It's history and tradition. It's kind of like a burger museum. Wouldn't you be proud if your family invented something so major? Wouldn't you want to preserve that tradition as much as possible if it fell to you?
It's just elitism. They have a sign on the door saying you don't get it your way,,you get it there way or not at all,,but, the actual sign is not as politely stated.
@@joeykarate3148 I don't think you understand the issue here. They talk all this shit about ketchup on some pretentious shit, but they use processed cheese
They have to use spread because their upright broiler stoves can't accommodate slices. Do some research or somehow find and ask a native of the Milford-New Haven Area, (such as myself), before you go trying to talk shit. Seriously, you're not clever. Also, modern tomato ketchup is fucking disgusting and wasn't instantly paired with most things like it is today. Lastly, even The Washington Post has devoted an entire article to how ketchup alters the flavor of burgers.
The whole secret about this burger is not the very sharp cheddar cheese spread, onion or sliced bread, but that it's not some cheap factory pre-made or frozen meat patty you need to drown in ketchup to give it some kind of taste, but made of 5 different quality beef cuts grinded freshly every morning for that day only and then flame-grilled in these original upright cast Iron broilers from 1898, to ad that perfect fresh flamed-grilled meat flavor.
Agf you've been fooled by their gimmick, what you're getting is a bland under seasoned burger on cheap bread and even cheaper cheese, But continue lying to yourself and claiming it's The " BEST EVER " Like Fat Adam I ate here 2 time's, never again
@@agffans5725 Why are you comparing a mom and pop burger place to chain burger places? I've eaten at tons of other mom and pop burger joints that use fresh meat as well and their burgers not only looked good, but tasted great as well. They looked a hell of a lot more appetizing than that soggy wonder bread, cheese spread, shit served at Louis Lunch.
I've commented in the past about how bad I wanted to try it. I did, recently. I totally get it from a historical viewpoint, and the vibe is cool. I'm a Chef so I see the big picture usually. It truly was not horrible...but it definitely wasn't good.
I spent 45 minutes on line to get one of these burgers, which I ordered medium rare, and they proceeded to cook to shit. I reordered and got my medium rare burger on white bread and cheese whiz. Completely overhyped, mediocre burger at best. Very bland, needed seasoning, and too pricey for the small pattie you get. I bet this is the original burger in the US, because people have altered the recipe to make them much better over the years!
They just don't serve a very tasty burger. I worked about a 1/4 block away from it and nobody went to it I've never met any resident of the New Haven area that liked it. It is basically a tourist trap. They offer a tasteless burger cooked on an old fashioned machine, served between two slices of white toast. Their claim to fame is they don't offer ketchup which doesn't bother me at all. There are plenty of people that will make a pilgrimage to Pepes, Sallies, etc for pizza and put up with very long lines. I've never met anybody that wanted to go to Louis lunch despite the fact there are never any lines.
It's "Apizza", not "Abeets", (although that is how it's pronounced.) -- Singed an actual local. And all the pizza in the Tri-State Area is the best. From most of Downstate New York/N.Y.C./L.I. to the Northern-Half of Jersey to almost 3/8th's of Conn., we have the best pizza in the world. Thanks for the kind words. I'd also recommend Zuppardi's in West Haven.
Actually, it seems to get fairly positive reviews for the most part (3.5/5's I see a lot of). I imagine that's due to the historical significance more than the quality of the food though.
To Me, It reminds Me of the first burger I ever made (personally if it's not smash style I prefer a medium rare burg). It's absolutely not "the best" if we are being honest. Imagine how much of a game changer this was during the times though. To look at the smash style burgers with brisket/chuck/sirloin blends with toasted potato buns & the sweet/acidic sauce styles to cut through the inherent richness that burgers naturally provide the palette, it really goes to showcases how much we have elevated the burger game. It's fascinating to Me that in regards to any culinary techniques and recipes that exist, that if there is something to be improved upon, human beings will figure it out and inevitably improve it. in regards to food, it is absolutely the best time to be alive.
Louis' Lunch is the brick and mortar embodiment of pure copium. I know several, several people (at least 8) that've eaten there, and literally every one of them said it was dogshit.
so all the other people that eat there are lying? only the 8 people you know have the right, the authority, the final word on that place being good or not? so the rest of the world that may want to eat there should just forget it... your 8 friends have spoken....
