The Big Boy Burger

[me]

Oh, you're going to suck if they have that burger there. 

Let me know if my recollections are correct and if it's changed any over the years.  That picture I posted is pretty much the way I remember it looking, but what I made tonight is not the way I remember it tasting.

They do still have it.  Hubby loves to go there for lunch and have one of those and onion rings. 

[Locutus]

Does it look like it does in the picture I posted?  If so, I'll anxiously await Palehorse's report. 

[me]

Not quite as tall  but pretty much the same.  It has been about 4 months since we were last there though. 

[Locutus]

Then I shall await Palehorse's pictures and description of the real thing. 

[me]

Then I shall await Palehorse's pictures and description of the real thing. 

Let's hope he hits it at the right time and there's a good cook workin' when he does.   

[Purplelady1040]

I wonder if Bob's are more out west. I have heard of Shoney's and Frisch's but the only Bob's is Bob Evans.

[Locutus]

According to their website, they're in California, Michigan, Illinois, North Dakota, and Ohio.

http://www.bigboy.com/locations/

[Purplelady1040]

According to their website, they're in California, Michigan, Illinois, North Dakota, and Ohio.

http://www.bigboy.com/locations/

Thanks!

[Locutus]

I am in touch with Palehorse and he is on-site at the Big Boy restaurant!  Stay tuned for his report.

[Locutus]

They wouldn't give him the sauce recipe. 

[Locutus]

I found this on Wikipedia about the sauce: 

The Big Boy consists of two thin beef patties placed on a three layer bun with lettuce, a single slice of cheese, and either mayonnaise with red relish (as Wian made it), Big Boy special sauce (thousand island dressing) or (in some locations) tartar sauce on each slice of bun. (Regardless, the Big Boy condiment used was often simply referred to as "special sauce" on menus chainwide.) Wian used a sesame seed bun while Frisch's used a plain bun and included pickles. For its opening in 1949, Eat'n Park of Pittsburgh advertised its Big Boy hamburgers including a sliced (slice of) tomato.[13] The Big Boy hamburger originally called for a quarter pound (4 ozs.) of fresh ground beef, but later, franchisees were permitted to use frozen beef patties, and the minimum content reduced to a fifth of a pound (3.2 ozs.) of beef, perhaps in response to McDonald's Big Mac.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Boy_Restaurants

[Palehorse]

So as promised, Mrs Horse and I made our way over to Frish's Big Boy this afternoon after running our errands.

We arrived to this sight:



The parking lot was fairly crowded, and I now see why they hold car club shows here. LARGE parking lot!  Anyway, the place was jumping, much to my surprise, and we were shown to our booth and our order was taken PDQ.

I ordered 2 Big Boy Burgers and onion rings, and a Pepsi to wash it all down with. My wife ordered a bacon cheeseburger and fries. (No pics of that meal taken)

My burgers and onion rings arrived, and I couldn't help but send Locutus some messages with some of the following pics within them. 



I munched on these burgers and was amazed that they were quite tasty! The "secret sauce" appeared to be a mayo based concoction that reminded me of tarter sauce:





We finished our meal and left, my hunger satiated and my memory thoroughly jogged back to the times we used to go to BB in Cincy. They tasted the same, but I was glad I ordered two burgers. One would have been a tease. . .

The onion rings were battered and extra large though; a pleasant surprise that also reminded of my days as a very young Colt. 

Bottom line; we'll visit this place again. 

[Palehorse]

And for the record, my wife used to work at this very BB when she was in high school. 

When I quizzed her on the secret sauce she said, "I waited tables and didn't work in the kitchen. But I think it's tarter sauce." Which it does indeed appear to me to be.

Finally. . . That big boy guy is creepy man. And he was wearing an Andrew Luck jersey. (This city is home to the Indianapolis Colts Training Camp after all).

[Locutus]

I didn't even notice the Colts jersey until you pointed it out. 

[Locutus]

Here's a picture of my attempt at the Big Boy sauce.  It tasted like it looks; like thousand island dressing.  It had mayo, some chili sauce, and sweet pickle relish.