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Slider

I am not sure if you know what a slider is or not. I had never heard of one until today. I always assumed it was some kind of baseball term. But then, I am a band geek, so I don't understand a lot of sports terms.

The slider I am referring to is a mini hamburger. Today after our meeting in Houston we went to a place called "Little Bigs." Whether the name has anything to do with the size of the burger or not I don't know, but they were small. As was the place itself. Maybe room for 40 or so folks sitting cheek by jowl... The atmosphere was a little bit old-timey sports cafe 50s diner -ish kind of feel, but not too obnoxious and fake... It was fairly unpretentious, with lots of metallic grays and earth tones. The menu was simple - there were more drinks available than food - you can either get a beef, chicken, or mushroom slider. And fries. That's it. Typical soft drinks with an unusual lemonade (that I didn't particularly like...) that was probably made in the store.

And speaking of made in the store - they make everything in the store. I went online and checked (I was THAT impressed!) - they grind their own beef and bake their own rolls. So when you order a beef slider, you get a small burger with sauteed onions on a homemade roll. The chicken slider was a white meat fried chicken portion (which was just a little too thick to eat comfortably - I would have preferred it to be just a tad thinner). They even cut the fries right there in the store, too, and they're lightly coated with some kind of delicious spices and stuff...

The beef was grilled to perfection. Very tender and juicy. The onions on top gave it just the right amount of sweetness and texture to set it all just right. The roll was a tiny bit smooshy, so if you weren't careful then your finger might poke through to the beef...

All in all I would rate this place a 9.5. Really. It was almost perfect. When you come and see us in H-town, I'll take you there!

Comments

LivingstonClan said…
You know you have a full life when you post a blgo about a hamburger joint! ;P Love you--makes me want to come down all the way to the end of the earth just to try them!
Bill Cobabe said…
Hey, at least I can spell the word "blog"!!! HA!!!

The title of the blgo is "Bill's Random Blog, so you'll just have to take what you get. :-) It wouldn't be random if I talked about "serious" stuff all the time now would it?!?
LivingstonClan said…
Oooh--TESTY, testy! (Remember you ALWAYS used to say that--I hated it!) I was totally joking dork. And way to point out my spelling errors. Now that's just rude. Can you bring me one of those burgers up when you come? Thanx!
Bill Cobabe said…
I miss you so much. Really. It sucks being in Texas because I am so far away from you all (or ya'll)... I love you. Thanks for reading my humble blog...

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