# One burger for the rest of your life. Which is it? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [December 19, 2012, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-burger-for-the-rest-of-your-life-which-is-it/644536 "2012-12-19T16:19:41Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![delphica](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e9a140/32.png) [@delphica](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/delphica)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2012, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-burger-for-the-rest-of-your-life-which-is-it/644536/41 "2012-12-19T21:14:49Z")
Is this like a magic thing, in which when we decide we want the burger, it magically appears … or do we actually have to go get it the normal way? That could impact my decision. Logistics aside, it’s still a difficult choice. Right now, my front-runner is a cheeseburger from Duff’s. It’s a local chain that is famous for their chicken wings, but seriously the burger is my favorite thing there. It’s served on a butter bun. ---
**Author:** ![DCnDC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dcndc/32/2842_2.png) [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2012, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-burger-for-the-rest-of-your-life-which-is-it/644536/42 "2012-12-19T21:27:23Z")
Roy Rogers bacon cheeseburger. At one point I ate one every day. I still would if there were a Roy’s nearby. ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2012, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-burger-for-the-rest-of-your-life-which-is-it/644536/43 "2012-12-19T21:46:14Z")
> [@delphica](#): > > Is this like a magic thing, in which when we decide we want the burger, it magically appears Sure, let’s go with that. I’m about a thousand miles from the burger I chose, so I was basing my decision on the idea that it would be available whenever you wanted it and did not have to go through logistical hoops to get it (like waiting in line for hours at Kuma’s [a popular local burger place], for instance.) ---
**Author:** ![Morbo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/morbo/32/389_2.png) [@Morbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morbo)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2012, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-burger-for-the-rest-of-your-life-which-is-it/644536/44 "2012-12-19T21:52:33Z")
The Kobe Burger at Bamboo Sushi. [Seriously](http://bamboosushi.com/menu/meat/). ---
**Author:** ![Lobohan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobohan/32/79_2.png) [@Lobohan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobohan)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2012, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-burger-for-the-rest-of-your-life-which-is-it/644536/45 "2012-12-19T22:02:44Z")
Carl’s Jr. Jalapeno “Six Dollar” burger. That’s a good fucking burger, pardon my French. If I was okay with only living another six months, I’d go this way though: [http://slaters5050.com/](http://slaters5050.com/) ---
**Author:** ![Michael63129](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/3da27b/32.png) [@Michael63129](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Michael63129)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2012, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-burger-for-the-rest-of-your-life-which-is-it/644536/46 "2012-12-19T22:11:08Z")
I usually eat hamburgers I make at home from ground beef patties and buns sold at the store, no particular brands (some salt and a lot of pepper added), but I’ll also eat White Castles with ketchup on them (no idea why they are infamous for gastrointestinal issues, unless they eat an entire box or two at a time, a single package is small enough to allow for plenty of other food and make a reasonable meal, calorie-wise). Don’t remember the last time I actually ate one (any kind of hamburger) from a restaurant though. ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2012, 11:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-burger-for-the-rest-of-your-life-which-is-it/644536/47 "2012-12-19T23:05:17Z")
Easy one: the Triplet Burger in the [Opal Country Cafe](http://spenceropalmines.com/Opal-Country-Cafe-&-Gift-Shop.html) & Gift Shop in Spencer, Idaho just off I-15. The town has a couple of opal shops and a gas station, and a 2010 population of 37. The cafe had the best goddamn burger I’ve had in some 55 years of eating burgers. I don’t know what they did to it, but it was an explosion of perfect flavors. ---
**Author:** ![Hockey\_Monkey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a183cd/32.png) [@Hockey\_Monkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hockey_Monkey)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2012, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-burger-for-the-rest-of-your-life-which-is-it/644536/48 "2012-12-19T23:29:47Z")
Red Robin Royal - bacon, cheese, lettuce, tomato, mayo and that all important fried egg. Yuuuuum! ---
**Author:** ![KneadToKnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kneadtoknow/32/3999_2.png) [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2012, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-burger-for-the-rest-of-your-life-which-is-it/644536/49 "2012-12-19T23:35:17Z")
Small chain around Columbia, SC, called Rush’s. Sonic is the closest I can get anywhere else, and it’s a pale imitation. ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2012, 11:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-burger-for-the-rest-of-your-life-which-is-it/644536/50 "2012-12-19T23:36:44Z")
Yeah, the fried egg aspect of it briefly caused me to reconsider my choice. Warm, runny egg yolk + a medium rare patty is one of my favorite flavor combinations. The yolk + meat juices have some sort of synergistic properties that amplify each other’s goodness. The In N Out burger actually violates a lot of my normal burger rules: no mayo-based sauces, no lettuce, no tomato (I’ll do it on my own burgers, when I have access to good lettuce and good tomatoes, but normally, the lettuce and tomatoes burger places use are _awful_, tomatoes especially. So I skip 'em.) ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2012, 11:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-burger-for-the-rest-of-your-life-which-is-it/644536/51 "2012-12-19T23:39:03Z")
