Fatty Friday -- Double Down edition

No, I didn't actually consume a double down. Not that I wouldn't. I mean, the idea of replacing bun with meat is kind of genius, but KFC has never really appealed to me. However, let's not kid ourselves into thinking that I am above that kind of gluttony.

Case in point, I downed two burgers yesterday. Forgetting that it was Thursday and Thursday is burger night, I had a burger at lunch. I would have skipped the dinner burger, but I know how you all look forward to Fatty Friday, so I manned up and went in for seconds. I'm just that committed to y'all. And now you get to read about both. You're welcome.

For lunch, the co-w@$kers and I went to Farm Cart. It's a mobile grill that sits outside Farm 255 at lunchtime when the weather cooperates. I love it because they serve simple, locally frown fare just like Farm 255, but at a much lower price. For example, the Farm burger is $14, but the Cart burger is only $6.50. Other than being slightly smaller, I can't tell the difference. Yesterday's burger came with the option of sauteed onions and gruyere or pimento cheese, Duh. No contest. And it was delish. A little juicy and difficult to eat whilst sitting on my bosses couch trying to have a staff meeting, but what can you do? As an added bonus, the pimento cheese dripped out onto my homemade potato chips! I'd give it an 8. Easy.

We are trying to figure out the criteria needed for a restaurant to be Burger-Quest worthy, but last night we limited the options to places where we could watch The Braves. They are really good. In the end, we chose Brett's which is a local West-Siiide joint that is mostly student free because it's in one of the less frequented shopping centers. We like it because the food is good and they have a TON of options to choose from, including 8 burger options. CB settled on the Brett's Burger with bacon and jarlsburg on't while I chose the Corpus Christie with barbeque sauce and pineapple chunks. We both got the sweet potater-tots. Obvi.

The burgers were really, really good. Cooked just right and the bun was delicious. My only complaint was that a slice of pineapple would be easier to eat than pineapple chunks. CB said this was his favorite burger so far, giving it a 7.75 (7.5 for the actual burger + .25 bonus for having sweet potater-tots). He probably would have given it higher marks had it not been for the poppy seeds on the bun. I'd agree with his score, solid burger, but not my favorite.

While Brett's may not have won last night, the Braves did. Way to go, Chip! Sorry I called you old.

Fondest regards,

The Lady