Are burger places becoming more common?
There is a somewhat new and spiffy looking shopping center in Lynnwood.
http://www.lynnwoodcrossroads.com/ They have Mod Pizza which I think is a local chain. Five Guys. Qdoba. Teriyaki place. I think we have one of those on every corner. Yogurtland and now we are getting a HopJacks. Seems like a local chain. Mostly burgers, sandwiches, salads, fish tacos, the usual kind of chain place fare. Also a bar. *sigh* I really wish we would get a nice good restaurant here. But no. Another chain place. And the same sort of food that we can get anywhere. Is this sort of place becoming more common in your area? Seems there are very few places here any more where they do cooking from scratch. And all of the food seems the same from one place to the next. |
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On Mon, 21 Jul 2014 18:46:13 -0700, "Julie Bove"
> wrote: > Is this sort of place becoming more common in your area? No, but I haven't moved to other nearby areas because of the generic "chain restaurant in a mall" concept. > Seems there are > very few places here any more where they do cooking from scratch. And all > of the food seems the same from one place to the next. We ate in a historic downtown area in the Sierra foothills today. I ordered a burger & fries ($5 lunch special). The fries were fantastic, obviously cut on the premises and cooked just the way I asked: crispy. I do not like fries that have been "altered" but these came with a seasoning other than plain salt... OMG, so freeking good! No idea what the seasoning mix was (our waitress is his wife, but she says he won't tell her) but part of it was powdered chile (no heat). OTOH, although the burger was cooked the way I wanted - but I'd bet money it was a prefab, frozen burger before it went onto the grill. What a stark contrast between the burger and fries! -- All you need is love. But a little chocolate now and then doesn't hurt. |
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"sf" > wrote in message ... > On Mon, 21 Jul 2014 18:46:13 -0700, "Julie Bove" > > wrote: > >> Is this sort of place becoming more common in your area? > > No, but I haven't moved to other nearby areas because of the generic > "chain restaurant in a mall" concept. Sadly that seems to be what is taking over this area. Reminds me of places we saw on cross country moves. Pull off of the freeway at night and the sky was all lit up with the neon signs of medicore motels and chain restaurants. Sad. > >> Seems there are >> very few places here any more where they do cooking from scratch. And >> all >> of the food seems the same from one place to the next. > > We ate in a historic downtown area in the Sierra foothills today. I > ordered a burger & fries ($5 lunch special). The fries were > fantastic, obviously cut on the premises and cooked just the way I > asked: crispy. I do not like fries that have been "altered" but these > came with a seasoning other than plain salt... OMG, so freeking good! > No idea what the seasoning mix was (our waitress is his wife, but she > says he won't tell her) but part of it was powdered chile (no heat). > OTOH, although the burger was cooked the way I wanted - but I'd bet > money it was a prefab, frozen burger before it went onto the grill. > What a stark contrast between the burger and fries! Perhaps if I ventured out a little further, I'd find better but I really have no need to go anywhere. I should just be thankful that we do have some good Mexican places. |
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On 22/07/2014 9:42 PM, sf wrote:
> On Mon, 21 Jul 2014 18:46:13 -0700, "Julie Bove" > > wrote: > >> Is this sort of place becoming more common in your area? > > No, but I haven't moved to other nearby areas because of the generic > "chain restaurant in a mall" concept. > >> Seems there are >> very few places here any more where they do cooking from scratch. And all >> of the food seems the same from one place to the next. > > We ate in a historic downtown area in the Sierra foothills today. I > ordered a burger & fries ($5 lunch special). The fries were > fantastic, obviously cut on the premises and cooked just the way I > asked: crispy. I do not like fries that have been "altered" but these > came with a seasoning other than plain salt... OMG, so freeking good! > No idea what the seasoning mix was (our waitress is his wife, but she > says he won't tell her) but part of it was powdered chile (no heat). > OTOH, although the burger was cooked the way I wanted - but I'd bet > money it was a prefab, frozen burger before it went onto the grill. > What a stark contrast between the burger and fries! > Why are burgers served with fries? Isn't the carbohydrate of the bread bun enough? Graham |
