A hamburger sandwich at Louis' Lunch. Photo by Nick Solares.
In the noncommittally-titled piece “Five Tasty Burger Joints Worth Visiting,” CNN.com highlights five burgers across America: The “Ghetto Burger” at Ann’s Snack Bar in Atlanta; the “Duane Purvis All-American” at The Triple XXX in West Lafayette, Indiana; the Single Bacon Cheeseburger at Hodad’s, near San Diego; the Hamburger Sandwich from Louis’ Lunch in New Haven; and the Phillips Grocery’s Phillip Burger in Holly Springs, Mississippi.
We've heard about Ann's, Phillip's, and Louis' Lunch before. But what about the others? What are your thoughts on CNN's must-try list?
Ann’s Snack Bar
1615 Memorial Drive, Atlanta GA 30317 (map)
404-687-9207
The Hodad's bacon cheeseburger is indeed one mighty delicious burger. One of the better ones that comes to mind though there are certainly many to be had.
Ann's is an ATL landmark. It's in a questionable part of town, and it isn't very big. Get there early or wait awhile. But the ghetto burger is worth it. I prefer mine w/o chili as it is messy enough without having to be hosed off to return to work.
Louis' Lunch has very good hamburgers, but I am turned off by the attitude of the cook/owner and his assistant. They feel they are doing you a huge favor by allowing you to eat a burger there. Plus, I like ketchup and mustard on a burger and this place does not allow any condiments, which I find arrogant and silly.
Just thought I'd add my 2 cents concerning the San Diego Burger - I added a link from a local station that compares my two favorites. The Hodad's Burger is great (good veggies and great bacon) but its a bit of a handfull. The Rocky's Burger, on the other hand, is a pleasure in its simplicity. I would look forward to a side by side review the next time your in San Diego.
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10 Comments:
Was Hodad's the one Guy visited on DD&D?
pastry262 at 6:21PM on 04/20/09
Triple XXX is real good. I wrote a little review and posted it as a myspace blog back in January. Pics too:
http://tinyurl.com/triplexxx-review
jjchampion at 7:02PM on 04/20/09
The Hodad's bacon cheeseburger is indeed one mighty delicious burger. One of the better ones that comes to mind though there are certainly many to be had.
Mike13241 at 10:12PM on 04/20/09
Ann's is an ATL landmark. It's in a questionable part of town, and it isn't very big. Get there early or wait awhile. But the ghetto burger is worth it. I prefer mine w/o chili as it is messy enough without having to be hosed off to return to work.
Oneiron at 8:17AM on 04/21/09
Phillips list two addresses - Van Dorn or Lamar. Which is it?
Oneiron at 8:18AM on 04/21/09
@pastry yes and the owner has a tattoo of the double cheeseburger on the back of his leg I believe.
chardonnay at 8:53AM on 04/21/09
Isn't Hodad on the Today Show with Kathie Lee?
Adam Kuban at 11:07AM on 04/21/09
Louis' Lunch has very good hamburgers, but I am turned off by the attitude of the cook/owner and his assistant. They feel they are doing you a huge favor by allowing you to eat a burger there. Plus, I like ketchup and mustard on a burger and this place does not allow any condiments, which I find arrogant and silly.
Equity6 at 8:26AM on 04/22/09
Just thought I'd add my 2 cents concerning the San Diego Burger - I added a link from a local station that compares my two favorites. The Hodad's Burger is great (good veggies and great bacon) but its a bit of a handfull. The Rocky's Burger, on the other hand, is a pleasure in its simplicity. I would look forward to a side by side review the next time your in San Diego.
http://www.nbcsandiego.com/around_town/debates/
mfreely at 11:44AM on 04/22/09
Hodad's serves a darn fine burger, that's for sure.
http://eatingtheroad.wordpress.com/2009/10/23/hodads/
Eating The Road at 8:35AM on 10/23/09