Bob's Big Boy
Burbank, CA 91505
Phone: (818) 843-9334
06/28/2008 Posted by Hawaiidan
I have been eating at Bobs for over 50 years... and still fly 5000 miles once a year to eat at the Toluca Lake Bobs.... I have eaten at the best in the world and from Haut cuisine of Paris to all the" best Burger places in the world. The result is plain and simple.... Bobs beat them all. Why? Well the problem is all the other burger places using everything from Kobe to Black Angus, homemade buns or sourdough, all came into being in the last few decades... all truing to outdo the other with gimmicks and and addons like bacon, caviar, exotic cheese and every form of salad bar stock from sprouts to eggplant... What they miss is that the original Bobs has been producing the same burger...consistently since 1936.. thats over 72 years..... I mean, Bobs was making the double-deck Big Boy for 23 years when Tommys opened... .. More meat, or cheese or anything would overpower the way in which this little Rolex of a burger plays out on your tastebuds Its not a salad bar on a bun......each flavor in the Big Boy retains its flavor and can be tasted in layers... not a melange of stuff........ Its relish is like none other in the world... and makes this Burger what it is...unique in the world.. And dont get the extra size burger with more meat.... it is totaly out of harmony with the rest of the burger... which is Zen on a bun Stick to the mainstays as as time went on the menu expanded to include a lot of items better eaten elsewhere....Mexican or Italina... The Big Boy..... is not gourmet meat, nor served in a trendy bistro, with beautiful people and organic, home made anything. Its where you go to impress yourself ... There is a reason that Bon Hope used to come by regulary, and Jay Leno still does. There was a reason the Beatles used to fill their burger hunger here,, Apple inventor Steve "Woz"calls the Big Boy the ultimate in burgers. By the way I like them a lot, now where are those plane tickets W
Pros: the Big boy
Cons: other addons to the basic menu
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