Thursday, June 30, 2011

The Burger Business Model Challenge

In class today, we examined how the layers of the burger reflect the type of processes, ingredients and delivery could change the business model of how the burgers are made and sold to different customer groups.  The top ten burger restaurants in the US as rated by a top food magazine you can find through the links provided: Here are 12 different business models delivering America's "Best Burgers".

http://www.dumontburger.com/
http://www.facebook.com/pages/kingdom-Sports-Bar-Grill/190402510128#!/pages/kingdom-Sports-Bar-Grill/190402510128?sk=info
http://www.palenarestaurant.com/cafe.html
http://www.lunchboxlaboratory.com/
http://www.zunicafe.com/
http://www.pienburger.com/
http://www.rouge98.com/
http://www.holeman-finch.com/
http://www.radiusrestaurant.com/
http://www.rosebudrestaurants.com/rest4.php
http://portofcallnola.com/
http://www.bobcatbite.com/

These are top rated though you may have never heard about them.  They offer a similar product that are valued in their local communities. Through this list you can see the product, price, place and promotional variations within a seemlingly single product category.  Find different types of burger business models by modifying ingredients or elements of the 4 p's to illustrate how diverse something everyone has an assumption about (burgers, in this case) can be drastically different.

Be sure to put a link to your example and explain in the comment area.

45 comments:

  1. How about burgers who generate awareness and funds for the homeless: http://www.havenforhope.org/new/events/burgersforacause.aspx

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  2. Burgers of the world - taste the world through many variations of burgers.

    http://www.globalburgers.com.au/

    Ingredients: differentiate by the location of the region that the burger is named after. FOR EXAMPLE: Vancouver burger includes beef with cheese, bacon, OAK letuce, mayo, tomatoe, and MAPLE onion jam.

    Promotion: includes free screensavers and desktop items dependent on desired country; "Eat the World"

    Place: Australia; located near many food options; open 8am to 10pm and serves breakfast burgers.

    Price: Entree: $9.90-$12.90
    Mains: $9.50-$21.90
    Dessert: $3-$4

    Product: Burgers with altered ingredients to the desired locations tastes; also offering local and imported beers and gellato.

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  3. Arby’s

    Webpage: http://www.arbys.com/

    Product: Arby's offers slow-roasted and freshly sliced roast beef sandwiches, salads, and they have the service of a drive-thru for those customers that are in hurry and wants the food right away.

    Price: Hamburgers & sandwiches: $2.89 - $5.29; Drinks: $1.19 - $2.08; Desserts: $1.49 – $3.29.

    Promotion: As of 2011, this chain is currently using the slogan "It's Good Mood Food". Also, the company's target market attempts to be more adult-oriented.

    Place: Arby's is in 48 states in the United States and five countries (US, Canada, Turkey, United Arab Emirates and Qatar). Its headquarters are in Sandy Springs, Georgia.

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  4. Monica Gonzalez
    (This is my assigment but i use alfredos account because i could not create a new account)

    Product:
    Burgers with different ingredients that people usually likes, such as bbq, mushrooms, peppers, and also different kind of cheeses, they have beef and chicken burgers. Their business plan is that you enter the place and order the burger that you like, choosing between 1/3, 1/2, 2/3 or 1 lb beef of the menu and then go to the salad bar and start putting the ingredients that you prefer such as lettuce, tomato, onion, etc. they also have a table with different kind of dressings, they have mayonnaise, melted cheddar cheese, ranch among others.

    Price:
    Burgers: the price range is between 20 and 40 dollars depending of the hamburger type or the weight.
    Drinks: they are between 5 and 10 dollars
    Milkshakes: Between 10 and 15 dollars
    Place:
    They have franchises around the United States, one in Canada and four in Puerto Rico, the company headquarters is located in Houston, Texas

    Promotion:
    They have a slogan that says: “world’s greatest hamburger” and they approach to the customer by maintaining a family atmosphere with kid’s menus and delicious desserts.

    Link: http://www.fuddruckers.com/index.php

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  5. WINGS ARMY

    It's a place with military decoration (with a museum that has original military pieces and replicas) where the stars are the beers form all over the world.

