B&D Burger

Allright, what does B and D stand for?  I don't know, but I usually say Big and Delicious.  It is a run of the mill burger joint up on 1300 East and around 240 South, right across from the 7 Eleven there.  This place rules.  It is and has been my favorite burger joint now for over 13 years.  Nothing has changed there in a decade and that is just fine.  The same greek guy runs the place, and the same mexican guy is flippin burgers.  For $7 I get a double cheeseburger and fries and a coke.  The fries are nice and crispy medium thickness cut, the coke tastes better than coke at other places, and the burger is outta this world.  The melted cheese slides down the sides of both beef patties, and you will find yourself dissapointed that it is gone when you are done eating it.  They also have other tasties like zuchinnini fries.  Yum.

I don't have a lot of experience with their milkshakes as I lack a sweet tooth, but my girlfriend, my mom, and everybody else who I watch eat them, love'em!!!

My only gripe with the place is the 99 cent burger Tuesdays as the lines can get outta hand.  But I suppose if I was a broke student I wouldn't mind waiting in line for a 99 cent burger.  

Highly recommended.  Go there, now.  

Edit:  Just hit up B and D again Sunday evening after fishing all day, and it did not fail to impress.  Again.  Best burger joint in town.

Cafe Velo

Some of you who work at the City Center building may remember the old Cafe Sha Sha on the corner of 4oo S and 200 E.  It was a small joint that served everything good, with great specials and killer breakfasts.  Well they closed down.  Then some chump opened up Molly's there, and the place sucked.  I lost weight because I ate less.  It was that bad.  

Well, enter Mike.  Mike has come in and opened the place back up as Cafe Velo.  It is still a work in progress, however, work is moving in the right direction.  Yesterday I had a hamburger and have to say it was a tasty burger and I see many more heading for my belly in the future.  CV has fantastic french fries that are battered in I don't know what, and I don't care, they are GOOD!  Blueberry muffins are fresh and warm every morning (right about the time I roll in anyway) and they are huge and reasonably priced.

Back to the burger and the overall value of the place, the burger while quite good, using a special bread, and good lean meat, is tad pricey, and it is representative of the price of most things there.  It is easy for a burger aficionado to head up the hill to B&D and save a couple of bucks.  But this burger is unique, and I suspect I will have another within a week or so.  

Overall, Cafe Velo deserves a visit, and people are starting to visit in greater numbers.  When chump owned the place after Sha Sha, the place was a ghost town, now the lunchtime line is coming back in greater numbers.  Mike may not have brought it back to its former glory, but he is on the right path.  If you are walking distance, it is definitely worth the stroll for a burger and fries and nice business casual atmosphere.  Keep up the good work Mike.