Big D's Burger Shack (manhattan burger discussion)

[Cire]

The best chain fast food-ish burger place that I've been to is Five Guys, IMO. It's not really fair to compare their fries with In N Outs because they're so different but I like the fries at Five Guys better. All the toppings you get to choose from at Five Guys is really what gives them the edge. Oh, and the peanuts.

Get out, best chain fast food burger is Fudrucker's. Have only eaten there once but I still dream about it. 

fudruckers=redrobin.

[slimz]

Update: new place is actually called BRGR. It was packed. 40 minute wait at 8 pm.

Had Blanc Burger instead. Free truffle fries. 

How?

Bro got an e-mail coupon from Mission Farms. Showed it to the manager on his iPhone.  Boom.    <-- (popcorn = truffle fries)

[Dugout DickStone]

Update: new place is actually called BRGR. It was packed. 40 minute wait at 8 pm.

Had Blanc Burger instead. Free truffle fries. 

How?

Bro got an e-mail coupon from Mission Farms. Showed it to the manager on his iPhone.  Boom.    <-- (popcorn = truffle fries)

I'm in.  fwd the coup.

[steve dave]

http://aht.seriouseats.com/archives/2010/04/chain-burger-brackets-whataburger-vs-five-guys.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:+feedmeaburger+(A+Hamburger+Today)

[waks]

http://aht.seriouseats.com/archives/2010/04/chain-burger-brackets-whataburger-vs-five-guys.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:+feedmeaburger+(A+Hamburger+Today)

Pretty terrible bracket IMHO.

[jmlynch1]

http://aht.seriouseats.com/archives/2010/04/chain-burger-brackets-whataburger-vs-five-guys.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:+feedmeaburger+(A+Hamburger+Today)

Pretty terrible bracket IMHO.

Agreed. The best part about Whataburger is that they are open 24 hours and are tolerant of people being absolutely smashed in their lobby. However, my town's Qdoba is now open til three and right next to bars so the trump card has been played.

[waks]

http://aht.seriouseats.com/archives/2010/04/chain-burger-brackets-whataburger-vs-five-guys.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:+feedmeaburger+(A+Hamburger+Today)

Pretty terrible bracket IMHO.

Agreed. The best part about Whataburger is that they are open 24 hours and are tolerant of people being absolutely smashed in their lobby. However, my town's Qdoba is now open til three and right next to bars so the trump card has been played.

Qdoba is a Chipotle wannabe. Hasn't your town gotten a Freebirds by now?

[asava]

http://aht.seriouseats.com/archives/2010/04/chain-burger-brackets-whataburger-vs-five-guys.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:+feedmeaburger+(A+Hamburger+Today)

Pretty terrible bracket IMHO.

Agreed. The best part about Whataburger is that they are open 24 hours and are tolerant of people being absolutely smashed in their lobby. However, my town's Qdoba is now open til three and right next to bars so the trump card has been played.

hurry the eff up and come east already. quit being so faggy.

also to settle this whole debate about in and out burger (waks), i present to you empirical evidence:

WALTER
                         He lives in North Hollywood on
                         Radford, near the In-and-Out Burger--

                                     DUDE
                         The In-and-Out Burger is on Camrose.

                                     WALTER
                         Near the In-and-Out Burger--

                                     DONNY
                         Those are good burgers, Walter.

                                     WALTER
                         Shut the eff up, Donny.  This kid
                         is in the ninth grade, Dude, and his
                         father is--are you ready for this?--
                         Arthur Digby Sellers.

                                     DUDE
                         Who the eff is that?

                                     WALTER
                         Huh?

                                     DUDE
                         Who the eff is Arthur Digby Sellers?

                                     WALTER
                         Who the f--have you ever heard of a
                         little show called Branded, Dude?

                                     DUDE
                         Yeah.

                                     WALTER
                         All but one man died?  There at Bitter
                         Creek?

                                     DUDE
                         Yeah yeah, I know the rough ridin' show
                         Walter, so what?

                                     WALTER
                         rough ridin' Arthur Digby Sellers wrote
                         156 episodes, Dude.

                                     DUDE
                         Uh-huh.

                                     WALTER
                         The bulk of the series.

                                     DUDE
                         Uh-huh.

                                     WALTER
                         Not exactly a lightweight.

                                     DUDE
                         No.

