I have fantastic Whataburger news.

[MusicMan]

SAN ANTONIO, Oct. 10, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ — The Whataburger Patty Melt. The Chop House Cheddar Burger. The Honey BBQ Chicken Strip Sandwich. And yes indeed, the A.1. Thick & Hearty Burger. Whataburger’s most beloved menu items have never before shared the spotlight, each reigning supreme for a limited time only before taking a bow and letting the next shine on center stage. But no more.

Beginning Oct. 10 at 3 p.m., the four beloved sandwiches will appear all day, every day, side-by-side on Whataburger’s new All-Time Favorites menu. The only question for Whataburger fans now is: how to pick just one?

[Andyzipp]

I haven't had a Whataburger in almost 3 months...

[MusicMan]

I haven't had a Whataburger in almost 3 months...

And I applaud you on your losses.

On the other hand, this season's flu bug can make you lose 7 pounds in 4 days of misery!

[Lurch]

If you get anything other than the Chop House Cheddar Burger, you fail at life.

[MusicMan]

If you get anything other than the Chop House Cheddar Burger, you fail at life.

The Patty Melt is quite fun.

[Mr. Happy]

I haven't had one in years, but my favorite was a triple with cheese.

[HudsonHawk]

I'm a fan of green chile cheeseburgers.  You might even say an aficianado.  Whataburger's ain't half bad. 

[S.P. Rodriguez]

I'm a fan of green chile cheeseburgers.  You might even say an aficianado.  Whataburger's ain't half bad. 

For some reason I think I know the answer but asking anyway.  Have you spent much time in West Texas/New Mexico?

[HudsonHawk]

For some reason I think I know the answer but asking anyway.  Have you spent much time in West Texas/New Mexico?

Some would say too much.  Been working out there for years and lived there for a couple as well.

[S.P. Rodriguez]

Some would say too much.  Been working out there for years and lived there for a couple as well.

Right... that was a mostly rhetorical question.  I have family and friends from the area.  They all LOVE green chile cheese burgers.  Is that something you picked up before working out there?

[Phil_in_CS]

They had a grilled chicken with a ton of grilled peppers and onions a year or so ago that was very tasty.

[HudsonHawk]

Right... that was a mostly rhetorical question.

Thought it was, but wasn't sure.

  I have family and friends from the area.  They all LOVE green chile cheese burgers.  Is that something you picked up before working out there?

Had my first when I was in school, traveling to NM for geology field work.  Never had one before college though, so you could say my taste was acquired as an adult.  Now I get one (or two or three) every time I'm in NM, preferably from the Bobcat Bite when I'm in Santa Fe.  But Lotaburger works well too.  Also, lots of little oil field cafes out in the part of the world, most with pretty darn good burgers.

[Waldo]

Some people I know went full retard when Whataburger made a huge deal about the A1 burger disappearing "forever".  They didn't believe me when I told them it was 100% marketing and that it would be back eventually.

Bonus points to those of you who correctly guessed that those people are all giant, rotund fatasses.

[Fredia]

at least austin  has whataburgers, had to go to lufkin or shreveport for them  zwolle is not the center of the universe

[Craig]

Goddammit, the closest Whataburger to me is in Texarkana. I have to drive more than halfway there to get to my deer lease, and I keep saying I'm going to go the extra 50 miles but haven't gotten around to it. I might do it this time.

[Lefty]

Do people really like A1?  Serious question.  Can't say I've ever had that burger, patty melt & chedder chophouse are solid.

The green chile "Poodie burger" at, yep, Poodie's on 71 around Paleface is damn good.  The one at Alamo Springs Cafe outside Fredericksburg is probably my favorite in Central Texas.  Whataburger's is not bad at all, on wheat + grilled onions.

[drew corleone]

I love the Patty Melt, but the regular double with cheese and jalapenos is my fave there.

I was bad this past weekend and ate two.

