On Tue, 05 Mar 2013 15:44:02 -0500, Brooklyn1
> wrote:

>Anyone been, comments:
>http://www.louislunch.com/index.php


I've read about it and have seen it on TV a couple of times, just have
not gotten there yet. I even have it in my GPS in case I get to the
area.

Ed Pawlowski wrote:
>Brooklyn1 wrote:
>
>>Anyone been, comments:
>>http://www.louislunch.com/index.php
>
>I've read about it and have seen it on TV a couple of times, just have
>not gotten there yet. I even have it in my GPS in case I get to the
>area.

Being in Connecticut I was thinking you might have been there. Their
web site doesn't have much detail about the foods they serve. I was
especially wondering about what cuts of meat they use for their
burgers and if they grind it themselves, or just slap mystery meat on
the grill. If one day you try it please report back.

On 06/03/2013 3:56 PM, Brooklyn1 wrote:

>
> Being in Connecticut I was thinking you might have been there. Their
> web site doesn't have much detail about the foods they serve. I was
> especially wondering about what cuts of meat they use for their
> burgers and if they grind it themselves, or just slap mystery meat on
> the grill. If one day you try it please report back.
>


The site has their menu. There isn't much on it. They have hamburgers,
potato salad, potato chips, pie and bottled water and soft drinks.

Dave Smith wrote:
>Brooklyn1 wrote:
>>
>> Being in Connecticut I was thinking you might have been there. Their
>> web site doesn't have much detail about the foods they serve. I was
>> especially wondering about what cuts of meat they use for their
>> burgers and if they grind it themselves, or just slap mystery meat on
>> the grill. If one day you try it please report back.
>
>The site has their menu. There isn't much on it. They have hamburgers,
>potato salad, potato chips, pie and bottled water and soft drinks.

That is the point of my query, their menu gives no details.

On 06/03/2013 6:06 PM, Brooklyn1 wrote:
> Dave Smith wrote:
>> Brooklyn1 wrote:
>>>
>>> Being in Connecticut I was thinking you might have been there. Their
>>> web site doesn't have much detail about the foods they serve. I was
>>> especially wondering about what cuts of meat they use for their
>>> burgers and if they grind it themselves, or just slap mystery meat on
>>> the grill. If one day you try it please report back.
>>
>> The site has their menu. There isn't much on it. They have hamburgers,
>> potato salad, potato chips, pie and bottled water and soft drinks.
>
> That is the point of my query, their menu gives no details.
>


They serve a plain hamburger on two pieces of white bread. Apparently
they don't have ketchup for them and don't allow it. What would you expect.

It looks like they have a marketing gimmick that has been working for
them for over 100 years, though I wonder where the Snapple and Artesian
water came into the picture.

On Wed, 06 Mar 2013 18:11:20 -0500, Dave Smith
> wrote:

>On 06/03/2013 6:06 PM, Brooklyn1 wrote:
>> Dave Smith wrote:
>>> Brooklyn1 wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Being in Connecticut I was thinking you might have been there. Their
>>>> web site doesn't have much detail about the foods they serve. I was
>>>> especially wondering about what cuts of meat they use for their
>>>> burgers and if they grind it themselves, or just slap mystery meat on
>>>> the grill. If one day you try it please report back.
>>>
>>> The site has their menu. There isn't much on it. They have hamburgers,
>>> potato salad, potato chips, pie and bottled water and soft drinks.
>>
>> That is the point of my query, their menu gives no details.
>>
>
>
>They serve a plain hamburger on two pieces of white bread. Apparently
>they don't have ketchup for them and don't allow it. What would you expect.
>
>It looks like they have a marketing gimmick that has been working for
>them for over 100 years, though I wonder where the Snapple and Artesian
>water came into the picture.

I'm wondering about where the meat comes from for their burgers, what
kind of potato chips (do they mean french fries), would be nice to see
pictures of what they serve.
This helps:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wdp3I...=CLhPajQAY7xU0

"Dave Smith" > wrote in message
...
> On 06/03/2013 6:06 PM, Brooklyn1 wrote:
>> Dave Smith wrote:
>>> Brooklyn1 wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Being in Connecticut I was thinking you might have been there. Their
>>>> web site doesn't have much detail about the foods they serve. I was
>>>> especially wondering about what cuts of meat they use for their
>>>> burgers and if they grind it themselves, or just slap mystery meat on
>>>> the grill. If one day you try it please report back.
>>>
>>> The site has their menu. There isn't much on it. They have hamburgers,
>>> potato salad, potato chips, pie and bottled water and soft drinks.
>>
>> That is the point of my query, their menu gives no details.
>>
>
>
> They serve a plain hamburger on two pieces of white bread. Apparently they
> don't have ketchup for them and don't allow it. What would you expect.
>
> It looks like they have a marketing gimmick that has been working for them
> for over 100 years, though I wonder where the Snapple and Artesian water
> came into the picture.