The locals don't eat there. You're coping because you were duped into eating a tourist trap burger that quite literally is a 2/10 meal. Again, huff as much copium as you want but go ahead and tell a local you went to LL and they'll snicker in your face about how big of a mark tourist you are. The guy that owns it basically tells you he about to sell you a $2 burger for whatever stupid prices he's got on it today. Congrats on being duped.
The whole secret about this burger is not the very sharp cheddar cheese spread, onion or sliced bread, but that it's not some cheap factory pre-made or frozen McD meat patty you need to drown in ketchup to give it some kind of taste, but made of 5 different quality beef cuts grinded freshly every morning for that day only and then flame-grilled in these original upright cast Iron broilers from 1898, to ad that perfect fresh flamed-grilled meat flavor.
I do not get into the toppings you can or cannot have. I just like a medium rare burger( if the meat has never been frozen or it changes the texture when thawed out), if it is good it can be a 1 cut of ground meat or 5 like this place says they use, i'll eat it, and it will be good or it won't, that is what i go by to determine if i will eat there again. Very simple
Real authentic 1895 recipe they got there. Apparently they invented Cheez Whiz and Wonder Bread too... Amazing, who knew? I always thought they arrived around the 1940s. Also no way they'd serve rare meat in the 1890s, it just wouldn't be acceptable.
I'd like to as well. my friend just moved up there and showed me this video so I could hear their accents but I was pretty distracted by how good the burgers looked haha
@@Rob901 I assure you, they are not good. Save yourself the feeling of being ripped off and go elsewhere. Or pop in for a regular hamburger if you must buy into the gimmick.
I'm glad everyone filled me in on the lack of taste of this burger, i'm not a ketchup guy, but none the less have at it if you are. I still am kind of wondering why use cheese whiz ? Why not american. I would not put whiz on a so called great burger.
It's plain white bread with gross cheese spread and a burger patty. There is a reason burgers are done a trilion times better and differently since then.
They have to use spread because their upright broiler stoves can't accommodate slices. Do some research or somehow find and ask a native of the Milford-New Haven Area, (such as myself), before you go trying to talk shit. Seriously, you're not clever. Also, modern tomato ketchup is fucking disgusting and wasn't instantly paired with most things like it is today. Lastly, even The Washington Post has devoted an entire article to how ketchup alters the flavor of burgers.
@@draxxsklounst6595 They have to use spread because their upright broiler stoves can't accommodate slices. Do some research or somehow find and ask a native of the Milford-New Haven Area, (such as myself), before you go trying to talk shit. Seriously, you're not clever. Also, modern tomato ketchup is fucking disgusting and wasn't instantly paired with most things like it is today. Lastly, even The Washington Post has devoted an entire article to how ketchup alters the flavor of burgers.
As dirty harry said you never put ketchup on a hot dog. Tip- if you want a good hotdog fry the bun, put a tinned sausage on top then put all the mustard on top. Bon apatite.
What would happen if i go in and ordered a burger and i bring my own toppings. A round fluffy bun,a thick piece of pure beef patty,cheese,ketchup,mustard,mayonnaise,tomatoes,lettuce,bacon,pickles,onion,avocado,and jalapenos.
You end up with a good burger lol. I dont live too far from this place, I'm really thinking about coming in with a big bottle of ketchup in my jacket and sitting down to eat and dumping the whole fucking bottle onto it just to be that guy lol.
I wonder if someone could setup a stand in front of the restaurant selling bottles and packets of catchup... ...given the amount of comments on any of these places that refuse ketchup, steak sauce, or anything that makes these overly arrogant chef’s dishes taste better, you could probably have a pretty big market for that 👌
I wanna go to this place with my own ketchup bottle in my jacket and sit down and just dump the whole fucking bottle on the burger and see what happens lol. I'm only like a half hour away so maybe I will.
draxx Sklounst make sure you get it on video, tag it, then make it a trend so everyone else starts doing it as well until chef’s finally stop pretending their burger/dog/etc. is so special or well-made that it’s the only one that doesn’t need ketchup. Burgers don’t need pickles on them either, hot dogs don’t need mustard on it, steaks don’t need salt on them, etc. etc, but WHY would any chef be arrogant enough to not only not offer it, but to go as far as to ask a customer not to add it themselves? Leave a bottle of ketchup on the table before you leave 👌
OMG that's an awesome business model. Set up shop in front of a burger joint selling packets of mustard and ketchup to people who don't want it on their burger. If they did, they wouldn't be eating there.
