10/16/09

great place

by sangbeob lee

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• Pros: best
• Cons: drawback

08/19/09

More hype than taste

by jyp79

1. The place is run down, would probably fail inspections if anyone dared to suggest such a thing to Ms Anne. Found pieces of brillo pads used to clean the grill on my cheese fries AND burger. dirty doors, duct taped counters, etc. But it IS called gh_tto burger, so fine.

2. There is no mystery about the burgers. Ms ann straight up cuts open the big log of ground beef available at Sam's club, slaps a chunk on the grill and sprinkles Lawery's seasoning salt/papreka mix. slices some onions, adds krafts singles, bacon(an extra $2.25). the chili was defrosting in a plastic bag(factory made) in pan of boiling water. no secret home made recipe here. It wouldnt be as annoying if the burgers werent so pricey or the wait so long.

3.Bottom line: It's one of those things that you have to experience if living in ATL(talking with Ms Ann, reveling in the 'homey' atmosphere) just so you can say you did it.

• Pros: a mountain of meat
• Cons: nothing special as far as ingredients/methods

01/21/09

Atlanta's Burger Heaven

by DrummerDoug

This is my first review, and Tuesday was my first trip to Ann's Snack Bar.

When I first heard about Ms. Ann's massive burgers, my first thought was, "Break out the Pepto." I honestly didn't think all that stuff piled on a mammoth burger would be good. I thought it would be overwhelmingly gross. No, no,no... The burger is just plain fabulous! I mean, yeah, it looks kind of like a train wreck and is about the size of a Little League catcher's mitt, but I'm telling you, it is SO tasty!

I'm a big guy and I love a good burger, but I could only put away half of it. The same went for my friend. He could only manage half as well. Oh, I meant to tell you, the chili on the burgers is the bean-free, wonderful chili that has the same flavor as the chili on The Varsity's fabulous hot dogs! Just finely ground beef and just the right spices! Mmmmmm!

The fries filled up a second plate. Everything is hot and fresh, hand prepared by Ms. Ann. You get your canned drink out of a drink refrigerator at the end of the counter. Napkins, salt, pepper and Ketchup are there on the counter. It's a very basic little place but from now on, I will call it "Burger Heaven!."

Ms. Ann hand-crafts your burger before your eyes. She is truly a burger artist at work. But don't rush her, don't break in line or be ill-mannered or foul mouthed to ANY degree. I haven't witnessed Ms. Ann having to "discipline" anyone, but my friend has! We were both throwing around the yes Ma?ams, no Ma?ams, thank you Ma?ams and please, Ma?ams like they were salt!! That was a mighty big knife she was using to cut those mammoth burgers, and I didn't want to see it up close!! She was very sweet to us and we dropped a few bucks in the tip bowl as we were leaving.

If you LOVE an excellent burger (and who doesn't), you MUST go to Ann's Snack Bar!! You need to experience this. It'll be worth the wait. And put something in that tip jar when you leave!!

• Pros: It's a wonderfully unique experience, and the burger was the best ever!
• Cons: Parking is almost non-existent, and with seating of only seven or eight at the time, the wait could be very long.