    To accompany your beer they offer fast food and we can find two kind of burgers:

    Army chicken crispy: crispy chicken with cheese.
    Army 2: beef, cheese, onion rings and smoked salsa.

    -Product: local and imported beers, fast food (chicken wings and burgers).
    -Price: average consumption per peson of $15
    -Place: is mexican franchise with more than 40 branches.
    -Promotion: 15% discount on new dishes (from 13-17 hr.) and mondays and wednesday 50% off some beers, wednesday if you buy 20 wings you get another free dish.

    http://www.wingsarmy.com.mx/#



    100% NATURAL

    -Product: Is a place specialized in healthy and nourishing food.

    You can find two main types of burgers:
    Soy-apetitosa: enriched soy burger with cereals and vegetables, covered with mushrooms, onion and cheese gratin, accompanied by sauteed potatoes. Served with wholemeal bread.

    Pollo burger:chicken burger with tomato, lettuce, onions, spinach. Served with wholemeal bread.

    -Price: average consumption per peson of $20
    -Place: restaurant located in main streets.
    -Promotion: mexican franchise.
    http://www.100natural.com.mx/

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  6. Wall Street Burger Shoppe - $ 175 burger made of kobe beef

    LINK:
    http://www.burgershoppenyc.com

    4P's:

    Product:
    Burger with Kobe beef patty, black truffles, seared foie gras, aged Gruyere cheese, wild mushrooms and flecks of gold leaf on a brioche bun. It comes with golden truffle mayonnaise, Belgian-style fries and a mixed greens and tomato salad.

    Price:
    $175

    Place:
    Financial district of New York on Water street, designed in the style and feel of a classic old New York burger eatery (at least top floor where they are serving Kobe beef burger)
    There is also online shop on their webpage.

    Promotion:
    Social media- Twiiter and Facebook (They are updating Twitter more often)

    *Comment:

    This burger is not about the price at all!
    It is about broker who had a good day at Wall street, so he is celebrating by eating nice Kobe beef burger with matching beer or wine in stylish classic New York burger eatery.


    Iva Modric

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  7. GBK Gourmet Burger Kitchen

    http://www.gbk.ie/menu_food.asp

    Product
    Nutritious sophisticated burgers using the best and freshest ingredients such as the finest beef, chicken, lamb and other fresh produced with sauces to compliment each burger. Different flavors such as the Jamaican hamburger: mango and ginger sauce, salad, mayonnaise.

    Price
    $10-$20

    Promotion
    Buy any hi-rise burger or salad and get a free Ben & Jerry´s or cheesecake.

    Place
    Shopping centers in Ireland.

    Ana Isabel

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  8. BURGER BAR- The Ultimate Burger Experience & More
    LINK: http://www.burger-bar.com/index.php

    PRODUCT: Burger is thrown in foie gras, black truffles and, the clincher, a bottle of Chateau Petrus 1995 which sells for about $2,500 a bottle. Wine is served in Ichendorf glassware which retails at about $75 for a pair. The diner keeps the glasses.

    PRICE: $5,000

    PLACE:San Francisco where is considered that restaurant has the most romantic dining room, Las Vegas at the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino at Fleur de Lys restaurant

    PROMOTION: web page, facebook, twitter, ads in casino in Las Vegas

    Ilija Obradović

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  9. Pivnica Berubambi

    Place:
    J. Žerjavića 19.
    Nice restaurant with good design and good atmosphere.

    Price:
    38-40kn

    Promotion:
    Internet website, flyers, free delivery.

    Product:
    Very quality hamburger with excellent meat. And you can order a high quality beer.

    Comment:
    Although is a little bit expensive, it is worth to try it at least once.

    http://www.pivnica.berubambi.hr/

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  10. BISTRO MITNICA
    http://www.labus.hr/mitnica/index.html

    PLACE: Balkan restaurant in Crnomerec, Zagreb
    PRODUCT: Pljeskavica s kajmakom (Balkan burger with creamy dairy product). Best served with lepinja (bread) and onions.
    PRICE: 35 HRK (4,75 EUR or 6,9 USD)
    PROMOTION: Only word of mouth.

    http://www.labus.hr/mitnica/images/fotka_6b.jpg
    Must try!!!

