BBBC Uniforms?

Attention Big Bitches & Buddies:  I think I have found the perfect uniforms for our meetings!  What do you think? 

Sub Zero Vodka Bar - Meeting #53

 

October 2nd, 2013

308 North Euclid Avenue

St. Louis, MO 63108

(314) 367-1200

Sub Zero's Website 

In Attendance:

Doug E. Fresh, NB, JC, Two Napkins (w/ Mario Burger & Olivia), Homey 1 Kanobi, Beat Meat, The Awesome One, Hamburgler, Beaner, "7", S, kt, Yoga Foodie, 1/2 Pound Curler, and Zanzibar McFarlane

NB finally discovered a Burger Joint she loves!

NB even ordered a legit BURGER (Salmon Burger)

Two Napkins & Olivia (wearing HIGH heels!)

Beat Meat & his mama The Awesome One

After ordering, I discovered that you can add a Bacon Bun to your burger... that wouldn't have gone well with mine, so I asked Kelly to bring out a few buns toasted, with spicy cheese sauce... this was a brilliant idea. 

It took TWO pictures to fit in all the burgers!

More Delicoius Burgers!

NB & JC's Sashimitini... So pretty!

Doug E. Fresh's Bourbon BBQ Burger

S's BBQ Boursin Burger

Another view of kt's World's Fair Burger (drooling)

kt's World's Fair Burger - Yes, it was that good.

The Classic

Olivia digs in to her burger!

Mario Burger takes a HUGE bite!

The Sushi Burger - Trust me, it's AWESOME.

 

SUB ZERO NOTES:

What did you order?

Doug E. Fresh:  BBQ Bacon Burger

NB:  Sashimitini & Salmon Burger

JC:  Sashimitini

Two Napkins:  World’s Fair Burger

            -Mario Burger:  His burger was yummy!  He gave it a 10/10!  He ate ALL of his burger and would like to come back to SubZero!

            -Olivia: Her burger was yummy too!  She gave it a 10/10!  She ate all of her burger and would like to come back to SubZero!

Homey 1 Kanobi:  Burger, cheddar, pretzel bun, pickles

Beat Meat:  Bacon Bourbon Barbeque

The Awesome One:  I shared 2 Burgers – Bourbon BBQ & Apple Bacon Burger

Hamburgler:  Angus Beef, Apple Bacon, Boursin Cheese Burger = YUM (*image of a submarine)

Beaner:  Sushi Burger

7:  N/A

S:    Bacon/Boursin Angus Beef Burger

kt: World’s Fair Burger (two patties, melty cheese sauce, mushroom/pepper slaw, on a pretzel bun).  I also sampled the Salmon Burger, the Sushi Burger, and the BBQ Bourbon Bacon Burger. 

Yoga Foodie:  Sushi Burger

½ Pound Curler:  The Classic Burger

Zanzibar McFarlane:  Turkey Burger

How would you describe your burger?

Doug E. Fresh:  Good, but I tasted two others and they were better

NB:  Good

JC:  N/A

Two Napkins:  Perfect.  Spicy.  I was a little scared about a pretzel bun, because it can be too bready.  But the liquid cheese made it soft and just hearty enough.

Homey 1 Kanobi:  Great, but I was disappointed with the pretzel bun.

Beat Meat:  Sweet, salty

The Awesome One:  Both were impressive looking – large and full of flavor.

Hamburgler:  It was SO good.  It was like POW!!

Beaner:  Very good, Loved the thin burger, cooked to perfection… rare!!

7:  Average

S:  Original, great flavor

kt:   WOW.  This burger knocked my socks off!  It is in my top 3.  Perhaps my #1 currently!!!  I usually shy away from “messy” looking burgers, but this one caught my attention, and I am THRILLED that I ordered it!  The meat was perfect, the peppers/mushroom/onion slaw had a spicy kick to it, and the melted cheese was heavenly!  Even the pretzel bun was kick ass (which is rare as they are usually dry!).  The Salmon burger was kinda blah, but I was shocked by how much I enjoyed the Sushi Burger!  The BBQ Bourbon Burger was wayyy too dry. 