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graham wrote:
> > Why are burgers served with fries? Isn't the carbohydrate of the bread > bun enough? Nope. G. ;-D |
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On 2014-07-23 10:38 AM, graham wrote:
>>What a stark contrast between the burger and fries! >> > Why are burgers served with fries? Isn't the carbohydrate of the bread > bun enough? It's likely because the people who like high fat high salt burgers on white buns with empty calories need some high carb, salty greasy food to go with it. |
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On Wed, 23 Jul 2014 12:29:57 -0400, Dave Smith
> wrote: > On 2014-07-23 10:38 AM, graham wrote: > >>What a stark contrast between the burger and fries! > >> > > Why are burgers served with fries? Isn't the carbohydrate of the bread > > bun enough? > > > It's likely because the people who like high fat high salt burgers on > white buns with empty calories need some high carb, salty greasy food to > go with it. Burgers and fries go together even better than fries and gravy. -- All you need is love. But a little chocolate now and then doesn't hurt. |
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On 7/23/2014 11:29 AM, Dave Smith wrote:
> On 2014-07-23 10:38 AM, graham wrote: >>> What a stark contrast between the burger and fries! >>> >> Why are burgers served with fries? Isn't the carbohydrate of the bread >> bun enough? > > > It's likely because the people who like high fat high salt burgers on > white buns with empty calories need some high carb, salty greasy food to > go with it. > You obviously never had a good burger and fries. -- DreadfulBitch I'm a nobody, nobody is perfect, therefore I'm perfect. |
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On 23/07/2014 12:15 PM, DreadfulBitch wrote:
> On 7/23/2014 11:29 AM, Dave Smith wrote: >> On 2014-07-23 10:38 AM, graham wrote: >>>> What a stark contrast between the burger and fries! >>>> >>> Why are burgers served with fries? Isn't the carbohydrate of the bread >>> bun enough? >> >> >> It's likely because the people who like high fat high salt burgers on >> white buns with empty calories need some high carb, salty greasy food to >> go with it. >> > You obviously never had a good burger and fries. > That wasn't the point. One could have the patty, smothered in cheese and pickles with the fries. Graham |
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On 7/23/2014 11:34 AM, sf wrote:
> On Wed, 23 Jul 2014 12:29:57 -0400, Dave Smith > > wrote: > >> On 2014-07-23 10:38 AM, graham wrote: >>>> What a stark contrast between the burger and fries! >>>> >>> Why are burgers served with fries? Isn't the carbohydrate of the bread >>> bun enough? >> >> >> It's likely because the people who like high fat high salt burgers on >> white buns with empty calories need some high carb, salty greasy food to >> go with it. > > Burgers and fries go together even better than fries and gravy. > Are you Canadian? :-) -- From somewhere very deep in the heart of Texas |
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On 2014-07-23 2:15 PM, DreadfulBitch wrote:
> On 7/23/2014 11:29 AM, Dave Smith wrote: >> On 2014-07-23 10:38 AM, graham wrote: >>>> What a stark contrast between the burger and fries! >>>> >>> Why are burgers served with fries? Isn't the carbohydrate of the bread >>> bun enough? >> >> >> It's likely because the people who like high fat high salt burgers on >> white buns with empty calories need some high carb, salty greasy food to >> go with it. >> > You obviously never had a good burger and fries. > I have had good burgers and fries on several occasions. I don't live on them. I am willing to bet that the people who live on them are not getting the good ones. They are more likely to be fast food burgers and fries. |
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On Wednesday, July 23, 2014 4:38:53 AM UTC-10, graham wrote:
> On 22/07/2014 9:42 PM, sf wrote: > > > On Mon, 21 Jul 2014 18:46:13 -0700, "Julie Bove" > > > > wrote: > > > > > >> Is this sort of place becoming more common in your area? > > > > > > No, but I haven't moved to other nearby areas because of the generic > > > "chain restaurant in a mall" concept. > > > > > >> Seems there are > > >> very few places here any more where they do cooking from scratch. And all > > >> of the food seems the same from one place to the next. > > > > > > We ate in a historic downtown area in the Sierra foothills today. I > > > ordered a burger & fries ($5 lunch special). The fries were > > > fantastic, obviously cut on the premises and cooked just the way I > > > asked: crispy. I do not like fries that have been "altered" but these > > > came with a seasoning other than plain salt... OMG, so freeking good! > > > No idea what the seasoning mix