Just Two Hamburgers with Melted Cheese in the Middle?
October 26, 2009 – 1:48 pmPaul Merrill takes a break from documenting Minneapolis’ architectural history on Stuff About Minneapolis to take a shot at Minneapolis’ signature cuisine:
But some people do bring out of town guests to Matt’s or the 5-8 Club, to give them a “only in Minneapolis” experience. Since I grew up in the northeast part of Minneapolis, I’m not quite as passionate about the debate as my southside brethren. To me it’s just two hamburgers with melted cheese in the middle. (Shhh…..do you hear that? That’s the sound of south Minneapolis tumblrs unfollowing me,)
Sounds like the kind of guy who says his kids could draw that when he checks out modern art. Merrill needs some palette sensitivity training.
3 Responses to “Just Two Hamburgers with Melted Cheese in the Middle?”
That’s Minnesota for you. It’s that “aw shucks” attitude – for some, it’s just not acceptable to be proud of anything from this state. The Jucy Lucy is “just” a burger with the cheese inside the patty, in the same way that a Chicago Style Hot Dog is “just” a hot dog with some vegetables on it, in the same way that a Philly Cheesesteak is “just” some beef fried up with peppers and cheese, New England Clam Chowder is “just” a cream soup with clams.
Ok, so he doesn’t care for the Jucy Lucy. That’s fine, no one said that it is mandatory. It’s one thing not to like it, it’s another to be insulting to a Minneapolis institution.
By Robert on Dec 2, 2009
I missed the original post. Looks like I may have to de-friend Paul on Facebook for this nonsense. Jucy Lucys are an art.
By Chase on Dec 2, 2009
Damn right just two hamburgers!
By jenn air grills on Dec 14, 2009