Titus Ruscitti of food blog Smokin' Chokin' and Chowing with the King reviews Fred's Parkview in Burlington, Wisconsin, self-proclaimed home of "The World's Best Burger." Ruscitti says it's the best burger he's ever eaten:
It was my favorite large sized burger cooked on a griddle that I can remember, the best bar burger I can remember, the juiciest burger I can remember and the best burger in all of Wisconsin that I can remember and I lived and drove around the state for 4 years in college eating stuff like burgers and brats.
The burger is made of a freshly ground, half-pound patty on a buttered and griddled bun from a neighboring bakery. It's also available as a double.
Fred's Parkview
596 North Pine Street, Burlington WI 53105 (map)
262-763-8370 frp.tripod.com
I live in Burlington and while Fred's has tasty burgers they are NOT the "World's Best Burgers." Have you ever watched them prepare burgers? They perform one of the biggest cardinal sins when cooking a burger. They CONSTANTLY press on your burger which will leave your burger dry and drain it of all juices!!! I've been there a couple of times (I've grown up here all my life) and both times (2 different cooks) BOTH were constantly pressing down on the burgers. I went back a second time because I thought maybe it was a fluke and it was a teenager cooking. But by the second time I knew this was common practice. If this place knew anything about making burgers they would know you cannot rush a burger by pressing down on it. Next time your in there just watch them they'll press down on it with the spatula constantly. They should all know this is a big no no. In my opinion how can you claim you make the "world's best burger" when you don't even know the simple rules of making a burger? Another unattractive thing is A LOT of people bring in small children that run around and yell (this place isn't very big for this) which can also make for and unappetizing atmosphere (parents now days don't control their children when in restaurants). I was in there on New Years Day and someone had the audacity to bring a screaming child in there and I'm not exaggerating when I mean screaming and we were the lucky ones they sat right behind. The whole restaurant turned around and looked at these people. We were half way through our meal and the father put his hand over the kids mouth (which I almost thought was on the verge of child abuse) and held it there for awhile and proceeded to tell the kid to shut up. Needless to say the child didn't shut up and they proceeded to order anyways. We finished up early and left because the screaming was so unbearable. If you want to go eat a burger in peace in quiet you need to go here during a school day or late in the evening. Either way you might want to request they don't squeeze the crap out of your burger. The homemade chips and potato strings are to die for and if you want to try something really different try deep fried green beans. Yum
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4 Comments:
I hope heaven is a pub like that...those home-made crisps? Genius. And that burger looks like it was made out of love.
NotAmerican at 1:59AM on 12/16/08
Looks good - my fav in WI is still Solly's until I taste Fred's burger.
Oneiron at 2:23PM on 12/17/08
Is it really better than a Solly's?! I may have to take a trip this summer to do a comparison.
savscarlett at 3:41PM on 12/17/08
I live in Burlington and while Fred's has tasty burgers they are NOT the "World's Best Burgers." Have you ever watched them prepare burgers? They perform one of the biggest cardinal sins when cooking a burger. They CONSTANTLY press on your burger which will leave your burger dry and drain it of all juices!!! I've been there a couple of times (I've grown up here all my life) and both times (2 different cooks) BOTH were constantly pressing down on the burgers. I went back a second time because I thought maybe it was a fluke and it was a teenager cooking. But by the second time I knew this was common practice. If this place knew anything about making burgers they would know you cannot rush a burger by pressing down on it. Next time your in there just watch them they'll press down on it with the spatula constantly. They should all know this is a big no no. In my opinion how can you claim you make the "world's best burger" when you don't even know the simple rules of making a burger? Another unattractive thing is A LOT of people bring in small children that run around and yell (this place isn't very big for this) which can also make for and unappetizing atmosphere (parents now days don't control their children when in restaurants). I was in there on New Years Day and someone had the audacity to bring a screaming child in there and I'm not exaggerating when I mean screaming and we were the lucky ones they sat right behind. The whole restaurant turned around and looked at these people. We were half way through our meal and the father put his hand over the kids mouth (which I almost thought was on the verge of child abuse) and held it there for awhile and proceeded to tell the kid to shut up. Needless to say the child didn't shut up and they proceeded to order anyways. We finished up early and left because the screaming was so unbearable. If you want to go eat a burger in peace in quiet you need to go here during a school day or late in the evening. Either way you might want to request they don't squeeze the crap out of your burger. The homemade chips and potato strings are to die for and if you want to try something really different try deep fried green beans. Yum
melissa0101 at 12:01PM on 01/20/09