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| - At the end of a long drive to Phoenix for a tour and football camp at Arizona State University in Tempe, my lil big man and I checked into our hotel and it hit - we were starving.
So me having a technology love fest that includes an assortment of functional gadgets (i.e. my iPhone, iPad), I whipped out my iphone, hit the Yelp app and typed in "burgers."
Of course, Phoenix isn't on Mars, so naturally in n out showed, as well as several more burger joints in the area. I wasn't necessarily interested in driving too far for a meal. However, I saw one place that was less than 1/4 of a mile from my hotel, Lucky Boy Burgers.
The ratings were high so I guessed not everyone could be wrong about this place and decided to go. I'm glad I did.
Most of the best burgers come from "hole in the wall" places. Unencumbered by corporate diluted meat and operational handbook limited portions, I've found these are the best places for a non-corporate burger.
When I saw the building, it was a stand alone building on a pretty empty street (it was 108 degrees at 5pm). We parked and walked inside.
I have to say I love a place that recognizes what they do and do it well. The last thing I hate is to walk in a burger joint and see they make everything from burgers to shrimp fried noodles. Something about that wide variety of edible harmony just doesn't sound like it makes good music. Bad example, but I think you get the point.
I checked the menu and they had like 4-5 different types of their primary burger. They had baby sizes too, but I'm a grown man and not about to get a baby sized anything.
I settled on the International, with the recommendation of the guy taking the orders. I don't do ground beef and they didn't have any turkey, but I was soooo hungry I didn't care.
1. They were fast. It didn't take long to get our order. That's always a plus.
2. When he handed me the bag, if felt like 30 pounds of burger in the bag. Now that might be a turn-off to some people, but for a guy like me, that's aaaalllll good!
3. The burger was big! I don't think I need to say anymore about that.
4. The burger was really good. I mean really, really good.
Ok, I guess at this point you're thinking, "you're starving! A phreaken Saltine cracker would be delicious!" Yes it would, but a nasty cracker is a nasty cracker. Ok, maybe that wasn't a good analogy either... I tried.
Lucky Boy's burgers are veeerrrrry good. They are not super expensive and a bargain in today's $9 burger world. If you're in Phoenix visiting, give them a shot. Next time I'm in Phoenix, I'm going back.
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