Yoga Foodie:  Unique, the crunchy topping was delicious

½ Pound Curler:  Fresh Bun – touch dry.  Meat was slightly overdone.  Pretty good.

Zanzibar McFarlane:  Bland but juicy, the bun was disappointing.  I wish I had ordered the pretzel bun. 

How delicious was it (1-10)?

Doug E. Fresh:  5

NB:  9

JC:  7

Two Napkins:  10

Homey 1 Kanobi:  8

Beat Meat:  9

The Awesome One:  9.5

Hamburgler:  9

Beaner:  8

7:  6

S:  7

kt:  10

Yoga Foodie:  8

½ Pound Curler:  7

Zanzibar McFarlane:  6

Was there anything memorable about the food and/or place?

Doug E. Fresh:  The vodka was delish!

NB:  Great food, and great catching up with friends!

JC:  People and tuna were great

Two Napkins:  KELLY was a great server and Connor & Olivia got their burger club names.  Off early to a movie!

Homey 1 Kanobi:  Great place, very cool, great service, fun.

Beat Meat:  The barbeque sauce and the ice bar.

The Awesome One:  Great bar for before the meeting, great selection and great turn out!  I love CWE! (*CWE is an area in STL called the “Central West End”)

Hamburgler:  Apple bacon was INSANE!  Creamy burger (Boursin)

Beaner:  Sat next to Yoga Foodie & ½ Pound Curler, and Zanzibar was here. 

7:  Good company

S:  JB (*Exactly Mr. S… exactly.)

kt:  Derek was kind enough to accommodate our party of 17 just days before we came in!  The servers were all super friendly, and I was Shocked by how many burger choices we had!  This was my first time eating a burger at one of my favorite Sushi restaurants!  I also had a great time sitting next to Beat Meat.  Hehe. 

Yoga Foodie:  Good sushi!

½ Pound Curler:  Place is “Swanky”

Zanzibar McFarlane:  350 vodkas and fantastic company

Roughly how much was your order?

Doug E. Fresh:  $12

NB:  $35

JC:  ?

Two Napkins:  $25 with wine

Homey 1 Kanobi:  $60 for 2 adults, 2 kids

Beat Meat:  $13

The Awesome One:  $13

Hamburgler:  $13 (burger) $$$$$$ Alcohol

Beaner:  $20

7:  $15

S:  Too much booze to figure it out.

kt: $13 for the burger

Yoga Foodie:  $30

½ Pound Curler:  $12

Zanzibar McFarlane:  No Freaking clue!

Average service score:  9

*So... if you are like me, and have only eaten the delicious sushi at Sub Zero (or... if you're like several of our BBBC members and have only enjoyed the delicious Vodka at Sub Zero) you should SERIOUSLY make a point of heading to the Central West End and ordering one of their INSANE burgers!  I am a convert!  It will be very hard for me to order only sushi when I'm eating here again!  Derek was so kind in accommodating our group of 17, and Kelly our waitress was a superstar!  Thank you SO much!

 

CHEERS!

The Schlafly Tap Room - Meeting #52

THE SCHLAFLY TAP ROOM

September 22^nd, 2013 – Meeting #52

2100 Locust Street

St. Louis, MO 63103

(314) 241-BEER

 Tap Room's Website

In Attendance:

Doug E. Fresh, JC, Two Napkins (w/ Connor & Olivia), Mike J, Strawberri (w/ Harpo), Lubster.com, P. Diddy, S, kt, Yoga Foodie, and 1/2 Pound Curler.  

1/2 Pound Curler's Beer Sampling & Burger!

Slightly over cooked

This is certainly not medium... BUT, delicious fries!

SCHLAFLY TAP ROOM’S NOTES:

What did you order?

Doug E. Fresh:  (*Mr. Fresh was too cool to fill out a form this time.)

JC:  House Salad

Two Napkins:  Cheeseburger, med rare

Strawberri:  Turkey burger & fries

Lubster.com:  Burger

P. Diddy: Tap Room Burger & fries (extra crispy)

S:  N/A (I believe he had the Tap Room Burger)

kt:  Tap Room Burger (med) with cheddar and fries (Split with Doug E. Fresh) and delicious hot pretzels!