    Marko K.

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  11. X BURGER HOUSE- Made for burger lovers

    XBurger House is a new gourmet burger restaurant inspired by the distinct Brazilian eating culture which demands that the creation and preparation of each burger is tailored to satisfy any palate, from meat fanatics to vegetarians.

    Link: http://xburgerhouse.co.uk/

    PRODUCT: Our burgers are succulent, tender, freshly prepared to order and bursting with flavour.
    We insist on quality and quantity, using the freshest ingredients delivered daily and lightly toasting our buns to perfection.
    All X Burgers are served with bun, cheese, tomato and house mayonnaise. You can choose either 5 inch or 7 inch X Burgers.

    PRICE: £6-£8

    PLACE: Brazilian burger house is located in London, very modern space with clean lined modern furniture.

    Opening Times:
    Tuesday to Sunday 12 noon - 11:30 pm

    PROMOTION: Social media-facebook, twitter,
    web page

    Filip Prižmić

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  12. Name: College Bar

    Link: http://www.college-bar.com/

    PLACE
    Querétaro, México. Nice environment, with good music. A casual place, specially for young people.

    PRICE:
    From 65 to 100 (PER HAMBURGUER)(Mexican pesos)

    PROMOTION
    Website, facebook, twitter, flyers. And since it is also a bar, they base their promotion on the slogan: "Colege Bar, Faculty of fun"

    PRODUCT
    A good variety of Well-served hamburgers (chicken and beef), big and really tasty, with a good manu of drinks, and promotions of the product all the week.

    COMMENT
    The price might be questioned, but you enjoy your meal a lot. During the night, the place is nice for hanging out =)


    Laura Servín*

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  13. Whataburger - "Just like you like it."

    Whataburger is a privately held, regional fast food restaurant specializing in hamburgers.

    Founded in Corpus Christi, Texas in 1950, Whataburger restaurants have earned a reputation for bigger, better burgers that are made to order. With a strong focus on personalized customer service, 24-hour operation, and 36,864 combinations of possible toppings, the quick-service restaurants have established themselves as a customer favorite within their communities. All area restaurants are open 24 hours.

    Product: Classic Whataburger (100% pure American beef with mustard, lettuce, tomatoes, pickles and onions.)

    Place: 700 restaurants in USA, and hedquarters are in San Antonio, Texas.

    Price: 6,85$

    Promotion:Through traditional print, mail and internet marketing services


    Link: http://www.whataburger.com/

    Andrea Festini

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  14. How about a free hamburger?

    http://abclocal.go.com/kabc/story?section=news/bizarre&id=8099550

    In Shanghai, China, there is a restaurant which offers a burger for free if you can eat the entire thing. It weighs up to five pound. However, if you do not eat the entire thing within 2 hours, you pay for it $22. ( Which is quite a lot...

    Video is cool, I encourage you to see it.

    Girl commentator: Is it gluttony or greed?
    Guy commentator: You say gluttony or greed, I say challenge!
    Ivana Kesten

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  15. So, just to classify things more nicely:

    *price = free or $22 (depending on whether you eat it within two hours)

    *product = 5 pounds burger with couple of layers of meat, ketchup, lettuce, tomato, cheese

    *promotion = internet videos, webpages about bizarre things, ads around city of Shanghai, word of mouth

    I would like to make a comment about Ilija Obradovićs burger:

    Seems way too classy and overpriced for a burger! And I must admit that burger experience for me does not fit well in luxury environment with expensive additions. I would like to try it with truffels though..

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  16. Kobe beef burger which Iva Modric mentioned really sounds tempting, mostly because of the Kobe beef itself. I would really like to try it.

    And free burger which Ivana Kesten mentioned represents a real challenge.

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  17. HEART ATTACK GRILL-Taste worth dying for!

