# Hamburgers: what do you like on em **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [June 17, 2012, 12:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hamburgers-what-do-you-like-on-em/625377 "2012-06-17T00:02:11Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 6
**Author:** ![rowrrbazzle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rowrrbazzle/32/414_2.png) [@rowrrbazzle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rowrrbazzle)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2012, 3:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hamburgers-what-do-you-like-on-em/625377/101 "2012-07-14T03:26:57Z")
Burgers are okay, but usually I order something else if available. When I do have a burger (other than fast-food), I like ketchup, lettuce, tomato. Grilled onion if I can get it, raw onion otherwise. Sauteed mushrooms if they’re an option. ---
**Author:** ![Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/left_hand_of_dorkness/32/7156_2.png) [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2012, 3:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hamburgers-what-do-you-like-on-em/625377/102 "2012-07-14T03:30:17Z")
> [@oreally](#): > > Not getting the huffiness. You act like I did it on purpose. Just FYI, that’s what this emoticon is for: :smack: ---
**Author:** ![cckerberos](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f0a364/32.png) [@cckerberos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cckerberos)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2012, 4:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hamburgers-what-do-you-like-on-em/625377/103 "2012-07-14T04:39:14Z")
A good, home-grilled burger needs nothing on it but cheese. ---
**Author:** ![Lips\_Obsession](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/bbce88/32.png) [@Lips\_Obsession](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lips_Obsession)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2012, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hamburgers-what-do-you-like-on-em/625377/104 "2012-07-14T14:48:40Z")
BBQ sauce and ideally, caramelized onions. If they are not available, diced onions will make a passable substitute. ---
**Author:** ![Chimera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Chimera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chimera)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2012, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hamburgers-what-do-you-like-on-em/625377/105 "2012-07-14T15:06:22Z")
Steak sauce is light years better than ketchup on a burger. ---
**Author:** ![Larry\_Borgia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/larry_borgia/32/156_2.png) [@Larry\_Borgia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Borgia)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2012, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hamburgers-what-do-you-like-on-em/625377/106 "2012-07-14T15:20:01Z")
Ketchup, mustard, raw onions, pickles ---
**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:** [July 14, 2012, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hamburgers-what-do-you-like-on-em/625377/107 "2012-07-14T15:39:32Z")
> [@Chimera](#): > > Steak sauce is light years better than ketchup on a burger. That’s true. Because what is hamburger but a little pice of steak anyway? ---
**Author:** ![Acsenray](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/acsenray/32/4519_2.png) [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2012, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hamburgers-what-do-you-like-on-em/625377/108 "2012-07-14T15:43:42Z")
> [@Siam\_Sam](#): > > That’s true. Because what is hamburger but a little pice of steak anyway? No, the line is [“What is hamburger? Chopped ham? No, it’s chopped steak!”](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jd9Y-bqwM6c) ---
**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:** [July 14, 2012, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hamburgers-what-do-you-like-on-em/625377/109 "2012-07-14T15:49:36Z")
> [@Acsenray](#): > > No, the line is [“What is hamburger? Chopped ham? No, it’s chopped steak!”](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jd9Y-bqwM6c) Ah! :smack: I even remember that commercial. A question: The guy in that commercial. Who was he? I seem to recall him as some sort of pseudo-intelletual Dick Cavett wannabe who popped up here and there, but I never learned exactly who he was. ---
**Author:** ![CookingWithGas](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cookingwithgas/32/485_2.png) [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2012, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hamburgers-what-do-you-like-on-em/625377/110 "2012-07-14T15:53:02Z")
I didn’t take time to read the other 109 posts to see if someone already said it, but mustard is for hot dogs, ketchup is for hamburgers. ---
**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:** [July 14, 2012, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hamburgers-what-do-you-like-on-em/625377/111 "2012-07-14T15:53:45Z")
> [@CookingWithGas](#): > > I didn’t take time to read the other 109 posts to see if someone already said it, but mustard is for hot dogs, ketchup is for **hamburgers**. You misspelled “losers.” ---
**Author:** ![sparky\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/77aa72/32.png) [@sparky\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sparky_1)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2012, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hamburgers-what-do-you-like-on-em/625377/112 "2012-07-14T16:07:07Z")
I never got the ketchup hate. What other versatile food goes with hotdogs, eggs, beans and a grilled cheese? Ooh, ooh, and potato! ---
**Author:** ![Acsenray](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/acsenray/32/4519_2.png) [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2012, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hamburgers-what-do-you-like-on-em/625377/113 "2012-07-14T16:13:39Z")
Ketchup goes with eggs? Bleargh. And beans? ---
**Author:** ![beowulff](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beowulff/32/542_2.png) [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2012, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hamburgers-what-do-you-like-on-em/625377/114 "2012-07-14T16:24:16Z")
Damn, I miss hamburgers… Bacon, Cheddar, and Avocado topped with Ketchup and Mustard for me, please. ---
**Author:** ![Spice\_Weasel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spice_weasel/32/5435_2.png) [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2012, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hamburgers-what-do-you-like-on-em/625377/115 "2012-07-14T16:57:40Z")
Goodness, some of these descriptions have me drooling. I love burgers of all shapes and sizes, however, I’m generally an old fashioned girl: -cheddar cheese -tomato -onion -lettuce -A1 sauce Though the best burger I’ve ever had was a cheddar BBQ bacon burger. There was a takeout place where I used to live… man, I miss that burger. ---
**Author:** ![Lynn\_Bodoni](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e47c2d/32.png) [@Lynn\_Bodoni](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lynn_Bodoni)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2012, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hamburgers-what-do-you-like-on-em/625377/116 "2012-07-14T18:11:43Z")
> [@Chimera](#): > > Steak sauce is light years better than ketchup on a burger. It’s also better than ketchup or tomato sauce in or on a meatloaf. Use it just like ketchup, in about the same amounts…and everyone will love it. ---
**Author:** ![Spice\_Weasel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spice_weasel/32/5435_2.png) [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2012, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hamburgers-what-do-you-like-on-em/625377/117 "2012-07-14T18:22:15Z")
> [@Lynn\_Bodoni](#): > > It’s also better than ketchup or tomato sauce in or on a meatloaf. Use it just like ketchup, in about the same amounts…and everyone will love it. I know this is Anti-American, but I don’t like ketchup or mustard. Steak sauce, however, I will put on just about everything. ---
**Author:** ![Spice\_Weasel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spice_weasel/32/5435_2.png) [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2012, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hamburgers-what-do-you-like-on-em/625377/118 "2012-07-14T18:23:31Z")
. double post, not my fault. ---
**Author:** ![Leiko](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Leiko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leiko)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2012, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hamburgers-what-do-you-like-on-em/625377/119 "2012-07-15T01:29:55Z")
My others: sliced kosher dill pickles, salt on the top bun, often pickled peppers. Or, if I get can get, good ol’ goop (which I think is mayo and relish and secret ingredients such as love), but that’s not at home burgers. I used to hate lettuce on burgers but I like it now sometimes. ---
**Author:** ![carnut](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnut/32/3531_2.png) [@carnut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnut)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2012, 4:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hamburgers-what-do-you-like-on-em/625377/120 "2012-07-15T04:16:36Z")
Mustard, lettuce, tomato, onion and dill pickle. Please, no ketchup, mayo or cheese; IMO, they mask the taste of the meat. Mushrooms, gravy and swiss cheese is a good topping combo if the meat is freezer-burned though. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hamburgers-what-do-you-like-on-em/625377.md?page=5) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hamburgers-what-do-you-like-on-em/625377.md?page=7)