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Scott

I just tried Burger Lounge a few weeks ago, which I think was recommended by a reader of this blog. Wish it was closer, because it was a huge step above the norm for fast casual (order at counter, food delivered to table). Dine-in meals are served on real plates, too, not disposables. Burger Lounge burgers are delicious and generously sized, made with TallGrass pastured beef. Turkey burgers and chicken tenders “on a stick” are available, too. Even their vegetarian burger is made of quinoa, not soy, though I didn’t try it. Burgers come with a Lounge bun, lettuce, tomato, onion, House-made 1000 Island dressing, and Cheddar or American cheese. The salad was delicious and generous (I was told the dressings are made at the restaurant). I requested my burger without a bun (grilled onion can be requested, too but I found that out too late), and a Caesar salad of romaine (should have shared the very large salad with my companion). From viewing other diners’ burgers, the BL buns are not the usual doughy white pillows one usually finds – they look like custom made bread rolls.

I’ll confess I had a few onion rings, shared with my companion, which were absolutely delicious, with a slightly breaded coating (Japanese whole wheat panko crumbs) that contained grated parmesan cheese and minced parsley (attractive). BL fries in peanut oil (no trans fat) which is not the worst oil in the world, especially for an infrequent meal. The fresh-cut french fries (not frozen) looked great (I spied other diners’ fries), but I’d stay away from those, as they are coated with a breading, too, to make them crispy, and that just adds to the starch of the potatoes.

Some independent sodas were offered, which I can’t recommend because of the sugar, but I applaud the alternative selection option, in addition to the usual soda suspects. Beer and white are also available, as well as some Italian bottled waters. I just had plain carbonated water from the soda fountain dispenser with a wedge of lemon, though.

Burger Lounge isn’t as cheap as the big chain fast food places, but it isn’t as expensive as a sit-down restaurant, either. I think the price is quite fair for their higher quality-than-usual ingredients (burgers are US$6.95, salads are $6.95 and $7.95).

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Have you seen the picture of super mike on art devanys site at 55?he just gets leaner and leaner i wonder how he works out and eats to look like that?And i will not have a post workout carb meal,do you think i should stay away from fruit for a while till i lose some weight.Just eat meat, eggs,and green veggies intill i get my weight down.

Thank You Bill

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Scott

iam going to start the paleo diet today.But i do lift weights 3 days a week so i need a after workout carb you said fruit only fills the liver glycogen would sweet potatoe be ok after to fill the liver and muscles and still consider it paleo?

Bill, check out this post. Go with real, unprocessed foods. If you want to give the diet a name, Paleo is the one I’d choose.

Allen, let’s not completely disparage the US. We’ve also built one of the greatest economies ever.

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Scott

The Romans built grand buildings, the Chinese built a wall that spanned almost through a continent, and Americans built Mcdonalds.

You can pick up travel packets of almonds/macadamia/hazelnuts (to a lesser extant cashews which have a poorer but better then soybean oil fat breakdown) anywhere all of which have much better fatty acid ratios then any of these dressings and don’t have any of the fun additives too.

You also seem way too comfortable with transfat, most everyone agrees they are far worse then carbs. I would also seriously go with the fact that eating oatmeal + nuts is far better then you then eating trans fat at all(and yes I’m a paleo diet person also, it’s just trans fat is the bottom of the bottom in terms of nutrition).