# Do you like fried eggs on your burger? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [December 26, 2006, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-fried-eggs-on-your-burger/385668 "2006-12-26T21:56:09Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 15\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Duke\_of\_Rat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ad7895/32.png) [@Duke\_of\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duke_of_Rat)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2006, 12:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-fried-eggs-on-your-burger/385668/41 "2006-12-28T00:12:07Z")
I’ve lived in Texas all my life and I’ve never even heard of a fried egg on a burger until this thread. ---
**Author:** ![GIGObuster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gigobuster/32/421_2.png) [@GIGObuster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GIGObuster)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2006, 12:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-fried-eggs-on-your-burger/385668/42 "2006-12-28T00:17:52Z")
I can feel my arteries clogging just by reading all these posts. ---
**Author:** ![DrCube](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a3d4f5/32.png) [@DrCube](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrCube)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2006, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-fried-eggs-on-your-burger/385668/43 "2006-12-28T00:22:41Z")
[QUOTE=Sapo] yes, of course. The ultimate burger: burger patty, ham, cheese, grilled chicken, fried egg, smoked boneless pork chop, salad, avocados, sauces in sufficient quantity to flavour everything and dribble down to your elbows. All this inside a real crusty bun, of course. There is no way a regular limp-o-bun can hold a manburger like this. 😃 [/QUOTE] I’m sure that’s good and all, but when I want the absolute best burger in fatland, it tends to look something like this: A crave case from White Castle, a bucket of fried chicken from KFC, three Grand Slams from Denny’s, smothered in a half gallon of Taco Bell nacho cheese, and all that slipped between two deep-dish pepperoni pizzas from Pizza Hut. On days when I’m not that hungry, one of those is usually enough. And tasty! Anyway, the first time I saw an “eggburger” was at Fil’z shwarma stand in Habbaniyah, Iraq. It was good. ---
**Author:** ![Sapo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ec9cab/32.png) [@Sapo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sapo)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2006, 12:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-fried-eggs-on-your-burger/385668/44 "2006-12-28T00:39:17Z")
[QUOTE=Asimovian] You! Out of my thread! 😃 [/QUOTE] Be careful, a mod may come and say that a smilie does not a joke make and ask you to chill (which might sound kinda silly if he says “chill with the chilli, guys”) 😉 [QUOTE=CBEscapee] Well maybe that awful concoction gringos call “chili” but for me a burger sin chile no tiene chiste. [/QUOTE] ciertamente. Chile is always welcome to any meal. [QUOTE=Duke of Rat] I’ve lived in Texas all my life and I’ve never even heard of a fried egg on a burger until this thread. [/QUOTE] wrong side of the tracks, amigo [QUOTE=GIGObuster] I can feel my arteries clogging just by reading all these posts. [/QUOTE] not that there is anything wrong with that! 😃 **DrCube** , you disgust me! ---
**Author:** ![Duke\_of\_Rat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ad7895/32.png) [@Duke\_of\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duke_of_Rat)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2006, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-fried-eggs-on-your-burger/385668/45 "2006-12-28T00:46:35Z")
[QUOTE=Sapo] wrong side of the tracks, amigo [/QUOTE] Ah, so it must be an upscale burger condiment. ---
**Author:** ![Cisco](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ccd318/32.png) [@Cisco](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cisco)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2006, 1:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-fried-eggs-on-your-burger/385668/46 "2006-12-28T01:08:41Z")
The most popular chain I can think of that has it on their menu is **Red Robin**. It’s their flagship burger, infact - the Royal Red Robin Burger. ---
**Author:** ![robardin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/43a26b/32.png) [@robardin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robardin)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2006, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-fried-eggs-on-your-burger/385668/47 "2006-12-28T01:18:38Z")
[QUOTE=Lightnin’] > [@robardin](#): > > Around here, most diners have a “Texan Burger” listed on the menu, which is exactly that: a burger topped with a fried egg. That’s pretty funny. I lived almost all of my life in Texas, and it wasn’t until I moved to Oregon, two years ago, that I ever saw fried eggs offered on burgers. [/QUOTE] I thought that might be the case, which is why I mentioned the name. Do they call 'em “Texas Burgers” there too? Here’s a [sample menu](http://www.jacksonholeburgers.com/menus.asp) for the “Jackson Hole” chain of diners, which apparently is a NYC institution all the way. I’m pretty sure I’ve seen listings for at least the “Texan Burger” (meaning with a fried egg) and “California Burger” (meaning with lettuce, tomato and onion) at other, non-JH diners around here, though given the number of unaffiliated, copycat institutions like [Kennedy Fried Chicken](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kennedy_fried_chicken) and [Famous/Original Ray’s Pizza](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ray%27s_Pizza) with locations throughout the city, they could simply have been poaching the listings… Especially since come to think of it, all the ones I can think of with listings like this that aren’t JH’s are also named with a Western theme (e.g., “Silver Spurs” or “Grand Canyon”). ---