Yoga Foodie:  Turkey burger – no bacon

½ Pound Curler:  Tap Room Burger medium

How would you describe your burger?

Doug E. Fresh:  N/A

JC:  Very tasty

Two Napkins:  Very good; great texture, but wasn’t too beefy tasting

Strawberri:  Dry- not good; sad.  Fries are good! 

Lubster.com:  6 ½ - Above average.

P. Diddy:  Fresh patty, a little over done, on an English muffin and an onion, lettuce, slaw mix

S:  Muffin / Slaw – cooked perfectly.

kt:  It wasn’t bad, but it certainly wasn’t good.  Very boring.  Over cooked (I ordered med, and this was well done!)  Thankfully the company and the hot pretzels made up for it! 

Yoga Foodie:  Good flavor, but dry.

½ Pound Curler:  Dry – came out well done

How delicious was it (1-10)?

Doug E. Fresh:  N/A

JC:  7

Two Napkins:  8

Strawberri:  Burger-4, Fries-9

Lubster.com:  6.5

P. Diddy:  7

S:  7

kt:  6

Yoga Foodie:  4

½ Pound Curler:  3

Was there anything memorable about the food and/or place?

Doug E. Fresh:  N/A

JC:  Beautiful day!  Sat next to Harpo!

Two Napkins:  Nice weather; pleasant atmosphere; first BBBC for Connor and Olivia!!!

Strawberri:  N/A

Lubster.com:  I got shot at!!!

P. Diddy:  Good beer (Not that I had any…)  (*Mr. Diddy, I call BS!!!)

S:  N/A

kt:  Lovely night to sit outside, super friendly motorcycle crew, Miss Harpo learning to walk and delicious hot pretzels!

Yoga Foodie:  N/A

½ Pound Curler:  Weather was nice

Roughly how much was your order?

Doug E. Fresh:  N/A 

JC:  $12

Two Napkins:  $20

Strawberri:  N/A

Lubster.com:  $9

P. Diddy:  $9.50

S:  $8

kt:  $9 for burger

Yoga Foodie:  $10

½ Pound Curler:  No idea

Average service score:  7

P. Diddy reflecting on the BBBC

The Apple Pan (LA) - Solo Meeting by kt.

THE APPLE PAN (LAX)

September 13th, 2013 

10801 West Pico Blvd.

Los Angeles, CA 90064

Yelp Review of the Apple Pan 

In Attendance:

just lil old me... kt.

My first sighting of the Diet Coke chalice.

Before I destroyed my burger!  So pretty & compact. 

And now comes the good stuff!

APPLE PAN NOTES:

What did you order?

I ordered a double cheese burger with ketchup, mustard, pickles, lettuce and cheese. I also ordered a side of fries and a diet coke that was served in a paper snow cone cup, placed inside of a chalice.  

How would you describe your burger?

This is the way a burger should taste!  It was served, wrapped up tightly in a paper wrap because it is packed soo full of condiments and crispy lettuce that you need some help keeping your hands clean! 

How delicious was it (1-10)?

9.5

Was there anything memorable about the food and/or place?

This place has been here since the 20s!  They use the same paper cup holders, and it does not look like they have renovated since it was built!  Reminds me a LOT of Carl's Drive In here in Missouri!  We were also celebrating Boo Boo's 30th Birthday!

Roughly how much was your order?

$15 for burger, fries and a diet coke. 

Average service score:  10

I just LOVE these Diet Coke Chalices.

Anthonino's Taverna - Meeting #51

August 28^th, 2013 – Meeting #51

2225 Macklind Avenue

St. Louis, MO 63110

(314) 773-4455

Anthonino's Website

In Attendance:

Doug E. Fresh, Stormin', Spinderella & kt. 

 

ANTHONINO’S NOTES:

What did you order?

Doug E. Fresh:  “Custom Burger”, Garlic Cheese bun, prosciutto ham on seasoned hamburger.