[Bench]

I've never had any of the specialty burgers.  The rare times I go to Whataburger, I get the normal cheeseburger.  Sometimes with jalapenos.  And it is awesome.

The green chile "Poodie burger" at, yep, Poodie's on 71 around Paleface is damn good.  The one at Alamo Springs Cafe outside Fredericksburg is probably my favorite in Central Texas.  

The Alamo Springs Cafe is all sorts of wonderful.

[Ebby Calvin]

the regular double with cheese and jalapenos is my fave there.

+1000

[sporadic]

Do people really like A1?  Serious question. 

How could someone not like A1??  Mix it with ketchup for fries and with cream gravy for chicken fried steak or rice.  If you cook smothered steak, add a bit to the gravy before simmering...reaaaallllly good stuff.  My 6 year old eats it on damn near everything.

[Fredia]

and yall thought i was the one who needed help

[Ron Brand]

Lack of grammar makes you cocky.

[strosrays]

How could someone not like A1??  Mix it with ketchup for fries and with cream gravy for chicken fried steak or rice.  If you cook smothered steak, add a bit to the gravy before simmering...reaaaallllly good stuff.  My 6 year old eats it on damn near everything.

A1's all right - it works well with lemon, butter, garlic, etc., if you need a really quick seasoning sauce/marinade for beef or chicken.  In quanity, it's a little tangy, though.

Anyway, if you take the paragraph you posted and if you replace all the A-1 references with "Lea & Perrin's Worcestershire Sauce", you have a pretty good picture of how it is around my house.

[Ron Brand]

No love for the Pickapeppa Sauce? When my funds were low, on many a humble night of yore, my dinner would consist of a bowl of rice with some Pickapeppa added in for flavor.

I would seriously enjoy a Pickapeppa Whataburger with cheese and grilled jalapenos.

[strosrays]

No love for the Pickapeppa Sauce? When my funds were low, on many a humble night of yore, my dinner would consist of a bowl of rice with some Pickapeppa added in for flavor.

I would seriously enjoy a Pickapeppa Whataburger with cheese and grilled jalapenos.

I have this thing, when I go grocery shopping, regardless of what I have in stock at the time at home, I always buy a half-gallon of ketchup, I think it is . . . the big economy family size, anyway; and a fifth or whatever they call it of L & P worcestershire sauce.

The top shelf of my pantry looks like the back stock in a grocery store; but we ran out one time, which was very traumatic.

[sporadic]

I have this thing, when I go grocery shopping, regardless of what I have in stock at the time at home, I always buy a half-gallon of ketchup, I think it is . . . the big economy family size, anyway; and a fifth or whatever they call it of L & P worcestershire sauce.

The top shelf of my pantry looks like the back stock in a grocery store; but we ran out one time, which was very traumatic.

I know exactly where you are coming from! my wife is to buy mustard and Louisiana hot sauce every time she goes to the store. I feel you should never run out of essential condiments, especially when they cost less than a dollar

[Bench]

I have this thing, when I go grocery shopping, regardless of what I have in stock at the time at home, I always buy a half-gallon of ketchup, I think it is . . . the big economy family size, anyway; and a fifth or whatever they call it of L & P worcestershire sauce.

The top shelf of my pantry looks like the back stock in a grocery store; but we ran out one time, which was very traumatic.

That reminds me of the time a few years ago that I was sitting with my dad and we were both in the mood for a martini.  He started mixing them and added the usual slightest touch of vermouth and it emptied the bottle. 

My dad was absolutely shocked.  He looked at me and said, "I can't remember the last time I had to go buy a bottle of vermouth.  This bottle is probably older than you."

[Ebby Calvin]

Non-food related, but every time my wife goes to Sam's or Costco she can't help but peruse the dog beds.  I know, weird.  Sure, our mutt chews hers up and it looks tattered, but every freaking time we get a new one it gets torn apart within days.  I have to write on our lists "No Dog Beds" just to keep her honest.  That's what kind of stickler I am at home.  Iron fist.

