New Burger Joint: Driving into town yesterday, I saw a new fast food burger place - Moonburger. Combining the slang term "moon, and mooning," why would that add that to something we...

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

Driving into town yesterday, I saw a new fast food burger place - Moonburger. Combining the slang term "moon, and mooning," why would that add that to something we eat?

markngolf Loc: Bridgewater, NJ

jerryc41 wrote:

Driving into town yesterday, I saw a new fast food burger place - Moonburger. Combining the slang term "moon, and mooning," why would that add that to something we eat?

Make your own burgers at home. Buy good quality (choice or prime) chuck or sirloin. They are better and you'll know "what's in them".
Mark

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

markngolf wrote:

Make your own burgers at home. Buy good quality (choice or prime) chuck or sirloin. They are better and you'll know "what's in them".
Mark

Definitely! "What's in them" is essential. Top it with tomato, onion, and ketchup.

pendennis

jerryc41 wrote:

Driving into town yesterday, I saw a new fast food burger place - Moonburger. Combining the slang term "moon, and mooning," why would that add that to something we eat?

In the 1950's, there was a restaurant by the name of Wally's which had a Moon Burger. It was copied off the Big Boy double-decker, but a much better burger. Mom and dad used to take us there on Saturday's. He also served shoe-string fries, which was the first time I had them. Eventually he retired, and the recipe and name was bought by a larger restaurant by the name of LeAnna's.

Wally's Moon Burger had some of the toppings of the Big Mac, but with tomato.

Fond memories.

BebuLamar

Jerry you went to town but you didn't stop by Harbor Freights did you?

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

BebuLamar wrote:

Jerry you went to town but you didn't stop by Harbor Freights did you?

Nope! I drove right past it.

yorkiebyte Loc: Scottsdale, AZ/Bandon by the Sea, OR

jerryc41 wrote:

Definitely! "What's in them" is essential. Top it with tomato, onion, and ketchup.

...... Plus some real Blue Cheese, A++!

Bridges Loc: Memphis, Charleston SC, now Nazareth PA

markngolf wrote:

Make your own burgers at home. Buy good quality (choice or prime) chuck or sirloin. They are better and you'll know "what's in them".
Mark

My wife and I do that. We only buy certified organic grass-fed beef. It is a bit more expensive but as you say "what's in them" is important. I know some think organic is a myth, but we buy from a local farmer we trust.

StanMac Loc: Tennessee

markngolf wrote:

Make your own burgers at home. Buy good quality (choice or prime) chuck or sirloin. They are better and you'll know "what's in them".
Mark

For sure! A homemade and dressed burger wins every time in the flavor contest!

Stan

markngolf Loc: Bridgewater, NJ

StanMac wrote:

For sure! A homemade and dressed burger wins every time in the flavor contest!

Stan

Mark

KillroyII Loc: Middle Georgia

markngolf wrote:

Make your own burgers at home. Buy good quality (choice or prime) chuck or sirloin. They are better and you'll know "what's in them".
Mark

Totally agree… have done that for many years. However, due to my wife’s serious medical issues (and radical dietary changes to keep her around longer) we have switched to turkey burgers. We found a certain brand, and % numbers, that yield a good burger. Surprisingly, I think they are even better than beef if each is re-heated … we often grill for more than 1 meal. We also like to grill some onion slices to include on the burger.

markngolf Loc: Bridgewater, NJ

KillroyII wrote:

Totally agree… have done that for many years. However, due to my wife’s serious medical issues (and radical dietary changes to keep her around longer) we have switched to turkey burgers. We found a certain brand, and % numbers, that yield a good burger. Surprisingly, I think they are even better than beef if each is re-heated … we often grill for more than 1 meal. We also like to grill some onion slices to include on the burger.

I buy raw turkey at our local market and also make turkey burgers. They are delicious!!
Mark

David in Dallas Loc: Dallas, Texas, USA

No idea about Moon Burgers. My go-to is a local Whataburger. My desires are simple: well done meat, lettuce, and yellow mustard.

nobody13579

IN and OUT double double animal style.

SteveFranz Loc: Durham, NC

Bridges wrote:

My wife and I do that. We only buy certified organic grass-fed beef. It is a bit more expensive but as you say "what's in them" is important. I know some think organic is a myth, but we buy from a local farmer we trust.

Organic is not a myth. Except for salt & water everything we eat is organic.

FYI, Beck's Prime in TX make much better burgers than I can cook at home. Great fries too.