Shoes, Ships, and Sealing Wax

But I do love a tasty burger

We're getting a Fatburger.

Actually, I don't know if I need to get excited about this or not. I've heard some west coast natives swear its the Best Burger Ever, but others tell me its not even the best burger in California. (In-n-Out, they tell me, is even better.)

My provincialism requires me to assume that no California burger can really beat Five Guys, although honestly, I'm not such a Five Guys fanatic that I'll fight to defend them.

When I was a kid, my nice birthday dinner out was usually Hamburger Hamlet. That was back when their menu really concentrated on hamburgers, though.

When I was in school, I used to visit friend at Virginia Tech, but my first stop in Blacksburg was always a place called Mike's, which had burgers the size of my head.

But the best hamburger I ever had? I can't recommend the atmosphere, but it was the cafeteria at Naval Hospital Pensacola. Those Navy cooks can make some sliders.

Posted by Nic at June 11, 2008 07:15 PM | TrackBack