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Three burgers I’d like to try

Sunday, August 11th, 2013

How much can you vary the classic hamburger? Apparently, a lot. Here are three burgers that I’d like to try.

1. The Chop House Burger. This burger was featured on “Diners, Drive-ins and Dives” and comes from Chop House Burgers in Arlington, Texas. Beef brisket is actually mixed in with the ground beef to form a super tender patty, which is then topped with house made steak sauce, apple wood bacon and smoked cheddar cheese.

Photo from the Ramen Burger Facebook page

2. The Ramen Burger. I was alerted to this in an LA Times article. It’s mostly still in concept form (although 100 were sold at Smorgasbord on Aug. 3 in Brooklyn), yet ramen enthusiast Keizo Shimamoto has developed a huge following for this burger, which replaces the bun with ramen noodles.

Photo from the 666 Burger Facebook page

3. The Douche Burger. This burger, which comes from a NY food cart called 666 Burger, costs $666. It’s a Kobe beef patty wrapped in gold leaf and topped with foie gras, caviar, lobster, truffles, imported aged Gruyere cheese, a kopi luwak barbeque sauce and Himalayan rock salt. Rumor has it the burger comes with three $100 bills.

Cheba Hut

Sunday, August 4th, 2013

You certainly don’t have to be high or drunk to eat at Cheba Hut, located on campus, but you’d probably feel right at home if you were, plus there’s beer if you want to keep partying. More on that later.

In following their theme, they sell “toasted” subs here. The three sizes for the sandwiches are Nugs (4″), Pinners (8″) and Blunts (12″), all of which come with the standard veggies and your choice of white, wheat or “herb” bread.

From the Old School list, the Endo (reuben) was fairly standard (8″ for $6.09). I ordered it without all the toppings to keep it pure. My guess is that the bland pastrami was not made in-house, but that wouldn’t be surprising. I probably should have gotten the Dank (pizza), filled with genoa salami, pepperoni, home-grown marinara, provolone cheese and parmesan cheese.

On a cashier’s recommendation, I got the Jamaican Red (4″ for $4.49). It comes with spicy grilled chicken, cheddar cheese, jalapenos and black olives. The chicken itself was tender and tasty, but it didn’t mesh well with the other ingredients–it was like a salad gone wrong. I think I would have preferred the Acapulco Gold, which is chicken breast, home-grown BBQ sauce and swiss cheese.

One I probably won’t order on a future visit but worth mentioning is the Schwag, which is bologna, chopped onions and cheddar cheese and described as “out of stock.” That just conjures up an image of a late-night food binge and you’re slapping together whatever ingredients you have in your fridge.

Besides the sandwiches, you can find salads, soups and “Incredible Munchies” on the menu. From that list, I enjoyed the Goo Ball ($1.99), which is Rice Krispies, peanut butter, honey and cocoa. Others include Sticky Icky (PBJ) and Hemp Brownies.

Cheba Hut is open every day for lunch and dinner and past bar time Thursday-Saturday. It also has happy hour from 4:20-6:20 p.m. at its beer-only bar ($2 taps).

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