was (our waitress is his wife, but she > > > says he won't tell her) but part of it was powdered chile (no heat). > > > OTOH, although the burger was cooked the way I wanted - but I'd bet > > > money it was a prefab, frozen burger before it went onto the grill. > > > What a stark contrast between the burger and fries! > > > > > Why are burgers served with fries? Isn't the carbohydrate of the bread > > bun enough? > > Graham It's traditional to serve fries with burgers in the US. We don't typically serve fries with hot dogs but chips go well with dogs. This would not be English chips but American potato chips. In Hawaii, we like to serve spaghetti with garlic bread. Sometimes we'll add a side of macaroni salad. Don't ask me why cause the answer is "we just do." |
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On Wednesday, July 23, 2014 1:30:08 PM UTC-5, graham wrote:
> On 23/07/2014 12:15 PM, DreadfulBitch wrote: > > > On 7/23/2014 11:29 AM, Dave Smith wrote: > > >> On 2014-07-23 10:38 AM, graham wrote: > > >>>> What a stark contrast between the burger and fries! > > >>>> > > >>> Why are burgers served with fries? Isn't the carbohydrate of the bread > > >>> bun enough? > > >> > > >> > > >> It's likely because the people who like high fat high salt burgers on > > >> white buns with empty calories need some high carb, salty greasy food to > > >> go with it. > > >> > > > You obviously never had a good burger and fries. > > > > > That wasn't the point. One could have the patty, smothered in cheese and > > pickles with the fries. > I have ordered a burger with no bun and extra-extra-extra pickles, and fries with it. No cheese on the burger though if it costs extra. I see buns as worthless carbs, whereas fries are yummy carbs. > > Graham --Bryan |
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"Bryan-TGWWW" > wrote in message ... > On Wednesday, July 23, 2014 1:30:08 PM UTC-5, graham wrote: >> On 23/07/2014 12:15 PM, DreadfulBitch wrote: >> >> > On 7/23/2014 11:29 AM, Dave Smith wrote: >> >> >> On 2014-07-23 10:38 AM, graham wrote: >> >> >>>> What a stark contrast between the burger and fries! >> >> >>>> >> >> >>> Why are burgers served with fries? Isn't the carbohydrate of the >> >>> bread >> >> >>> bun enough? >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> It's likely because the people who like high fat high salt burgers on >> >> >> white buns with empty calories need some high carb, salty greasy food >> >> to >> >> >> go with it. >> >> >> >> >> > You obviously never had a good burger and fries. >> >> > >> >> That wasn't the point. One could have the patty, smothered in cheese and >> >> pickles with the fries. >> > I have ordered a burger with no bun and extra-extra-extra pickles, and > fries with it. No cheese on the burger though if it costs extra. I see > buns as worthless carbs, whereas fries are yummy carbs. I'm with you! |
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On 7/23/2014 3:17 PM, dsi1 wrote:
> It's traditional to serve fries with burgers in the US. We don't > typically serve fries with hot dogs but chips go well with dogs. This > would not be English chips but American potato chips. In Hawaii, we > like to serve spaghetti with garlic bread. Sometimes we'll add a side > of macaroni salad. Don't ask me why cause the answer is "we just > do." Hot dogs and chili dogs are often served with Frito's in the South. I went to Skyline Chili, while traveling, and they had zero Frito's. I was surprised. Becca |
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On Wed, 23 Jul 2014 15:31:35 -0400, Dave Smith
> wrote: >On 2014-07-23 2:15 PM, DreadfulBitch wrote: >> On 7/23/2014 11:29 AM, Dave Smith wrote: >>> On 2014-07-23 10:38 AM, graham wrote: >>>>> What a stark contrast between the burger and fries! >>>>> >>>> Why are burgers served with fries? Isn't the carbohydrate of the bread >>>> bun enough? >>> >>> >>> It's likely because the people who like high fat high salt burgers on >>> white buns with empty calories need some high carb, salty greasy food to >>> go with it. >>> >> You obviously never had a good burger and fries. > >I have had good burgers and fries on several occasions. There are no good burgers in any restaurant, they're all mystery meat. The last time I ate a burger out Golden Arches burgers were 19¢. The ground meat at stupidmarkets, butcher shops, anywhere is all mytery meat. None of yoose TIADers have ever eaten a good burger. |
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On 7/23/2014 11:50 AM, Ema Nymton wrote:
