Burger King's Whopper Bar Now Open

Burger King opened their first Whopper Bar today in Orlando's Universal CityWalk. The Whopper Bar is dedicated to serving variations of the burger by offering 22 different toppings. [via Plantains & Kimchi]...

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1 Comment | Posted by Robyn Lee, March 10, 2009 at 4:00 PM
Tagged: Burger King, chain burgers, Florida, openings, Orlando, Whoppers

Review of The Counter in Honolulu: Great Burgers, Long Wait

The Tasty Island Pomai of Hawaii-based blog The Tasty Island reviews the recently opened outpost of Californian "build your own burger" chain The Counter in Honolulu's Kahala Mall. The Counter is known for its extensive list of toppings resulting...

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5 Comments | Posted by Robyn Lee, March 5, 2009 at 10:00 AM
Tagged: chain burgers, Hawaii, Honolulu, reviews, The Counter

The History of the McGangBang

Eat Me Daily chronicles the history of the hybrid McChicken-inside-a-Double-Cheeseburger sandwich in insane detail....

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5 Comments | Posted by Adam Kuban, March 2, 2009 at 11:55 AM
Tagged: burger fusion, burger weirdness, chain burgers, Eat Me Daily, McDonald's

Top Chef's Padma Lakshmi to Star in Hardee's Hamburger Commercial

People.com Wow. Top Chef's Padma Lakshmi is doing an ad for Hardee's Bacon Western Thickburger. From People.com: "I think it's a beautiful love song to food," Lakshmi says of her new ad. "I think eating in itself is the...

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15 Comments | Posted by Adam Kuban, February 26, 2009 at 3:30 PM
Tagged: advertising, chain burgers, commercials, Hardee's, Padma Lakshmi, Top Chef

New Identity for Jack in the Box

Duffy & Partners West Coast burger chain Jack in the Box is in the process of updating its logo and brand identity. The logo morphs from a flat square containing the burger joint's name to a cube with some...

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25 Comments | Posted by Adam Kuban, February 26, 2009 at 12:15 PM
Tagged: branding, chain burgers, design, Jack in the Box

Jollibee Opening In New York City on Saturday

jollibee.com.ph The Philippines' most popular fast food chain, Jollibee, is opening its first East Coast location this Saturday in Woodside, Queens. Serious Eats contributor Joe DiStefano mentioned the Jollibee opening on our New York site but didn't say too...

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9 Comments | Posted by Robyn Lee, February 12, 2009 at 4:00 PM
Tagged: chain burgers, Jollibee, NYC, Queens

Michelle Obama Makes a Cheeseburger Run

A cheeseburger from Five Guys. I was confident this new administration would make many decisions that were more in line with my tastes than the previous one, but I can't say I expected them to get it so right...

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6 Comments | Posted by Damon Gambuto, February 9, 2009 at 10:00 AM
Tagged: chain burgers, cheeseburgers, Damon Gambuto, Fives Guys, Michelle Obama, Obama burger runs

Good Fries and Not So Good Burgers from Mooyah in Houston

Houston Press food critic Robb Walsh finds the burgers at Mooyah too lean, but says the fries are good. Also, reasons for why the name Mooyah is terrible, from Dallas Observer's Alice Laussade....

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1 Comment | Posted by Robyn Lee, January 26, 2009 at 5:00 PM
Tagged: chain burgers, Houston, Mooyah, reviews, Texas

Roger Ebert on His Love for Steak 'n Shake

Photograph from Tim Psych on Flickr In Roger Ebert's latest blog post, he takes a break from critiquing films to expound upon the greatness of Steak 'n Shake, the Illinois-based restaurant chain mostly located in the Midwest and South....

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24 Comments | Posted by Robyn Lee, January 23, 2009 at 5:30 PM
Tagged: chain burgers, Roger Ebert, Steak 'n Shake

Review of Five Burger Chains in Chicago

Burgers from Fatburger and Five Guys. Kevin Pang of the Chicago Tribune eats at five burger chains in the Chicago area in five hours (accompanied by a bottle of antacid): Sonic Drive-In, Fatburger, Meat Heads, Five Guys, and The...

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3 Comments | Posted by Robyn Lee, January 19, 2009 at 10:00 AM
Tagged: chain burgers, Chicago, Fatburger, Five Guys, Flavor Guides, Illinois, Meat Heads, reviews, Sonic, The Counter