When Fuddrucker's started out, there was a walk-in cooler with sides of beef hanging right as you walked in. As I understood it at the time they used all parts of the beef, even the "prime" cuts to make their burgers. It was a very good burger throughout the 80s. We have one close, but we rarely eat there. They are now serving buffalo burgers and I should give that a try.
Burgers
- Thread starter Mr. Clean
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Poorboy
Founder Poorboy's World
Three places from California I miss are Carl's Jr. (upgraded Burger King), Tommy's and Fat Burger ... The Fat Burgers also varied from place to place probably like Fudruckers .. and now that Mr. Clean mentioned it :hmmm: I don't remember seeing the fresh meat hanging anymore 
GH you are so right about Krispy Creme! The hub-bub surrounding them was enormous when they opened a store in Arlington, TX. One of my co-workers at the time lived in Arlington and brought some into the office. They were good, but so were Southern Maid.
COMDEX
What a zoo! I don't recall the exact year, but was among the masses the year all attendance records were broken. I don't recall the numbers but it was reported there were more than 200,000 folks. Some of the halls were literally a sea of humanity. Never knew of the existence of the In-N-Out burger at the time or I would have tried it back then.
COMDEX
What a zoo! I don't recall the exact year, but was among the masses the year all attendance records were broken. I don't recall the numbers but it was reported there were more than 200,000 folks. Some of the halls were literally a sea of humanity. Never knew of the existence of the In-N-Out burger at the time or I would have tried it back then.
GearHead_1
Long Time Member
Carl's Jr. is certainly worth mentioning. We got this chain into Utah about 7 or 8 years ago. They have a good burger. And you guys are right, Fudruckers seems to have lost some of its shine over the years.
Three places from California I miss are Carl's Jr. (upgraded Burger King), Tommy's and Fat Burger ... The Fat Burgers also varied from place to place probably like Fudruckers .. and now that Mr. Clean mentioned it :hmmm: I don't remember seeing the fresh meat hanging anymore
shuddleston
New member
Dirty Burgers - make them yourself. Place a bunch of hamburger in a big bowl and load it with ketchup (key ingredient), tad bit of your prefered BBQ sauce, seasoning of your choice and throw in cheese chunks of your choice. Should be of consistencey were it almost wants to fall apart. Don't over flip or they'll fall apart.
Very good the ketchup keeps them from drying out on the grill.
Very good the ketchup keeps them from drying out on the grill.
Ketchup or catsup however you choose to spell it, shall not...shall not touch thy burger! :rofl Got to have mustard you know. 
But speaking of Dirty Burger, that reminded me of another burger chain which came to Texas, Krystal burger. They are similar in size to the White Castle burger, at least what we see here in the frozen food section...small. A girl on another forum called them dirty burgers as that is how they referred to them back in the high school/college days back in TN.
But speaking of Dirty Burger, that reminded me of another burger chain which came to Texas, Krystal burger. They are similar in size to the White Castle burger, at least what we see here in the frozen food section...small. A girl on another forum called them dirty burgers as that is how they referred to them back in the high school/college days back in TN.
Tex Star Detail
Formerly TexasTB
My Burgers are better than all of the above!
Stealing from a common theme here on DC...no pictures necessary...but that post is worthless without my confirmation.
Tex Star Detail
Formerly TexasTB
Well, I tried. It is safe to say though, that my Burgers aren't re-labled CG Burgers.....:lol2:
sullysdetailing
New member
Yes.....
We should have a DC road trip to Heart Attack Grill :rockon
http://www.heartattackgrill.com/
shuddleston
New member
I just ate at SmashBurger never heard of it before. However, it just opened, so I thought I'd give it a try. Pretty good burgers little pricey though $9 for buger, fries and drink. They advertised an egg bun which was a little strange but tasted good anyway.
I'd rather have a double cheeseburger from Sonic!
I'd rather have a double cheeseburger from Sonic!
Smashburger is another of the burger specific chains that have moved into Texas. A couple of the Dallas Cowboys teamed to open one of the local D/FW stores. We gave them a try. They were pretty good. Definitely not too dry of a patty. They don't scrimp on the fixin's either. Decent enough.
Another enty into the burger market (chain) is Mooyah. I think it is a Texas chain. Pretty good eats. Fresh, not frozen beef. Hand cut potatoes etc.
Another enty into the burger market (chain) is Mooyah. I think it is a Texas chain. Pretty good eats. Fresh, not frozen beef. Hand cut potatoes etc.
sullysdetailing
New member
So them on the travel channel "Best Eats" they are supose to be really good and have alot of fried food
Big Leegr
Swirls?!?! NNOOOOOOO!!!!!
I think Carl's Jr. is *similar* to Hardee's. I think they are owned by the same company and might even have similar menu items, so if you were wanting something from Carl's Jr. you may find it at Hardee's.
GearHead_1
Long Time Member
When we had a Hardee's in my area we had two at the same time, same town. One was your typical burger joint and the other was a sit down restaurant with items like chicken fried steak, roast beef and fish and chips etc. It was kind of like a JB's Big Boy. The sit down place went away first and then the burger joint.
Having mentioned JB's I really liked the Big Boy sandwich as a kid. We lived about 20 miles south of Provo, Utah. We'd only "get to town" 4 or 5 times a year. When we did it was a real treat to get a Big Boy hamburger and a chocolate shake. I remember the Big Boy costing 50 cents and depending on the day I had to choose between the hamburger or the milk shake. $1 back in those days for a hamburger and shake was a calculated expense. You could get a cheeseburger, fries and drink for a buck at Arctic Circle. JB's shakes had to be the first generation Wendy's Frosty. Man I'm dating myself.
We had JB's before we got a Mickey D's. I remember thinking the Big Mac was on the same plane as a Big Boy (must have been a special sauce thing). In retrospect I'm sure the Big Boy was better. I won't eat anything else at McDonald's but every once in a while (couple of years) I still get a hankerin' for a Big Mac.
I know this isn't a burger but doesn anyone remember Church's Fried Chicken? Are these still around in other parts of the country? Speaking of bygone restaurants I really liked Skipper's too.
Having mentioned JB's I really liked the Big Boy sandwich as a kid. We lived about 20 miles south of Provo, Utah. We'd only "get to town" 4 or 5 times a year. When we did it was a real treat to get a Big Boy hamburger and a chocolate shake. I remember the Big Boy costing 50 cents and depending on the day I had to choose between the hamburger or the milk shake. $1 back in those days for a hamburger and shake was a calculated expense. You could get a cheeseburger, fries and drink for a buck at Arctic Circle. JB's shakes had to be the first generation Wendy's Frosty. Man I'm dating myself.
We had JB's before we got a Mickey D's. I remember thinking the Big Mac was on the same plane as a Big Boy (must have been a special sauce thing). In retrospect I'm sure the Big Boy was better. I won't eat anything else at McDonald's but every once in a while (couple of years) I still get a hankerin' for a Big Mac.
I know this isn't a burger but doesn anyone remember Church's Fried Chicken? Are these still around in other parts of the country? Speaking of bygone restaurants I really liked Skipper's too.