The Burger Thread!

[JiriHrdina]

Originally Posted by CaramonLS

Might I suggest the Stonebridge (old Flightdeck) at Beddington?

Excellent Burger when I went there.

Good tip - I didn't know that the place had changes names. Worth trying to be sure.

[CofR]

Originally Posted by CaramonLS

Might I suggest the Stonebridge (old Flightdeck) at Beddington?

Excellent Burger when I went there.

+1

The burger was great when I went there.

[cDnStealth]

Originally Posted by troutman

There is also a 50s style soda shop in Black Diamond.

http://www.marvsclassics.ca/

That place sounds great. Anyone been there before?

[mykalberta]

That does sound good, might need to add it to a future trip to Waterton Lakes.

[undercoverbrother]

Originally Posted by JiriHrdina

Eventually yes - we had plans to hit Turner Valley a couple weeks ago but they got scuttled.

Might I suggest a rural alberta trip. You three could take a week, travel around southern and central alberta eating nothing but burgers.


Carstairs also has a good burger joint, I think it's the Dominion Hotel. Went a few summer back when I was there for work. It's in a seedy club.

[Max Cow Disease]

Originally Posted by CaramonLS

Might I suggest the Stonebridge (old Flightdeck) at Beddington?

Excellent Burger when I went there.

Stonehill.

I'm one of the few, it seems, who misses the Flight Deck. I used to go with my pals quite regularly (85 televisions. Was a great place to watch the Flames game). Food wasn't unbelievable, but come on...747 burger? Where do I sign?

[darockwilder]

Originally Posted by cDnStealth

That place sounds great. Anyone been there before?

I've been there twice and the food has been pretty good. They have burgers with peanut butter on them!

The second time was memorable for a different reason. There was a family there with 2 young daughters and one kept running around the front of the place (the area near the entrance is kind of like a giant candy store with jars of sugar treats and stuff) the whole time. It didn't really affect us as we were sitting in a booth at the back but it was kind of weird because they never told her to stop. Anyway, they get up to leave and the dad is standing at the door with the other daughter waiting to go and the other is still running around. The mom then proceeds to grab the spaz girl by her arm, throw her down on the booth seat, pull down her pants and starts wailing on her bare arse without a word. I was totally shocked (I'm sure my mouth was agape) and my wife stood up and asked her quite pointedly "Is that really necessary?!?", to which the woman responded "Yes it is!! She's been running around here the whole time!!!" Now the mom has forgotten about her daughter and now wants to yell about how she's doing the right thing because "She could have knocked any of these jars over" to anyone who wants to listen. She scooped up the girl and they went to the door and left, beaking all the way. We were done eating but it kind of ruined the meal. The old waitress came by and took our plates but no one ever referenced to the incident. It was like it had never happened.

But...peanut butter on burgers! Plus carbonated ice cream!!!

[Max Cow Disease]

Originally Posted by darockwilder

I've been there twice and the food has been pretty good. They have burgers with peanut butter on them!

The second time was memorable for a different reason. There was a family there with 2 young daughters and one kept running around the front of the place (the area near the entrance is kind of like a giant candy store with jars of sugar treats and stuff) the whole time. It didn't really affect us as we were sitting in a booth at the back but it was kind of weird because they never told her to stop. Anyway, they get up to leave and the dad is standing at the door with the other daughter waiting to go and the other is still running around. The mom then proceeds to grab the spaz girl by her arm, throw her down on the booth seat, pull down her pants and starts wailing on her bare arse without a word. I was totally shocked (I'm sure my mouth was agape) and my wife stood up and asked her quite pointedly "Is that really necessary?!?", to which the woman responded "Yes it is!! She's been running around here the whole time!!!" Now the mom has forgotten about her daughter and now wants to yell about how she's doing the right thing because "She could have knocked any of these jars over" to anyone who wants to listen. She scooped up the girl and they went to the door and left, beaking all the way. We were done eating but it kind of ruined the meal. The old waitress came by and took our plates but no one ever referenced to the incident. It was like it had never happened.

But...peanut butter on burgers! Plus carbonated ice cream!!!

PB on a burger would probably make me want to wail on a kid for a couple of minutes too, but maybe it's tastier than I envision.

[Wormius]

A peanut butter based sauce would be good, can't imagine PB straight up on a burger though.

[OffsideSpecialist]

Originally Posted by Wormius

A peanut butter based sauce would be good, can't imagine PB straight up on a burger though.

It is surprisingly delicious.

[sureLoss]

Originally Posted by LockedOut

Burger wars in Royal Oak. First Smashburger and soon Five Guys will be there too. Sweet.

http://fiveguys.ca/en/locations/stor...-province.aspx

Looks like they scraped the Five Guys at Royal Oak... it's no longer listed on their website.

Next store to open in the NE though:

Coming Soon!
2524 36 Street NE
Calgary, AB T1Y 5S3
Hours: 11am-10pm Every Day

[darockwilder]

Originally Posted by sureLoss

Looks like they scraped the Five Guys at Royal Oak... it's no longer listed on their website.

Dat sucks.

[Erick Estrada]

Originally Posted by sureLoss

Looks like they scraped the Five Guys at Royal Oak

Nooooooooooooooooooo!!!! Why does the NW always get the shaft in regards to eateries? Five Guys & Smashburger in Royal Oak plus Southside Burger 5 minutes away in Beacon Hill would have been heaven for a burger fan like me especially considering Five Guys is my favorite.