I don't have much occasion to go into New Haven any more, but I have had
many a burger at Louis' Lunch and there are no gimmicks. They serve decent
meat cooked in ancient vertical (almost) burners and serve them on toast.
The burners let the majority of fat drip away ... enough that the burgers
won't soak through the toast.

Serving one thing isn't too unusual in New Haven. The great pizzarias
(Pepe's and Sally's) only serve pizza, salad, and drinks, and cheese isn't a
standard item on the pies - you ask for it and pay the same as for any other
topping but sauce. The crust is good enough that it's delicious with just
olive oil spread on it. Their secret is coal-fired brick ovens that can
heat to 1100 deg F, and the little hamburger burners are Louis' secret
weapon.

On Wed, 06 Mar 2013 15:56:42 -0500, Brooklyn1
> wrote:

>Ed Pawlowski wrote:
>>Brooklyn1 wrote:
>>
>>>Anyone been, comments:
>>>http://www.louislunch.com/index.php
>>
>>I've read about it and have seen it on TV a couple of times, just have
>>not gotten there yet. I even have it in my GPS in case I get to the
>>area.
>
>Being in Connecticut I was thinking you might have been there. Their
>web site doesn't have much detail about the foods they serve. I was
>especially wondering about what cuts of meat they use for their
>burgers and if they grind it themselves, or just slap mystery meat on
>the grill. If one day you try it please report back.

I certainly will. They are about 100 miles from me and I have little
reason to go that way. Next time I need a hat though, I'll go there
for lunch.

I bought a couple of hats from www.delmonicohatter.com a few years
ago. They are a real old style hat shop with quality goods and
service. Hard to find these day. We had lunch at a Italian place
that trip.

On Mar 6, 12:56*pm, Brooklyn1 > wrote:
> Ed Pawlowski wrote:
> >Brooklyn1 wrote:
>
> >>Anyone been, comments:
> >>http://www.louislunch.com/index.php
>
> >I've read about it and have seen it on TV a couple of times, just have
> >not gotten there yet. *I even have it in my GPS in case I get to the
> >area.
>
> Being in Connecticut I was thinking you might have been there. *Their
> web site doesn't have much detail about the foods they serve. *I was
> especially wondering about what cuts of meat they use for their
> burgers and if they grind it themselves, or just slap mystery meat on
> the grill. *If one day you try it please report back.

The blurb said they use (or did use) five different cuts. I'm guessing
that chuck would be the bulk of it, but what else would you use?

On 3/7/2013 5:12 PM, spamtrap1888 wrote:
> On Mar 6, 12:56 pm, Brooklyn1 > wrote:
>> Ed Pawlowski wrote:
>>> Brooklyn1 wrote:
>>
>>>> Anyone been, comments:
>>>> http://www.louislunch.com/index.php
>>
>>> I've read about it and have seen it on TV a couple of times, just have
>>> not gotten there yet. I even have it in my GPS in case I get to the
>>> area.
>>
>> Being in Connecticut I was thinking you might have been there. Their
>> web site doesn't have much detail about the foods they serve. I was
>> especially wondering about what cuts of meat they use for their
>> burgers and if they grind it themselves, or just slap mystery meat on
>> the grill. If one day you try it please report back.
>
> The blurb said they use (or did use) five different cuts. I'm guessing
> that chuck would be the bulk of it, but what else would you use?
>
It's a secret! The blurb also said it originated when a man came in, in
a rush, and couldn't wait for them to cook a steak. "What can you do to
expedite it?" His great grandfather ran it through a grinder and served
it on toast. I doubt the first time around was five different meats.

