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By Matthew Odam
| Monday, August 27, 2007, 02:04 PM
Burger lovers, listen up. Although I am quite partial to my favorite burgers around town (Casino el Camino, Roaring Fork, et al) I am always on the lookout for a new burger, and this weekend I turned up some burger gold.
Whole Foods Market (as with other culinary establishments) is busy spending the dog days of summer honoring the Hatch green chile. As part of their festivities, they are grilling Hatch green chile burgers out in front of the store, and I can say after eating one Sunday, the burger is now one of my favorites in town.
They grill a juicy 6-ounce burger to perfection and top it with green chiles and melted Jack cheese. As a perfect added touch, they grill the bread, so you have a nice crisp palate on which to spread the green chile mayonnaise. The burgers come with the fresh vegetable garnish you would expect from the local grocery giant — crisp greens, crunchy red onion and vine-ripe tomatoes. The chiles provide a wonderful flavor with a moderate spicy kick, but do not overwhelm with their heat. Of course, seeing as it is in the mid-90s outside, those of you who aren’t huge fans of the heat might desire to take your burger inside.
Whole Foods grills their burgers outdoors on weekends and will continue to do so through ACL Fest weekend (Sept. 16). If you love a good burger, I highly recommend carving out an hour of one of your upcoming weekends and indulging in the $9 burger that comes served with a side of potato salad.
And before anyone freaks out, yes, I’ve had the green chile burger at Shady Grove. It does not compare, in my humble opinion.
Note: The downtown location is the only Whole Foods store in Austin grilling said delicious concoction.
Amber Novak FOR AMERICAN-STATESMAN
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By sharon.gerhardt@wholefoods.com
August 30, 2007 4:18 PM | Link to this
Check it out! This is your argument to make it the LOCAL GRILL vs the global grill!!! S