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Sweets & Savories: Foie Gras Burger

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KEVIN PANG | CHEESEBURGER BUREAU CHIEF

May 20, 2009 10:00 AM

Either view Sweets & Savories' take on the humble burger as so wildly indulgent and pretentious that you can practically hear Frenchy counting his euros (it's a $17 burger). Or, and I would suggest this route, suspend judgment and consider this purely on taste, in which case, it's among the greatest pleasures that will ever wash over your palate.

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Schoop's: Double Cheeseburger

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KEVIN PANG | CHEESEBURGER BUREAU CHIEF

May 14, 2009 8:01 AM

I would like to quote from the home page of Schoop's Hamburgers: "Schoop's hamburgers have been a part of the Calumet Region of Indiana and Illinois since 1948. It's the area southeast of Chicago where gutsy workers make steel, refine oil and build things big." This would also adequately describe Schoop's Double Cheeseburger.

Phil's Kastle: Monster Burger with Cheese

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KEVIN PANG | CHEESEBURGER BUREAU CHIEF

May 13, 2009 7:17 PM

There is nothing wrong with the idea of "no frills." I, seeker of meat-filled wonder, need not the next incarnation of sliced bread to be enlightened. Thereby I can heartily recommend the Monster Burger with Cheese at Phil's Kastle Hamburgers, on the southern edge of Chicago a stone's throw from Indiana.