Jill

On Thu, 07 Mar 2013 19:24:36 -0500, jmcquown >
wrote:

>On 3/7/2013 5:12 PM, spamtrap1888 wrote:
>> On Mar 6, 12:56 pm, Brooklyn1 > wrote:
>>> Ed Pawlowski wrote:
>>>> Brooklyn1 wrote:
>>>
>>>>> Anyone been, comments:
>>>>> http://www.louislunch.com/index.php
>>>
>>>> I've read about it and have seen it on TV a couple of times, just have
>>>> not gotten there yet. I even have it in my GPS in case I get to the
>>>> area.
>>>
>>> Being in Connecticut I was thinking you might have been there. Their
>>> web site doesn't have much detail about the foods they serve. I was
>>> especially wondering about what cuts of meat they use for their
>>> burgers and if they grind it themselves, or just slap mystery meat on
>>> the grill. If one day you try it please report back.
>>
>> The blurb said they use (or did use) five different cuts. I'm guessing
>> that chuck would be the bulk of it, but what else would you use?
>>
>It's a secret! The blurb also said it originated when a man came in, in
>a rush, and couldn't wait for them to cook a steak. "What can you do to
>expedite it?" His great grandfather ran it through a grinder and served
>it on toast. I doubt the first time around was five different meats.

Doesn't even make sense to use multiple beef cuts, it's probably
mystery meat trimmings. Their web site says nothing about what meat
cuts they use, odds are very strong that they buy bulk mystery meat.
Like most old time burger joints they probably once ground there own
meat on the premises, but no longer... if they ground their own meat
they certainly would have said so.

On 3/7/2013 8:59 PM, Brooklyn1 wrote:
> Doesn't even make sense to use multiple beef cuts, it's probably
> mystery meat trimmings. Their web site says nothing about what meat
> cuts they use, odds are very strong that they buy bulk mystery meat.
> Like most old time burger joints they probably once ground there own
> meat on the premises, but no longer... if they ground their own meat
> they certainly would have said so.

Why not just call and ask them?

Jill

"spamtrap1888" > wrote in message
...
On Mar 6, 12:56 pm, Brooklyn1 > wrote:
> Ed Pawlowski wrote:
> >Brooklyn1 wrote:
>
> >>Anyone been, comments:
> >>http://www.louislunch.com/index.php
>
> >I've read about it and have seen it on TV a couple of times, just have
> >not gotten there yet. I even have it in my GPS in case I get to the
> >area.
>
> Being in Connecticut I was thinking you might have been there. Their
> web site doesn't have much detail about the foods they serve. I was
> especially wondering about what cuts of meat they use for their
> burgers and if they grind it themselves, or just slap mystery meat on
> the grill. If one day you try it please report back.

The blurb said they use (or did use) five different cuts. I'm guessing
that chuck would be the bulk of it, but what else would you use?

Round and sirloin probably, maybe three cuts of round (top, bottom, rump).

On 3/6/2013 3:56 PM, Brooklyn1 wrote:

> Ed Pawlowski wrote:
>> Brooklyn1 wrote:
>>
>>> Anyone been, comments:
>>> http://www.louislunch.com/index.php
>>
>> I've read about it and have seen it on TV a couple of times, just have
>> not gotten there yet. I even have it in my GPS in case I get to the
>> area.
>
> Being in Connecticut I was thinking you might have been there. Their
> web site doesn't have much detail about the foods they serve. I was
> especially wondering about what cuts of meat they use for their
> burgers and if they grind it themselves, or just slap mystery meat on
> the grill. If one day you try it please report back.
>
I was hoping to see a picture of their burger on white bread, but none.
What a tease they are!

On Fri, 08 Mar 2013 20:23:32 -0500, Cheryl >
wrote:

>On 3/6/2013 3:56 PM, Brooklyn1 wrote:
>
>> Ed Pawlowski wrote:
>>> Brooklyn1 wrote:
>>>
>>>> Anyone been, comments:
>>>> http://www.louislunch.com/index.php
>>>
>>> I've read about it and have seen it on TV a couple of times, just have
>>> not gotten there yet. I even have it in my GPS in case I get to the
>>> area.
>>
>> Being in Connecticut I was thinking you might have been there. Their
>> web site doesn't have much detail about the foods they serve. I was
>> especially wondering about what cuts of meat they use for their
>> burgers and if they grind it themselves, or just slap mystery meat on
>> the grill. If one day you try it please report back.
>>
>I was hoping to see a picture of their burger on white bread, but none.
> What a tease they are!

