Tiger2003
Posts: 15,421
Jan 22, 2013 12:04pm
gorocks99;1371988 wrote:TBDP is good, Matt's is a different experience IMO. Matt's is as basic as you can get, the only choice is whether you want fried or raw onions really. TBDP gives you a bunch of options if I remember correctly (kind of like 5-8). It comes down to personal preference but for me Matt's is the best.
Yah that sounds right Gorocks.
Crimson streak
Posts: 9,002
Jan 22, 2013 12:16pm
Bar 145 in Toledo. Create your own burgers with over 75 toppings and I believe 30 different sauces.
GoChiefs
Posts: 16,754
Jan 22, 2013 12:17pm
bases_loaded;1371989 wrote:Limby's Tavern in Dover, simple as it comes...but damn good.
Absolutely love their steak sandwiches. Marge sure can cook!
Heretic
Posts: 18,820
Jan 22, 2013 12:45pm
5 Guys is respectable, but doesn't really fit with the thread as I gather it, as it's talking more about local places with good burgers and not chains that just happen to be local.thavoice;1371986 wrote:Ha. Excellent wings as well if the right person is cooking them. Would say they are my favorite if done right!
Only been to 5 guys twice and wouldnt say they were terrible. I thought they were pretty good.
Where I live, there might be a decent place, as I have gotten a good burger from a local restaurant before. But I usually just cook my own at home. Cheaper and little/no diminishment of quality.
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thavoice
Posts: 14,376
Jan 22, 2013 12:49pm
Local place called CTown wings has excellent burgers as well. 1/2 lb or maybe bigger...over a wood fire grill. Just had their bleu cheese and wing sauce one last night..
OSH
Posts: 4,145
Jan 22, 2013 12:53pm
I always enjoy this topic.
Already mentioned:
Matt's Bar - Minneapolis, MN
Terry's Turf Club - Cincinnati, OH
Thurman Cafe - Columbus, OH
Add to the list:
Red Lion Grog House - Indianapolis, IN
Bub's Burgers & Ice Cream - Carmel, IN
B Spot - numerous locations in Cleveland-area (opening one in Columbus in 2013)
Already mentioned:
Matt's Bar - Minneapolis, MN
Terry's Turf Club - Cincinnati, OH
Thurman Cafe - Columbus, OH
Add to the list:
Red Lion Grog House - Indianapolis, IN
Bub's Burgers & Ice Cream - Carmel, IN
B Spot - numerous locations in Cleveland-area (opening one in Columbus in 2013)
ptown_trojans_1
Posts: 7,632
Jan 22, 2013 1:15pm
In the DC area, there are a ton:
Two of my favorites:
Quarry House Dive bar in Silver Spring, MD
Great 1/3 and 1/3 burgers and awesome tots.
Plus, a great beer and scotch selection
And Tonic near George Washington Campus.
Same, great tots, but they have a burger with an egg on it, that is awesome.
Two of my favorites:
Quarry House Dive bar in Silver Spring, MD
Great 1/3 and 1/3 burgers and awesome tots.
Plus, a great beer and scotch selection
And Tonic near George Washington Campus.
Same, great tots, but they have a burger with an egg on it, that is awesome.
se-alum
Posts: 13,948
Jan 22, 2013 2:57pm
Locally, we have a place called Carl's Townhouse that has really good burger, and the Cozy Inn has the Cozy burger that is good.
mucalum49
Posts: 1,639
Jan 22, 2013 3:03pm
That sucks. Really wanted to check out Matt's but got talked into TBDP instead. Really liked MPLS though, might be worth a return trip to check it out.Tiger2003;1371995 wrote:Doesn't compare.
Enforcer
Posts: 2,140
Jan 22, 2013 3:32pm
The Pub in Athens has a good Burger
said_aouita
Posts: 8,532
Jan 22, 2013 5:15pm
I remember when Cold Beer and Cheeseburgers opened up across from Wright State. All their beer was on ice (don't know if they still do that) and the burgers were not bad.
Now it seems theirs a chain of CBaC's around Dayton area.
Now it seems theirs a chain of CBaC's around Dayton area.
said_aouita
Posts: 8,532
Jan 22, 2013 5:20pm
Zeke's restaurant in Dowagiac, Michigan.
Bottled beer menu is listed by country. Last time I was there it was around 300 different bottled beers.
This is just their draft beer menu.