> [@delphica](#): > > Is this like a magic thing, in which when we decide we want the burger, it magically appears … or do we actually have to go get it the normal way? That could impact my decision. > > Logistics aside, it’s still a difficult choice. Right now, my front-runner is a cheeseburger from Duff’s. It’s a local chain that is famous for their chicken wings, but seriously the burger is my favorite thing there. It’s served on a butter bun. Next time I’m in town (I’m assuming you’re talking about Buffalo), I’ll have to pop into Duff’s again to try it. I didn’t even realize they had burgers. But when I’m in Buffalo, I’m usually stalking the beef-on-weck, and last trip around I finally discovered Ted’s. (love!) ---
**Author:** ![interface2x](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/c0e974/32.png) [@interface2x](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/interface2x)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2012, 11:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-burger-for-the-rest-of-your-life-which-is-it/644536/52 "2012-12-19T23:45:24Z")
I generally love the standard beef burger, medium rare, with monterey jack from Ted’s Montana Grill. My ex loved this place so much that I was burnt out for almost a year after we broke up. I have to admit that I also really like the regular burger, medium rare, with white cheddar from Grange Hall Burgers on Randolph in Chicago. That place is pretty pricey for a normal burger, though. They nickel and dime you on every topping. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Hamster\_King](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8edcca/32.png) [@The\_Hamster\_King](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Hamster_King)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2012, 12:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-burger-for-the-rest-of-your-life-which-is-it/644536/53 "2012-12-20T00:02:14Z")
Steakburger with cheese at **[The Apple Pan](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:The_Apple_Pan,_Pico_Blvd.JPG)** They’ve been making 'em the same way for 65 years. I think they know what they’re doing … . ---
**Author:** ![stui\_magpie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/stui_magpie/32/11010_2.png) [@stui\_magpie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stui_magpie)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2012, 12:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-burger-for-the-rest-of-your-life-which-is-it/644536/54 "2012-12-20T00:02:18Z")
We don’t have that many burger chains, and certainly none qualify as the one burger I’d take for the rest of my life. That honour would fall down to the generic fish and chip shop burger with the lot which you can get from almost any suburban or country town fish and chip shop. Standard recipe is Single thick beef pattie Toasted Bun Lettuce Tomato Beetroot Fried Onion Fried Egg Fried Bacon Kraft cheese single Tomato Sauce (ketchup) ---
**Author:** ![Yorikke](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yorikke/32/4335_2.png) [@Yorikke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yorikke)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2012, 12:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-burger-for-the-rest-of-your-life-which-is-it/644536/55 "2012-12-20T00:45:47Z")
In-N-Out single, Animal Style, no lettuce. With Animal Style Fries, if allowed. ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2012, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-burger-for-the-rest-of-your-life-which-is-it/644536/56 "2012-12-20T02:13:58Z")
[King Street Blues](http://www.kingstreetblues.com/)’ Blues Burger (blue cheese crumbles, bacon, lettuce, and Cajun spices) done medium. ---
**Author:** ![Yorikke](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yorikke/32/4335_2.png) [@Yorikke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yorikke)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2012, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-burger-for-the-rest-of-your-life-which-is-it/644536/57 "2012-12-20T02:35:18Z")
> [@Infovore](#): > > I think I’d have to go with my favorite burger at The Counter: patty, ham, swiss cheese, and fried egg. Since it’s not a fast food place I’d probably have to cut down on my burger consumption (they’re not cheap!) and I’d miss my occasional McD’s or Burger King burger, but if I only get one, that’d be it. > > If I’m allowed to go with burgers from defunct places, I’d pick the CBS (Canadian Bacon and Swiss) burger from the Burger Bar at my college. That thing was about as close to perfect for me as it’s possible to get. Is this the one I always hear advertised on KNBR in SF? ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2012, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-burger-for-the-rest-of-your-life-which-is-it/644536/58 "2012-12-20T02:45:40Z")
Five Guys. Provided it’s the one near me, not the crappy ones other people complain about. Oh, and with sharp cheddar, 'shrooms, ketchup, tomato, and grilled onions. And lots of fries. ---
**Author:** ![WarmNPrickly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/d78d45/32.png) [@WarmNPrickly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WarmNPrickly)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2012, 2:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-burger-for-the-rest-of-your-life-which-is-it/644536/59 "2012-12-20T02:53:19Z")
I don’t have anything particular in mine. I like a good dinner style burger cooked medium rare with standard toppings. I just don’t knjow of any specific resteraunt that makes one right now. If I had to pick, it would probably be the 1/2 cheeseburger at Fudruckers. That’s as close as I can get to a good burger. Otherwise, I can make it myself. I can make a damned good burger. It is certainly better than any resteraunt I can name. ---
**Author:** ![gaffa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e68b1a/32.png) [@gaffa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gaffa)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2012, 5:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-burger-for-the-rest-of-your-life-which-is-it/644536/60 "2012-12-20T05:16:03Z")
> [@Infovore](#): > > I think I’d have to go with my favorite burger at The Counter: patty, ham, swiss cheese, and fried egg. Since it’s not a fast food place I’d probably have to cut down on my burger consumption (they’re not cheap!) and I’d miss my occasional McD’s or Burger King burger, but if I only get one, that’d be it. Yeah, it is an amazing burger, although it is expensive as all get out and there is only one I know of in Chicago. Fuddruckers is a close second, although the only one I knew of was in Kansas City and closed when they went bankrupt. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-burger-for-the-rest-of-your-life-which-is-it/644536.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-burger-for-the-rest-of-your-life-which-is-it/644536.md?page=4)