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El Diablo Burger Challenge (Ghost Chili & Carolina Reaper​) | The Burger Crawl – Ep. 66

On this week's episode of The Burger Crawl, I join my other Wreckless Eating castmates in a 5-way video collaboration. We all headed down to Bourbon Street Bar & Grill in Fullerton, CA to try their infamous Diablo Burger Challenge. The Diablo Burger Challenge is a 3Lb burger with a fiery hot ghost chili pepper sauce, pickled veggies, and a thick hamburger patties.

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Bourbon Street Bar & Grill – Fullerton
110 E Commonwealth Ave
Fullerton, CA 92832

(714) 626-0050
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Tom Urban’s 5 Minute Frog Legs Eating Challenge w/ FreakEating | (Unedited Version)

Tom's Urban is a chain restaurant founded in Denver, CO with an additional locations in Los Angeles. In this video FreakEating's Nader and I face off in a 5 minute eating challenge. We have 5 minutes to eat as many of Tom Urban's breaded frog legs. The frog legs are apart of their new Beat the Clock Happy Hour menu.

Unlike Nader, I have had frog legs before, and I truly enjoy them. I disagree that they taste like chicken though. They remind you of a chicken wing tip, but they are distinctly different in taste. I believe that taste is more similar to that of alligator, or some other white meat fish.

Check out the edited version of this challenge on the FreakEating channel:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wmRZuvmHlkY

For more information on Tom's Urban please visit their website:
https://www.tomsurban.com

Tom's Urban L.A. Live
1011 S. Figueroa St. B 101
Los Angeles, California 9001
(213) 746-8667

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The Yorker @ Burger City Grill – Lomita | The Burger Crawl – Ep. 65

On this week's episode of The Burger Crawl I visit Burger City Grill in Lomita, CA. Burger City Grill is a very nice version of like The Habit, it has that type of style and decor. I had The Yorker Burger which is basically like a deli sandwich with a burger patty on it. It is very clean and healthy. When you see the pictures of you fat friends eating something from Tom's on Vermont & Florence, you can tell them to enjoy their heart attack while you have the clean version on the same thing.

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Burger City Grill (Lomita)
2064 Pacific Coast Hwy.
Lomita, CA 90717
(424) 250-1240

Burger City Grill (Downey)
8260 Firestone Blvd.
Downey, CA 90241
(562) 250-3700

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L.A. Times’ The Taste 2016 | Meeting Cue Anthony – Ep. 2

A food festival should give you an anticipation for the event. On this week's episode of Meeting Cue Anthony, I attend Los Angeles Times' The Taste. The Taste, in opinion, is the culmination of Los Angeles' summertime food festival season, which starts with The West Coast Barbecue Classic in May. Both of which are my favorite food festivals of the year.

The Taste happens on the weekend before Labor Day, and is held on the backlot of Paramount Pictures. It is a 3 day event starting with a VIP gala on Friday night, followed by a day and night sessions on Saturday and Sunday.

Watch me enjoy myself at The Taste, I hope to see you there next year.

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Bacon & Chicken Brunch Sandwich | The Burger Crawl – Ep. 80

We all have cravings but nothing compares to that of a pregnant woman. Today at a private media event in Los Angeles, Jack and his Wife, Cricket announced that they were expecting. In light of this wonderful news, Jack decided to come up with a new concept that he has named Brunchfast.

Brunchfast is Jack In The Box's salute to all the pregnant women out there with cravings for random breakfast and lunch items!

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Outlaws Cafe w/ Princess Rap Battle | The Burger Crawl – Ep. 62

At some point recommendations will be the life-blood of this channel, and I encourage that. There are many burger places around the world that I desire to try, and it will from the advise of my viewers that I find these places. For the time being, I will relay on my friends. On this week's episode of The Burger Crawl I am joined by Steve Gossett (http://stevegossett.com/). Steve is the producer who works alongside Whitney Avalon to make the YouTube channel Princess Rap Battle happen.