    Link: http://www.heartattackgrill.com/index.html

    PRODUCT: Burgers called Single, Double, Triple and Quarterly Bypass. Ingredients: Beef patties, juicy bacon, red onion, cheddar cheese, baked buns, tomatoes, juicy sauce.

    PRICE: Burgers price range (9$-15$)

    PLACE: Restaurants in Chandler(Arizona) and Dallas (Texas)

    PROMOTION: Web-site, HAG TV, Facebook, Youtube

    Comment: I think this a real entreprenurship example, even it is bad for your health. You can see that managers of Heart Attack tell people about unhealthiness of that food (yes, they are "doctors", but people still can't resist desire to eat those burgers. And that is the "bull's eye" strategy. The only questions that remains is: Is that really food worth dying for?

    Jakša Podbevšek

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  18. Shake Shack

    Shake Shack is a restaurant chain serving hamburgers, hot dogs, french fries, milkshakes and similar foods. Shake Shack was named "Best Burger 2005" by New York magazine. Their website has a webcam which shows the current line in real time

    Product - Shackburger - American cheese, lettuce, tomato and ShackSauce, potato bread

    Price - Shackburger single: 4,50 $
    Shackburger double: 7,00 $

    Place - The first Shake Shack located in Madison Square Park opened in July of 2004. There are currently seven restaurants within the chain, five in New York City.

    Promotion - web site, Facebook...

    Link: http://www.shakeshack.com/

    Leonardo Skaramuca

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  19. And what about world biggest burger?

    Absolutely Ridiculous Burger!

    The name is strange as strange as the hamburger it self. One Absolutely Ridiculous Burger is contained of 75 pound of beef per serve. One hamburger of this is enough to feed 30 peoples. The size is so big so that each of those 30 peoples will save 2.5 kg of meat once they finished eating it. If this big hamburger challenged you, you can go to Mallie’s Sports Bar in Southgate, Michigan to order. Don’t forget to bring your friends with you. You can have a wild party together with one of this menu.

    PLACE: Mallies Sport Bar in Southgate, Michigan, USA
    PRICE: 1800 USD
    PRODUCT: World largest Commercially Sold Burger – Recognized by Guinness
    PROMOTION: Internet website, word-of-mouth, Guinness world record book, free publicity in newspapers and on TV

    Visit this website for pictures of this unique burger: http://malliesbar.com/GBW.htm

    Roko Pedisić

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  20. I would like to make comment on Marko Komerički post, but mainly encourage all foreign students to visit Mitnica. It will give you true Balkan home made experience!

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  21. Would you like to try Veggie Burger?? (:

    Place: Vegehop- an vegeterian restaurant with delivery, and on line order.Vlaška 79, Zagreb, Croatua

    Product: Vegetarian and vegan various meals and desserts prepared of carefully chosen fresh and integral ingredients

    Price: for burger- 20 kn on a place
    - 22 kn if you order it on-line

    Promotion: They have their own internet website, also I found them trough several internet pages that have the base for restaurants, also they have leaflets in "healthy", vegeterian shops, word-of-mouth,they are promoted trough newspapers, magazines, and also they were on TV.

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  22. I found all vegan burger restaurant in Canada!

    WEBSITE: www.boonburger.ca

    PRODUCT: Different kinds of burgers based on vegan plants. This restaurant specializes in an array of all vegan burgers served with homemade fries, sweet potato fries, soups and salads. They use natural and quality ingredients, including local and organic.

    PLACE: 79 Sherbrook Street, Winnipeg Canada
    Opening hours: daily 11:00 - 22:00

    PRICE (of burgers): $5.95 - $7.75

    PROMOTION: internet website, Facebook, eating guides, word of mouth

    COMMENT: Certainly, this is not a classic offer of burgers. Target group are mostly vegetarians and people who want to live and eat healty. They make nearly everything on the premises, including the bread. Also, they offer eco-friendly bike delivery so I can say this is more than a business, it's a lifestyle!

    Ivana Hrkać

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  23. I just saw Katia found veggie burgers too, but I hope this can stay - I wrote it two hours ago but I couldn't post it...

