DMK

 I've heard for awhile now people rave about DMK burger, but hadn't had the chance to seek it out since I haven't been in Chicago for such a long time. On Friday, a group of friends and I decided to take advantage of getting out of work early and have a nice leisurely  lunch. The interior is "ultra hip" and as Jaclyn called it, "burger chic", whatever that means...we'll go with it. Guess you have to just be there to experience it? Anyways, the menu looks a bit intimidating since you'll probably want to sample each one of the burgers, but once you've narrowed that down, good luck with the drink menu. Literally too many beers to choose from so some of us decided to just close our eyes and point at one. 

The selection of fries is too tempting to not sample a little of each...a few of the girls ordered the Wisconsin Cheddar & Scallion fries.

I went with the sea salt & black pepper and Jac went with the sweet potato fries.

Although it wasn't easy to choose, I ordered the #1: Aged Cheddar, smoked bacon, charred balsamic red onions, and BBQ sauce + a Brooklyn Lager.

Jac had the #9: The Patty Melt - Smoked bacon, smoked bacon, burnt onions, Leroy's Remoulade, smoked swiss, on griddled Rye.

#5: Bison Burger with fresh Goat cheese, pickled red onions, and blueberry BBQ sauce.

Many other burgers were enjoyed but I felt a bit guilty snapping pics since I could tell everyone was too eager to chow down!

Waddling out of the restaurant, all six of us agreed that we would for sure visit again. If you find yourself off the Wellington brown line stop, make DMK a must visit. I can easily say you won't regret it because I know my friends and I will be back soon. 

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burgers for brunch

For brunch yesterday, my godfather took Den and I to Tyler's, aka the packed joint with the best sliders in Palm Springs. I really tend to dislike waiting for about an hour for food...which we were told Saturday, so we decided to wake up early Sunday and come back and have burgers for brunch around 11:30. I know that sounds about odd, but I think when it's 99 degrees and Memorial Day Weekend, anything goes. Plus adding avocado to my sliders and washing it all down with iced tea made it all the more summery and acceptable...right? Let's just go with it... 

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Spring Break: Budapest

Sorry for being so behind with my posts! I've been swamped with the usual daily tasks and assignments while trying to get over a nasty cold. Here's my photo diary from our first part of spring break, where we spent 3 days in Budapest. We stayed in an adorable flat, really centrally located and checked out St. Stephens Cathedral (Szt Istvàn in Hungarian), The House of Terror, the history museum and Castle, St. Mathias, a thermal bath and even went caving! Tons to do and see, great beer, plus it's so cheap! We had a great short stay and were sad to be leaving after only three days.

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