> On 7/23/2014 3:17 PM, dsi1 wrote: > >> It's traditional to serve fries with burgers in the US. We don't >> typically serve fries with hot dogs but chips go well with dogs. This >> would not be English chips but American potato chips. In Hawaii, we >> like to serve spaghetti with garlic bread. Sometimes we'll add a side >> of macaroni salad. Don't ask me why cause the answer is "we just >> do." > > Hot dogs and chili dogs are often served with Frito's in the South. I > went to Skyline Chili, while traveling, and they had zero Frito's. I was > surprised. > > Becca > > Chili and Frito's go together greatly. Over here they're almost always served over rice. I've served chili over tortilla chips. It's good but kind of salty. I once saw a couple all dressed up like Roy Rogers and Dale Evans in a local restaurant. Roy ordered a bowl of chili and blew his mind out when he got his bowl. He couldn't comprehend a chili with beans served over rice. It was not a pretty sight. He should have just stuck with a fruit salad served in a hollowed out pineapple. That was my favorite dish when me and the wife were a'courtin'. As I recall, it was called a "pineapple boat." Oh yeah. |
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On 7/23/2014 1:30 PM, graham wrote:
>> You obviously never had a good burger and fries. >> > That wasn't the point. One could have the patty, smothered in cheese and > pickles with the fries. A good burger and fries is a combo that just works, for me and a lot of other people. Don't like the combo? Fine, don't eat it. I can't stand liver (prepared in any fashion but chopped) so I don't eat it. Simple. -- DreadfulBitch I'm a nobody, nobody is perfect, therefore I'm perfect. |
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>'Julie Bove[_2_ Wrote:
>> ;1952003']There is a somewhat new and spiffy looking shopping center in >> Lynnwood. >> >> 'Lynnwood Crossroads' (http://www.lynnwoodcrossroads.com/) >> >> They have Mod Pizza which I think is a local chain. Five Guys. Qdoba. >> Teriyaki place. I think we have one of those on every corner. >> Yogurtland >> and now we are getting a HopJacks. Seems like a local chain. Mostly >> burgers, sandwiches, salads, fish tacos, the usual kind of chain place >> fare. >> Also a bar. >> >> *sigh* >> >> I really wish we would get a nice good restaurant here. But no. >> Another >> chain place. And the same sort of food that we can get anywhere. >> >> Is this sort of place becoming more common in your area? Seems there >> are >> very few places here any more where they do cooking from scratch. And >> all >> of the food seems the same from one place to the next. Where I live, the only chain/fast food restaurants are a McDonalds, Tim Hortons, KFC, and Subway. Everything else is locally owned and operated, and the quality is generally very good. Doris |
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"Ema Nymton" > wrote in message ... > On 7/23/2014 3:17 PM, dsi1 wrote: > >> It's traditional to serve fries with burgers in the US. We don't >> typically serve fries with hot dogs but chips go well with dogs. This >> would not be English chips but American potato chips. In Hawaii, we >> like to serve spaghetti with garlic bread. Sometimes we'll add a side >> of macaroni salad. Don't ask me why cause the answer is "we just >> do." > > Hot dogs and chili dogs are often served with Frito's in the South. I went > to Skyline Chili, while traveling, and they had zero Frito's. I was > surprised. Interesting! Hot dogs aren't found on too many menus in this area and when they are, they are usually on the kid's menu. There is a very overpriced virtual golf place/bar in Lynnwood that does have hot dogs on the menu. With a lot of variations. I think they also have nachos and a few kinds of sandwiches. Also prepackaged pastries and cookies and I think chips. During one of our cross country moves, we hit so many McDonalds that I didn't set foot in one for years after. But it was interesting to see what they sold in different parts of the country. I do remember seeing hot dogs on one menu and also soup. Can't remember if the soup was at that same place or not. |
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"dsi1" > wrote in message ... > On 7/23/2014 11:50 AM, Ema Nymton wrote: >> On 7/23/2014 3:17 PM, dsi1 wrote: >> >>> It's traditional to serve fries with burgers in the US. We don't >>> typically serve fries with hot dogs but chips go well with dogs. This >>> would not be English chips but American potato chips. In Hawaii, we >>> like to serve spaghetti with garlic bread. Sometimes we'll add a side >>> of macaroni salad. Don't ask me why cause the answer is "we just >>> do." >> >> Hot dogs and chili dogs are often served with Frito's in the South. I >> went to Skyline Chili, while traveling, and they had zero Frito's. I was >> surprised. >> >> Becca >> >> > > Chili and Frito's go together greatly. Over here they're almost always > served over rice. I've served chili over tortilla chips. It's good but > kind of salty. > > I once saw a couple