Peanut butter and bacon. The creaminess of the peanut butter and the fact that bacon improves almost all food are perfect on top of a burger.
Darrell's in Halifax, Nova Scotia wins the best burger award almost every year for this combo.

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One of my favorite burger joints -- long gone, I'm afraid -- used to have a burger with broccoli and cheese on it. It was called a Kazoo Burger for whatever reason I don't know.

They also had one with Damson jam and Dijon mustard on it. Can't remember the name of that one but it was sensational!

This was a place that started in Toluca Lake when Paul Newman said he wanted a decent place to eat when he was on the Warner Bros. lot and provided the financing. They had a simple menu but everything they served was outstanding and creative.

There was also a location in Hollywood with the enclosed patio built around an enormous oak tree. It was on one of the city's busiest streets but with a great burger sitting under that fabulous tree listening to classical music you would never have known.

Don't know how long it's been gone but I miss it still. The Toluca Lake location has been bought and tries to operate in the same vein but it's just plain NOT.

Anyway, try a burger with jam and mustard while I enjoy the sweet memory.

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I point you to Dangerous Dan's:

http://www.dangerousdansdiner.com/

The Elvis: Fried banana, peanut butter, bacon.

And there's also the Collosal Colon Clogger Combo... deadly.

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half an avocado and sea salt. real hawaiian style (no pineapples and ham for this hawaiian!)

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rainey,

Ah, Hampton's in Toluca Lake and Hollywood! First place I ever had an 8 ounce burger; the best.

They also had bottles of Lafite or Mouton for, I think, $99 a bottle which was high in the early 80's. Never saw anyone order this but I imagine it was for someone euphoric over a "deal" just done at either Warner Brothers or Universal.

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I'd probably just parboil the brocoli, not for health reasons, but just to keep too much grease from being in one meal.

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A couple weeks ago we were visiting family on Long Beach Island in NJ. Stopped out for dinner one night and had the Terrace Stacker, a cheeseburger topped with onions, mushrooms and, oh yeah, two slices of pork roll. If I have to tell you what pork roll (aka Taylor ham) is you probably won't appreciate this wonderfully South Jersey burger concoction.

http://tinyurl.com/5vu92d

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met bar + grill

i love them fried eggs, truffle oil & foie gras

they also offer things like kimchi and such :] YUM!

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