                                     WALTER
                         And yet his son is a rough ridin' dunce.

                                     DUDE
                         Uh.

                                     WALTER
                         Yeah, go figure.  Well we'll go out
                         there after the, uh, the.

               He waves a hand vaguely toward the stage.

                                     WALTER
                         What have you.  We'll, uh--

                                     DONNY
                         We'll be near the In-and-Out Burger.

                                     WALTER
                         Shut the eff up, Donny.  We'll, uh,
                         brace the kid--he'll be a pushover. 
                         We'll get that rough ridin' money, if he
                         hasn't spent it already.  Million
                         rough ridin' clams. And yes, we'll be
                         near the, uh--some burgers, some
                         beers, a few laughs.  Our rough ridin'
                         troubles are over, Dude.

[pissclams]

Update: new place is actually called BRGR. It was packed. 40 minute wait at 8 pm.

Had Blanc Burger instead. Free truffle fries. 

the word is that BRGR is better than Blanc.  hard to believe b/c blanc is so good.  since it's out south i don't have to worry about ever going there but  also- at blanc try the fried cheese curds.

[waks]

http://aht.seriouseats.com/archives/2010/04/chain-burger-brackets-whataburger-vs-five-guys.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:+feedmeaburger+(A+Hamburger+Today)

Pretty terrible bracket IMHO.

Agreed. The best part about Whataburger is that they are open 24 hours and are tolerant of people being absolutely smashed in their lobby. However, my town's Qdoba is now open til three and right next to bars so the trump card has been played.

hurry the shazbot! up and come east already. quit being so froggy.

also to settle this whole debate about in and out burger (waks), i present to you empirical evidence:

WALTER
                         He lives in North Hollywood on
                         Radford, near the In-and-Out Burger--

                                     DUDE
                         The In-and-Out Burger is on Camrose.

                                     WALTER
                         Near the In-and-Out Burger--

                                     DONNY
                         Those are good burgers, Walter.

                                     WALTER
                         Shut the shazbot! up, Donny.  This kid
                         is in the ninth grade, Dude, and his
                         father is--are you ready for this?--
                         Arthur Digby Sellers.

                                     DUDE
                         Who the shazbot! is that?

                                     WALTER
                         Huh?

                                     DUDE
                         Who the shazbot! is Arthur Digby Sellers?

                                     WALTER
                         Who the f--have you ever heard of a
                         little show called Branded, Dude?

                                     DUDE
                         Yeah.

                                     WALTER
                         All but one man died?  There at Bitter
                         Creek?

                                     DUDE
                         Yeah yeah, I know the fracking show
                         Walter, so what?

                                     WALTER
                         fracking Arthur Digby Sellers wrote
                         156 episodes, Dude.

                                     DUDE
                         Uh-huh.

                                     WALTER
                         The bulk of the series.

                                     DUDE
                         Uh-huh.

                                     WALTER
                         Not exactly a lightweight.

                                     DUDE
                         No.

                                     WALTER
                         And yet his son is a fracking dunce.

                                     DUDE
                         Uh.

                                     WALTER
                         Yeah, go figure.  Well we'll go out
                         there after the, uh, the.

               He waves a hand vaguely toward the stage.

                                     WALTER
                         What have you.  We'll, uh--

                                     DONNY
                         We'll be near the In-and-Out Burger.

                                     WALTER
                         Shut the shazbot! up, Donny.  We'll, uh,
                         brace the kid--he'll be a pushover. 
                         We'll get that fracking money, if he
                         hasn't spent it already.  Million
                         fracking clams. And yes, we'll be
                         near the, uh--some burgers, some
                         beers, a few laughs.  Our fracking
                         troubles are over, Dude.

Ever seen Fargo? Steve Buscemi mentions how much those burgers suck in Fargo and applauds Whataburger, so I don't believe much those Coen brothers or that Buscemi guy have to say.

[Johnny Wichita]

Since we're talking about fast food burgers, I will throw this out there... In 'N' Out Burger has to be the most overrated restaurant known to man. I ate there twice over Spring Break and both times was horribly underwhelmed. First time I didn't try anything unique with my burger or fries and left disappointed so I went back and got both my fries and burger done animal style. Again, left disappointed. Anyone care to explain the hype for this place?

it's legitimately good fast food, which is pretty rare.  if you had a fast food hamburger choice b/w InO, Hardees, Wendys, McDs, and BK, hopefully you would have enough perspective to choose InO. 