Fat Adam is talking like the owners are gonna assault you for bringing your own sauce, that would never happen,who wants to eat a bland undercooked burger on a piece of toast? Dumb Dumb Dumb
You know I could buy some of the upselling these kind of shows do with food because theyre not gonna say it sucks or its even meh but louis lunch objectively is a pile of crap, i mean its the first burger essentially boiled and placed on soggy bread but this is hilarious lol
Joe McKim wrote >So if I get my burger to go I can put ketchup on it< Sure you could ... if you are no genuine Viking and do not want the original Danish Viking burger, but want the red American girly-stuff with your meat ...
AGF fans There is nothing girly about ketchup. I bet you eat tomatoes on your burger. Well, guess where ketchup comes from? ...TOMATOES! Ketchup is sweet and savory. It is delicate and very delicious. It can enhance the burger meat as well.
I can only guess that they use cheese whiz/spread to keep kosher, but they are of german heritage so i do not know. I'm a burger purist so i probably go with a borger medium rare plain since their beef is fresh never frozen. I would have it cooked to medium if it had been frozen, frozen burger when cooked has a different texture.
Louis Lassen was an immigrant from Denmark and so they are not of German heritage. They use a sharp cheddar cheese spread, but the real point is that it's not some cheap factory pre-made or frozen meat patty you need to drown in ketchup to give it some kind of taste, but made of 5 different quality beef cuts grinded freshly every morning for that day only and then flame-grilled in these original upright cast Iron broilers from 1898, to ad that fresh flamed-grilled meat flavor.
Looks like over hyped dog food! Every video I've seen on these "burgers" the person trying them is trying their very best to say they dont taste disgusting 😭😂
btw, anyone know if they use a mustard based pot salad or mayo based pot salad?, i hope it isnn't miracle whip cause i can't eat that sweet junk, it is for kids to put on a bologna sandwich.
I don't know about this one. Cheese spread is full of chemicals not real cheese. Then white bread is all chemicals made with bleach. Then they don't want you to use ketchup. WAFJ I would never eat there. If I ended up there I would try the potato salad though.
I’ve had this burger before. It was soggy and the meat tasted bland. That police officer said that it’s probably the best burger in the country. That’s one hell of a stretch there pal. There’s a reason why burgers aren’t prepared this way anymore.
This guy says he serves you a burger exactly how his great grandfather did over 100 years ago..but I doubt his dad had cheese spread and onions and tomatoes
I like ketchup on my hamburger... and prefer cheese over Cheez Whiz. Doing some quick math using today's prices it likely costs right around $1.00 to make one of their hamburgers with cheese and the side of potato salad... and thats using grocery store prices, not wholesale. I was going to finish saying "So they are probably so popular because they are likely the cheapest food option around" but I checked their menu online and it says they charge $11 for that cheese burger and potato salad combo.
Nostalgia is a helluva drug.
When your mom says we have McDonald's at home...
lmfao
Eddie Murphy raw lol I dig it
“Ham , short for hamburger “
Glad he clarified that .
this looks like something you can make at home when you’re broke 😂
No burger shaming, please and thanks!
@@user-zy3nv1jy1m i’d still eat it
"Pot Salad" sounds real good.
You'd probably need some pot salad to make you forget how bland your burger was
i'll be damned if someone is gonna tell me i can't use ketchup
They don't tell u u can't use ketchup they just don't have it... Kinda like how bbq supposed to be no sauce that's KCs claim to fame
At least you're not putting it on a hot dog.
@brownrider56 No they really don’t allow it. If they catch you with outside ketchup you’ll be asked to leave.
Dont listen to these fools, the burger is okay. Definitely not the best that's for sure
🤣🤣🤣
You have to remember, the show was basically a giant business plug. So no matter how average the food is, he had to say it was amazing.
It is not very good at all haha
"It's a burger but it's old and sucks, which we're proud of for some reason."
It's history and tradition. It's kind of like a burger museum.
Wouldn't you be proud if your family invented something so major? Wouldn't you want to preserve that tradition as much as possible if it fell to you?
@@danieldougan269 No
@@danieldougan269 Not if that tradition was a half raw burger on Wonder bread.
@@danieldougan269 Stop living in the past bro!
@@fireman6788Than you have no respect for the history or the past
Lmao this looks like some bullshit I'd make a home before I learned to cook well
Why does it matter what lingo you use to order? They literally have 4 things on the menu.
ikr ? Why complicate things when you can just say: I want a No oignons or a No tomato or a full or a no cheese.
