Today I indulged in the joy of the lunchtime cheeseburger. It's not the greatest move when you're concerned that you've gained weight and should cut back on the calories, but oh, dear god is it worth it.
Kilroy's advertises having the World's Greatest Hamburgers. "World's Greatest" was presumably a marketing overstatement, but damn it, it worked. It pulled me in to test out just how good the greatest hamburger could taste. Amazingly, I can honestly say they made one of the best cheeseburgers in my life, topped with fresh tomatoes, good crisp red onion, and fresh lettuce. And what made it the best? Their cooks are actually trained in how to cook ground chuck so that my medium-rare burger was actually medium-rare (pink, but warm with juice). For a bar and restaurant, they made an exceptionally tasty burger.
Cost: $8 for the cheeseburger. Throw on some coke and a basket of fries for $15 with tip.