I mean, sure, it wasn't bad, but it wasn't spectacular either. And I expected spectacular because of how in love with the place people are. I would put it above all of the options you listed, however, if I was faced between the option of In N Out or Hardees, it would probably be 50/50 depending on what I was in the mood for. The lack of options at In N Out could give the edge to Hardees on certain days.

The best chain fast food-ish burger place that I've been to is Five Guys, IMO. It's not really fair to compare their fries with In N Outs because they're so different but I like the fries at Five Guys better. All the toppings you get to choose from at Five Guys is really what gives them the edge. Oh, and the peanuts.

I'm getting angry reading this.  In-N-Out is incredible.  I love it so much I feel like you are taking personal shots at a family member.   

[waks]

Since we're talking about fast food burgers, I will throw this out there... In 'N' Out Burger has to be the most overrated restaurant known to man. I ate there twice over Spring Break and both times was horribly underwhelmed. First time I didn't try anything unique with my burger or fries and left disappointed so I went back and got both my fries and burger done animal style. Again, left disappointed. Anyone care to explain the hype for this place?

it's legitimately good fast food, which is pretty rare.  if you had a fast food hamburger choice b/w InO, Hardees, Wendys, McDs, and BK, hopefully you would have enough perspective to choose InO. 

I mean, sure, it wasn't bad, but it wasn't spectacular either. And I expected spectacular because of how in love with the place people are. I would put it above all of the options you listed, however, if I was faced between the option of In N Out or Hardees, it would probably be 50/50 depending on what I was in the mood for. The lack of options at In N Out could give the edge to Hardees on certain days.

The best chain fast food-ish burger place that I've been to is Five Guys, IMO. It's not really fair to compare their fries with In N Outs because they're so different but I like the fries at Five Guys better. All the toppings you get to choose from at Five Guys is really what gives them the edge. Oh, and the peanuts.

I'm getting angry reading this.  In-N-Out is incredible.  I love it so much I feel like you are taking personal shots at a family member.   

In-N-Out must have the best marketing people ever. It's the only thing that can explain such overrating.

[Dr Rick Daris]

Since we're talking about fast food burgers, I will throw this out there... In 'N' Out Burger has to be the most overrated restaurant known to man. I ate there twice over Spring Break and both times was horribly underwhelmed. First time I didn't try anything unique with my burger or fries and left disappointed so I went back and got both my fries and burger done animal style. Again, left disappointed. Anyone care to explain the hype for this place?

it's legitimately good fast food, which is pretty rare.  if you had a fast food hamburger choice b/w InO, Hardees, Wendys, McDs, and BK, hopefully you would have enough perspective to choose InO. 

I mean, sure, it wasn't bad, but it wasn't spectacular either. And I expected spectacular because of how in love with the place people are. I would put it above all of the options you listed, however, if I was faced between the option of In N Out or Hardees, it would probably be 50/50 depending on what I was in the mood for. The lack of options at In N Out could give the edge to Hardees on certain days.

The best chain fast food-ish burger place that I've been to is Five Guys, IMO. It's not really fair to compare their fries with In N Outs because they're so different but I like the fries at Five Guys better. All the toppings you get to choose from at Five Guys is really what gives them the edge. Oh, and the peanuts.

I'm getting angry reading this.  In-N-Out is incredible.  I love it so much I feel like you are taking personal shots at a family member.   

In-N-Out must have the best marketing people ever. It's the only thing that can explain such overrating.

i agree with this poster. the only thing more overrated then in-n-out burgers are hibachi hut wings. it's just tiger sauce. 

[Johnny Wichita]

Since we're talking about fast food burgers, I will throw this out there... In 'N' Out Burger has to be the most overrated restaurant known to man. I ate there twice over Spring Break and both times was horribly underwhelmed. First time I didn't try anything unique with my burger or fries and left disappointed so I went back and got both my fries and burger done animal style. Again, left disappointed. Anyone care to explain the hype for this place?

it's legitimately good fast food, which is pretty rare.  if you had a fast food hamburger choice b/w InO, Hardees, Wendys, McDs, and BK, hopefully you would have enough perspective to choose InO. 