**Author:** ![CBEscapee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b19c9b/32.png) [@CBEscapee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CBEscapee)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2006, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-fried-eggs-on-your-burger/385668/48 "2006-12-28T01:20:25Z")
[QUOTE=levdrakon] Most Americans wouldn’t understand something con chili, but would need to know what type of chili. Pepper, or regular chili? If pepper, what type of pepper? [/QUOTE] Here it is just sort of generic, _con chile_, unless it’s a dish always made with a specific chile. At home the same dish may use different chiles depending what’s on hand at the time or to suit the fancy of the cook. ---
**Author:** ![Sapo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ec9cab/32.png) [@Sapo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sapo)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2006, 1:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-fried-eggs-on-your-burger/385668/49 "2006-12-28T01:22:56Z")
[QUOTE=Duke of Rat] Ah, so it must be an upscale burger condiment. [/QUOTE] 🙂 nah. ---
**Author:** ![robardin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/43a26b/32.png) [@robardin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robardin)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2006, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-fried-eggs-on-your-burger/385668/50 "2006-12-28T01:24:06Z")
Holy cow (and chicken), I just Googled “fried egg Texan burger” and turned up [this article](http://tinyurl.com/y4cf4w) from the Dallas Morning News, entitled **Why Is There An EGG On This Burger?** , about the use of the term “Texas Burger” in NYC to describe a plain hamburger topped with a fried egg and the history thereof. Case closed! ---
**Author:** ![Duke\_of\_Rat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ad7895/32.png) [@Duke\_of\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duke_of_Rat)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2006, 2:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-fried-eggs-on-your-burger/385668/51 "2006-12-28T02:44:45Z")
[QUOTE=robardin] Holy cow (and chicken), I just Googled “fried egg Texan burger” and turned up [this article](http://tinyurl.com/y4cf4w) from the Dallas Morning News, entitled **Why Is There An EGG On This Burger?** , about the use of the term “Texas Burger” in NYC to describe a plain hamburger topped with a fried egg and the history thereof. Case closed! [/QUOTE] From your cite: > [@](#): > > In a 2002 posting on [Chowhound.com](http://Chowhound.com), a Web site for foodies, one Texan puts it plainly, “What makes a burger with an egg a Texas Burger? I’m a Texan and have never heard of such a thing. Frankly, it sounds like some offensive, creepy gimmick that has nothing to do with Texas and they need a talkin’ to.” I guess somebody else from the side of the tracks I came from posted that. ---
**Author:** ![Asgardking](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/779978/32.png) [@Asgardking](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asgardking)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2006, 5:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-fried-eggs-on-your-burger/385668/52 "2006-12-28T05:14:40Z")
First off, I loved fried eggs on burgers. I like them over easy with ketchup and grilled onions. Most of it is usually eaten with a fork after falling out of the bun. Next, ham and canadian bacon is not the same thing. Ham is taken from the thigh of the pig while canadian (or back) bacon is taken from well, the back. Third. About Texas burgers not being available in Texas. Many food items with place names are never heard of in the place they’re named after. It’s a bizarre phenomenon. (Only ever saw a Michigan sandwhich in Vermont and New Hampshire) ---
**Author:** ![Sapo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ec9cab/32.png) [@Sapo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sapo)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2006, 1:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-fried-eggs-on-your-burger/385668/53 "2006-12-28T13:36:21Z")
[QUOTE=Asgardking] Third. About Texas burgers not being available in Texas. [/QUOTE] LOL. ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2006, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-fried-eggs-on-your-burger/385668/54 "2006-12-28T16:01:16Z")
Fried egg on hamburger. Mmmmm. Love it. Quite easy to find it in Bangkok. I’ve never heard of a Texas burger, and I grew up there. ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2006, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-fried-eggs-on-your-burger/385668/55 "2006-12-28T16:06:35Z")
This reminds me of “American fried rice.” It’s on menus everywhere in Thailand. Rice that comes with more ingredients than regular rice here, like maybe a couple of little wieners and egg on the side. Different variations, and it’s not bad really, but the Thais seem honestly to believe that americans eat this in America. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-fried-eggs-on-your-burger/385668.md?page=2)