The Best Burger EVER!

[JasonEvans]

I just got back from lunch at Ann's Snack Bar, widely known for having the best hamburgers in the land.

I went with fellow Dukie Jonathan Ganz. We arrived at 11:05 and Ann had just taken the first batch of 8 people into the joint. We had to wait for those 8 to be done before we could go in. It took about 45 minutes. Ann came out and took our orders just before we went in. Jonathan and I both had Ghetto burgers. The Ghetto consists of 2 gigantic patties (looked like they were about a pound each before cooking), homemade chili, several slices of deep fried bacon, cheese, onions, lettuce, tomato, mayo, ketchup, and mustard. I got mine without cheese and onions (a mistake, the onions looked fabulous after being cooked).



Just watching her heap all that meat on the griddle is enough to clog an artery. She cooks all the burgers right next to each other, constantly flipping them and mashing on the meat to get a little bit of the grease out. Wow, there is a lot of grease!!



The burgers arrived and they were massive. Food is falling all over the place. Eating one of these things with a nice shirt and pants on is not a good idea. Watch out lap, here comes some meat and chili!!



Most folks try to use the plastic knife and fork to chop the burger down to edible size. Not me! I picked that sucker up and opened my mouth as far as it would go. Idiot that I am, I forgot that the burger had just come off the grill seconds earlier -- it was hottt!! I let it cool for a minute and then tried again. It was hard to get the middle part in my mouth at one time but I managed to grab at it from the sides and it ended up working just fine.

Ohmygoditweasgood!! This was deserving of all the accolades and praise. The burger was a ton to eat, but I was in burger heaven. I just kept pounding it back, enjoying every bite. I would stop to sip on my lemonade or eat a few fries every now and then and look at the increasingly smaller Ghetto burger. with just a couple bites left I turned to Jonathan and told him I was sad to see the meal ending.



I dunno how, but I got the whole thing down and even finished my fries. Jonathan said watching me wolf it down inspired him and he managed to eat everything but the end of his bun (he left half a plate of fries behind too).

Folks, I cannot describe how good this was. Mmmmmmmmm. My stomach still feels quite full several hours later and there has been some grumbling going on down there, but I would not do anything different. I am gonna go back to Ann's some day soon and take my sons. This is an experience and a meal not to be missed.

--Jason "any Atlanta Dukie who has not done this... get yourself to Ann's NOW!!" Evans

[aimo]

Food porn.

[rthomas]

Your arteries thank you for not eating the cheese.

[Welcome2DaSlopes]

Good Luck

[HaveFunExpectToWin]

Whoa. I'll chug some Pepto for you.

If ever in DC, I highly recommend coming over to Arlington to try out Ray's Hell Burger.

[davekay1971]

David Kay
Mid Carolina Cardiology
Office number 704 887-4530

Just thought you might want to have this handy...

[Indoor66]

David Kay
Mid Carolina Cardiology
Office number 704 887-4530

Just thought you might want to have this handy...

Naaaah, he didn't eat the cheese!

[Welcome2DaSlopes]

I must be honest, you can go to almost any new york deli and get a better burger.

[juise]

I must be honest, you can go to almost any new york deli and get a better burger.

It seems odd that the Wall Street Journal would miss such an obvious fact when they wrote that story about Ann's.

[Devil in the Blue Dress]

I must be honest, you can go to almost any new york deli and get a better burger.

Could you taste this burger over the Internet?

[BlueDevilBaby]

Whoa. I'll chug some Pepto for you.

If ever in DC, I highly recommend coming over to Arlington to try out Ray's Hell Burger.

Try 5 Guys as well.

[Welcome2DaSlopes]

Could you taste this burger over the Internet?

hahahaha good one but no it's just my humble opinion

[OZZIE4DUKE]

Ymmmm! It looks like a perfect warm-up for a Carnegie Deli Woody Allen!

Next time I'm in Atlanta, Jason, I'll give you a call and we'll go to Ann's! I'll leave off the mustard and add mushrooms!

[77devil]

Goodness gracious Jason, better take a statin.

[Jim3k]

That's disgusting... I mean, who takes a digital camera to a greasy spoon and takes pix of the snarfing...???

[Indoor66]

That's disgusting...

Your just jealous.

[-jk]

Your just jealous.

Argh!

-jk

[juise]

Argh!

-jk

Was that a grammar "Argh?"

[cf-62]

I must be honest, you can go to almost any new york deli and get a better burger.

Dude, that's some serious NYC-colored glasses. Over the last 10 years, I've traveled fairly extensively for my job, always searching for the best burgers. Many times, I have tried to find a good place in NYC. Unfortunately, I have yet to find a single place in New York that even comes close to places such as Joe's Cable Car (Daly City, CA), Nations Burger (Bay area), Tommy's (LA), Hap's Grill (Salisbury, NC), Snuffers (Dallas), etc.

I have had natives take me to their favorite places -- to no avail. I ask every concierge for a recommendation -- and get blank looks. If you know of a specific place where there's a great burger, I'm all ears -- because I'll be up for the Gonzaga game and want to find a burger joint in NY. But to make that statement just smacks of pure NY attitude -- without much to back it up.

[cato]

Dude, that's some serious NYC-colored glasses. Over the last 10 years, I've traveled fairly extensively for my job, always searching for the best burgers. Many times, I have tried to find a good place in NYC. Unfortunately, I have yet to find a single place in New York that even comes close to places such as Joe's Cable Car (Daly City, CA), Nations Burger (Bay area), Tommy's (LA), Hap's Grill (Salisbury, NC), Snuffers (Dallas), etc.

I have had natives take me to their favorite places -- to no avail. I ask every concierge for a recommendation -- and get blank looks. If you know of a specific place where there's a great burger, I'm all ears -- because I'll be up for the Gonzaga game and want to find a burger joint in NY. But to make that statement just smacks of pure NY attitude -- without much to back it up.

In other news, the sky is blue.