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  24. I chose a local company back home, because I wanted to analize it's business model considering it may seem it's "basic" but on the contrary it's very well determined.

    HamburguERZO
    http://www.facebook.com/pages/HamburguERZO-las-mejores-hamburguesas-de-Quer%C3%A9taro/297103879301?sk=info

    They consider themselves the best hamburgers and they offered their products acording to the weight of the meat.

    Product: Hamburgers with bread,vegetables cheese and in some cases ham and pineaple; you order them acording to the quantity of meat it has on it.

    Place: They are located in about three places in Queretaro, one near schools and business in the north area of the city, one in a local mall and another one in a near by suburb of the city.

    Promotion: they offer some times promotions related to the complements, such as french fries, soda, etc. They have family combos which include a 2lt soda, big portion of french fries and 4 regular burgers. They don't offer delivery service, but you can call, make your order, and pick it up later. Simplemente la mejor, no hay competencia!

    Price: the usual price of the burger si about 25MXN; between 2 - 5 USD

    The abstract of its function is located in the fact they sell everything by separate, they don't offer meals per se;you have the advantage to choose what your meal will be.

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  25. I would like to comment burger chosen by Ivana Kesten:
    I have watched video and it's amaizing. It it enormous burger and I think it's great business idea. A lot of people will come just to try if they can eat it. Burger had a free ad because it was on local news.

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  26. At first I wasn't quite sure should I write about this exact business or not, but I decided that it may help me in solving the mystery that is lasting for decade now. I'm not a big fan of burgers, but most of my friends are. Especially after we go out on Fridays or Saturdays.

    Weekends are the working hours of so called „Jozo Trovač“burger stand in Osijek. Trovač in Croatian means poisoner. He got the nickname due to two facts: he has all the ingredients needed to make you the best burger, but origin of the ingredients is completely unknown, and Jozo's burgers became kind of addiction you need to taste before you go home.

    Jozo always operates on same location, in the center of old town of Osijek, where most of the clubs can be found, especially during his working hours.

    Prices vary from 10-12 kunas, depending on the financial crisis :D and Jozo's state of mind.
    The biggest part of the promotion is in this case word of mouth. People talk about their weekends, and there's always Jozo Trovač in the end. This intrigues people for years now. Even though he's got a bad reputation and horrible working conditions, everybody decides to spend their money on his burger, rather than to go to his competitors.

    Why the line in front of Jozo Trovač trailor always goes for miles, and his competitors (who use ingredients with stickers, so that you can at least feel like you know what you’re eating) don’t have any clients is an entrepreneurial phenomena that intrigues me every time I go out in Osijek.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IhMb3HOL9AQ

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  30. And I would really try the veggie burger, Katia told us about. Didn't even know that place exist and I live near. :))

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  31. Lucille's Burger

    http://www.lucillesrestaurants.com

    I found this burger on some blogs where people considers it may be the best one in world. Actually, what I found interesting about it is that in restaurant works six kitchen butchers for daily production of 200 burgers.

    PRODUCT: beef patty on a grilled bun served with mayonnaise with fresh lettuce, tomato and onion on the side.
    What makes all the difference at Lucille's is not the size but the taste: a fluffy, sweet and slightly toasted bun leads the taste buds to a slab of juicy ground beef that is a little crunchy on the outside where the meat was seared on the grill.
    The secret is in special ingredient, which is lathered on the beef patty as soon as it hits the heat.
    The secret is mainly in preparing meat, but is also in fact that the lettuce, tomato and onions are grown in the Nile River basin's year-round sunshine, requiring no preservatives.

    PRICE: unknown

    PLACE: Maadi, Cairo, Egypt

    PROMOTION: Lucille is a woman from Amerika that came to live in Kairo with her husband, and tried to open a restaurant with friends which was at first hangout place for americans. Iraq war haven't helped her in promotion but despite situation she soon became famous by good food, and as american that respect their religion and lifestyle by not serving alcohol and pork. Now 70 % of her customers are from Egypt.
    Her main promotion is through her web site and word of mouth.

