Help name a retro-style burger joint in Georgia!

July 14, 2006 9:05 AM

Help name a new burger restaurant in Georgia!

Posted for a friend:
We're looking for great names for a new burger restaurant in Georgia. We're focusing on the basics: hamburgers, fries & milkshakes. Nothing is made until you order it, so freshness and simplicity will always be our focus. We're thinking of a somewhat nostalgic 'Happy Days' feel, but that's not required.

posted by agropyron to Food & Drink (60 answers total)

"Eat Your Face Off"
posted by jon_kill at 9:08 AM on July 14, 2006

Burger Jerk

Because I like the sound and I like the use of the word Jerk as in Soda Jerk.
posted by dobbs at 9:11 AM on July 14, 2006

Hamburger Heaven

The Burger Meister

The Burger Hop
posted by nancoix at 9:15 AM on July 14, 2006

Eataburger.
posted by inigo2 at 9:15 AM on July 14, 2006

"You Can Practice Your Dance Moves Here If You Want To"
posted by nitsuj at 9:16 AM on July 14, 2006

Here are some:
Captain/Admiral/etc... Burger
Meat n' Stuff
Grab Our Buns
Burger el Classico
Count Burger
Burger Magnifico
Just Burgers
Burger Joint
Burger Boss
El Burger Guapo

I'm hunger all of a sudden...
posted by rex dart, eskimo spy at 9:31 AM on July 14, 2006

Georgia on my bun

Burger 404

Big Burger
posted by elsar at 9:31 AM on July 14, 2006

Where in Georgia? That might make a difference.
posted by ewagoner at 9:35 AM on July 14, 2006

Nostalgic feel? That would be on the lines of:

Mel's
Al's
Ruby's
Bubba's

...or something like that with a short traditional name or nickname.
posted by Robert Angelo at 9:36 AM on July 14, 2006

How about some examples of burger joints from up here in Manitoba? (non-franchise)

Dairy Whip
George's Burger and Submarine (Might actually be a franchise, im not sure)
The Half Moon
VJ's Drive Inn
The Burger Place
Kelekis
Wimpy's (I believe this is/was a chain, but this is a one-off unrelated location)

For the record, Dairy Whip is the king of Manitoban burgers in my opinion. The Greek style "Fat Boy" seems to be quite common and insanely delicious. It's a standard burger, large and on a big soft bun. Topped with Mayo, mustard, tomato, shredded lettuce, pickles, onion, and chili (no beans!).
posted by utsutsu at 9:39 AM on July 14, 2006

Well, for a Happy Days feel, you would of course name it "Arnolds." Might not want to be too obvious about it, though, like copying the decor from the show.

Other thoughts:
Fast & Fresh Burger
Burgers, Shakes, & Fries
Classic Burger
Old Fashioned Burgers
posted by It's Raining Florence Henderson at 9:49 AM on July 14, 2006

The Original John Parman
Locked and Loaded
House of Meat and Bun
Relish the Difference
Burgerjunky
Garbage Grinders
Meat Cheese Bun (seriously, I could see this on the menu as a late-night post-drink snack for the students)
Loaves and Fishes
posted by parmanparman at 10:02 AM on July 14, 2006

The Fresh Cow
posted by necessitas at 10:09 AM on July 14, 2006

Sounds a bit like Johnny Rocket's fare ...

How about ...

Atomic Burger?
posted by grabbingsand at 10:09 AM on July 14, 2006

burger burger
posted by Kifer85 at 10:10 AM on July 14, 2006

Peach Pit Patty's (Patties)
posted by tveye at 10:16 AM on July 14, 2006 [1 favorite]

"I Can Make This Burger, and I Will Make Georgia Howl! "
posted by Mayor Curley at 10:16 AM on July 14, 2006

Amburgers and Wootbeer
posted by birdlips at 10:16 AM on July 14, 2006

In no particular order:
1) Top Bun
2) Patty's
3) Straight A's
4) Earl's
[as in Earl of Sandwich]
5) CTO Burgers
[CTO=Cooked to Order -- CTO logo done a bit like ELO's neon logo?]
6) Daisy's
[as in Fresh as a Daisy, Daisy the cow, nostalgic, etc.]
7) Straight Arrow Burger Ranch
posted by blue_wardrobe at 10:16 AM on July 14, 2006

Burning Love
posted by eatdonuts at 10:19 AM on July 14, 2006

Pleased to Meat You
posted by orthogonality at 10:22 AM on July 14, 2006

Blammos!

