RR Burger Recap - jch rides the Vortex, slays the Dragon(con)
by jch24 on Sep 7, 2009 1:15 PM EDT
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PrintHi, Hello, & Welcome from sunny Atlanta kids, it's everyone's favorite RR. I had a fantastical day yesterday, but let's start with something you guys actually care about - burgers.
I was in the unenviable position of having to choose between going to Ann's Snack Bar for the world renowned Ghetto Burger, or to Vortex Bar & Grill for the Double Coronary Burger, described as such:
It’s half a pound of sirloin with lettuce, onion, 4 slices of American cheese, 5 strips of bacon, and 2 fried eggs.The buns have been replaced by 2 grilled cheese sandwiches.
Being the man that I am, I ended up at Vortex. Pretty cool doorway if I do say so myself:
My date was royhobbs from TalkingChop, and we were seated pretty quickly considering it was high noon on the first weekend of college football. These people down here love them some damned football, they were out in droves.
Roy and I both ordered the Double Coronary and it got a couple of comments when they brought these bad boys out to us:
That's right, tater tots. Eat your heart out BK. A closer view with a pack of smokes as a frame of reference:
This thing was pretty big. I actually missed the burger on my first bite. Did I mention it was good? Because it was. Damned good, the burger was moist and tender just like it should be. I've always been a fan of fried egg on a burger so to double that up just made my day. After scarfing down the burger royhobbs and I BS'd about baseball for a bit and headed our seperate ways. But not before I jumped the railing of the patio to get a picture of this dude:
No sir, she did not.
As for yesterday, I needed something to do while the hostess with the mostest worked, so I drug my happy ass down to Dragon*Con 2009. I once again risked life and limb by taking MARTA but arrived without incident. After walking around aimlessly for about 15 minutes I finally found the hotel I was looking for and was immediately taken aback by the throngs of people dressed up milling around. I'm telling you guys, it was PHENOMENAL. A couple of quick pics from outside the hotel:
These people were serious about this stuff. Just when I thought I had seen the best costume I would see all day someone would come by and raise the bar. It was mind-altering. I ended up at the bar having a beer(shocking I know), and wound up sitting next to a really cool dude who was dressed in a furry costume. If you don't know what a furry is, go google it because this is a family website and I don't need mean old uncle Slyde all up in my rear end. Here's a nice pic of me and furry guy:
Me with Darth Vader:
Remember, I'm about 6'4" with shoes on. Dude went all out to stand about 7' tall in his outfit, I was impressed.
And lastly, no trip would be complete without Ace Ventura and Scientology(I think), AMIRITE?
That's it for me for now. Thanks to royhobbs for a great lunch, thanks to everyone at the Mariott for entertaining the hell out of me, and a big screw you to MARTA for being confusing as hell and making me end up in Doraville and extending my trip home by about 45 minutes. At least the Reds swept the Braves, so I haven't been catching any hell since I've been down here. :)
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Get to Ann's today or tomorrow
word is she’s going to be selling it in the very near future.
BK is the king of the Soul Burger, you can be Mr Bardzilla/Ghetto/Double Coronary.
Me and tHan are Frenchies.
"Plain and simple, I wake up in the morning and piss excellence"
you ate that whole thing
Tater tots and all?
Both of you?
All Things Bubba: Because how can you not love a baseball player named Bubba?
i still contend the restaurant is cheating you
by using sandwich bread instead of a good quality bun
Made from 100% Recycled Awesome,
But there's in them thar hills boy!
"I'm going to become rich and famous after I invent a device that allows you to stab people in the face over the internet"
Yeah, I forgot the word "cheese"
It happens.
"I'm going to become rich and famous after I invent a device that allows you to stab people in the face over the internet"
i'd be ok with the grilled cheese bun
if it utilized marble rye bread
"Plain and simple, I wake up in the morning and piss excellence"
marble rye is a whole different animal
i’d feel like i was cheating them!
Made from 100% Recycled Awesome,
Despite it being a sucky sports weekend for me
what with the Braves getting swept, and Virginia Tech losing the kickoff game, it was still a whole lot of fun. The burger was indeed phenomenal, and I had my fair share of wandering amongst the uber-nerds and wookiees for the last two nights while drowning out the sorrows of diminishing playoff hopes, subsequently making DragonCon that much more fun.