1. BASS ALE 15. OKTOBERFEST
2. DOS EQUIS AMBER 16. LION STOUT
3. MOOSEHEAD 17. SAM ADAMS CHERRY WHEAT
4. LABATTS ALE 18. WARSTEINER DUNKEL
5. ROLLING ROCK 19. OVAL BEACH BLONDE
6. HARPS 20. PILSNER URQUELL
7. NEWCASTLE BROWN 21. BLUE MOON
8. SMITHWICKS 22. BUD LIGHT
9. AMSTEL LIGHT 23. BELLS OBERON/ AMBER
10. HEINEHEN 24. GUINESS
11. STELLA ARTOIS 25. KILLIANS RED
12. ANCHOR STEAM 26. FOSTERS
13. GOOSE ISLAND HONKERS ALE 27. MILLER LITE
14. SAM ADAMS LAGER 28. BLACK & TAN
Oh yea, pretty good food too.
Bottled beer menu is listed by country. Last time I was there it was around 300 different bottled beers.
This is just their draft beer menu.
1. BASS ALE 15. OKTOBERFEST
2. DOS EQUIS AMBER 16. LION STOUT
3. MOOSEHEAD 17. SAM ADAMS CHERRY WHEAT
4. LABATTS ALE 18. WARSTEINER DUNKEL
5. ROLLING ROCK 19. OVAL BEACH BLONDE
6. HARPS 20. PILSNER URQUELL
7. NEWCASTLE BROWN 21. BLUE MOON
8. SMITHWICKS 22. BUD LIGHT
9. AMSTEL LIGHT 23. BELLS OBERON/ AMBER
10. HEINEHEN 24. GUINESS
11. STELLA ARTOIS 25. KILLIANS RED
12. ANCHOR STEAM 26. FOSTERS
13. GOOSE ISLAND HONKERS ALE 27. MILLER LITE
14. SAM ADAMS LAGER 28. BLACK & TAN
Oh yea, pretty good food too.
like_that
Posts: 26,625
Jan 22, 2013 10:03pm
ptown_trojans_1;1372070 wrote:In the DC area, there are a ton:
Two of my favorites:
Quarry House Dive bar in Silver Spring, MD
Great 1/3 and 1/3 burgers and awesome tots.
Plus, a great beer and scotch selection
And Tonic near George Washington Campus.
Same, great tots, but they have a burger with an egg on it, that is awesome.
DC hasn't really struck me as a burger city, but I might have to check these out sometime.
One of the best burgers I had was at a gastro pub in Santa Monica. It is called the library ale house. They don't let you modify their burgers.
S
slingshot4ever
Posts: 4,085
Jan 22, 2013 10:09pm
Perrysburgers
ptown_trojans_1
Posts: 7,632
Jan 22, 2013 11:06pm
Yeah, one of the nation's fittest cities, does have some good ones, actually some great ones.like_that;1372389 wrote:DC hasn't really struck me as a burger city, but I might have to check these out sometime.
During my years at Maryland, my classmates and I would have a burgers and beer night every month and try different places in the DC area. There are a host of solid places.
It is the birthplace of Five Guys after all.
Four others:
The famous Ray's Hell Burger in Arlington, VA
BGR (The Burger Joint), in Dupont Circle and other places around the city.
Elevation Burger, Fall Church and Arlington, VA.
Good Stuff Eatery: On Penn Ave, SE between 3rd and 4th: Former Top Chef contestant place's.
Laley23
Posts: 29,506
Jan 22, 2013 11:23pm
Around here:
Perrysburgers - Perrysburg, OH
Bar 145 - Toledo, OH
Nick and Jimmys - Toledo, OH
Not around here:
Spikes Keg 'O' Nails - Grayling, MI
Bubs Burgers - Carmel, IN
Bears - Bloomington, IN
Kilroys - Bloomington, IN
Spikes is by far the best burger Ive had. Stop in almost everytime Im up in Grayling at my cottage. http://www.spikes-grayling.com/ Kelso on That 70's Show actually wore a shirt from Spikes. Bonnie Turner who created the show is from Toledo and vacationed up in Grayling once and went to Spikes. Love it so much she had a shirt worn in the show (as I said, by Kelso).