That, and we have about 3,000 boxes of Ziploc baggies of all sizes, in case anybody needs some.

[BizidyDizidy]

Non-food related, but every time my wife goes to Sam's or Costco she can't help but peruse the dog beds.  I know, weird.  Sure, our mutt chews hers up and it looks tattered, but every freaking time we get a new one it gets torn apart within days.  I have to write on our lists "No Dog Beds" just to keep her honest.  That's what kind of stickler I am at home.  Iron fist.

That, and we have about 3,000 boxes of Ziploc baggies of all sizes, in case anybody needs some.

My wife is the exact same way

[Col. Sphinx Drummond]

... whatever they call it of L & P worcestershire sauce.

'Round here, we call it, "What's dis here sauce?"

[Lurch]

Non-food related, but every time my wife goes to Sam's or Costco she can't help but peruse the dog beds.  I know, weird.  Sure, our mutt chews hers up and it looks tattered, but every freaking time we get a new one it gets torn apart within days.  I have to write on our lists "No Dog Beds" just to keep her honest.  That's what kind of stickler I am at home.  Iron fist.

That, and we have about 3,000 boxes of Ziploc baggies of all sizes, in case anybody needs some.

In my house, asking why something was bought gets the automatic "You go next time"-card played.  We perpetually have one two many loaves of bread and the cereal boxes have begun taking over an adjacent shelf, but I don't dare say a word.

[Guinness]

we have about 3,000 boxes of Ziploc baggies of all sizes

There's a Shafer joke in there somewhere, but I can't seem to find it.

[Fredia]

are any of you are yours extreme couponers..why play full price

[JaneDoe]

..why play full price

Only the Yankees, Phillies and Red Sox play full price.....

[Limey]

'Round here, we call it, "What's dis here sauce?"

FTR, it's pronounced Wuss-ter-shuh, not Whirr-cess-ter-shyer.

A bonus point for anyone who can provide the correct pronunciation of "Chalmondly".

[EasTexAstro]

FTR, it's pronounced Wuss-ter-shuh, not Whirr-cess-ter-shyer.

A bonus point for anyone who can provide the correct pronunciation of "Chalmondly".

Sham-wow.

[S.P. Rodriguez]

FTR, it's pronounced Wuss-ter-shuh, not Whirr-cess-ter-shyer.

A bonus point for anyone who can provide the correct pronunciation of "Chalmondly".

The folks in Worchester (Wurr-sta), MA would disagree. 

[WakePhil]

FTR, it's pronounced Wuss-ter-shuh, not Whirr-cess-ter-shyer.

A bonus point for anyone who can provide the correct pronunciation of "Chalmondly".

I believe its pronounced, "Bud-Selig-is-a-goddamn-piece-of-shit-I-hope-his-Milwaukee-dick-sucking-funeral-is-rained-out-and-relocated-to-the-Astros-dugout-floor-so-his-grave-will-be-spit-on-for-eternity."

[Ty in Tampa]

A bonus point for anyone who can provide the correct pronunciation of "Chalmondly".

Cluh-mid-ee-uh?

[Limey]

The folks in Worchester (Wurr-sta), MA would disagree. 

"Worcester" is pronounced Wuss-ter.  The sauce is "Worcestershire", which is the shire (county) in which the town of Worcester resides.

[Limey]

Cluh-mid-ee-uh?

Not quite.  I think you and WakePhil are saying the same thing.

[Lefty]

FTR, it's pronounced Wuss-ter-shuh, not Whirr-cess-ter-shyer.

It's pronounced Lea and Perrins.

Pickapeppa is awesome, triscuit + cream cheese + pickapeppa is a quality snack.

Sorry sporadic, sounds to me like you're fucking up some perfectly good cream gravy.  Different strokes.

