Place: Taco John's
Lunch: 3 hard shells, Potato Ole's, Pepsi
I walked out of the office and a big single drop of rain splatted on my sorry bald head. I got out of the car at Taco John's and three drops of rain hit me. By the time I finished ordering, there was a freaking monsoon going on outside. Jeepers.
Who's bright idea was it to schedule National Cheeseburger Day on Taco Tuesday? Jerk. I hope you get fired.
Maybe I'll make a cheeseburger for dinner. A cheeseburger and potato salad would be nice. I have become so fond of the creamy dill and bacon potato salad at Slim Chickens that I sought out a recipe for such a beast online and made it over the weekend. And it's fabulous. But I still have a few bowls worth to eat before it spoils because it yielded at least a half dozen servings despite the fact I halved the recipe.
I did have a notable cheeseburger recently. We got a Wahlburgers locally, and their "Our Burger" was surprisingly impressive. The patty, "a proprietary blend of brisket, short rib, & chuck" according to the menu, was perfectly seasoned and had a texture more similar to steak than ground beef. All of the flavors between the buns popped, especially the pickles. To have a standout cheeseburger in a world saturated with cheeseburgers is really something, and this one totally did it for me.
Their "thick & crispy onion rings" were also impressive. Their chili and lemonade, not so much. Chili tastes very homemade, but just isn't a standout. Lemonade was too tart for me.
I need to check out the O.F.D. burger next time. It's a bacon mushroom Swiss.
Maybe I'll do that for dinner.
Nah. Still have that potato salad to get through.
