2009 Burger Shootout: North America Edition

4 days, 8 burger joints (in chronological order):
 
1. Eat at Ed Debevic's: cheeseburger with bacon (Chicago, IL)
2. Pie 'N Burger: cheeseburger (Pasadena, CA)
3. In-N-Out: double double (Los Angeles, CA)
4. 25 Degrees: BYO burger with ground sirloin, crescenza cheese,
bacon, and caramelized onions (Hollywood, CA)
5. The Counter: BYO burger with sirloin, Tillamook cheddar, baby
greens, grilled onions, and roasted chiles (Santa Monica, CA)
6. Apple Pan: cheeseburger (Los Angeles, CA)
7. Mom's Burgers: DCMB (Compton, CA)
8. Original Tommy’s World Famous: cheeseburger with chili (Los Angeles, CA)

Shootout winner (by a huge margin): Mom's. Runner-ups: 25 Degrees and Apple Pan.

 

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Rating: 2 stars to the DCMB at Mom's. 1 star to the BYO burger at 25 Degrees.

Revisiting The Roosevelt and 25 Degrees

It has been over a year since I last visited The Roosevelt and its
gastro pub, 25 Degrees. Having tried its younger cousin inside
Beijing's Hotel G, I thought the time is ripe to revisit the original
on Hollywood Blvd., which did not disappoint.

 The Roosevelt on Hollywood Blvd.: 25 Degrees, the lobby,
the lobby restroom. Hollywood, California.

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