[mrpink]

Tiger Sauce!  Great on damn near everything.

http://www.cajungrocer.com/tryme-tiger-sauce-p-1681.html

[EasTexAstro]

You know what, a good piece of meat with some nic salt and pepper can be pretty dern good.

And most people can pronounce salt and pepper.

[HudsonHawk]

You know what, a good piece of meat with some nic salt and pepper can be pretty dern good.

And most people can pronounce salt and pepper.

Anyone who puts more than salt and pepper on his steak ought to be forbidden to eat steak.

[sporadic]

You know what, a good piece of meat with some nic salt and pepper can be pretty dern good.

And most people can pronounce salt and pepper.

Fwiw, A1 (or any other condiment) don't come anywhere near my steak

[Fredia]

do  you eat it when it has barely stopped mooing

[Duke]

Fwiw, A1 (or any other condiment) don't come anywhere near my steak

That depends upon the steak.  Skirt steak is pretty tasty with pico de gallo.

[drew corleone]

A1is great on everything but steak.

[sporadic]

That depends upon the steak.  Skirt steak is pretty tasty with pico de gallo.

Good point

[Astroholic]

Anyone who puts more than salt and pepper on his steak ought to be forbidden to eat steak.

I always have and will continue to put hot sauce and ketsup in a pile next to my steak.  At least I don't eat beans in my chili...well sometime I do.  I wash it all down with a bud.

[HudsonHawk]

I always have and will continue to put hot sauce and ketsup in a pile next to my steak.  At least I don't eat beans in my chili...well sometime I do.  I wash it all down with a bud.

That's it...I'm cutting you out of my will.

[JimR]

I always have and will continue to put hot sauce and ketsup in a pile next to my steak.  At least I don't eat beans in my chili...well sometime I do.  I wash it all down with a bud.

if it were not for bad taste, you would have no taste at all.

[Bench]

I always have and will continue to put hot sauce and ketsup in a pile next to my steak.  At least I don't eat beans in my chili...well sometime I do.  I wash it all down with a bud.

You're just one away from a culinary golden sombrero!

[headhunter]

I'm a fan of green chile cheeseburgers.  You might even say an aficianado.  Whataburger's ain't half bad. 

If you're in Houston I recommend the Hatch green chile burger at Little Bitty Burger Barn in near NW (on pinemont between Antoine and TC Jester). Avoid the five alarm fire burger--it's pure suffering with a side of fries, but most other things on the menu are very good. I think the Hatch burger is exceptional.

[Astroholic]

bunch a haters. 

[MusicMan]

bunch a haters. 

No, I just feel sorry for you.

[HudsonHawk]

If you're in Houston I recommend the Hatch green chile burger at Little Bitty Burger Barn in near NW (on pinemont between Antoine and TC Jester). Avoid the five alarm fire burger--it's pure suffering with a side of fries, but most other things on the menu are very good. I think the Hatch burger is exceptional.

Never tried it, but anywhere there's a green chile burger immediately makes my list.

[Duke]

Never tried it, but anywhere there's a green chile burger immediately makes my list.

I saw a special on a green chille burger served at a little place in San Antonio NM.  Looked prettyr friggin good.  Have you tried that one?

[HudsonHawk]

I saw a special on a green chille burger served at a little place in San Antonio NM.  Looked prettyr friggin good.  Have you tried that one?

I assume that's the Buckhorn Tavern.  I've never eaten there, but it's rumored to be outstanding.  Bobby Flay showed up there for a green chile cheeseburger throwdown and got seriously punked.  Which isn't saying much as Flay's a complete hack.  But I've heard the burgers there are quite good.  Not as good as the Bobcat Bite, but pretty fucking tasty.

[Astroholic]

No, I just feel sorry for you.

Don't be afraid what people will think of you.  Mikey try it!

[headhunter]

Never tried it, but anywhere there's a green chile burger immediately makes my list.

