Spelling: Jucy Lucy vs Juicy Lucy

September 19, 2007 – 8:47 am
In case you haven't noticed, there are two variations of the spelling of Jucy Lucy. With and without an "I" in Jucy. Jucy Lucy Restaurants uses the "i-less" version, as that appears to be the original spelling, and it's what Matt's Bar uses. However, we realize that not everyone agrees, so we own and redirect juicylucyrestaurants.com to this domain. Here's another perspective: We took a look at what versions of the Lucy term was most popular among people arriving at this site. The above table shows that "Juicy Lucy" with the "i" drove more traffic to this site than the "i-less" version. However, the average visitor using the "i-less" term visited 50% more pages and stayed 3 times longer. This makes sense, since true Lucy aficionados are more likely to be in tune with the "i-less" spelling. Check The Deets for further reading.

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Did Busters on 28th Edit the Jucy Lucy Wikipedia Entry?

September 17, 2007 – 9:00 am
Check out the edit below to the Jucy Lucy page on Wikipedia: Looks like someone decided to add a mention of Buster's on 28th's twist on the Jucy Lucy where they use (used) Marscapone and blue cheese. That seems like a fair addition. But five minutes later, they turned it up another notch by adding a link to the Buster's on 28th website. This all went down on the night of August 29th. The IP Address used by the editor - who has never made an edit to Wikipedia before or since - traces to a Comcast Cable modem in Minnesota. The link drop was removed within 24 hours because Busterson28th.com was apparently throwing a pop-up at visitors. The mention of Buster's Lucy was removed on September 16th, since, as we know here, they no longer serve a Lucy. Let the speculation begin.

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Printable Map Of Jucy Lucy Locations

September 16, 2007 – 8:47 am
Jucy Lucy Restaurants is turning things up another notch with yet another exciting feature: a printable map of JucyLucyRetaurants locations. We recommend keeping a copy in your glove compartment so you can check off the locations as you visit them. If you're really hardcore, consider laminating it so you can reuse it. See, you can go green and love the Lucy's. The above PDF version will go out of date over time, but you can get a fresh version here at any time.

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Buster’s on 28th Online Menu Out of Date

September 12, 2007 – 6:50 pm
Just a quick public service announcement. The menu on the Buster's on 28th website is out of date and still lists a Jucy Lucy. This is no longer on the menu, as the previous post on JucyLucyRestaurants.com explained. If we were to speculate, this probably has something to do with the over designed web site that uses too much Flash and probably doesn't have a content management system that would allow Buster's on 28th's staff to easily update their own website.

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Buster’s on 28th Kills their Jucy Lucy

September 12, 2007 – 3:37 pm
If you ever have any doubts about what JucyLucyRestaurants.com does for you, now you know. We did a follow-up visit to Buster's on 28th today to check on the status of their Jucy Lucy after their previous suspension by Jucy Lucy Restaurants due to their blow-out issues. And what did we find? The Jucy Lucy is gone. Buster's on 28th has pulled the Jucy Lucy from their menu: It's sad to see their attempt at a Jucy Lucy fail. However, it had to go based on how it was being served. It's great to see them come to the realization that the Jucy Lucy wasn't working out. We'd like to think that JucyLucyRestaurants.com played a role in this decision. Regardless, now you know that Buster's is off the list.

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Suspension: Buster’s on 28th

August 31, 2007 – 10:52 am
With great sadness, Jucy Lucy Restaurants is officially suspending Buster's on 28th due to under performance. The final straw came last night when I was served my second "blow-out" (a Jucy Lucy that's lost its cheesy innards). Notice the hole in the top of my burger: However, it's important to point out that this isn't a case of "two blow-outs and you're out." Heck no. A quick trip around the local foodie blogosphere shows just how much of a problem there is with the Buster's on 28th's Juicy Lucy: Scott McGerik's Weblog The Juicy Lucy, however, was not a Juicy Lucy. It was a cheeseburger! A proper Juicy Lucy consists of a slice of cheese sealed between two hamburger patties. This creates a center of molten cheese which can seriously burn the unwary. Slathering cheese on the top of a burger does not make it a Juicy Lucy and, instead, creates a cheeseburger. ...

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SeriousEats.com’s Jucy Lucy Investigation

August 29, 2007 – 8:10 am
After yesterday's post explaining how NOT to eat a Jucy Lucy, I figured I had better follow up with some information on how to do it right. Luckily for me, SeriousEats.com has already done a great job providing some high level advice on how to consume a Jucy Lucy. They went on-site to Matt's Bar to explain how it's done in the video below:

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How NOT to Eat a Jucy Lucy

August 28, 2007 – 7:59 am
There is a lot to like about this video. nhsargent heads to The Nook in St Paul for a Jucy Nookie and shows his affection for that delicious burger. He also orders is with fried onions, which I can respect. But then it completely falls apart when he . . . I can barely write this . . . he CUTS HIS LUCY IN HALF!

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Jucy Addition: Buffalo Tap in Savage, MN

August 27, 2007 – 10:53 am
Thanks to Nichole for passing along a tip from her venture South of the River: Buffalo Tap in Savage has Lucy's! PLUS, you can choose your cheese, American or Pepperjack! That is some fine reporting. Thanks, Nichole. It has been added to the map.

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Jucy Additions: Wildfire Restaurants

August 25, 2007 – 8:07 am
Cariann reminded me that the Wildfire restaurant chain offers a Juicy Lucy. I was under the impression that this was only an occasional lunch special, so was leaning away from including it on the site, but verified that it is indeed a menu staple at this point. All Wildfire locations (Eden Prairie, Atlanta, and a bunch in Chicago) have been added to the map. Thanks Cariann.

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