50 Burger Challenge

Animoul / Waffle House / Thornton, CO / #50

Cheeseburger: 10 / 10

pjtravels - Fuddrucker's - Cedar Park, TX - burger #49

5/10
Decent in a pinch. A bit overseasoned. Sweet potato fries were stale and uninspired.

Biliruben - Waterloo Ice House - ATX - #49

6 / 10

Name: Mushroom Swiss
Toppings: LTOC(s)MuMa
Patty: 1/4 med well
Taste: good burger. Tends to fall apart

pjtravels - Omni Hotel - Austin, TX - burger #48

7/10 Angus beef sliders at the company Christmas party - a nicely cooked burger ingeniously brightened by the pickled vegetables (like fatty banh mi cut with sweet/sour carrots and jicama).

Animoul / In-N-Out / Pacific Beach, CA / #49

Cheeseburger: 10 / 10

Slow Ride - Korky's - Swindon - kebab #56

4/10 Unremarkable but I needed ballast for the Xmas eve drinks. Review here:

JP - Snarf Burger - Lafayette - #51

Awesome burger!

Animoul / Slater's 50/50 / San Diego, CA / #48

Bacon burger: 10 / 10

Biliruben - Russell's Bistro - ATX - #48

7 / 10

Name: Capital Burger
Toppings: LTOC(c)MaP
Patty: 1/3 lb med
Taste: pretty tasty. The bun has a nice sweet taste with a toasted inside. Get it with the crab macaroni.

JP - Cafe Blue - Gunbarrel CO - #50

Bacon Cheesebuger

Beer: Dales Pale Ale

Animoul / Sea 'N Air Bowling / Coronado, CA / #47

Hamburger: 10 / 10

pjtravels - Bob's Place - Avon, CO - burger #47

4/10. Toppings were nice, but docked a point for dry bun and patty.

JP - Pinewood Social - Nashville - #49

Cheeseburger and a whiskey cocktail for breakfast....

Animoul / Board & Brew / Carlsbad, CA / #46

House burger: 10 / 10

pjtravels - McCoy's Cafe - Beaver Creek, CO - burger #46

6/10. Surprisingly good - I kinda liked the cold veggies on a warm burger.

Slow Ride - Kebab & Pizza House - Marlborough, Wiltshire - kebab #55

4/10 The lamb in this must have died from eating a truckload of salt blocks. Review here: http://1pumplane.wordpress.com/2013/12/14/kebab-and-pizza-house-marlborough-wiltshire-kpw-for-week-51/

pjtravels - Celtic Tavern - Denver, CO - burger #45

5/10. Chophouse had a long wait and many other places were closed for Christmas parties, so found the closest open restaurant. Bison burger was decent. Interestingly, the place allowed offsite betting.

Animoul / Roberto's / Del Mar, CA / #45

Carne Asada Torta: 10 / 10

pjtravels - Z'tejas - Austin, TX - burger #44

6/10z. They no longer offer my favorite salad, so I had to order a burger. Surprisingly tasty.

pjtravels - Bluefin - Austin, TX - burger #43

3/10. Somewhat surprised that I don't have food poisoning today after eating this burger. Meat was tasteless, though I did like the sweet bun.

pjtravels - BJ's - Austin, TX - burger #42

6/10. Surprisingly tasty.

Biliruben - Whataburger - ATX - #47

8 / 10

Name: Double Cheese Burger
Toppings: LTOPC(a)
Patty: 2x 1/4 lb, medium
Taste: Fantastic! When I lobbied to allow small national chains and local chains in the challenge, this is why. Whataburger is traditionally underrated because it's a fast food chain. They may not be the best burger, but they just might be the best fast food burger. of course, it helps if you're a fan of salt and mustard. They don't hold back in either.

Biliruben - The Omni - ATX - #46

7 / 10

Name: "Pre-drunk Gut Bomb"
Toppings: I don't recall, whatever you see in the picture
Patty: small
Taste: tasty, I think. that's what people told me I said.

Slow Ride - Ali's Kebab Van - Oxford - kebab #54

8/10, especially good batch after an especially good set of pub visits. Review here: http://1pumplane.wordpress.com/2013/12/07/alis-kebab-van-oxford-kpw-for-week-50/

Animoul / Red Robin / La Jolla, CA / #44

Pepper Burger: 10 / 10

Animoul / The Compass / Carlsbad, CA / #43

Cheddar bacon burger: 10 / 10

JP - The Pour House - Chicago - #48

Burger with short rib, bacon jam, egg. Fuck!

Surly Furious IPA on tap!!!!

JP - Burger Up - Nashville - #47

Bacon, white Cheddar, maple ketchup, truffle fries.

JP - The Pub - Nashville - #46

Berliner Cheeseburger

Slow Ride - Fairford Kebab and Pizza - Fairford, Gloucestershire - kebab #53

6/10 Good kebab, bad chips, soaked up beer before run back across county...review here:

http://1pumplane.wordpress.com/2013/12/01/fairford-kebab-and-pizza-fairford-gloucestershire-kpw-for-week-49/

pjtravels - Breckenridge Brewing - Breckenridge, CO - burger #41

6/10. Decent burger, good cole slaw.

Animoul / Sammy's / Del Mar, CA / #42

Mini Kobe burgers: 10 / 10

Slow Ride - Ahmed's Kebab Van - Oxford - kebab #52

9.5/10 -- Worth the trip to England in Winter just for a plate of this doner. Wish I had bought three, one for tonight and one each for breakfast and lunch tomorrow. More glowing review here: http://1pumplane.wordpress.com/2013/11/26/ahmeds-kebab-van-oxford-kpw-for-week-48/