I mean, sure, it wasn't bad, but it wasn't spectacular either. And I expected spectacular because of how in love with the place people are. I would put it above all of the options you listed, however, if I was faced between the option of In N Out or Hardees, it would probably be 50/50 depending on what I was in the mood for. The lack of options at In N Out could give the edge to Hardees on certain days.

The best chain fast food-ish burger place that I've been to is Five Guys, IMO. It's not really fair to compare their fries with In N Outs because they're so different but I like the fries at Five Guys better. All the toppings you get to choose from at Five Guys is really what gives them the edge. Oh, and the peanuts.

I'm getting angry reading this.  In-N-Out is incredible.  I love it so much I feel like you are taking personal shots at a family member.   

In-N-Out must have the best marketing people ever. It's the only thing that can explain such overrating.

One of the dumbest statements I've seen here.  I'm not sure they waste much time on marketing.  They don't need to.  Their product markets itself. 

[WillieWatanabe]

Ate at the Salina Spangles over the weekend. I def. have a new entry in my top 5 burger places.

[yoga-like_abana]

Ate at the Salina Spangles over the weekend. I def. have a new entry in my top 5 burger places.

Do your tastebuds enjoy punishment?

[WillieWatanabe]

Ate at the Salina Spangles over the weekend. I def. have a new entry in my top 5 burger places.

Do your tastebuds enjoy punishment?

apparently 

My ears also love 1950's doo-wop

[steve dave]

in-n-out is not bad.  it's not ridic. like people make it out to be though.  if they were everywhere people would not be so Fake Sugar Dick (WARNING, NOT THE REAL SUGAR DICK!) for them.  it's like the girl you can't have, if you could hit it whenever you wanted she wouldn't look so hot.

[pissclams]

some of you like crap burger places, i wonder if you think 'Top 5' means Bottom 5.

[Johnny Wichita]

in-n-out is not bad.  it's not ridic. like people make it out to be though.  if they were everywhere people would not be so Fake Sugar Dick (WARNING, NOT THE REAL SUGAR DICK!) for them.  it's like the girl you can't have, if you could hit it whenever you wanted she wouldn't look so hot.

I'll fight you. 

That may be part of it, but I eat fast food for lunch about every day of the week and would definitely eat there at least once a week if it was here.  I would be much more excited about that over BK, Spangles, Subway, and other crap places.  It is just burgers and fries but it is rough ridin' good. 

[steve dave]

in-n-out is not bad.  it's not ridic. like people make it out to be though.  if they were everywhere people would not be so Fake Sugar Dick (WARNING, NOT THE REAL SUGAR DICK!) for them.  it's like the girl you can't have, if you could hit it whenever you wanted she wouldn't look so hot.

I'll fight you.  

That may be part of it, but I eat fast food for lunch about every day of the week and would definitely eat there at least once a week if it was here.  I would be much more excited about that over BK, Spangles, Subway, and other crap places.  It is just burgers and fries but it is rough ridin' good.  

Yeah, it's better than those garbage places you listed.  To use my same analogy if someone said the girl you couldn't have was ugly you shouldn't defend her by saying she's better looking than Russell Robinson, Danny Devito and a goat.

[get_HIT]

Went to Big D's over the weekend, just because of this thread......a few opinions:  i asked her what the best thing to get was, "well a for somebody your size, i would say The Urban (2/3 lb burger)" ok, she talked me into it.....probably the biggest burger I have ever had, pretty damn filling.....

Burger:  B-
Fries:  A
Pop: D (No Fountain, only bottles, wft?)
Price: C
OVERALL:  B-

Next time I am definitly going with "The Phylo" which includes mushrooms, green peppers, onions, hullabaloo like that.....seemed to be what everybody else was ordering.  Also only going with the burger, and NO fries, they were really good, but I havn't hullabaloo right since I ate there since I had too much. 

[pissclams]

you gave the fries an A and won't get them next time. 

[get_HIT]

you gave the fries an A and won't get them next time. 

ya....sounds frackin powertarded i know......me=not exactly loaded.....so, the burger alone was 7 bucks or something.....with a coke you're lookin at 8 or 9, so I can do without frackin fries.  may have to go with some chili cheese fries next time....

[WillieWatanabe]

some of you like crap burger places, i wonder if you think 'Top 5' means Bottom 5.

Maybe if i ate there all the time i wouldn't like it as much, but since it was my first, love it. Kinda how things work in life.