A Hamburger Today
LA: 25 Degrees
Photograph via Flickr by Winona
L.A. CityBeat visits 25 Degrees, the burger joint attached to the recently renovated Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel, and finds that (and I'm paraphrasing here) it is Lestat slurping a milkshake wearing Fonzie's jacket.
As you might expect, the burgers are fairly iconic and superannuated. They start as nine ounces of good sirloin and are cooked on a griddle rather than charbroiled - as they should be, because it preserves those pink and golden juices that ooze out the burger's sides. They're served on brioche buns made on the premises, and these are quite fine, their tops resembling a mushroom cap in shape and peanut brittle in color, with a fine sheen.It's a mix-and-match proposition. You can choose from 12 different cheeses, both domestic and imported, along with other accompaniments, like fried egg, shiitake mushroom, jalape�os, and arugula. Dipping sauces cost 50 cents each and include horseradish cream, tarragon remoulade, chipotle, and Dijon, just to name a few; you can slab that on your burger too, or save it for the fries. If you're like me and become paralyzed when faced with too many choices, you can go for one of the two house burgers, so it's all decided for you.
The name refers to he temperature difference between medium-rare (mmm) and well-done (gargh!).
The Well-Appointed Burger [Los Angeles CityBeat]