re: Baton Rouge Burgers versus New Orleans Burgers

I live in NOLA so I dont go to BR to eat. Only reason why I go to BR is to watch LSU kick arse in Tiger Stadium. 8 days

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I live in NOLA so I dont go to BR to eat. Only reason why I go to BR is to watch LSU kick arse in Tiger Stadium. 8 days

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Well said.

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Would you say Fat Cow is better than Burgersmith?

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I'll give you multiple reasons. For staters, they have been able to temp it correctly every time I've been there compared to smith. Next is the lettuce and tomato and pickles, which are all much fresher and crisper. Then there's the bread they use which is much much more preferrable, mimicking a chiabatta. Every time I've tried Burgersmith it's been a soggy sloppy mess. There's no texture and it's falling apart, and all for very good reasoning.


I think there are some generally recognized elements on a sandwich that makes a good sandwich good and a not so good sandwich what it is, especially when it comes to meat in between two pieces of bread. First you have to simply execute, but there's also the meat quality which I would say is about the same either place, then there's fresh ingredients which is one of if not the most critical of things in any dish, and then there's texture when you bite into it, flavor combinations, and more does not always equate to being better when it comes to condiments.

Then, there's next level sandwiches which make almost everything in house, including the protein, focus heavily on components that add both flavor and texture and get it. The end result is it makes your mouth happy. For BR, that's Curbside.

People don't always dissect a sanwich to think about it, but usually know when it's on and when it's off. The same reasoning behind a burger is the very same behind a really good roast beef poboy. Do house made roast beef like a real sandwich shop is supposed to and it's next level when done correctly. Buy premade sliced RB and it's adequate, and only has the potential to reach so high, almost always being just like the one down the street, because guess what? It is the same sandwich.

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And I probably spend 7-12 weekends a year doing nothing but eating in drinking in NOLA because there is so much more to try and do so I've tried almost every place on anybody's list of "best of".

It's just being capable of being objective. It's a thing that's hard to find on this board at times when it comes to the NOLA vs BR ridiculousness.

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Impossible you've tried everybody's "best of list". I eat out everyday and my list of places to try just keeps growing not shrinking.

I understand the BR vs NOLA ridiculousness point you make but the truth is the food scene in both places aren't even in the same league just like the college football teams. When LSU plays Tulane we already no the outcome. Same when we compare NOLA to BR on this board.

See ya in 8 days BR

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Impossible you've tried everybody's "best of list"

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You're right. I missed a lot on TulaneLSU's best of lists. But I'll have tried 70-80% of most peoples "best of" list I would guess. Not really hard to do when you have 25-30 meals a year for the last 4 or 5 years and coming to the city for 20 and do nothing but try the "best of". I'm there to eat/drink/watch Saints/conventions. I don't stop at Subway or similar. Ever.

The bad part about not living in the city is that I rarely repeat high end places and only if the food was really on point.

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food scene in both places aren't even in the same league

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And NOBODY except a few NOLAtards think it's necessary to point this out and nobody is claiming it. But if you can't understand that it doesn't require a culinary degree from the Culinary Institute of America to make a good burger. Just a few key points to nail and that little ol BR can have a few places that are on par w/ NOLA then I don't know what to tell you. Like I said as a whole, of course not, but blind taste test of top 2 or 3...absolutely.

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See ya in 8 days BR

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Hopefully you bring your own food.

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already no the outcome

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Know

You seem pretty insecure about it bro

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You seem pretty insecure about it bro

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For making a point? Thought that was the whole point of a debate? Excuse me. I'll concede.
Is this where you insert the obligatory OT pic?
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Curbside is easily the best offering in BR. Raoul's is a drunk burger as someone said, I used to be able to eat that shite sober in high school.

It's not the biggest or best but I think Brew Bachers does a pretty decent burger.

And Tramonte's is pretty good but it's different, it's like meatloaf.

All the chain places like 5guys, mugshots, times are all meh.

I'm goin to Nola this weekend, I want to get down on one of these aforementioned burgers.

oh and Fat Cow, it seems like it was better when it first opened. But I haven't been there since I talked to some friend's little brother who worked there and said that when they grind the meat, they just throw a whole bunch of butter in there at the same time. that kinda grossed me out.