Stormin:  Margarita Pizza / Greek Salad / Chianti (*Yet another vegetarian has joined the BBBC… but we still love her!)

Spinderella:  Rosario – medium with fries, caprese pizza, t-ravs, and spritzers!

kt:   Rosario Burger (med), Caprese Pizza & t-ravs

How would you describe your burger?

Doug E. Fresh:  One of the best burgers I’ve ever had.  Delicious cheese bun and the crispy ham were the perfect compliments to the seasoned patty.

Stormin:  Very light and airy (no cals), but fries were super tasty and salty!

Spinderella:  Amaz!!!  Good burger.  Top 5 of the club.  We b clubbin’!

kt:   The patty was the PERFECT consistency, the seasoning was amazing, and the bun was just right!  I am comfortable putting this in the top 3 burgers I’ve had here in town!  We ordered pizza too because they looked so tasty, and wow!  I highly recommend those too!

How delicious was it (1-10)?

Doug E. Fresh: 10

Stormin: 9

Spinderella:  10

kt:   9

Was there anything memorable about the food and/or place?

Doug E. Fresh: n/a

Stormin:  Loved our foursome, great marinara!

Spinderella:  Intimacy!  Only kt, Stormin & Doug E. Fresh!  Stormin’s 1^st BBBC!

kt:   Stormin’s first BBBC, Spinderella debuted her new whip, and we discovered an amazing new restaurant!

Roughly how much was your order?

Doug E. Fresh:  $10

Stormin:  $16+$12+$4=$32 (+tip)

Spinderella:  ? (splitzers included, about $40)

kt:   $10

Average service score:  9.5

             

           

Deep Burger Thoughts.

I wanted to share a "deep thought" with you... my very few readers...

I don't ever try to be rude, mean, ignorant, or hurtful on this blog... On the contrary, I try to be very honest and transparent in my own reviews.  I have eaten WAY too many burgers over this last year, and therefore my 'burger palate' has become much more discerning I suppose.

I realize there are times that we bring in a large group, but I do my best to give the restaurants a heads up (while some of them STILL decide not to mention that Sundays are Brunch only...grr...)  I also stand behind the fact that our "ranking sheets" speak for themselves, and service is a HUGE factor in the success of a meal/ BBBC meeting!

I love to support local businesses, and will continue to do so.  On behalf of the entire BBBC, I want to thank each and every person who owns/operates/works in a local burger-slinging-establishment!  Kudos to you all!  Thank you!   This club would not be here without you guys! 

keep on keepin' on. 

Five Bistro - Meeting #50

 

Saturday, August 10th

5100 Daggett Avenue

St. Louis, MO 63110

(314) 773-5553

Five's Website 

In Attendance:

Doug E. Fresh, Juicy Lucy, NB, J-Mo, JC, Fitz, "9", Two Napkins, Jason, Jazzy Jeff, The Awesome One, The Hamburgler, K-Ron, P. Diddy, Beaner, "7", and kt.

The Menu

Beaner's Beautiful Burger Cupcakes!

Another view

The finished product with tiny Red Solo Cups!

The Big Bitches Burger Club, Meeting #50!

 

FIVE NOTES:

What did you order?

Doug E. Fresh: Medium Burger with bacon, cheddar

Juicy Lucy:  Burger w/ white cheddar, bacon, egg, cooked medium rare

NB:  Lettuce, tomato, cucumber – from garden out back

J-Mo:  White cheddar with bacon

JC:  Veggies

Fitz:  Burger w/ white cheddar, bacon & egg.  Pomme frites. 

9:  Burger, cheddar/bacon

Two Napkins:  Burger – med. Rare – bleu cheese w/ carmalized onions

Jason:  Burger

JO:  Med. Burger + cheddar, mushrooms, onions

Jazzy Jeff:  Burger w/ egg & bacon

The Awesome One:  Bleu cheese w/ bacon, med/well

Hamburgler:  The burger (medium well) white cheddar, carmelized onion

K-Ron:  5 Burger – white cheddar, bacon, egg!!!  (*She gets VERY excited about eggs.)

