Cheeseburger

 What makes a great cheeseburger?  That's rather subjective, but people still try to rate them. For example, these guys think they have found the world's three best cheeseburgers.

I recall, in the latter years of the last century, there was a place in Derry, LA called Ruby's Cafe. Miss Ruby was a widow who ran a lunch place.  She served local, grass-fed beef that she had butchered to her specifications.  Her steaks were great, but her cheeseburgers were top notch as well.  She made something she called a Ranch Burger, and they were to die for.  I think she put a little ranch dressing powder in the burger mixture.

North of there about 15 miles was a place called the Rite Way Grocery. It was a convenience store with two gas pumps out front. Owned by John Gibson, he had a guy named Howard who did the sweeping and the stocking and anything else that needed doing.  Howard also manned the grill during the lunch rush. Howard made a magnificent cheeseburger.

Both Ruby's Cafe and the Rite Way Grocery have passed into the pantheon of places gone forever.

Today, if I'm looking for a great cheeseburger, I go to The Pelican in Pineville. It's right across the street from MacDonalds.  Run by a Korean family, they have an eclectic menu, but I'm convinced that their cheeseburger is the best in the parish..  And, it is less expensive than a Big Mac from across the street.

The search for the worlds greatest cheeseburger is never done.