History Loves Burgers

Are we really going to dedicate a blog to the history of burgers? You’re damn right we are. It’s almost time to release our new fall menu and while some of our current menu items will rotate off, a couple of our tried and true burgers will always make the cut.

This brings us to a brief history lesson. What started out as a way to use leftover meat has turned into the most served fast food and restaurant item worldwide. The Romans added fish, pork, wine, and so many random items to their burgers and basically defied all the rules we have in place for our standard burgers these days. Their recipes were actually some of the first ever written down, and so they tend to still take credit for these delicacies.

The invention of the burger as we know it today seems to be a bit controversial. Germany, particularly Hamburg, feels they are the inventor, while the United States claims, “Nope. It’s on us.” But either way, during the late 19th century and early 20th century, the two countries in question both decided to take two pieces of bread and stick a cooked piece of beef in the middle–leading way to one of the most popular foods to date.

No matter what country you live in, most can agree that the burger eventually came together in all its best ways in the States. We like to take that claim a step further in geography and hold the claim to have one of the best burgers in town.

We start with a full 1/2 pound of an all-beef Angus patty, slap a fresh piece of melted provolone right on top of it, smother it with our house-made garlic aioli and bacon jam (the bacon jam is where it’s at), and top it off with a fresh slice of tomato and crunchy lettuce. What you’re left with is plain perfection.

But, don’t take our word for it. Bring a friend and split it. It’s large enough to share and after all, history loves company.