P-Diddy:  Burger + shitake (pickled) mushroom, egg (I think there was cheddar, but I don’t remember)

Beaner:  Burger with mushrooms & egg

7: (He ordered a burger)

kt:   Burger with white cheddar, grilled mushrooms, and homemade ketchup (along with some French fries)

How would you describe your burger?

Doug E. Fresh: Loved it, Flavor

Juicy Lucy:  Delicious.  Temp was perfect.  Bacon salty, and the egg made the burger!

NB:  n/a

J-Mo:  Very tasty and good presentation.

JC:  Fresh (*the veggies… not the burger)

Fitz:  Burger was HUGE, bacon was amazing, egg killed it- bun was on the dry side. 

9:  Good

Two Napkins:  Done well, but the brioche bun, which I was excited about was SOOOOOOO dry.

Jason:  Avg.

JO:  6+ (average)

Jazzy Jeff:  Cooked perfectly. 

The Awesome One:  Really good.  Good bacon.

Hamburgler:  Great presentation / pretty / a bloody mess when cut / yummy / a little stiff.

K-Ron:  Good.  Not the best, dry bun, useless sprouts. 

P-Diddy:  Excellent drunk burger.  A little dense.

Beaner:  Perfectly cooked!  Marinated shrooms just ok.

7: Check! Check! Check!

kt: Not my favorite - but the temperature was perfect. 

How delicious was it (1-10)?

Doug E. Fresh: 9

Juicy Lucy:  9

NB:  3

J-Mo:  8

JC:  3

Fitz:  7

9:  8

Two Napkins:  5

Jason: 4

JO:  6

Jazzy Jeff:  8

The Awesome One:  9

Hamburgler:  8

K-Ron:  6

P-Diddy:  9

Beaner:  8

7:  9

kt:  5

Was there anything memorable about the food and/or place?

Doug E. Fresh:  n/a  (*poor form Doug E. Fresh!  Nothing??? Not ONE memorable thing???)

Juicy Lucy:  n/a

NB:  50^th BBBC meeting & Jess’ awesome Burger cupcakes!

J-Mo:  Good people

JC:  Yes, all the company

Fitz:  We got our burgers at 10:48pm L 50^th BBBC!  Amazing cupcake burgers!

9:  50^th!  Good friends!  Cupcakes

Two Napkins:  50^th Party!  So fun!

Jason:  n/a

JO:  n/a

Jazzy Jeff:  Love 10pm burgers.  Just fun to have burger club on my clock!

The Awesome One:  The music was magnifico. 

Hamburgler:  Place was personable / quaint / music needs a kick in the pants though. 

K-Ron:  The egg was muy delicious, but overall unmemorable.  L

P-Diddy:  Best 50^th EVER!

Beaner:  50^th!!!

7:  Cupcakes

kt:  I cannot believe this is our 50^th meeting! WooHoo for the BigBitchesBurgerClub!  The partay at Beaner & 7’s house was killer!  And Beaner’s cupcakes kicked butt!

Roughly how much was your order?

Doug E. Fresh: $15

Juicy Lucy:  ?  Don’t care.

NB:  n/a

J-Mo:  ??? Still not done drinking

JC:  n/a

Fitz:  $15 burger

9:  $20

Two Napkins:  $15

Jason:  $15

JO:  $15

Jazzy Jeff:  Probably $50 booze, $15 burger

The Awesome One:  I don’t pay the bill.  Duh.  j/k.

Hamburgler:  $50 with  bevs.

K-Ron:  $15

P-Diddy:  $13 burger +$3 fries +like a gazillion alcohol.

Beaner: ?

7:  ???

kt: Doug E. Fresh was kind enough to pay for my burger!

Average service score:  5

           

The Awesome One & The Hamburgler

9 & Fitz

Two Napkins & Juicy Lucy

kt & Jazzy Jeff

The BIG BITCHES!

Hamburgler shows us how a REAL model works the camera1

7 & kt (poppin' those collars)

Yes, clearly we coordinated.

The Five Burger (no egg)

The Five Burger (with egg)

Beautifully cooked!

And kt has red icing all over herself... oh well!