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Eating Raw at 8 oz. Burger Bar

January 13th, 2010 Tweet Facebook Digg Stumble Reddit

Not sliders, but they look pretty.

The 8 oz. Burger Bar in Melrose has intrigued me for a long time. It combines two of my favorite things, burgers and bars, into one, so I knew eventually I would have to see how well that combination works. I recently got my chance and even went online to check their menu before going. On that menu I saw something that made me want to go even more: Fried Wisconsin Cheese Curds. Cheese curds are one of my favorite things in the world and although I prefer them un-fried, which I guess is better for lower cholesterol if you’re in to that sort of thing, I will eat them anytime I see them offered. Excited about these curds, I stepped into 8 oz. Burger Bar.

Then I looked at their menu and almost cried.

Tags: 8 oz. burger bar, American, beef, Burgers, cheese curds, hamburgers, lamb, Los Angeles, melrose, restaurants, sliders, wild boar

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A Less Than Stellar A & W Experience

July 28th, 2009 Tweet Facebook Digg Stumble Reddit

Just not what it used to be

I always have fond memories of trips to A & W from when I grew up. I always loved their root beer floats and their curly fries. So when I stumbled upon an A & W in Hawthorne, I knew I had to return to relive my glory days.

Unfortunately, as with so many other childhood favorites, my hopes were too high for A & W. This particular A & W was merged with Long John Silver’s, which made me sad to hearken back to the days when an A & W could have a restaurant all to itself, and not just any restaurant. These were the drive-thru sorts where you parked next to a menu and were waited on in your car. It seems those days are all but gone, and despite the generic and washed out design of this A & W/Long John Silver’s amalgamation, I hoped that the food would make up for it.

Tags: a & w, Burgers, cheese curds, Fast Food, floats, food, hamburgers, Hawthorne, Los Angeles, meat, restaurants, Reviews, root beer

The Train of the Future

June 16th, 2010

To meat and beyond.

What have vegetables done for you lately? Sure, if you’re not an unvegan perhaps they have given you a malnourishing meal or two, but beyond that have they done much more than kill your environment? Probably not. Meanwhile, meat has been progressing steadily towards the future of transportation.

Beer Me Some Bell’s Oberon

Look like summer to you?

It’s really not summer until you’ve had some Oberon. Sure, the weather may be warm, the grass may be green and the county may be forcing you to water your lawn only on odd-numbered days, but in truth, none of this matters until you get some Oberon in you. Now, you may be wondering, “What is Oberon?” If you turn to Wikipedia (the source of all knowledge), you will be lead to believe that Oberon is the king of the fairies. But this is just hogwash. In fact, Oberon is more likely to be a king of beers. No, not the king of beers…some brewery in St. Louis has that copyrighted.

‘cheese curds’

Eating Raw at 8 oz. Burger Bar

A Less Than Stellar A & W Experience

The Train of the Future

Beer Me Some Bell’s Oberon

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