all dressed up like Roy Rogers and Dale Evans in a > local restaurant. Roy ordered a bowl of chili and blew his mind out when > he got his bowl. He couldn't comprehend a chili with beans served over > rice. It was not a pretty sight. He should have just stuck with a fruit > salad served in a hollowed out pineapple. That was my favorite dish when > me and the wife were a'courtin'. As I recall, it was called a "pineapple > boat." Oh yeah. I didn't grow up eating chili with rice. We often had cornbread with bean dishes or perhaps Fritos or popcorn. But when I found a 3 bean chili recipe in a magazine that I liked, it was served over rice. I often made that dish when my husband was out to sea. A pot of rice and a pot of chili would last me the week. That was before I had to concern myself with carbs. These days when I make chili, the chili is the meal. I might have a couple of tortilla chips or crackers on the side but no more. |
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"bigwheel" > wrote in message ... > There are a bunch of burger joints around here but none of them worth > writing home about. We have hit several which are using the old trick of > fryng/grilling up patties and floating them in hot water till somebody > is dumb enough to order one. Has zero flavor and person can smell em > from three feet off. Five guys is not bad..or its wicked step sister > called Mooyahs. Day in and day out Whataburger is best for that. Lot of > Mom n Pop diners springing up but have yet to hit one which was fit to > eat other than maybe at breakfast and we eat that meal at home. Doubt > they make very good sausage gravy. The big favorite around here is Dick's Drive In. I did eat there once and another time I got a drink from them. I don't remember anything outstanding about the burger or fries but it was many years ago. I hear tell lately that everything they sell is greasy. And my beef with them now is that you must take them as is. No leave off this or that. They won't do it. Burger Master is close to us but we just never think to go there. It's a true old fashioned drive in with car hops. Dicks is also a drive in but no car hops. My favorite food there was the Turkey Master. Turkey, bacon, some kind of cheese (Swiss?), tomatoes, maybe onion. Been awhile since I had one. Sourdough bread. This sandwich is so large and filling that there is no way I could eat a whole one. Angela and I even had trouble finishing it when we split one. Worked better to have my mom along and we'd split one three ways, adding in salad and some fries. They have good fries and the salads are really good too. The burgers are good. I'm not just a big burger person. I also hear tell that the shakes and pies are wonderful too. I don't understand why restaurants can't make good sausage gravy. It's dead easy once you know how. I only had one flop and that was because I didn't know how to do it. I made a plain cream gravy and then tried to add cooked sausage to it. Fail! My mom then showed me how to make it which I found odd as I don't remember her ever making it when I was growing up. She did make hamburger gravy and that method is the same. Only thing I won't do that she did was add seasoning salt. I don't use that kind of stuff. |
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"Brooklyn1" > wrote in message ... > On Wed, 23 Jul 2014 15:31:35 -0400, Dave Smith > > wrote: > >>On 2014-07-23 2:15 PM, DreadfulBitch wrote: >>> On 7/23/2014 11:29 AM, Dave Smith wrote: >>>> On 2014-07-23 10:38 AM, graham wrote: >>>>>> What a stark contrast between the burger and fries! >>>>>> >>>>> Why are burgers served with fries? Isn't the carbohydrate of the bread >>>>> bun enough? >>>> >>>> >>>> It's likely because the people who like high fat high salt burgers on >>>> white buns with empty calories need some high carb, salty greasy food >>>> to >>>> go with it. >>>> >>> You obviously never had a good burger and fries. >> >>I have had good burgers and fries on several occasions. > > There are no good burgers in any restaurant, they're all > mystery meat. The last time I ate a burger out Golden Arches burgers > were 19¢. The ground meat at stupidmarkets, butcher shops, anywhere > is all mytery meat. None of yoose TIADers have ever eaten a good > burger. In this area, many places do grass fed or Angus beef. They'll tell you the brand. Painted Hills is one good brand. You can also get chopped filet mignon sliders or Wagyu beef. |