It's just elitism. They have a sign on the door saying you don't get it your way,,you get it there way or not at all,,but, the actual sign is not as politely stated.
Burger nazis.
Assholes serving up asshole burgers! THEIR WAY
Assholes finding ways to be assholes
They don't want to alter the favor with ketchup but they put cheese spread on the burger ?
Nate Vanwyck yeah ain't that hard to understand fuckboy. Lotta places know how ketchup kills the taste of the burger because it ha so much sugar.
@@joeykarate3148 I don't think you understand the issue here. They talk all this shit about ketchup on some pretentious shit, but they use processed cheese
Yeah you cant be on a high horse with processed squeeze cheese that shit is plastic.
@@TheTaylor559 shut up dumb bitch west coast food sucks
They have to use spread because their upright broiler stoves can't accommodate slices. Do some research or somehow find and ask a native of the Milford-New Haven Area, (such as myself), before you go trying to talk shit. Seriously, you're not clever. Also, modern tomato ketchup is fucking disgusting and wasn't instantly paired with most things like it is today. Lastly, even The Washington Post has devoted an entire article to how ketchup alters the flavor of burgers.
I can name 3 places within 2 miles of here that have better burgers,,,,
This is hype
Think of it like a hamburger museum. There's value in the history. Louis' Lunch walked so other restaurants could run.
Well, there’s reasons we’re supposed to evolve as a society. This is one of them.
This burger better have a great personality, because it has a face fit for radio.
The whole secret about this burger is not the very sharp cheddar cheese spread, onion or sliced bread, but that it's not some cheap factory pre-made or frozen meat patty you need to drown in ketchup to give it some kind of taste, but made of 5 different quality beef cuts grinded freshly every morning for that day only and then flame-grilled in these original upright cast Iron broilers from 1898, to ad that perfect fresh flamed-grilled meat flavor.
@@agffans5725 Thank you Mr. PR guy from Louis Lunch
Name me a burger chain that do not use cheap premade frozen patties, instead of freshly grinded meat?
Agf you've been fooled by their gimmick, what you're getting is a bland under seasoned burger on cheap bread and even cheaper cheese, But continue lying to yourself and claiming it's The " BEST EVER " Like Fat Adam
I ate here 2 time's, never again
@@agffans5725 Why are you comparing a mom and pop burger place to chain burger places? I've eaten at tons of other mom and pop burger joints that use fresh meat as well and their burgers not only looked good, but tasted great as well. They looked a hell of a lot more appetizing than that soggy wonder bread, cheese spread, shit served at Louis Lunch.
I've commented in the past about how bad I wanted to try it. I did, recently. I totally get it from a historical viewpoint, and the vibe is cool. I'm a Chef so I see the big picture usually. It truly was not horrible...but it definitely wasn't good.
I believe this is what I said in nineteen ninety three when I first had louise
The Hamburger came from Germany but the Americans developed it further !
I spent 45 minutes on line to get one of these burgers, which I ordered medium rare, and they proceeded to cook to shit. I reordered and got my medium rare burger on white bread and cheese whiz. Completely overhyped, mediocre burger at best. Very bland, needed seasoning, and too pricey for the small pattie you get. I bet this is the original burger in the US, because people have altered the recipe to make them much better over the years!
It's well known now the hamburger is decades older than this place, but it's definitely the oldest burger restaurant still running
"cheese spread" did not exist in 1898
Mikell Derheim they added the cheese in 50's
They never claimed to have invented the cheeseburger.
atarijawa462
Pay better attention to what is said in the video.
Then read my post again-never said they invented anything
I wanna go to this place with a bottle of ketchup
draxx Sklounst With great ketchup comes great responseatrigities
Me too! What are they gonna do, kick you out?
@@njh18 you already paid for the burger, who cares what you do with it after.
I'm tripping because on the menu is "Potatoe Salid"
I’ve got to say that when I went to eat here I was disappointed and went to McDonald’s right after
😂😂
I guess you like to eat crap by going to McDonalds
@@dougplein6075 You're an idiot.
@@dougplein6075 Fake account to promote the shite burger
@Drew Taks Let me guess. You're a big Applebee's fan.
They just don't serve a very tasty burger. I worked about a 1/4 block away from it and nobody went to it I've never met any resident of the New Haven area that liked it. It is basically a tourist trap. They offer a tasteless burger cooked on an old fashioned machine, served between two slices of white toast. Their claim to fame is they don't offer ketchup which doesn't bother me at all. There are plenty of people that will make a pilgrimage to Pepes, Sallies, etc for pizza and put up with very long lines. I've never met anybody that wanted to go to Louis lunch despite the fact there are never any lines.