It’s not burger related, but one place you might want to consider for a good story to tell is Abdullah the Butcher’s House of Ribs and Chinese Food. (Yes, the former professional wrestler)
No wonder nobody likes you, Tuttle... everything's a (Pujols) damn debate.
It's awesome
And in the event that Abby is there, he is a huge sucker for taking photos with his fans/customers. Also, it’s worth it just to walk around the building and point out all the misspellings on the numerous murals and paintings all over the complex.
No wonder nobody likes you, Tuttle... everything's a (Pujols) damn debate.
i wouldn't want to get around him with a fork
chopsticks for me please
Made from 100% Recycled Awesome,
Regardless of the fork
His trademark pose with anybody is that he’ll grab your head, and pretend like he’s getting to take a bite out of it.
No wonder nobody likes you, Tuttle... everything's a (Pujols) damn debate.
No way, sweet!
It’s definitely on my list now. Sadly, tonight’s dinner plans are already set.
"I'm going to become rich and famous after I invent a device that allows you to stab people in the face over the internet"
I have a delete button fuckers, don't make me use it :)
"I'm going to become rich and famous after I invent a device that allows you to stab people in the face over the internet"
Next three burger stops
<a href="http://GCS ballpark
"Plain and simple, I wake up in the morning and piss excellence"
Math & HTML FAIL
"I'm going to become rich and famous after I invent a device that allows you to stab people in the face over the internet"
the 3rd choice
was jch’s and i deleted it from consideration seeing as how he was responsible for Quatmans.
"Plain and simple, I wake up in the morning and piss excellence"
Also I must ask
Just how many baseball caps do you pack on any given trip?
No wonder nobody likes you, Tuttle... everything's a (Pujols) damn debate.
the zags is a newbie
usually he rolls with one of the following:
*old reds hat
*old UL hat
*brand spanking new Atlanta Braves hat
"Plain and simple, I wake up in the morning and piss excellence"
i don't own a braves hat, suck it
This trip I brought the Reds, UL, Zags, and brown Reds caps. I left the Guinness, orange visor, and older reds cap at home.
"I'm going to become rich and famous after I invent a device that allows you to stab people in the face over the internet"
by jch24 on Sep 7, 2009 3:00 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
what about....
the Zima cap? the Adonis tophat? the Ron Mexico lid?
"Plain and simple, I wake up in the morning and piss excellence"
We can remedy that
I’ve got like four or five promotional Braves hats that I could force upon you whenever you’re down here.
No wonder nobody likes you, Tuttle... everything's a (Pujols) damn debate.
hahaha
My hostess made fun of me for how many caps I had. For this six day trip, I brought four. I’ve been known to pack up to six for a trip though. :)
"I'm going to become rich and famous after I invent a device that allows you to stab people in the face over the internet"
by jch24 on Sep 7, 2009 2:56 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
12 places to consider for next year's Wrigley Trip
"Plain and simple, I wake up in the morning and piss excellence"
there is a place in edgewater that i am told is better than five guys
called moodys, it is near the EL stop, about 5 or 6 stops north of wrigley.
Bloop
really
nvm i’m talking out of my ass. But i mean 5 guys is a pretty good baraomoter, if something is better it is worth eating.
Bloop
by justin007000 on Sep 8, 2009 12:38 AM EDT up reply actions
A friend of mine has the green coverall-costume
It’s fun to show up at college bars in.
"And then there was the USAID guy in Kandahar who drove a giant pink Cadillac, which the locals set on fire one day. If you wanted to destroy something symbolic during a riot, you just could not do better than that. Good stuff." - Ghosts of Alexander
I only have on picture and its from the 'Teen-Thin Girls Club Convention'
One tequila, two tequila, three tequila, floor.
George Carlin
You don't happen to be referring to...
“Black Gay Pride” weekend, would you, because that’s actually very valid.
No wonder nobody likes you, Tuttle... everything's a (Pujols) damn debate.
I saw a blurb today that the participants at DragonCon
were attempting to set a Guinness World Record of most people doing the Thriller dance. Whether they succeeded or failed, I blame jch.
They might have
A few years ago, they set some record of “most simultaneous GI Joe parachutes dropped down from 30+ stories”
No wonder nobody likes you, Tuttle... everything's a (Pujols) damn debate.
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