Who's Got Beef?

This is just a short note paying homage to the best fucking hamburger joint I've found. That would be Pie 'n Burger here in Pasadena. It's a diner, replete with a counter, real sodas made with syrup, and chocolate malts. And it's not one of those dreadful Silverlakesque diners filled with bearded hipsters and thin-hipped women either. This is real good food and good people -- especially the old folks who seem to always crowd the counter at lunchtime.

I do not know why the Pie 'n Burger burger is so good. I only know that I love it. It looks incredibly simple: a loose patty on a regular sort of thin bun covered on one side with thousand island or perhaps Russian dressing, some dill pickles, an onion and a tomato slice (I add bacon). It's fried on a flat grill, not flame-grilled. Like I said, simple. Simply fucking DELICIOUS!!!!!