Grilled, in which the editors of A Hamburger Today give a noted burger lover the rubber-hose treatment. —The Mgmt.

Name: Robb Walsh
Location: Houston
Occupation: Food critic, Houston Press

How often do you eat burgers? Two or three times a week.

Where did you eat your most recent one? The Hill Bar & Grill in Waller, Texas (see photo, below right).

Cheese: American, cheddar, other? All of the above. Also Swiss, blue, Muenster, limburger, or Cheez Whiz.

Ketchup or mustard? No ketchup! In Texas, "all the way" means Mustard, mayo, onions, lettuce, tomato, pickles. (Some argue that mayo should be optional.)

Sesame-seed or plain? Open-minded. The plain bun at The Hill was good, but their best burger came on Texas Toast (double-thick white bread) buttered and griddled hard on both sides.

Grilled, griddled, or broiled? Griddled.

And how would you like that done, sir? Pink and juicy

Would you do us the favor of describing your perfect burger? I spent a whole summer on this question: http://www.houstonpress.com/2005-08-25/news/texas-burger-binge/full

The hamburger is a food item with which most Americans have strong childhood associations. Do you remember your earliest encounter with this delicious dish? The first burger I really remember was the one I ate sitting in the back seat of the family station wagon at "Eatin Park" Big Boy, a drive-in my parents liked in Pittsburgh. I was pretty impressed, I must have been around six. I developed a fondness for the freckled cheeked Big Boy icon and have always dreamed of buying one for my driveway.

What's your favorite fast-food burger? Whataburger #2 (double meat, double cheese) with jalapeños.

What topping or condiment, in your opinion, should never grace a burger? I don't eat ketchup on burgers or hot dogs, but always on fries and rings.

What's the most unusual burger you've ever eaten? (Or most unusual burger experience you've had?) Judging the Athens Texas Burger Cook-off was amazing. The top scorers were stuffed
with cheese, chiles, and other add-ins.

For some crazy reason, you're going vegetarian. Where do you go for your final burger? Vegetarian? Me? If I was on death row at the state pen in Huntsville and they asked me what I wanted for my last meal, I'd get a Killer Burger from Mr. Hamburger. (See the photo in Texas Burger Binge story linked above.)