[JiriHrdina]

After a bit of a summer break, Burger Quest is back. Our new review is up as we quest Fat Burger.

[Misterpants]

Originally Posted by JiriHrdina

After a bit of a summer break, Burger Quest is back. Our new review is up as we quest Fat Burger.

Good luck. That place was an overpriced mess.

[trumpethead]

Originally Posted by Erick Estrada

Nooooooooooooooooooo!!!! Why does the NW always get the shaft in regards to eateries? Five Guys & Smashburger in Royal Oak plus Southside Burger 5 minutes away in Beacon Hill would have been heaven for a burger fan like me especially considering Five Guys is my favorite.

But you got this....

[Table 5]

I know they're not what they used to be, and over-rated and yada yada yada......but doesn anyone know what's in the Peter's Burger's sauce? Because I absolutely love it. I go back there just for that sauce.

[Erick Estrada]

Originally Posted by Table 5

I know they're not what they used to be, and over-rated and yada yada yada......but doesn anyone know what's in the Peter's Burger's sauce? Because I absolutely love it. I go back there just for that sauce.

It tastes like a generic no-name BBQ sauce.

[Wormius]

Originally Posted by Erick Estrada

It tastes like a generic no-name BBQ sauce.

I thought it was BBQ sauce spiked with HP.

[Iceman57]

Just as this summer was beginning and while perusing Calgarypuck.com, i notice some of you guys talking about and providing links for something called BurgerQuest. I had no idea what the hell it meant but after visiting the site, i fell in love with the quest and do so much enjoy reading the reviews from our three burger eating heroes, Wunder Bun, Flavour Sabre and White Gravy.

http://burgerquest.com/


I am a little surprised though that their top rated burger establishment doesn't get more recognition among this burger discovery thread? Naina’s Kitchen was the first place i tried out after becoming familiar with the Quest and it is by far the BEST BURGER i have ever had anywhere! I recently posted on the BurgerQuest forum about Naina's and will be visiting there again with friends and family tomorrow before noon so here is a sample of my post


After driving by and missing Nina's three times while fending off my wife who wanted to leave "this bad area" we found it. Pulling up, my wife then refused to take the kids out of the car, saying "I was crazy" that "no way could a good burger be found in this place." Pretending not to hear my wife as i usually do when ignoring her, i parked, got out and went into the restaurant. The place smelled amazing and three younger patrons were already enjoying their burgers and it looked like some superb home cooking. I went back out to the car and told my wife this and since we had already looked over the menu online, I could see i almost had her convinced and finally she agreed to try it but still didn't want to stay. After some consideration, my wife was only going to get a regular burger while my kids and i wanted a stuffed one.......that is right, Naina's Kitchen STUFF'S their beautiful home made burgers. Upon meeting Naina and telling her i was only there after i had read the BurgerQuest review, she expressed her love for you three and proceed to tell me what was good. I saw that she had pulled pork on her menu and since my wife loves and makes a terrific pulled pork at home, i asked her if it was possible to take a sample to my wife (still sitting in the car). Naina was a little surprised at this request but that expression was immediately replaced by a confident look that said "yea, go ahead and try to tell me that's not delicious" and that's exactly what my wife said after she finished the bowl without letting me have even a small taste!

I had a stuffed burger with ham, mushrooms, onions, bacon and Swiss, my two boys, ages 6 and 4 split a stuffed cheddar, Mozz. and bacon burger while my wife caved and had a stuffed pulled pork, onions and Mozz. burger. I also wanted to try Niana's Five cheese Mac so instead of fries, i had her soup of the day which was sweet sausage and corn and it was freaking delicious! i could have seriously eaten a barrel full of the stuff and have asked her to call me when she makes it again.

Taking the food home which was about a 20 minute trip but as soon as we put our vehicle into the carhold, the four of us raced into the house to sit at the kitchen table when the only audible sounds from us were "oooh's" and "aaah's" in the first delicious moments our meal. My boys loved their burger and ate all of their home cut fries with my oldest after just finishing his burger already asking when do we plan to go back? Just like the sample, my wife refused to share a bite of her burger with me but to be honest, i really didn't want to share mine either. The burgers are so juicy and are cooked to perfection. Although I haven't gotten the ham stuffed again since for me it took away a little from the burger meat flavour, i have tired everything else including spinach which is really good and plan on asking Naina to place an fried egg on top of my next creation. The only other modification I've made is asking to hold the mayo as it makes me feel a little less guilty when i order two burgers.

Like i said before, my family and i have been back two more times with each time taking friends with us who have been amazed just as we were our first time. Every time we have been, we were served amazing food. The burgers are obviously a little bit better when you eat them at the restaurant which we've done our last two trips but that would be the case for any place you get takeout from. Naina's kitchen is an amazing restaurants and is an absolute gem of a find and i applaud you guys for going and making the rest of us aware.



The rest of my post is provide in the link below plus another suggested designation you might not have considered for another very good burger (not better than Naina's) I also encourage you if you haven't, to become a member of the BurgerQuest site and help these guys continue their journey in discovering Calgary's best burger......well, second best since i honestly can not fathom any burger being better then from Naina's Kitchen, they are that good

http://burgerquest.com/forums/#/2012...-site-1957992/

http://burgerquest.com/forums/#/2012...lieve-1957729/