Steve is a resident of Van Nuys, CA., and once he found out I eat burgers on YouTube he insisted that I try Outlaws Cafe. Outlaws Cafe is a western-inspired burger restaurant in the valley that holds no punches or surprises. Enjoy this week's episode as Steve and I enjoy our food.

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6201 Van Nuys Blvd.
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Bill & Hiroko’s Burgers | The Burger Crawl – Ep. 57

Bill Elwell, 89, might be the oldest man still working in the restaurant industry, but even if he is not, he is definitely one of the most content. He has owned and worked at the stand he purchased in the 1960s, and it does not seem that he could be any happier. The beloved stand, located on Oxnard Street between Van Nuys Blvd and Kester, was filled with customers as I arrived just before 3p.m.

On this week's episode of The Burger Crawl, my friend (Wayne) and I take a trip up to Van Nuys, and try Bill & Hiroko's Burger for the first time. We enjoyed ourselves. and Bill's definitely lives up to the motto on their business card, "What In-N-Out Used To Be."

I found out about Bill's Burger after being referred by a friend, and directed to the article Matthew Kang of Eater L.A. wrote in 2013 when Bill was 86 years young. Matthew's article (http://la.eater.com/2013/4/17/6450255/bill-elwell-of-bill-hirokos-hamburgers-in-van-nuys) gave a decent history and interview of the small burger stand, which I will let you read for yourself.

What Matthew did not cover in the article is that Hiroko Wilcox's father allegedly shot Bill in the ass during World War II. Even if that is just an old wise-tale, Wayne and I still got a good laugh out of the irony.

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14742 Oxnard Street
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Big Earth Cafe | The Burger Crawl – Ep. 56

If you are from Los Angeles, then you know who Big Boy is. Big Boy is the famed radio host of many popular radio stations in the city, I would say Power 106 is the most notable, and longest run (but don't quote me on that.) Additionally, you know that Big Boy had weight loss surgery. Well in 2016, he, his brother, and Food Network Star Contestant Kevin Robert have opened a healthy food cafe in North Hollywood. It is basically right up the street from Universal Studios on Lankersheim.

On today's episode of The Burger Crawl, I sit down with Chef Roberts, and my friend and copy editor, Tatyanna Wilkinson, of the local blog I Heart NoHo (http://www.iheartnoho.com/).

Tatyanna's Blog post on the Vegan Fair – http://www.iheartnoho.com/vegan-street-fair-brings-twice-the-deliciousness-this-year/

Food Network Star's Kevin Roberts – http://www.foodnetwork.com/shows/food-network-star/contestants/kevin-roberts/bio.html

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Steak N Shake | The Burger Crawl – Ep. 54

I really put forth a good attempt to make it to Shake Shack's West Hollywood, CA opening, but it was late, and the line was ridiculously long. I was hungry, and if you need more excuses I can come up with them later. KHA Entertainment's Billy and I decided to find food elsewhere. We made our way to the Third Street Promenade in Santa Monica, CA where there is a Steak N Shake. Due to misinformation from Billy, I thought Steak N Shake was somehow related but he was completely wrong. Aside from a similar name, the two chains have nothing to do with each other.

Steak N Shake is a delicious burger. The bacon could have been better but that just may be me being picky. I hope you enjoy this week's episode of The Burger Crawl.

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1455 3rd Street Promenade
Santa Monica, CA 90401
310-260-1516
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Lunch @ Fresh & Meaty w/ D Hill | The Burger Crawl – Ep. 51

My friend, Dorian Hill, and I have been trying to figure out how to start his YouTube channel for just about a year. About a week or so ago, we finally got together and filmed my first [official] interview on YouTube, and his first YouTube video. In this collaboration, we decided to go to Fresh & Meaty, a local burger joint on the Los Angeles/Inglewood border.

Fresh & Meaty is one of South Central's quintessential burger places. It is simple, down-home goodness that is cherished by the community that surrounds it.

I am glad that Dorian and I chose such a filling and delicious plate to wrap up our filming. To view the interview please give Dorian's channel by clicking the links below. Please be sure to give him a subscribe.

Appreciate, Ep. 1 (presented by Dorian Hill) – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B_aG6KLPyDY

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3016 W Florence Ave.
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