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"DreadfulBitch" > wrote in message ... > On 7/23/2014 1:30 PM, graham wrote: > >>> You obviously never had a good burger and fries. >>> >> That wasn't the point. One could have the patty, smothered in cheese and >> pickles with the fries. > > A good burger and fries is a combo that just works, for me and a lot of > other people. Don't like the combo? Fine, don't eat it. I can't stand > liver (prepared in any fashion but chopped) so I don't eat it. Simple. I rarely ever eat the buns any more. I am not a big bread person although I do like certain, specific kinds. Like the honey whole wheat that I eat toasted for breakfast. Odd because I don't even like honey. They put just enough in to give it a slight sweetness but it doesn't taste of honey. It's just sweet enough that I don't like it at all for sandwiches. Except for grilled/toasted cheese. But a burger bun? They're all pretty much the same except that now the trend here is to use Brioche, Kaiser rolls or Pretzel buns. I guess those are different. But... Given that I have to watch my carbs, I'd much rather eat fries than a bun. |
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"Doris Night" > wrote in message ... > > Where I live, the only chain/fast food restaurants are a McDonalds, > Tim Hortons, KFC, and Subway. Everything else is locally owned and > operated, and the quality is generally very good. > > Doris You're lucky. I am surrounded by Denny's, Applebees, Outback, IHop, Bonefish, Qboba, Chipotle, Taco Del Mar, Toshis and many other Teriyaki and Thai places, Panda (something or other, purporting to be Chinese), Ezels chicken, Bob's Burger and Brew, Blazing Onion, Olive Garden, Red Robin, Red Lobster, Bucca De Beppo, Old Spaghetti Factory, Claim Jumper, Macaroni Grill, Azteca, Taco Time, PF Changs, Subway, Jersey Mikes, Quiznos, McD's. Wendy's, Dairy Queen and of course Starbucks. I am sure that I have missed all sorts of places. The KFC is not really near us nor is the BK but there are some here. We do have two small local chains that is good and cooks from scratch but they rarely make changes to the menu and it gets boring. One place I wish we did have (although perhaps if we did have one, I'd think otherwise) is Ruby Tuesday. I have heard that they have a good salad bar. We do have some Italian places that are not chains but... They always seem to feature the same old same old kind of stuff. Stuff that I can easily make at home and for cheap. And having eaten really good and authentic Italian fare in PA has made me be somewhat of a food snob when it comes to Italian fare. |
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"DreadfulBitch" > wrote in message ... > On 7/23/2014 1:30 PM, graham wrote: > >>> You obviously never had a good burger and fries. >>> >> That wasn't the point. One could have the patty, smothered in cheese and >> pickles with the fries. > > A good burger and fries is a combo that just works, for me and a lot of > other people. Don't like the combo? Fine, don't eat it. I can't stand > liver (prepared in any fashion but chopped) so I don't eat it. Simple. > > -- > DreadfulBitch Yes, a very simple solution. Eat what you like and don't worry about what others are eating at all. Cheri |
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On Wed, 23 Jul 2014 21:12:04 -0700, "Julie Bove"
> wrote: > > I rarely ever eat the buns any more. <snip> > > But a burger bun? They're all pretty much the same except that now the > trend here is to use Brioche, Kaiser rolls or Pretzel buns. I guess those > are different. But... Never had a pretzel bun or roll, I like pretzel bagels. I like them a lot! > > Given that I have to watch my carbs, I'd much rather eat fries than a bun. In N Out will substitute lettuce for a bun. It's pretty tasty too, probably the only way I'll eat head lettuce - but I forgot all about that option when I was in there the other day. :( -- All you need is love. But a little chocolate now and then doesn't hurt. |
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On Wed, 23 Jul 2014 22:11:13 -0700, "Cheri" >
wrote: > > "DreadfulBitch" > wrote in message > ... > > On 7/23/2014 1:30 PM, graham wrote: > > > >>> You obviously never had a good burger and fries. > >>> > >> That wasn't the point. One could have the patty, smothered in cheese and > >> pickles with the fries. > > > > A good burger and fries is a combo that just works, for me and a lot of > > other people. Don't like the combo? Fine, don't eat it. I can't stand > > liver (prepared in any fashion but chopped) so I don't eat it. Simple. > > > > -- > > DreadfulBitch > > Yes, a very simple solution. Eat what you like and don't worry about what > others are eating at all. > Or continually yammer about how much you don't like it. I'm so glad the dirt chunks person isn't posting about that here anymore and the I hate cilantro people have taken their show on the road too. Now all we have to listen to is someone who hates fruit and can't digest much of anything else go on and on about how much she dislikes this or that food. -- All you need is love. But a little chocolate now and then doesn't hurt. |