There were pictures of their burger in the youtube link I posted. I
can't comment on how it tasted but the presentation leaves a lot to be
desired, I really don't think it looks very appetizing, actually I
think it looks gross... to me it looks like a can of Ken-L Ration
dumped on toast, something fit for a junk yard dog. There's probably
very good reason why after a hundred years it's still in that one tiny
building.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wdp3I...=CLhPajQAY7xU0

On 3/8/2013 10:17 PM, Brooklyn1 wrote:
> On Fri, 08 Mar 2013 20:23:32 -0500, Cheryl >
> wrote:
>
>> I was hoping to see a picture of their burger on white bread, but none.
>> What a tease they are!
>
> There were pictures of their burger in the youtube link I posted. I
> can't comment on how it tasted but the presentation leaves a lot to be
> desired, I really don't think it looks very appetizing, actually I
> think it looks gross... to me it looks like a can of Ken-L Ration
> dumped on toast, something fit for a junk yard dog. There's probably
> very good reason why after a hundred years it's still in that one tiny
> building.
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wdp3I...=CLhPajQAY7xU0
>
This one clearly states the burger isn't a work of art but is very tasty!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vnk2H_7F-ok

As for not being in a bigger building, why mess with something that has
worked for 100 years? The old building is part of the charm; that's why
they moved it rather than renting a different (or bigger) space when
they relocated.

Jill

On Sat, 09 Mar 2013 07:17:38 -0500, jmcquown >
wrote:

>On 3/8/2013 10:17 PM, Brooklyn1 wrote:
>> On Fri, 08 Mar 2013 20:23:32 -0500, Cheryl >
>> wrote:
>>
>>> I was hoping to see a picture of their burger on white bread, but none.
>>> What a tease they are!
>>
>> There were pictures of their burger in the youtube link I posted. I
>> can't comment on how it tasted but the presentation leaves a lot to be
>> desired, I really don't think it looks very appetizing, actually I
>> think it looks gross... to me it looks like a can of Ken-L Ration
>> dumped on toast, something fit for a junk yard dog. There's probably
>> very good reason why after a hundred years it's still in that one tiny
>> building.
>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wdp3I...=CLhPajQAY7xU0
>>
>This one clearly states the burger isn't a work of art but is very tasty!
>
>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vnk2H_7F-ok
>
>As for not being in a bigger building, why mess with something that has
>worked for 100 years? The old building is part of the charm; that's why
>they moved it rather than renting a different (or bigger) space when
>they relocated.

I see it differently; they don't do enough business to require more
space... if in a hundred years they haven't grown there's good reason,
it's not all that good so demand doesn't increase. There are many
marginal businesses that hang on due soley to the nostalgia factor...
they do enough business to support themselves and their few employees
and so are satisfied with no growth. I know of several sole
proprietors who prefer to work alone, and many people can't work with
others.

On 3/8/2013 8:23 PM, Cheryl wrote:
> On 3/6/2013 3:56 PM, Brooklyn1 wrote:
>
>> Ed Pawlowski wrote:
>>> Brooklyn1 wrote:
>>>
>>>> Anyone been, comments:
>>>> http://www.louislunch.com/index.php
>>>
>>> I've read about it and have seen it on TV a couple of times, just have
>>> not gotten there yet. I even have it in my GPS in case I get to the
>>> area.
>>
>> Being in Connecticut I was thinking you might have been there. Their
>> web site doesn't have much detail about the foods they serve. I was
>> especially wondering about what cuts of meat they use for their
>> burgers and if they grind it themselves, or just slap mystery meat on
>> the grill. If one day you try it please report back.
>>
> I was hoping to see a picture of their burger on white bread, but none.
> What a tease they are!

Here you go!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vnk2H_7F-ok

Jill

On 3/9/2013 7:12 AM, jmcquown wrote:
> On 3/8/2013 8:23 PM, Cheryl wrote:
>> On 3/6/2013 3:56 PM, Brooklyn1 wrote:
>>
>>> Ed Pawlowski wrote:
>>>> Brooklyn1 wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Anyone been, comments:
>>>>> http://www.louislunch.com/index.php
>>>>
>>>> I've read about it and have seen it on TV a couple of times, just have
>>>> not gotten there yet. I even have it in my GPS in case I get to the
>>>> area.
>>>
>>> Being in Connecticut I was thinking you might have been there. Their
>>> web site doesn't have much detail about the foods they serve. I was
>>> especially wondering about what cuts of meat they use for their
>>> burgers and if they grind it themselves, or just slap mystery meat on
>>> the grill. If one day you try it please report back.
>>>
>> I was hoping to see a picture of their burger on white bread, but none.
>> What a tease they are!
>
> Here you go!
>
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vnk2H_7F-ok
>
> Jill

I didn't really want to view a youtube video, but if that's the way to
see it, I had to have a look. Geoffrey Zakarian really looks good in
that! The burger looks good, too. I'd eat it.