Gus's World Famous Fried Chicken Memphis, TN

Ok already I know I'm in search of the best hamburger, but a guy has got to take a break from burgers.
So why did I have chicken instead of a burger well, it's because I wasn't aware of any other great burger joints in the Memphis, TN. Dyer's burgers been there and done that. If anyone out there knows of another top on there list "burger joint" in Memphis or anywhere else give me a shout "email".
Well back to the blog. Gus will ROCK your world with his world famous chicken; this little dive is located in the downtown area of Memphis on South Front St. Old Gus has it going on.
It was 6:30 dinner hour Tuesday night June 9th 2009 and the word is out it was standing room only. The wait added to my anticipation of my first bite, let me just say the service was the best I have ever had and the food meets or surpasses the test for a 5 star restaurant for hot food, Temperature. The chicken was spicy yet mild enough to enjoy and priced to please.
And the tea kept on coming, along with the concerned waitress, (4). Now for the score I'll give it a 9 out of a possible 10 and the service a solid 10.
The only negative was the potato salad just ok and the sweet relish just didn't get it for me.
The slice of bread was ok but to make the meal come together in the southern way,and keep the people coming back with their tongue's hanging out would have been to have some awesome water cornbread.
I'll call it a night and put the taste buds away until the next stop of choice.

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Burgers and fries at Gabby's Nashville, TN

Today I found someone (living "His" dream). And yes the friendliest Burger joint in Nashville, TN,that is only open for lunch.
This place was the original Hap towns restaurant, wow what a wonderful old restaurant back in the heyday of diners.
Gabby's burgers are hand pressed, a local bakery provides the bun not the typical mass produced colonial brand, a little too much lettuce, and I would have preferred the onion's to have been sliced not chopped "they kept falling off" and I wished the bun had been steamed, it reminds me that it could have been just baked and besides it's much more palatable, to the mouth.
The price was good $5.95 drink included.
I'll rate it a strong 7.5 to 8 out of a possible 10, on the food side.

As far as being friendly Doug the owner was super appreciative of his guest the time was 2:15 PM when I ordered and sat down, there was two other guys finishing their meal as they walked out most everyone thanked them. I got up and left quietly and the buzzer on the door sounded no one thanked me but to my surprise Doug appeared on the side deck and made a point to thank me for coming in, pretty cool he is a man that's about customer service.
As far as the rating for friendliest I’ll give it a 10 out of 10.


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Frisch's? better known as Shoney's Big Boy

Well gang I had to do it because of the Big Boy Icon this restaurant is located in Northern Kentucky just over the state line from Cincinnati, Ohio.
The burger was served up on a regular bun "as requested" as opposed to the Sesame seed buns.
Their claim to fame is they use tarter sauce i.e. "secret sauce", sorry guys I equate this with Friday and fish not a hamburger. Yet the Shoney's located closer to Tennessee uses Thousand Island dressing. But tarter sauce yuck! ! ! ! ! !
And yes you guessed it I requested the tarter sauce to be left off my burger and you know what happened it got on there anyway. I sent it back and on with the taste test.
The burger was chain restaurant style was good, I will be conservative and give it a 5 out of a possible 10 being the highest, and service was good level 6 to 7.
The cost was $5.25 I gave the cashier a 5-dollar bill while I was digging in my pockets for the quarter she handed me a quarter back. A little confused I accepted it and moved on down the road I guess she will be 50¢ short.

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Paduccah, Ky - Just Hamburgers

May 20th 2009 I just had to try it just because I was there and the name sounded like they had a corner on the market of just hamburgers.
Well it looked like the place had been another hamburger eatery in the past a little run down and the behind the counter personnel. Well let say they weren't very friendly but O sooooooo willing to take your money. Basic cheeseburger 1.65 (2) and no drink $3.30 no sales tax.
The burger reminds me of the burgers back in Nashville, TN the year was 1960 and a new chain became the Red Barn. The 2 buildings are still standing but the chain didn't last too long.
Maybe they should have been in the construction business.
Back to Just Hamburgers I think the picture of the guys Icon with a hat on says it all.
It reminds me of David Letterman. Waving his hands with that stupid grin on his face, and making some kind of shrill sound.
Taste (0), as for presentation because it was on a bun I’ll give it a (1) out of a possible 10.
Well as you can see I didn't even eat the last burger I just found the local trashcan and placed it where it belongs.

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In search of the Best Hamburger in Paducah, Ky

Well gang it's May 20th 2009 and I'm in Paducah Ky.

Wow what a beautiful little town, very cool art's district the word on the street is go to Fat Moe's.
This was recommended to me by a local TV station crew truck video guy, he looked like he had sampled some of the Cusine.
Yet the GPS brought up just Hamburgers? ? In business since 1963
Well ask another happy walker on the street, lets just call him the upper management business type headed to the local watering hole down by the waterfront, for a after work meeting with friends.
He suggested the "Dairyette Drive Inn" sounds like a Sonic style eatery. The GPS has it is yet time is up and I must head back home, I'll save this for the next time I'm in the Paducah, Ky area.


I'll give Fat Moe's a rating of 4 out of a possible 10 due to service and clean eatery; the outside patio area was a nice touch. The 1/2 pound was a little too much but so what I was hungry the lettuce was the real white part of the Iceberg variety "very bitter".
$7.74 and only chips and a Coke.

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Arnold's Bar in Cincinnati, OH

This is my next hamburger joint That I want to try.

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Servantii, Pastry Shop, Cincinnati OH

April 3rd 2009 early AM and the quest has switched to a great cup of coffee along with some pretty awesome pastries for breakfast. There's a pastry shop just around the corner from where I stayed last night, looks like it is going to be my lucky day.
People are standing in line and the help is very knowledgeable, Sorry no pictures just the the satisfied customer my self of course.
I bought 9 Coffee cake rolls 9 per box, I thought I was just getting 1 instead of 9, 1 Chocolate eclair they call it a long john, and 1 cinnamon roll plus a cup of coffee. Very fair prices Starbucks needs to take lessons from Servantii.
$9.00 Very cheep price

I'll give it a 8.5 on my scale of 10 being the highest.
So I guess what I'm saying is bypass all of the Starbucks on your way to work and save your money and head on over to Servantii. YOU want be disappointed.

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