It attracts snobs, the type of people that claim to like undercooked steak, The owners seem cheap and miserable, burger on toast? Yuck
Pretty sure some dude in his kitchen, or like 800 years ago over fire, figured it out before this place, I call naive ignorance
I miss man vs food
Yea then they brought on some ginger fucktard trying to revive the series and soiled it's good name.
louis lunch is massively overrated... i wouldn't put this place anywhere near my top 10
its not even that good
Are you even a Tri-Stater or are just a food tourist from like Maine or South Carolina or Wisconsin or California or something?
Christopher Quinn yes, i am and the place isn’t good
G. V. Q well for a guy that said “you’re a shit talking bastard who molests himself in a mirror” you’re one to talk about people being upset
Cry me a river
Purest burger flavor ever is a nicer way of saying absolutely zero flavor. Lmao
When in New Haven, forget burgers. Go to Pepe's, Sally's, and Modern Abeets (pizza). Best pizza in the world.
cshubs thank you for speaking truth
This man knows what really matters
It's "Apizza", not "Abeets", (although that is how it's pronounced.) -- Singed an actual local. And all the pizza in the Tri-State Area is the best. From most of Downstate New York/N.Y.C./L.I. to the Northern-Half of Jersey to almost 3/8th's of Conn., we have the best pizza in the world. Thanks for the kind words. I'd also recommend Zuppardi's in West Haven.
@@GregStallion you are seriously annoying af and ruining the comment section.
...no. Best pizza in U.S.A. at max.
Any restaurant that is anti-ketchup isn't worth eating at.
Said nobody ever
Disagree.
Hate ketchup.
@@getdownto311
Actually the comment you replied to, they literally said just that.....
@@danielmoorefield4891 must be one of those undeveloped sense of taste people.
Pleb
New Haven has some great places to eat! I should do a side trip there next time I visit NYC! Louis for lunch, Sally's for dinner!
Skip LL and just go to Sally's twice.
This place gets awful reviews, just look at the burger...undercooked burger on white bread and cheese whiz sauce. It's just a tourist trap.
No ketchup but they put cheese whiz.
Actually, it seems to get fairly positive reviews for the most part (3.5/5's I see a lot of). I imagine that's due to the historical significance more than the quality of the food though.
Everywhere I search up and see, it gets high reviews. Why are you lying?
Is that Ketchup I see on the burger at the end? Oh no forgive me...it's blood.
Hemoglobin
Myoglobin dude. Not hemoglobin
Granted it's an old business, but the burger is very mediocre at best. It does have a great story behind it, although the story is somewhat flawed.
I agree, this is for working class people who have unsophisticated pallets
it looks gross and raw in t he middle
Okay elitist lol
@broomsterm beat me to it lol
To Me, It reminds Me of the first burger I ever made (personally if it's not smash style I prefer a medium rare burg). It's absolutely not "the best" if we are being honest. Imagine how much of a game changer this was during the times though. To look at the smash style burgers with brisket/chuck/sirloin blends with toasted potato buns & the sweet/acidic sauce styles to cut through the inherent richness that burgers naturally provide the palette, it really goes to showcases how much we have elevated the burger game. It's fascinating to Me that in regards to any culinary techniques and recipes that exist, that if there is something to be improved upon, human beings will figure it out and inevitably improve it. in regards to food, it is absolutely the best time to be alive.
Louis' Lunch is the brick and mortar embodiment of pure copium. I know several, several people (at least 8) that've eaten there, and literally every one of them said it was dogshit.
so all the other people that eat there are lying? only the 8 people you know have the right, the authority, the final word on that place being good or not? so the rest of the world that may want to eat there should just forget it... your 8 friends have spoken....
@@MyEnimeit’s well known by any student at Southern, UNH, Yale etc. that Louis is shit and the owner is an asshole. I literally got sick eating it.
Yeah, your friends are dogshit
The locals don't eat there. You're coping because you were duped into eating a tourist trap burger that quite literally is a 2/10 meal. Again, huff as much copium as you want but go ahead and tell a local you went to LL and they'll snicker in your face about how big of a mark tourist you are. The guy that owns it basically tells you he about to sell you a $2 burger for whatever stupid prices he's got on it today. Congrats on being duped.