I'm new to the green chili burger. First one I had was at a chain called Ruby Tequilas--only thing I've eaten there and if I'm ever back I'll order the GCB again. The other is at the Little Bitty Burger Barn--they don't serve it all the time, just when Hatch Chili Peppers are in season. Are there places in Houston you recommend?

[HudsonHawk]

I'm new to the green chili burger. First one I had was at a chain called Ruby Tequilas--only thing I've eaten there and if I'm ever back I'll order the GCB again. The other is at the Little Bitty Burger Barn--they don't serve it all the time, just when Hatch Chili Peppers are in season. Are there places in Houston you recommend?

Not many places in Houston I know of serve a green chile burger, at least not regularly.

BTW...it's "chile". Chili is something else entirely.

[VirtualBob]

BTW...it's "chile". Chili is something else entirely.

Huh?  The burger is really named after the South American country? I doubt it.

Chili <- peppers
Chile <- country

And while we are on the topic, Hangtown Burgers in Austin has a great Green Chili Cheeseburger.

[Lurch]

Chili <- peppers
Chile <- country

Semantics

[Duke]

I assume that's the Buckhorn Tavern.  I've never eaten there, but it's rumored to be outstanding.  Bobby Flay showed up there for a green chile cheeseburger throwdown and got seriously punked.  Which isn't saying much as Flay's a complete hack.  But I've heard the burgers there are quite good.  Not as good as the Bobcat Bite, but pretty fucking tasty.

I've got a ridep lanned through there next year on my way to Laughlin.  I'll make it a point to stop in before we hit Socorro.

[headhunter]

Not many places in Houston I know of serve a green chile burger, at least not regularly.

BTW...it's "chile". Chili is something else entirely.

fuck. and i could spell it correctly this morning. must have been the whisky (or was it whiskey?) that I had at lunch and then at dinner.

[VirtualBob]

Huh?  The burger is really named after the South American country? I doubt it.

Chili <- peppers
Chile <- country

And while we are on the topic, Hangtown Burgers in Austin has a great Green Chili Cheeseburger.

Except, apparently, in that bastion of orthographic correctness, New Mexico.  Really?  I think I will stick with the distinction above.

[HudsonHawk]

Huh?  The burger is really named after the South American country? I doubt it.

The fruit, not the burger. And no they are not named after the country. They have no relation to the country. It's still spelled with an "e".

Chili <- peppers

ChilEs are not pepper either. Another common mistake.

[HudsonHawk]

Except, apparently, in that bastion of orthographic correctness, New Mexico.  Really?  I think I will stick with the distinction above.

So you will willfully wallow in culinary ignorance?

[Bench]

Huh?  The burger is really named after the South American country? I doubt it.

Chili <- peppers
Chile <- country

And while we are on the topic, Hangtown Burgers in Austin has a great Green Chili Cheeseburger.

"Chile" es espanol, n'est-ce pas?

[subnuclear]

The "Spelling and Usage" section of the Wikipedia chili pepper entry is quite informative on this subject.

[VirtualBob]

So you will willfully wallow in culinary ignorance?

I said nothing about not eating it.  :-)

[Col. Sphinx Drummond]

You see! Chili, Chile, Chilly... This is the kind of shit that happens when you start mingling cultures. They never should have hired a cat from Ohio to pose as a Texan.

[headhunter]

Not many places in Houston I know of serve a green chile burger, at least not regularly.

BTW--Thread got me craving a Green Chile Burger and I went to Little Bitty Burger Barn. Great, as always, and it's not just a seasonal thing anymore. Two guys own/run the place (Jay and Ricardo) and Jay says that he can now get Hatch Chiles year round (from a distributor who cryovacs them). So if you ever go there and you don't see it advertized on one of their signs try asking for it anyway.

[Lurch]

The Patty Melt is quite fun.

Holy shit.  Grabbed one of these on the way home.  Had to pull over to finish it, it was so messy.  Nice call.

Downside was getting home and finding out it has 1050 calories, so I'll be on the elliptical a bit longer than normal tonight...