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  32. Koraljka I have tried this burger too and have to comment that is really legendary :) as with taste also is with size.

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  33. Houston’s – Irvine California

    http://www.foodsmackdown.com/2011/06/houstons-irvine-california/

    While searching for the best burgers in Orange County I found great things about the burgers at a restaurant in Irvine called Houston’s. The food was not cheap, the romantic setting, friendly...

    PRODUCT: The California Burger came with lettuce, tomatoes, red onions, avocado, pepper jack cheese (recommended by our waiter), honey mustard dressing and was served on a lightly toasted sesame bun. All burgers are made fresh and the meat is house-ground each morning for that day’s service only.

    PRICE: The California Burger ($16)

    PLACE: Houston's
    2991 Michelson Dr.
    Irvine, CA 92612
    (949) 833-0977

    PROMOTION: web site, facebook

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  34. http://www.blackandbluerestaurants.com/page/Home

    Product:
    Classic hamburger made using prime Scottish beef to a recipie they've been using for over 25 years, char-grilled to your order, and served with handcut fries. You can add crispy bacon & melted cheese, guacamole, blue cheese, mushroom sauce or foie gras.
    Price:
    Around 10 Pound for classics and 9 Pound for vegeterian
    Place:
    Black and Blue restaurant in London
    (Classic stake and wine restaurant)
    Promotion:
    web site, newspapers, facebook, tourist guides adn so on.

    Comment:
    I have been there for a several times and since I dont like burgers very much I was supriced how good they might taste. I love this restaurant and can't wait to go there and have a burger with blue cheese again.

    Yummi.

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  35. A yummy hamburger in the best local sandwich bar - useful for our international classmates:)

    "PINGVIN" sandwich bar has been in Teslina street since I can remember. It's not selling just hamburgers - but they are amazing there! The meet fresh and grilled as ordered, the ingredients to put in are in front of you and your imagination on what you want to put in your burger is free. Really tasty, especially if it is 3,4,5 AM
    http://www.spottedbylocals.com/zagreb/pingvin/
    Bangkok - even though Thai food is something you should not miss when in Bangkok, if you're there long enough there are two places with burgers to remember:
    "Iron fairies" is first of all a really, really original and interesting little place (check out the web page), and second of all, serves the biggest and the juiciest burgers in town:) - the ingredients are, lets say, typical, but there is so much in it it's hard to eat it with your hands. Instead, use a fork and a knife eating it and and enjoying the juice from the tender meet. Amazing!
    http://www.theironfairies.com/
    "Woodstock" - if you are a fan of presentation of the food you are about to eat + eating a Thai version of a classic burger, this is the place to eat. Spicy is what you do not expect from an ordinary looking burger served on a big wooden plate, top bun of the burger on the side, and various of toppings and extra ingredients around the plate. French fries come with every burger and when the spices kick in, they are useful!

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  36. Japan is famous for it's "strange" cusine and eating almost anything... - let's see what they did with a plain old hamburger...

    You can see some of the burgers on this site:
    http://translationbykako.com/2010/10/07/strange-but-delicious-japanese-hamburgers/

    Burgers that have a bun made out of nuddles or sticky rice with fish slice, bamboo or bean sprouts, gyoza japanees dumplings or clasicc chicken or pork - but with toppings like picled ginger, soy souce ...
    Unfortunatly I can not find the price because the original web page is on japanees, but maybe Yuka can help out (??)
    original web page:
    http://shop.fm-kitakata.co.jp/shopbrand/012/O/

    I would love to try a Kinpira rice burger with root vegetables in between rice "buns"!!

    How about you?

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  37. http://www.localburger.com/

    PRODUCT and PLACE: Situated in Lawrence, Kansas, Local Burger offers a variety of burgers, including beef, buffalo, elk, lamb, pork, turkey, and tofu, and is home of the World's Best Veggie Burger (it's gluten-free, egg-free, dairy-free, corn-free, soy-free). Those with food intolerances and allergies will find Local Burger heaven on earth... an organic Garden of Eden!

