Sometimes, all the fancy food in the world can't measure up to a good burger. With this in mind, I dined with some friends recently at Sobelman's restaurant. This place is kind of an anomoly. It is located in the valley, which, for those not familiar with Milwaukee geography, is the land on either side of the Menomonee River that divides the city into a northern and southern halves. The valley is populated mostly by old factories, tanneries, slaughterhouses, railyards,and, more recently, and Indian casino. It's a little run-down and aside from the casino, there isn't much going on. But this little bar and grill seems to shine based on pure reputation, mostly based on their burgers.
After some thought, I have decided that there are 4 categories of burger.
- Fast food burger - Cheap and greasy, you know what I mean, you've had them.
- Pub burger - Big hunk of ground meat on a big bun. Usually served with tomato, red onion, and lettuce.
- Homemade burger - Or, if you prefer, the backyard bbq burger. Made on a charcoal grill, eaten at 4th of July and such.
And finally, the toppings oriented burger, where the beef is secondary to the stuff directly above it. The Sobelman Burger is definitely that. It has 3 kinds of cheese, cheddar, swiss, and american I believe. Then comes bacon, onions, and finally, jalepeno peppers. It was quite good. You got a little different flavor with each bite, and the peppers added some zest without being overpowering.
Best burger? Not for my particular palate. I prefer the 'pub burger' style I mentioned above. I felt that the beef in this case was lost in a sea of toppings. This is only a small complaint, it was quite delicious. It comes with fries, and for $7, is a really good deal. Service was very fast and friendly.
3 stars out of 4
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I am a fan of something between the pub burger and toppings oriented. We have a college bar in town that has some aweswome toppings burgers! One of my faves has jalapeno peppers and pepperjack cheese. Also a blue cow with blue cheese and red onion. I like to add crisp bacon to that one.
The burger you were talking about does sound fantastic!! Although I am a fan of the outdoor, backyard grilled type. If we had better weather in Ohio, or my grill was closer to the house, I would be grilling them out all year long!
I am also quite thrilled when they are served with really good fries and an excellent pickle! No wimpy pickles. I love a good crisp garlic style.
Thanks for making me so hungry this AM!
The whole point of this blog is to make you hungry.
I have something coming up. A restaurant. I won't talk about it yet cause I don't want to jinx it.
Happy new year.
Then you are doing a fine job!! :-D
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