tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32154462904958213602011-11-27T17:09:19.797-08:00Important hamburger and cheeseburger news, reviews, and musings.Internet Newsnoreply@blogger.comBlogger21100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3215446290495821360.post-68560523096998892582008-04-13T14:14:00.000-07:002008-04-13T14:39:14.917-07:00I had a Teen Burger from <a href="http://www.awrestaurants.com/">A&amp;W</a> the other day that provided insight into how this stale chain with few growth prospects stays afloat. The Teen Burger is a Canadian specialty made with a beef patty, cheddar cheese, bacon, pickles, lettuce, tomato, diced onions, mustard, ketchup, and "Teen Sauce" (seriously) on a sesame seed bun. The burger name is derived from the <a href="http://www.aw.ca/awfranchise.nsf/eng/OurProducts">A&amp;W Burger Family marketing campaign</a>, and sales are not limited to a specific age range. A&amp;W burgers in general are pretty good thanks to pleasing spice used on the beef, but the Teen Burger is the standout favorite due to the veggies; other Burger Family items just have beef and condiments which is great if you are a cartoon character but pretty damn bland otherwise.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://img403.imageshack.us/img403/3051/close20cropteenfe5.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px;" src="http://img403.imageshack.us/img403/3051/close20cropteenfe5.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />The main problem with Teen Burgers as an item is their construction. A&amp;W tends to use really crunchy iceberg lettuce, more white than green. When stacked high with the other ingredients, this makes the Teen Burger a formidable foe if you don't have Shaq's hands or a garbage can mouth. A&amp;W insists on serving their burgers in foil bags (awful) because they feel it is part of their brand. In reality it just means that every burger is slid into a godawful pouch where the ingredients are allowed to slip around until you eat it. I get kind of stressed just thinking about this because paper wrap would make these burgers look so much better. They wouldn't be as messy (Teen Burgers are notoriously sloppy).<br /><br />I ate this particular burger on a plate because there was a woman in the room and I am a man of style and grace. I have only supplied a stock photo, but please understand that this particular "Teen Burger" was named in reference to the lost 15 year old who put it together in between hiding a boner for the fry girl and just completely hating his parents.<br /><br />From a taste perspective, the Teen Burger was very nice. One complaint is the onions, which were foosty and pedestrian. Onions are a major complaint of mine with fast food in general, but A&amp;W seems to stock particularly pungent asshole onions that I hate. Foolishly, I forgot to say "NO ONIONS" in a slightly louder voice than the rest of my order.<br /><br />I would fuck this burger but I wouldn't marry it.<br /><br />***.5 out of *****<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3215446290495821360-6856052309699889258?l=cheeseburgerblog.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Internet Newsnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3215446290495821360.post-18308540331924834422008-04-07T12:00:00.000-07:002008-04-07T12:01:54.860-07:00Hello and welcome to my burger blog.<br /><br />Today I will be speeaking to you about the McRib. It is currently in my city!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3215446290495821360-1830854033192483442?l=cheeseburgerblog.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Internet Newsnoreply@blogger.com0