Double burgers

http://aht.seriouseats.com/archives/2014/05/our-favorite-double-burgers.html?ref=excerpt_readmore    I haven't been to any of these!  Only one close by is the Portland location.  I'll have to add it to the list.

Hawaii Burger and other yummy stuff





Hawaiian Burger



I have just returned from a week in Hawaii! I went for work but stayed for vacation. I know it's a tough job but someone has to do it. Went with Francesca and Rob for the entire week. Francesca and I worked all day Monday and Tuesday and even part of Wednesday. But then relaxed the rest of the week. On Wednesday night we wanted something easy for dinner so we hit up Cheeseburger Beach walk Waikiki. It was close by and they had ice cold beer on tap and a large selection of burgers on the menu. Perfect beach food. I got the Cheeseburger Hawaiian Style- Cheese, pork, pineapple and Hawaiian Teriyaki Sauce. Overall it was pretty good but super messy. I hate when you get a burger and the bun just doesn't hold up. This burger had so much stuff on it there was no way that bun could survive. I couldn't taste the burger that much but it seemed to have nice flavor. There was a ton of pulled pork on top of it so it was almost like I had 2 sandwiches. The pork was yummy and the teriyaki sauce nice and sweet. Overall I would say it was a good sandwich but hard to rate as a burger since the burger was really under-played. I got the waffle sweet potato fries with it which tasted good. nothing too special. The best part was the ice cold beer- Kona Big Wave Golden Ale. Besides the one burger I had a ton of tuna while in Hawaii which is always delicious. Also a few Mai Tais! But I have to call out one of my favorite things. Not a burger but a breakfast item. On the last morning I went to Goofy's breakfast cafe and had the Hawaiian French toast. Oh My! Loaded with banana's, papaya's and pineapples. The Challah bread was soaked with honey. It was delicious! I would highly recommend it to anyone.

Hawaiian French Toast

http://www.cheeseburgerland.com/Cheeseburgerland/Beachwalk.html http://www.goofy-honolulu.com/

Richmond Virginia

I was in Richmond Virginia this past week for work.  I know that's hard to believe.  When Starbucks started testing lunch the 2 markets were Phoenix and Richmond.  I was super excited because someone had to go out there and collect feedback so I'm the lucky girl.    It was great to get to spend a week with my folks.  Nicest Bed and Breakfast work has ever provided!  One night we went out to dinner at this local restaurant called the Brickhouse Diner.  All of us ordered burgers.  I got the basic Burger with cheddar and bacon, dad just got the cheese burger and mom got the mushroom burger. 
It was one of the best burgers I have had in a long time!  You could tell it was fresh, not frozen, and big and juicy.  One of those burgers that when you bite into it, the juice just runs down your chin.  Perfectly cooked.  The bun was a nice sturdy bun that held together with all of the juice.  The bacon was crispy and there was plenty of it.  It was so big that I couldn't even eat  half of it and ended up taking it home.  2 days later I heated it up and finished it off.   Fries were also good but not great.  Mom said the fries were her favorite but I thought they were just good.  They were piled high and the very skinny shoestring type.
I would give the burger the highest score possible and would go back next time I'm in town. 
Of course the company for the evening was the best!