The BrainStorm team was in Atlanta for a Microsoft conference this week. While there, we took some time to enjoy the local cuisine. One night we ventured over to Holeman and Finch for their famous cheeseburger.
To begin the evening we did a celebratory group pound. Always awesome.
Grimsman looking fierce.
Ready for a cheeseburger battle.
Casey ordered a hotdog as an appetizer: perfectly grilled dog, homemade fluffy bread, pickled onions and jalapenos, and homemade mustard.
"That was the best hot dog I've ever had." -Casey
Agreed, old friend. Agreed.
"That was the best hot dog I've ever had." -Casey
Agreed, old friend. Agreed.
I ordered the Polish with babycarrots. Delish.
Second course: Dave and I shared a delicious sandwich with Black Forrest Ham and Gruyere. It came with a creamy horseradish sauce on the side.
This dish was legendary.
Housemade pasta with panchetta and parmesan. Shad and Casey shared this one, but they gave me a bite and it was legitimate.
Soft pretzel for Casey and Shad
The main event: The Double Cheeseburger. This is why we came. Holeman and Finch only makes 24 of these a day. The reason: because.
We got there a whole 2 hours early just to ensure that we would have a shot. We were actually awkwardly early and ended up waiting a lot longer than we needed to, but we were committed and excited.
When the burger finally arrived the waiter wouldn't even let us put sauce on it. "It doesn't need sauce, guys. Don't ruin the burger with sauce." The sauce was homemade ketchup and mustard, which would have made a boot taste awesome.
Homemade bun, homemade ketchup, homemade mustard, homemade pickles, homemade fries. This place does it all. This is how it's done, son!
He was right, it didn't need sauce.
And to close, caramel and bacon popcorn. Heavenly stuff.
