Morgan City, with shrimp boats tied up on the outside of our seismograph boat.

Helped them unload across our deck to the dock; payment was of a box of fresh, caught that night, shrimp.

Mais, talk about fresh, cher!

Headed to the local park with about 100lbs and some wash tubs and plenty of newspapers and have a shrimp boil, with anyone within smelling distance welcome.

On topic of burgers ... a shrimp po boy trumps a hamburger in a game of bouree any day.

 

[JCC]

Off topic, yes. Overstuffed shrimp poboy dressed sounds great right now.

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[baboon]

On topic of burgers ... a shrimp po boy trumps a hamburger in a game of bouree any day.

That only makes me hunger for a soft shelled crab po boy!

 

[Vaquero]

At RGs waiting on Deemus.

 

[JCC]

At RGs waiting on Deemus.

Not too far away. May have to join sometime.

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[Vaquero]

Not too far away. May have to join sometime.

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Will try to plan a little further ahead next time.

 

[JCC]

Sounds good.

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[deemus]

At RGs waiting on Deemus.

That was a darn tasty burger. Cheeseburger and fries, $10 including tax.

Enjoyed the visit too. And, I got to meet Mocha.

For the directionally challenged, here's a link to the location.

R G Burgers & Grill
2430 S Interstate 35 # 172, Denton, TX 76205
(940) 383-2431
https://goo.gl/maps/zYXJXzpDHu52

 

[Mowingmaniac 24/7]

For all of you non-chain burger eaters, please post what your custom burgers cost.

That's not criticism.

I'm interested in what others are willing to pay vs what I pay for a double meat/cheese burger at Whataburger (they're big) which rounding up cost about $8.00... if memory serves correctly, I think....

In addition to liking their burgers, I really like their drive thru feature...pretty darn quick and efficient even when the line is relatively long.

I prefer to either eat one in my truck in the parking lot too or take home and eat it there. As I've gotten further into geezerhood, I don't care to eat with strangers...anti-social, ah yeah, a little....plus, I'm not a fan where little kids are often free range p.i.a.'s....as parents want strangers to tolerate their little, obnoxious darlings....

I don't like sitting in fast food places to eat as they're waaaaaaaaaay too noisy......yep, grumpy old bastardo I am....

 

[dsgrey]

For all of you non-chain burger eaters, please post what your custom burgers cost.

I'm interested in what others are willing to pay vs what I pay for a double meat/cheese burger at Whataburger (they're big) which rounding up cost about $8.00... if memory serves correctly, I think....

#2 (two patties) with cheese, two pieces of bacon, pop and regular fries around $9+. No, I don't have a burger addiction.

 

[baboon]

For all of you non-chain burger eaters, please post what your custom burgers cost.

That's not criticism.

I'm interested in what others are willing to pay vs what I pay for a double meat/cheese burger at Whataburger (they're big) which rounding up cost about $8.00... if memory serves correctly, I think....

In addition to liking their burgers, I really like their drive thru feature...pretty darn quick and efficient even when the line is relatively long.

I prefer to either eat one in my truck in the parking lot too or take home and eat it there. As I've gotten further into geezerhood, I don't care to eat with strangers...anti-social, ah yeah, a little....plus, I'm not a fan where little kids are often free range p.i.a.'s....as parents want strangers to tolerate their little, obnoxious darlings....

I don't like sitting in fast food places to eat as they're waaaaaaaaaay too noisy......yep, grumpy old bastardo I am....

Ever read about most touch screens in chains joint high concentrations of fecal matter?

 

[Vaquero]

For all of you non-chain burger eaters, please post what your custom burgers cost.

That's not criticism.

I'm interested in what others are willing to pay vs what I pay for a double meat/cheese burger at Whataburger (they're big) which rounding up cost about $8.00... if memory serves correctly, I think....

In addition to liking their burgers, I really like their drive thru feature...pretty darn quick and efficient even when the line is relatively long.

I prefer to either eat one in my truck in the parking lot too or take home and eat it there. As I've gotten further into geezerhood, I don't care to eat with strangers...anti-social, ah yeah, a little....plus, I'm not a fan where little kids are often free range p.i.a.'s....as parents want strangers to tolerate their little, obnoxious darlings....

I don't like sitting in fast food places to eat as they're waaaaaaaaaay too noisy......yep, grumpy old bastardo I am....

RG's today.
Their basic cheeseburger, fries.
$10 and change. I left a tip, if you want to call it 12.50.
In comparison, I get a double meat Whataburger with cheese and medium fries every week. That's $9 plus change at the drive through. I eat every bite of it.

The RG cheeseburger, I had about 1/6 lb of meat left.
What Deemus had left I added to mine in a box for the dog.
Probably close to 1/2 lb of meat. And it is good.
Me and my wife could share an RG and still have food on the plate when we got full.

 

[baboon]

The thing that I hate about the big chain restaurants their products are engineered in a food lab. It's a lot easier to manage improper food handling & poor sanitation if your french fries can stay under the seat of a vehicle for months & still not mold or dry out.

When that whole pink slime hit the news years back I had to listen to that shit daily as a retail meat cutter. Fact is the chain who is owned by the corporation that makes the slime are the ones using it. For shits & grins watch a few of the year old + McDonald's burger videos.

 

[JCC]

#2 (two patties) with cheese, two pieces of bacon, pop and regular fries around $9+. No, I don't have a burger addiction.

You said "pop". I agree with your pricing. My favorite place is almost $11 after tax if I upgrade to onion rings. One patty, but it is a good sized patty. They used to have thinner cut onion rings or at least with not as much batter. Good with ranch dressing. Adding jalepenos is free or ar least included, if I recall.

http://scottyps.com

I have not been in much too long.

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[deemus]

Here's the queso burger.


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$12 as it sits, no drink.

 

[Dad_Roman]

Paradigm utility conference tomorrow. Catered, probably BBQ.....FREE.99...not bad....but not a burger!

 

[Mowingmaniac 24/7]

Thanks everyone for your input to my burger cost/interest.

The 'omg, the vast amount of germs' crowd of food fear, please...if we all knew what 'awfuls' are out there with restaurant eating, we'd probably never eat another burger or what have you... ("ever watched any of Gordon Ramsey's restaurant/hideously unsanitary kitchen discoveries"? He presents a serious argument for never, ever again, eating in a restaurant....unless you get to do an inspection of the kitchen prior to eating, which isn't going to happen.

......but, most of the time our ability to fight off 'germs/bacteria' is pretty strong and we 'don't' end up sick. Yeah, if your health is compromised you're likely to get sick...what to do. Don't eat out.....

P.S. As a kid of 14, for less than minimum wage, I worked in a kitchen prepping hamburger (so-called) 'steaks' with Worcestershire sauce, garlic powder, black pepper and this and that like I knew what I was doing. I didn't. No one made certain I had a health certificate or even washed my hands prior to handling the meat...great huh...? I doubt it's any different today...

Eat out. Take your chances. It's always a crap shoot, but your probably going to be ok...probably.

PS, I don't eat out much anymore. Not because of food born illness worry, just not interested. Oddly, it used to be part of my job to eat in in very fancy places. I doubt like hell that they were any more particular about their food/health practices overall....I just didn't worry about it and no, never got sick. Lucky me.