Posted by Nick Solares, May 9, 2008 at 2:00 PM
The time that we can refer to Goodburger as a "New York City mini chain" has drawn to a close as it opened its first outpost in Philadelphia last Saturday. I guess we can start calling it an East Coast mini chain. This is its fifth location, and early reports on the Roadfood forums indicate that it's off to a good start. A burger ordered medium was "cooked perfectly, with a nice pink streak in the center and was nicely moist with a flame broiled flavor."
Goodburger
1725 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia PA 19103
215-569-4777
Goodburger
Posted by Adam Kuban, May 31, 2007 at 3:58 PM
Photograph from iStockPhoto.com
Craig LaBan, food critic of the Philadelphia Inquirer, did a great roundup of the City of Brotherly Love's most lovingly awesome burgers last week.
The burgers are not ranked, but each is an exemplar of its own uniquely named genre, like the sandwich from Rouge, which LaBan dubs "The Show-Off" for its ostentatious proportions: "The enormous 13-ounce patties, topped with Gruyere, hydroponic Boston bibb, and butter-toasted brioche buns, are tailor-made for turning heads at a cafe that's all about being seen."
The list also includes, but is not limited to: Charlie's Hamburgers, Snow White, Barclay Prime, and Good Dog Bar & Restaurant, whose blue-cheese-stuffed burgers inspired LaBan to write a brilliant little song, "Cheeseburger, I Hold," the lyrics of which appear after the jump. (Here's the video for "Cheeseburger, I Hold.")
Related: Philly is well represented on Alan Richman's seminal top-twenty burger list ("The 20 Hamburgers You Must Eat Before You Die"), with Rouge placing No. 4 and the Kobe sliders at Barclay Prime at No. 5.
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