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On Wed, 23 Jul 2014 21:06:55 -0700, "Julie Bove"
> wrote: > I don't understand why restaurants can't make good sausage gravy. The cafeteria lady (if that's what they are called) in the breakfast room of a motel we stayed at made fantastic sausage gravy. So good that I commented hers wasn't like the wall paper paste that is normally served in motels and even restaurants. She told me it comes in a can and workers need to read the instructions, but they don't. She said the instructions say to add milk, but restaurant/cafeteria workers just dump the contents into a pot and heat it up. Huge difference when milk is added as per instructions! It actually tastes home made. > It's dead easy once you know how. Agree. I normally use breakfast sausage in a tube, but we had chicken Italian sausage the other day and it ended up making good sausage gravy. Which reminds me, I need to buy more so I can make lasagna. -- All you need is love. But a little chocolate now and then doesn't hurt. |
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"sf" > wrote in message ... > On Wed, 23 Jul 2014 21:12:04 -0700, "Julie Bove" > > wrote: >> >> I rarely ever eat the buns any more. > <snip> >> >> But a burger bun? They're all pretty much the same except that now the >> trend here is to use Brioche, Kaiser rolls or Pretzel buns. I guess >> those >> are different. But... > > Never had a pretzel bun or roll, I like pretzel bagels. I like them a > lot! >> >> Given that I have to watch my carbs, I'd much rather eat fries than a >> bun. > > In N Out will substitute lettuce for a bun. It's pretty tasty too, > probably the only way I'll eat head lettuce - but I forgot all about > that option when I was in there the other day. :( Yep, you just order protein style, and you can add to it. Cheri |
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"sf" > wrote in message ... > On Wed, 23 Jul 2014 22:11:13 -0700, "Cheri" > > wrote: > >> >> "DreadfulBitch" > wrote in message >> ... >> > On 7/23/2014 1:30 PM, graham wrote: >> > >> >>> You obviously never had a good burger and fries. >> >>> >> >> That wasn't the point. One could have the patty, smothered in cheese >> >> and >> >> pickles with the fries. >> > >> > A good burger and fries is a combo that just works, for me and a lot of >> > other people. Don't like the combo? Fine, don't eat it. I can't >> > stand >> > liver (prepared in any fashion but chopped) so I don't eat it. Simple. >> > >> > -- >> > DreadfulBitch >> >> Yes, a very simple solution. Eat what you like and don't worry about what >> others are eating at all. >> > Or continually yammer about how much you don't like it. I'm so glad > the dirt chunks person isn't posting about that here anymore and the I > hate cilantro people have taken their show on the road too. Now all > we have to listen to is someone who hates fruit and can't digest much > of anything else go on and on about how much she dislikes this or that > food. Nothing wrong with saying it once, we all do that, but no reason to answer every post with the same comments. Cheri |
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On 7/23/2014 5:59 PM, Julie Bove wrote:
> > > I didn't grow up eating chili with rice. We often had cornbread with > bean dishes or perhaps Fritos or popcorn. But when I found a 3 bean > chili recipe in a magazine that I liked, it was served over rice. I > often made that dish when my husband was out to sea. A pot of rice and > a pot of chili would last me the week. That was before I had to concern > myself with carbs. These days when I make chili, the chili is the > meal. I might have a couple of tortilla chips or crackers on the side > but no more. My guess is most people didn't grow up eating chili with rice, unless they were from Hawaii. You'd probably have a hard time finding chili with rice on the mainland. Last night we ate at a place called "The Fat Greek" the last part of the signage fell of so some people might have thought the joint was called "The Fat. " My wife had a baklava at the end of the meal. My wife thought it had falafel in it but it was powdered walnuts and cumin. I used to assemble a mean baklava but this was a new one for me. It's an interesting variation. |
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On 7/23/2014 10:38 AM, graham wrote:
> Why are burgers served with fries? Isn't the carbohydrate of the bread > bun enough? > Graham Not *everyone* eats burgers and fries every day or even every month. I certainly don't. I also don't worry my head off about carbs. There was a comment on the site below. "It's meat & potatoes." http://www.quora.com/Hamburgers/Why-...erved-together Yes, it's meat & potatoes. Beef & potatoes is a very traditional dinner in the US. Served with, you guessed it, dinner rolls. (There are vegetable sides, which in the case of a burger would be burger toppings and/or side salad.) That's one idea. Or, fries could be simply a cheap and convenient money maker for fast food and other chain restaurants. In actuality, they always have been. People who don't know that haven't gone out to eat much. YMMV. Jill |
