Finally, after much burger eating and procrastinating, I have got myself a little soapbox from which to recount my summer burger escapades. Thanks to the glorious internet, I will be able to write, muse, criticise, and extoll whatever I please to whomever happens to stumble across this little page of mine. I've never blogged before, so this will be a learning experience for me. I've also never attempted to eat quite so many hamburgers, so I'll probably learn something from that too.
For those of you who haven't heard, I'm attempting to eat all the hamburgers in downton Kingston over the course of the summer. Not every single burger, but at least one from every restaurant. As of my latest count, there are about 40. I'll comment on the burger, the fries and accompaniments, and try to give a bit of background on the establishement, but I won't comment on service, or ambiance, or choice of decor. I leave that for you to discover on your own.
I have classified the various establishments into 5 categories: Fast Food, Diners, Pubs, Restaurants, and Posh. These are somewhat arbitrary labels and are mostly for my own organizational purposes, but they do help set a level of expectation. For example, a burger from a fast food place (i.e. McDonalds) will be many things - cheap, easy to eat, pre-condimented, and greasy in that really good way. A burger from a pub (i.e. the Brew Pub) will be different things, as we would expect. Comparisons, while not necessarily fair, are unavoidable. Having some kind of classification system help level the playing field a little bit.
I'm also decided on a scoring system - Pickles. Out of 5. Feel free to voice your opinion in the comments below each post.
Happy eating.
-A