    PROMOTION: Their food is good for customers (idea of healthy fast food), good for the community, and good for the environment. They support local farmers, advocate for the human treatment of animals and workers, recycle right in the dining room, and compost organic waste.

    They were recognized by their quality service as "2008 Emerging Business of the Year", Bon Appétit magazine's Top Ten Eco-Friendly Restaurants, Hilary Brown (chef and entrepreneur) named #48 in Outside Magazine's Big Ideas and Visionary Giants.

    PRICE: Depends on size (1/4 lb. or 1/2 lb.) Burgers: $5 - $13; Salads: $9 - $13,5; Sandwiches: $4 - $7,5; Hot Dogs: $4 - $9.

    Local Burger is a great example of how something bad (fast food) can be turned into and presented as something good. Fast food in their restaurant is healthy and can even regulate your body weight. Example is on this link: http://www.kansan.com/news/2007/mar/08/localize/

    It is similar to Subway's concept when a guy lost 200 pounds only eating Subway sandwiches. Link to example: http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2004/03/02/48hours/main603484.shtml

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  38. Maja it seemed really interesting burger story, so I googled it and I have to admit that I became hungry during reading about burger... ;)

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  39. i think teher are many interesting bugers, but the one that caught my eye was jaksa's heart attact grill. it has a very funny name for hamburger and it looks delicious

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  40. I saw that you guys and girls mentioned some places in Zagreb, that are known well for delicious burgers, so I'll post some opinons on them.

    For Morana's Pingvin:
    I ate there many times and 2 things that I always remember for Pingvin are: 1. I didn't try product there that wasn't, well to be modest, really good.
    2. I'd never been there and ordering alone, always some people, quite often I was waiting much more than I should.
    The best thing for Pingvin is that they are bussy not only by the day, also, late at night while neighbour fast foods are empty.


    For Dino's Berubambi:
    Actually I wasn't there, but I heard from my friend, who lives near and 'd benn ordered before, that for mentioned amount of money you can really eat a nice amount of meat in burger and is tasty, too. Seems, must try.

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  41. Andrea, I saw that you mentioned Whataburger, the interesting thing is that I read posts on one forum on the internet and the discussion was obviously about favourite hamburger places. A lot of people stated that Whataburger was their favourite fast- food joint and their hamburger was described as proper old fashioned dinner burger with fresh vegetables.

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  42. @ Leonardo:

    I checked the Shake Shack web page and I loved it. I think they did a good job in promoting themselves online. I liked the simple design and sound effects.
    I also saw that they have a live camera which shows the line at the Shake Shack in Madison Square Park so in every minute you can check the line in order to avoid jam.

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  43. To comment the post of Domagoj Čavrak...

    Lion meat!! Had no idea that you can actually eat a lion in a burger. I had to read a bit more about this idea and I stumbled upon this: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/06/23/lion-burger-world-cup-spe_n_623581.html
    ... seams like not everyone is happy about people eating lions.. :/ So, it might not be a good promotion for a restaurant, but, there are always adventures people who would go for it and the price is high, so it might be OK but probably not longterm.

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  44. Hefty Burgers was rated no 1 burger in the town of West Sacramento, California since 1980!

    It's very painful to watch its picture and not be able to eat right now!

    http://heftyburgers.com/Charbroiled_Burgers.php


    ** PRODUCT: different kinds of hamburgers and cheeseburgers for junior and grownups
    (all beef patty, spread, lettuce, tomatoes, onions, pickles, on a toasted bun) + mushrooms, swiss cheese, bacon

    ** PRICE: it's not indicated online

    ** PROMOTION: official website and Facebook

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  45. Knock out burger

    http://www.yelp.com/biz/knockout-burger-carlsbad

    These are best burgers I've ever had in my life.

    PRODUCT: small, tiny burgers available to order of 6, 9 and 12 pieces but they are really "knock out" because they are really filling. they are made out of beef, tomato, lettuce, onions, ketchup and cheese in toasted bread) served with fries and soda.

    PRICE: $10-$61

    PLACE: 2971 Carlsbad Blvd
    Carlsbad, CA 92008

    PROMOTION: web sites, newspapers

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