Here's the deal - the cheeseburger is the quintessential American food. A couple of years back, after reading a review in the Wall Street Journal about the best burgers in the country, only to find that three of the top five were in my own back yard, I decided that I needed to see for myself. With the help of George Motz's "Hamburger America", several lists, recommendations from friends and asking everyone about burgers from "their" town, this is the result...

If you're curious about my thoughts on foods other than burgers, check out my other blog Eat to Live? Or Live to Eat?

Sunday, August 14, 2011

Mr. Bartley's Burger Cottage, Cambridge, MA (August 2008)

One of the place recommended by Hamburger America is Mr. Bartley's Burger Cottage in Cambridge - right across the street from Harvard University (http://www.mrbartley.com/).    To the right, Madison and I are giving our orders to someone outside as we're in line so that we can get our burger choices once we get inside.  

Starting with a seven ounce patty, anything and everything can be added to a burger to give it that celebrity bump, with a menu that changes with the political times (the Ted Kennedy - "a plump, liberal amount of burger w/ cheddar cheese, grilled mushrooms & french fries" / the Sarah Palain - "(more guns than brains) with grilled onions & cheese sauce w/ french fries").

In this photo, from inside, you can see how crowded the place is.  It is like a sports bar, without the bar part.  Pick your burger and don't make a choice between the frappe and the raspberry lime rickey.  Have both.

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