In lieu of the "best burgers in Chicago" lists that have been popping up lately, Michael Gebert of Sky Full of Bacon presents a different kind of list that excludes the fancy bar burgers and focuses on the simpler, old-fashioned burgers he calls "1930s-style," named after "burgers that evoke the constraints of the 1930s rather than the caloric excess of today." His best burger list features ten spots whose burgers won't make you feel like a bloated whale.
Oh god, I could go on and on about Schoop's for hours. Best burger I've ever had. Get a double cheeseburger or a 'Mickey' (single meat, double cheese) and share a basket of fries. Lovely crispy beef with lacy edges, with whatever you want on them. Mine is mayo, mustard, extra pickles.
I grew up five blocks from the original Schoop's. I now live 4,000 miles away. I would give anything to have one now.
@Sky Full of Bacon: Thanks for the cool post! I tend to prefer old-fashioned burgers too...alas, didn't get to read your recs before I went to Chicago this past weekend, but someday I'd love to try Schoop's!
Oh, man...you're just torturing me now. I grew up near the Munster location, which acquired the neighboring Baskin-Robbins and opened up an ice-cream shop. So a proper burger with a fresh shake, good fries, good dogs...hell, good egg salad sandwiches.
And Green River on the soda fountain. And Mr Pibb! And Bruce Springstein was always playing on the jukebox...
I've said this before, but my grandfather lost his sense of taste and smell late in life. But he was always ready for a Schoop's burger. I'd try and take him there a few times a week, so he could have a plain hamburger with ketchup and pickles and eat most of my fries. He enjoyed the endless refills on the coffee (and a bit of ice cream after). He'd always complain that the burger was too big, but he always finished it, somehow.
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Oh god, I could go on and on about Schoop's for hours. Best burger I've ever had. Get a double cheeseburger or a 'Mickey' (single meat, double cheese) and share a basket of fries. Lovely crispy beef with lacy edges, with whatever you want on them. Mine is mayo, mustard, extra pickles.
I grew up five blocks from the original Schoop's. I now live 4,000 miles away. I would give anything to have one now.
NotAmerican at 6:32AM on 09/02/09
Hey, NotAmerican, not sure if 4000 miles away is California or Argentina, but they have one in Las Vegas now, oddly enough, if that's any help.
Anyway, thanks AHT for the link!
Sky Full of Bacon at 11:49AM on 09/02/09
@Sky Full of Bacon: Thanks for the cool post! I tend to prefer old-fashioned burgers too...alas, didn't get to read your recs before I went to Chicago this past weekend, but someday I'd love to try Schoop's!
Robyn Lee at 11:55AM on 09/02/09
Related note: shall have a Schoop's review up tomorrow (from Michael Nagrant). Good lord, I really want one now.
Robyn Lee at 12:32PM on 09/02/09
Oh, man...you're just torturing me now. I grew up near the Munster location, which acquired the neighboring Baskin-Robbins and opened up an ice-cream shop. So a proper burger with a fresh shake, good fries, good dogs...hell, good egg salad sandwiches.
And Green River on the soda fountain. And Mr Pibb! And Bruce Springstein was always playing on the jukebox...
I've said this before, but my grandfather lost his sense of taste and smell late in life. But he was always ready for a Schoop's burger. I'd try and take him there a few times a week, so he could have a plain hamburger with ketchup and pickles and eat most of my fries. He enjoyed the endless refills on the coffee (and a bit of ice cream after). He'd always complain that the burger was too big, but he always finished it, somehow.
NotAmerican at 2:50PM on 09/02/09
I love these kinds of burgers. Hard to find em these days.
momo fuk u at 4:47PM on 09/03/09