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less for more, the burger jones story »
Wednesday, June 10th, 2009
Want to have the best burger in town? Yeah… so do I. So Girlfriend, her former roomate and I made our way to the much-hyped Burger Jones.
Initial impression: What the hell? I knew it’d be expensive (it’s a Parasole restaurant) but $10 burgers typically at least come with sides. Still, most of the hubbub was about taste so I can forgive for a delicious patty.
After parusing the menu astonished, we sat in an acoustic nightmare and then ordered. Now locked into our financial sacrifice, the conversation was light. The murmer of the substantial crowd was like turning TV static to top volume so I tuned out and watched SportsCenter across the room.
The burgers arrived on large trays that made the sandwiches look absurdly small (maybe shrink them a bit, BJ). Our menu was as follows:
- Green Chile Cheeseburger—chile salsa, cheddar, onion ring, cilantro
- The Birkenstocker—house-made veggie burger, pepperjack, avacado
- Bacon Cheeseburger—cheddar, applewood smoked bacon (me)
- Faribault Creamery “Caveman” Cheese Curds—beer battered w/ smoked tomato ketchup
All reports point to the chile burger being fairly good. The Birkenstocker fell to pieces somewhere between our table and the grill, then over and over, but was quite good. The bacon cheeseburger was impressive.
Out of it all, the cheese curds took top honors. They were crispy, cheesy, salty and mmm. Everything was over-priced to laughable but definitely delicious. Save your pennies, stop by every few weeks and sample their entire unvaried menu (it should take almost a dozen visits).
With money like that, you pay for the experience right? Not. Worth. It. Go to Bulldog NE for a similar burger (with sides!!) and an atmosphere that blows BJ out of the water.
Photo courtesy: Parasole Restaurants
friday free for all »
Friday, November 28th, 2008
… Yesterday, after a fairly substantial lunch, I had a substantial dinner. I am now very much wallowing in my own glut.
… This morning, somewhere in New York, a thirty-four year old man was trampled to death outside a Wal-Mart (some photos). Fucking bullshit. Everyone says I need to be more positive. Fuck that.
If a mob of assholes can kill someone and continue to walk past, blindly trying to find discounts on severely discounted items, I can think the world’s going to shit. I think I’m more than justified. Prove me wrong.
… There were terrorist attacks on India. Major networks couldn’t get their inflated heads out of their ample asses. Instead (to give the impression they knew what they were doing) they started using an unknown man’s photos that they’d seen on blogs.
Vinu Ranganathan’s photos are intense. This is a positive moment for “citizen journalism” after a series of hilarious missteps. (Steve Jobs had a heart attack? Where’s my iPhone? Must. Tell. Everyone.) He has become overnight famous, in the right place at the wrong time.
If our media insists on reporting uninteresting nothing, emphasizing monuments and waiting for intriguing, trite human interest stories to react, we’ll need more like Vinu. We need perspective and context but the media ignores that too, so knee-jerk, quick response images and tweets will have to do.