@@FHRiley-yk9by the way it sounds you fell for it
It's a flavorless meat patty on Wonderbread. "no ketchup". I wish they would. It would add some flavor to that thing. Burger is trash 🤣
The whole secret about this burger is not the very sharp cheddar cheese spread, onion or sliced bread, but that it's not some cheap factory pre-made or frozen McD meat patty you need to drown in ketchup to give it some kind of taste, but made of 5 different quality beef cuts grinded freshly every morning for that day only and then flame-grilled in these original upright cast Iron broilers from 1898, to ad that perfect fresh flamed-grilled meat flavor.
McDonald's is better
@@coreynewell9673 I AGREE. THIS IS A HALFWAY COOKED MEATLOAF SANDWICH
Loius Lassen, the inventor of the original hamburger, was from Denmark. So that makes the hamburger danish.
Not if he invented it in the United States.
I prefer raspberry Danish but hamburger Danish might taste okay but wouldn't that be like a empanada or beef patty?
Hamburger is from Hamburg Germany, but yes Lassen was indeed of Danish descent.
Not only do the burgers looks awful it looks like they got their toppings from the Wal Mart Produce aisle.
That place is the worst reviewed restaurant in that City 😂
No, it's not. You don't even know the name or location of the city--I do, because I live there. Stop talking shit.
Christopher Quinn bitch dayum drops did the review a few months ago in Connecticut gtfoh
Christopher Quinn that’s a fucking ghetto burger. I’ve seen better burgers made at McDonalds.
It is not. There are much worse places in New Haven, trust me.
@@The08linkin that shit looks like boiled burgers 🤮
I do not get into the toppings you can or cannot have. I just like a medium rare burger( if the meat has never been frozen or it changes the texture when thawed out), if it is good it can be a 1 cut of ground meat or 5 like this place says they use, i'll eat it, and it will be good or it won't, that is what i go by to determine if i will eat there again. Very simple
It's like when Mom makes u food out of spite
Children get really upset about this place. Lol
Real authentic 1895 recipe they got there. Apparently they invented Cheez Whiz and Wonder Bread too... Amazing, who knew? I always thought they arrived around the 1940s. Also no way they'd serve rare meat in the 1890s, it just wouldn't be acceptable.
Revisiting. Would still love to try one of these burgers 🍔
I'd like to as well. my friend just moved up there and showed me this video so I could hear their accents but I was pretty distracted by how good the burgers looked haha
@@richarddavis8863 I agree burgers look great. Quality beef blend flame broiled with onions. Must be good.
@@Rob901 wow I just clicked on your profile, 16 years here on UA-cam. You've been a user for a long time! Hope you have a good day
@@richarddavis8863 thank you. Didn't realize it was that long
@@Rob901 I assure you, they are not good. Save yourself the feeling of being ripped off and go elsewhere. Or pop in for a regular hamburger if you must buy into the gimmick.
bro moaned before he even bit into it.
I’ll bring my own damn ketchup.
Ok, no one is stopping you. Calm down...
They will throw crap and piss on ya
I just say a dam drops review on this and allegedly they went to Burger King after
@Java Space apparently you do buddy
Oldest running, but not the original hamburger.
Just because you did it first doesn’t mean you do it the best.
It’s the best I’ve had
@@CPATuttleI pray that u be able to afford a home if that's the Best thing u ever had
Classic MvF episode
It's A Mondo burger 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 I’m aware ! … I thought you’re name was Kurt ?
Just because they lay claim to inventing the “Hamburger sandwich” doesn’t mean it’s the best.
I'm glad everyone filled me in on the lack of taste of this burger, i'm not a ketchup guy, but none the less have at it if you are. I still am kind of wondering why use cheese whiz ? Why not american. I would not put whiz on a so called great burger.
New Haven is special
No ketchup to mess with the flavour 😂 You mean the bland blood flavour 😂
But did they season the patty?
It's plain white bread with gross cheese spread and a burger patty. There is a reason burgers are done a trilion times better and differently since then.
Bro ngl just sounds like I'd rather eat like anything else
gross...cheese spread? Who puts that on a burger? Why not real cheese?
@broomsterm ewwww
Cheese spread is VILE.
And yet theyll shit on ketchup on a burger lol, cheese spread and toast, wtf is that lol
They have to use spread because their upright broiler stoves can't accommodate slices. Do some research or somehow find and ask a native of the Milford-New Haven Area, (such as myself), before you go trying to talk shit. Seriously, you're not clever. Also, modern tomato ketchup is fucking disgusting and wasn't instantly paired with most things like it is today. Lastly, even The Washington Post has devoted an entire article to how ketchup alters the flavor of burgers.
