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.





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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.
The movie “Animal House” came out 35 years ago today (July 28). Sundance Cinemas had it playing last week, and the Majestic held a toga party on Saturday.
