Up here in the balmy mountains of North Carolina, we have great weather, beautiful scenery, great outdoor sports...and limited restaurants. Thankfully, I love to cook so that's not a problem for us, but when we venture down into Florida, the Irishman is always interested in trying out new restaurants.
He had heard a lot about 5 Guys burgers, so on our last pilgrimage to South Florida, he insisted that we stop for lunch at the first one we saw on the trip down. Now, I'm normally a pretty easy vegetarian to please, but what the heck was I supposed to eat at a burger joint that served nothing but burgers??
I sighed dramatically and agreed to give it a try, so I ordered the only thing on the menu that I could eat. A grilled cheese. When I saw that they were making it with an inverted hamburger bun, I thought, "You've got to be kidding me. This is going to be completely disgusting." But, I kept my thoughts to myself so as not to diminish the eagerness in the Irishman's eyes.
Boy, am I thankful that I didn't gripe because I loathe saying that I was wrong. And I certainly was. It was, quite frankly, awesome. I mean, who knew that an inverted hamburger bun with some American cheese, mayo, pickles, lettuce and tomatoes would be so tasty? Don't get me wrong, it's not exactly the nutritious choice of the century, but now I know that I have an alternative at cookouts and at home when we have extra buns leftover from the boys burgers and I don't have a veggie burger for myself.
Oh yeah, if you want to make one for yourself, just butter the inside of the hamburger bun, invert it, throw some cheese in the middle and cook it slow and low (the only way to do grilled cheese). Then, add some pickles and mayo and anything else you have on hand. Those 5 Guys sure are clever.
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