@@draxxsklounst6595 They have to use spread because their upright broiler stoves can't accommodate slices. Do some research or somehow find and ask a native of the Milford-New Haven Area, (such as myself), before you go trying to talk shit. Seriously, you're not clever. Also, modern tomato ketchup is fucking disgusting and wasn't instantly paired with most things like it is today. Lastly, even The Washington Post has devoted an entire article to how ketchup alters the flavor of burgers.
Five types of beef, for the ground patties? That might be good to know. Hey, America's Test Kitchen, why not four types, or six?
Im still astonished that a dane invented the burger :)
a great dane
As dirty harry said you never put ketchup on a hot dog. Tip- if you want a good hotdog fry the bun, put a tinned sausage on top then put all the mustard on top. Bon apatite.
Do you feel hungry? Well, do ya? PUNK
Best burger that I did not make myself. The burgers are all about the FRESH beef, not the Dorito’s Nacho Cheese Buns.
I know you fuckin lyin
What type of cheese do they use on their burger ? Anyone know?
Steve Logan nasty ass cheese wiz
@@PrezzsSpinning12 ty for the info my friend
@@PrezzsSpinning12 you would think whiz would run out of the burger since they cook it upright in that vertical broiler
@@stevelogan5475 That's why they spread it on the bread.
Yuk!!! If I can’t get that thing well done I would walk right the fuck out
Wow yummy
What would happen if i go in and ordered a burger and i bring my own toppings. A round fluffy bun,a thick piece of pure beef patty,cheese,ketchup,mustard,mayonnaise,tomatoes,lettuce,bacon,pickles,onion,avocado,and jalapenos.
You end up with a good burger lol. I dont live too far from this place, I'm really thinking about coming in with a big bottle of ketchup in my jacket and sitting down to eat and dumping the whole fucking bottle onto it just to be that guy lol.
That amount of toppings i kinda overkill... Why not nust regular mayo, ketchup, mustard, lettuce, tomato wnd onion?
Then you'd prove you're a douche. Just stay home with your stuff and cook it there. Doesn't that make more sense? What a fucktard.
@UC7QXcC7loJ38lLvblIyMX5w its about a statement. Show them how shit the burger is. It's rather simple to understand. Fucktard
YOURE ON TO SOMETHIN WITH THOSE TOPPINGS BIG FELLA HOL UP
This is how we do it growing up poor in the south
Asks for Ketchup
Gets taken to the freezer for a "discussion"
What if you just want meat with no onion, tomato or cheese?
I wonder if someone could setup a stand in front of the restaurant selling bottles and packets of catchup...
...given the amount of comments on any of these places that refuse ketchup, steak sauce, or anything that makes these overly arrogant chef’s dishes taste better, you could probably have a pretty big market for that 👌
I wanna go to this place with my own ketchup bottle in my jacket and sit down and just dump the whole fucking bottle on the burger and see what happens lol. I'm only like a half hour away so maybe I will.
draxx Sklounst make sure you get it on video, tag it, then make it a trend so everyone else starts doing it as well until chef’s finally stop pretending their burger/dog/etc. is so special or well-made that it’s the only one that doesn’t need ketchup.
Burgers don’t need pickles on them either, hot dogs don’t need mustard on it, steaks don’t need salt on them, etc. etc, but WHY would any chef be arrogant enough to not only not offer it, but to go as far as to ask a customer not to add it themselves?
Leave a bottle of ketchup on the table before you leave 👌
OMG that's an awesome business model. Set up shop in front of a burger joint selling packets of mustard and ketchup to people who don't want it on their burger. If they did, they wouldn't be eating there.
Fat Adam is talking like the owners are gonna assault you for bringing your own sauce, that would never happen,who wants to eat a bland undercooked burger on a piece of toast? Dumb Dumb Dumb
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Hmmm... wich season and episode was this plz?
Man vs Food Nation. First episode of that season.
@@justinhillenburg9286 Thx :) :)
You know I could buy some of the upselling these kind of shows do with food because theyre not gonna say it sucks or its even meh but louis lunch objectively is a pile of crap, i mean its the first burger essentially boiled and placed on soggy bread but this is hilarious lol
Imagine if Gordon Ramsey went there 💀
The oldest burger be don’t to that ketchup
What about mustard?
Or mayo? I personally use all 3 on a burger.