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On 7/23/2014 2:15 PM, DreadfulBitch wrote:
> On 7/23/2014 11:29 AM, Dave Smith wrote: >> On 2014-07-23 10:38 AM, graham wrote: >>>> What a stark contrast between the burger and fries! >>>> >>> Why are burgers served with fries? Isn't the carbohydrate of the bread >>> bun enough? >> >> >> It's likely because the people who like high fat high salt burgers on >> white buns with empty calories need some high carb, salty greasy food to >> go with it. >> > You obviously never had a good burger and fries. > I hear that! There's nothing like a good burger and fries. These days I don't know anyone in real life who buys fast food burgers and fries on a regular basis. I had a really nice cheeseburger at the Club a couple of weeks ago, with nicely cooked shoestring fries. Neither the burger nor the fries were greasy or too salty. Some restaurants can do some things well. :) Jill |
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On 7/23/2014 9:38 PM, DreadfulBitch wrote:
> On 7/23/2014 1:30 PM, graham wrote: > >>> You obviously never had a good burger and fries. >>> >> That wasn't the point. One could have the patty, smothered in cheese and >> pickles with the fries. > > A good burger and fries is a combo that just works, for me and a lot of > other people. Don't like the combo? Fine, don't eat it. I can't stand > liver (prepared in any fashion but chopped) so I don't eat it. Simple. > It works for me, too. As I said in another reply, I don't eat burgers and fries every day. I don't know anyone who does. I certainly dislike the idea of a beef patty smothered in cheese and pickles. Ugh. Jill |
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"jmcquown" > wrote in message ... > On 7/23/2014 9:38 PM, DreadfulBitch wrote: >> On 7/23/2014 1:30 PM, graham wrote: >> >>>> You obviously never had a good burger and fries. >>>> >>> That wasn't the point. One could have the patty, smothered in cheese and >>> pickles with the fries. >> >> A good burger and fries is a combo that just works, for me and a lot of >> other people. Don't like the combo? Fine, don't eat it. I can't stand >> liver (prepared in any fashion but chopped) so I don't eat it. Simple. >> > It works for me, too. As I said in another reply, I don't eat burgers and > fries every day. I don't know anyone who does. > > I certainly dislike the idea of a beef patty smothered in cheese and > pickles. Ugh. > > Jill I like the idea and have it often. I make a beef patty, melt some cheese on it, add some dill pickle relish and I'm good to go. Cheri |
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On 7/23/2014 3:31 PM, Dave Smith wrote:
> On 2014-07-23 2:15 PM, DreadfulBitch wrote: >> On 7/23/2014 11:29 AM, Dave Smith wrote: >>> On 2014-07-23 10:38 AM, graham wrote: >>>>> What a stark contrast between the burger and fries! >>>>> >>>> Why are burgers served with fries? Isn't the carbohydrate of the bread >>>> bun enough? >>> >>> >>> It's likely because the people who like high fat high salt burgers on >>> white buns with empty calories need some high carb, salty greasy food to >>> go with it. >>> >> You obviously never had a good burger and fries. >> > > I have had good burgers and fries on several occasions. I don't live on > them. I am willing to bet that the people who live on them are not > getting the good ones. They are more likely to be fast food burgers and > fries. > > I don't live on them, either. But I'd agree with Dreadful Bitch's and your assessment: the people who don't like them have never tasted a good burger and fries. Good burgers are not greasy. I'm not saying they don't contain fat - of course they do. But when properly prepared they're not dripping grease when you eat them. Good french fries aren't greasy, either. Or overly salted. If someone eats fast food and calls that a burger and fries, they really need to venture out of that restaurant chain-zone. Jill |
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On Thu, 24 Jul 2014 19:46:04 -0400, jmcquown >
wrote: > If someone > eats fast food and calls that a burger and fries, they really need to > venture out of that restaurant chain-zone. LOL! Just the fact that fast food joints can get away with calling themselves restaurants is appalling. -- All you need is love. But a little chocolate now and then doesn't hurt. |
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