Perrysburgers - Perrysburg, OH
Bar 145 - Toledo, OH
Nick and Jimmys - Toledo, OH
Not around here:
Spikes Keg 'O' Nails - Grayling, MI
Bubs Burgers - Carmel, IN
Bears - Bloomington, IN
Kilroys - Bloomington, IN
Spikes is by far the best burger Ive had. Stop in almost everytime Im up in Grayling at my cottage. http://www.spikes-grayling.com/ Kelso on That 70's Show actually wore a shirt from Spikes. Bonnie Turner who created the show is from Toledo and vacationed up in Grayling once and went to Spikes. Love it so much she had a shirt worn in the show (as I said, by Kelso).
S
Sonofanump
Jan 23, 2013 12:03am
Very weak draft beer selection. You'd think that they would have more than one Bells and some Founders.said_aouita;1372245 wrote:Zeke's restaurant in Dowagiac, Michigan.
Bottled beer menu is listed by country. Last time I was there it was around 300 different bottled beers.
This is just their draft beer menu.
1. BASS ALE 15. OKTOBERFEST
2. DOS EQUIS AMBER 16. LION STOUT
3. MOOSEHEAD 17. SAM ADAMS CHERRY WHEAT
4. LABATTS ALE 18. WARSTEINER DUNKEL
5. ROLLING ROCK 19. OVAL BEACH BLONDE
6. HARPS 20. PILSNER URQUELL
7. NEWCASTLE BROWN 21. BLUE MOON
8. SMITHWICKS 22. BUD LIGHT
9. AMSTEL LIGHT 23. BELLS OBERON/ AMBER
10. HEINEHEN 24. GUINESS
11. STELLA ARTOIS 25. KILLIANS RED
12. ANCHOR STEAM 26. FOSTERS
13. GOOSE ISLAND HONKERS ALE 27. MILLER LITE
14. SAM ADAMS LAGER 28. BLACK & TAN
Oh yea, pretty good food too.
vdubb96
Posts: 2,210
Jan 23, 2013 7:18am
Ctown does have good burgers. Still waiting to see someone do the challenge.
SnotBubbles
Posts: 4,492
Jan 23, 2013 8:12am
Had my first "Thurman Burger" yesterday. It was pretty damn good. Not sure I've ever had a better burger.
I still feel like shit today because of it, but it was definitely delicious and lived up to the hype.
I still feel like shit today because of it, but it was definitely delicious and lived up to the hype.
G
Gblock
Jan 23, 2013 8:31am
was it a long wait?SnotBubbles;1372550 wrote:Had my first "Thurman Burger" yesterday. It was pretty damn good. Not sure I've ever had a better burger.
I still feel like **** today because of it, but it was definitely delicious and lived up to the hype.
Flash
Posts: 1,035
Jan 23, 2013 8:42am
Had Thurmans, any other good burger joints in Columbus?
Fab4Runner
Posts: 6,196
Jan 23, 2013 8:48am
Loooove Nick and Jimmy's burgers. By far my favorite, but I am only in Toledo once or twice a year these days.Laley23;1372456 wrote:Around here:
Perrysburgers - Perrysburg, OH
Bar 145 - Toledo, OH
Nick and Jimmys - Toledo, OH
Not around here:
Spikes Keg 'O' Nails - Grayling, MI
Bubs Burgers - Carmel, IN
Bears - Bloomington, IN
Kilroys - Bloomington, IN
Spikes is by far the best burger Ive had. Stop in almost everytime Im up in Grayling at my cottage. http://www.spikes-grayling.com/ Kelso on That 70's Show actually wore a shirt from Spikes. Bonnie Turner who created the show is from Toledo and vacationed up in Grayling once and went to Spikes. Love it so much she had a shirt worn in the show (as I said, by Kelso).
G
Gblock
Jan 23, 2013 8:58am
to me its kinda hard to find burgers around columbus that dont start as a frozen patty...most places that serve good burgers are in german village/short northFlash;1372564 wrote:Had Thurmans, any other good burger joints in Columbus?
press grill
bar 185
Rustic Skillet
Mohawak
if you are ever out in the arena district late night the hungry monkey food truck has a great selection of burgers and cheesteaks
sleeper
Posts: 27,879
Jan 23, 2013 9:44am
Lol this. I know a bar in DC that has about 30 beers on tap, 25 of which no one outside of the special microbrew club has heard of.Sonofanump;1372484 wrote:Very weak draft beer selection. You'd think that they would have more than one Bells and some Founders.
Flash
Posts: 1,035
Jan 23, 2013 10:24am
BJ's brewhouse wasn't bad either.