Goodwood is great, Los Hermanos in Lindon/Provo, Cafe Rio, Betos if you can plan accordingly for the explosive diarrhea, Zax's in Moab, the food at Moab Brewery is great - never had a problem with the service, Red Robin has some of the best hamburgers ever...
Oh yeah, Goodwood. I liked it but my wife didn't... Beto's I ate at a lot, because again, I liked it but my wife didn't. Their breakfast burritos....
Here's an easy recipe of mine to make kick butt burgers.... 10 times better than Red Robin WISH's theirs were.....
1½ Pounds Ground beef, preferably chuck
1½ teaspoon salt or Lawry's seasoning salt
1 teaspoon ground black pepper
1 tablespoon garlic powder (or your favorite dried spice)
2 tablespoons olive oil
large hamburger buns
Cheese slices, if desired
To Make...
1. In a bowl, combine the meat, salt, pepper, garlic powder and olive oil and, using your hands, mix to incorporate all of the seasoning together. I spend at least 3 minutes just rolling it all together to insure proper mixing.
2. Form into 3 equal patties, about ¾ inch thick. To do so, separate the unformed meat into 3 equal sized piles. One by one, grab a pile and roll it into a big meatball. Then gently begin forming the ball into an even patty, making sure that all sides of the patty are rounded. Too many people are not gentile enough with their burgers in this step and that's why they fall apart during cooking later. (the burgers fall apart, not the person
).
3. If you aren't cooking the burgers right away, place them in the fridge, just bring them back to room temperature before cooking.
4. Open the buns and sprinkle them on the insides with olive oil, salt and pepper.
5. Preheat grill to medium high heat. If using a gas grill, you want the internal temp to reach 400 degrees.
6. Place the burgers on the grill for 4 minutes, then turn.
7. After 4 minutes, turn burgers again and place the cheese on top of the meat. Place buns, face down on grill. Kill the heat and allow the cheese to melt on the burger. Serve and enjoy.
A perfectly cooked burger should be medium rare inside. Cooked, but pink (not red) and very tender.
This recipe will make 3 perfectly sized 1/2 lb burgers....