Tuesday, April 07, 2009

A Burger Bonanza

I regularly grab a quick lunch with my two colleagues at work. Though we have our favorites like Sonoma’s and Pub Dog, we like to venture out and try new joints too. When Fatburger came to town we decided that we’d check it out after the initial crowds died down. We were actually looking forward to it, having heard that their burgers were the best.

That’s always a tricky thing though. It’s kind of like places that claim to have the best crab cake. In my many years I’ve found that not everyone likes a crab cake the same way.

The bottom line is that we were disappointed with Fatburger for three reasons. It was dirty (the floor was sticky), the service was slow, and the burgers were burnt.

That got us to talking about who has the best burger around here. So far, I’d have to say that Fuddruckers gets my vote but lately I’ve heard a lot of buzz about Five Guys.

Today, while at the Mall, I spotted this sign.

The local burger war is starting to get intense.