Today's Burger of the Day comes from Rouge, a highly acclaimed New American bistro in Philadelphia. Cathy over at Gastronomy had the pleasure of splitting one of these with a friend recently. It bears pointing out that this bad was ranked No. 4 on Alan Richman's list of 20 Hamburgers You Must Eat Before You Die. As you can see from the pic, this hefty specimen is topped with Gruyère, under which lurk some tasty caramelized onions. But what did Cathy think? She describes her first bite as "beefy heaven," and goes on to praise the gargantuan patty's moistness. There are some who say that such an outsized burger stretches the very definition of the word "hamburger" to absurd limits. As for me, I know what the next meal I'm having in Philly is, that is of course after I down a Tony Luke's roast pork Italian.
[via Tastespotting]
Cheese Course: Brebis Pardou
A transcendent summer tomato salad
Sliced bread turns 80 today
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5-15-2007 @ 8:26PM
James said...
MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM gigantic hamburger! Wish I could've been there. I can almost taste it now.
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5-16-2007 @ 1:03AM
Fash said...
Those fries look even better.
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5-16-2007 @ 1:25AM
Jessica said...
Oh my word. It looks PERFECT!
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5-16-2007 @ 2:16PM
buckethead said...
I've had the Rouge burger, it's good but it's ridiculously overpriced ($14 for burger and fries IIRC) and not the best burger you can get in the city, let alone #4 in the country. Ditto the fries.
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5-17-2007 @ 1:21PM
halvasnack said...
Dude, when you get the Roast Pork Italian do you do up with the Rabe or the Spinach? I'm partial to the Rabe with that extra bitter bite to the Pork.
Oh yeah, that burger looks pretty damn tasty too.
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