Burgers

A few weeks ago, I commented that Buckley's and Palace Kitchen were on my short list of venues that can properly cook burgers to temperature.

My husband and I used to go out for burger night once a month. We stopped doing that a while ago. But in our adventures, we both were disappointed in many our informal "taste tests". One joint (which actually thinks they are an upscale restaurant) wouldn't even cook their burgers less than medium well, even though doing so is not in violation of the Washington State health code assuming fair warning is duly noted. Perhaps we shouldn't have started with the Palace, which I think of as my burger mecca. Anyone around this neck of the woods knows that Tom, ET, Sean and staff create more than just burgers at Palace, but boy do their burgers rock.

Since my Buckley's post, we've found one more. The Pig and Whistle's burgers over in Greenwood sure stood out. It was just what we needed on a Friday night after a busy work week and and had some downtime from the holiday madness. Not only were the burgers grilled to medium rare, they were damn tasty too.

So, I've started a new feature to make up for my dissing. If we taste a burger that is not only tasty, but also properly cooked, the restaurant name is added to my burger list over on the right. See for yourself. Oh and even though the focus on the list is primarily Seattle, I do reserve the right to add burgers from my hometown and other favorite haunts across the country.

Don't be shy, let us know who you think serves great burgers.