Says no ketchup, has tomato on the burger.
richman went to yale… feel like he should have known this place
Would love to try one of these burgers
I'm from New Haven. They're alright. Nothing special. But, I must say, nobody does pizza like New Haven. That's where we shine.
Great hamburger.
So if I get my burger to go I can put ketchup on it since ketchup is an absolute staple for burgers(unless you put BBQ sauce on it).
Joe McKim wrote >So if I get my burger to go I can put ketchup on it<
Sure you could ... if you are no genuine Viking and do not want the original Danish Viking burger, but want the red American girly-stuff with your meat ...
AGF fans
There is nothing girly about ketchup.
I bet you eat tomatoes on your burger. Well, guess where ketchup comes from? ...TOMATOES!
Ketchup is sweet and savory. It is delicate and very delicious. It can enhance the burger meat as well.
@@agffans5725 are you trying to type this like your in a fucking AOL chat room
@@agffans5725 Also why the fuck are you talking about vikings for they don't have anything to do with this
@@edwardbear9511 stupid is as stupid does....
Lol I would have ketchup packs smuggled in
If I ever go there, I'm squeezing a whole bottle of Ketchup on that shit!
You’ll go to jail
Dayum Drops says it needs ketchup cuz its got no flavor
That burger looks raw af
I can only guess that they use cheese whiz/spread to keep kosher, but they are of german heritage so i do not know. I'm a burger purist so i probably go with a borger medium rare plain since their beef is fresh never frozen. I would have it cooked to medium if it had been frozen, frozen burger when cooked has a different texture.
You can't meat and dairy together if somewhere is kosher.
Louis Lassen was an immigrant from Denmark and so they are not of German heritage. They use a sharp cheddar cheese spread, but the real point is that it's not some cheap factory pre-made or frozen meat patty you need to drown in ketchup to give it some kind of taste, but made of 5 different quality beef cuts grinded freshly every morning for that day only and then flame-grilled in these original upright cast Iron broilers from 1898, to ad that fresh flamed-grilled meat flavor.
Guess whoever said "first is worst" was right. EDIT: Did Dan Quayle reach them to spell potato at 0:55?
Micro managing gone wrong !!!
Looks like over hyped dog food! Every video I've seen on these "burgers" the person trying them is trying their very best to say they dont taste disgusting 😭😂
The pretentiousness of this establishment is appropriate for its locale.
btw, anyone know if they use a mustard based pot salad or mayo based pot salad?, i hope it isnn't miracle whip cause i can't eat that sweet junk, it is for kids to put on a bologna sandwich.
They lying like HELL 😭😭 it’s clear somebody paid them to gas this burger
Yay blood.
cyberskin1 Myoglobin not blood 🤦🏾♂️
Looks so good!
It takes 40 minutes to cook, not 5. Its absolutley not worth the wait
I don't know about this one. Cheese spread is full of chemicals not real cheese. Then white bread is all chemicals made with bleach. Then they don't want you to use ketchup. WAFJ I would never eat there. If I ended up there I would try the potato salad though.
I’ve had this burger before. It was soggy and the meat tasted bland. That police officer said that it’s probably the best burger in the country. That’s one hell of a stretch there pal. There’s a reason why burgers aren’t prepared this way anymore.
That cop probably eats there for free in exchange for protecting Louis from all the hooligans that sneaks in ketchup and gives a bad rep
Would taste better in a bun with some homemade sauce, lettuce n onions
Leave mines in there another 2-3 minutes not eating an undercooked burger
This guy says he serves you a burger exactly how his great grandfather did over 100 years ago..but I doubt his dad had cheese spread and onions and tomatoes
They added cheese spread because people kept asking for cheese. You don't HAVE to get it. Jeez people love to nitpick...
They had onions and tomatoes a hundred years ago lmao what are you on
@@davidma6616 they only had one type , not the 80 varieties that GMO invented recently.
I don't know who ate tomatoes in 1895 because people thought they were poisonous due to the fact they are a member of the nightshade family of plants.
I like ketchup on my hamburger... and prefer cheese over Cheez Whiz.
Doing some quick math using today's prices it likely costs right around $1.00 to make one of their hamburgers with cheese and the side of potato salad... and thats using grocery store prices, not wholesale.
I was going to finish saying "So they are probably so popular because they are likely the cheapest food option around" but I checked their menu online and it says they charge $11 for that cheese burger and potato salad combo.
And I guarantee The potatoe salad is nothing special either