Home of the awesome Blammo Burger and the Big Blammo Bucket o' Fries!
posted by o2b at 10:23 AM on July 14, 2006

Is this a sit-down restaurant or more fast-food feel (like In-N-Out)?
posted by junesix at 10:25 AM on July 14, 2006

Is there going to be any kind of special, "signature" burger that you can only get at this restaurant, like the Big Mac or the Big Buford? If there is, you could name the restaurant after the burger -- "Big [Something]'s, Home of the Big [Something] Burger!" Big Sweeney or Big Thompson or Big Dave or whatever the owner's name is.
posted by Gator at 10:32 AM on July 14, 2006

Burgers on My Mind
posted by ColdChef at 10:34 AM on July 14, 2006

ColdChef HotBurgers

No, really: HotBurger
posted by It's Raining Florence Henderson at 10:36 AM on July 14, 2006

Meat in the Middle
Slap Mama
MeatFilter

(Don't violate my trademark, Flo!)
posted by ColdChef at 10:40 AM on July 14, 2006

The Burger Went Down To Georgia, Looking for a Roll To Steal.
posted by nathan_teske at 10:40 AM on July 14, 2006 [3 favorites]

Ooh, wait - I've got it!:

Would You Like Fries With That? (Burger)
posted by It's Raining Florence Henderson at 10:41 AM on July 14, 2006

Ham Bao Bao!

(Chinese for Hamburger, or any meat sandwich.)
posted by BobbyDigital at 10:42 AM on July 14, 2006

Sorry, ColdChef.

How about: It's Raining Perfect Burgers
posted by It's Raining Florence Henderson at 10:42 AM on July 14, 2006

Ninja Burger!
posted by It's Raining Florence Henderson at 10:44 AM on July 14, 2006

House of the Rising Bun.
posted by jamjam at 10:53 AM on July 14, 2006

To expand on ColdChef's suggestion - Slap Yo' Mama
posted by Carbolic at 10:53 AM on July 14, 2006

"It's Burger Time"
That's the sort of place that would make me feel like it was burger time.
posted by shanevsevil at 10:55 AM on July 14, 2006

Buga

(As in, Uga.) Contact me by email for royalty check contact info.
posted by Clyde Mnestra at 10:57 AM on July 14, 2006

Sorry, meant to type: Buga Buga.
posted by Clyde Mnestra at 10:58 AM on July 14, 2006

Shake a Burger
Fearsome Burger
Excellent Burger
Highway to Hamburger
Hotel Hamburger
Burger Station
Fixin's
Burgeropolis
Nick's Burg-O-Rama
posted by ikkyu2 at 11:15 AM on July 14, 2006

Just Burgers
The Burger Barn
My Burger

(Though honestly I would go to a place called "Georgia on my Bun" once for the sheer camp value.)
posted by La Cieca at 11:40 AM on July 14, 2006

Hamgurbers
posted by 10ch at 11:43 AM on July 14, 2006

Used to Moo Burgers
posted by pmbuko at 12:03 PM on July 14, 2006

Burgurgency
posted by jamjam at 12:17 PM on July 14, 2006

Booger's Burgers
Burgerizer
Buh-Burgers
Burger Impossible
What Burgers?
Hamburgers?!
posted by zonkout at 12:30 PM on July 14, 2006

Big Burger
Bruster's Burger Bakery
Juicy Burger
posted by dkleinst at 1:07 PM on July 14, 2006

Uneeda Burger
posted by zoinks at 1:13 PM on July 14, 2006

No ideas, but I too want to know where in GA it is. May help with ideas...and I may eat there too!
posted by criticman at 1:16 PM on July 14, 2006

T.J. McSnackum's
Mr. Pickle!
Laugh-a-lots
Hold the Onions!
McCrankie's Burgers 'n Stuff
Meat me in Heaven
Stinky's
Ultra-Juicy
posted by mildred-pitt at 1:18 PM on July 14, 2006

Chachi's
posted by spilon at 1:52 PM on July 14, 2006

Out-N-In
posted by trevyn at 2:04 PM on July 14, 2006

Kupie's
posted by jbradley at 2:30 PM on July 14, 2006

I've always wanted to start a restaurant where they give you a beef patty cooked to your request and you, the customer, choose the bun (from several varieties) and apply the toppings (including many exotic toppings, way beyond the usual) buffet-style. It would be called Smorgasburger (or Smörgåsburger if you want to include the original Scandinavian diacriticals).

Since the chances I will ever start a restaurant are slim to none, if you by some chance wanted to use something like that concept, you can have the name.
posted by kindall at 2:32 PM on July 14, 2006

Macon Bacon
posted by ijoshua at 2:47 PM on July 14, 2006

burgerama
posted by maloon at 3:19 PM on July 14, 2006

Here's the Beef
Dappy Hays
Bulldog Burgers
Gone with the Burger
Mammy's
The Pit Stop
Retro's
Retro Burger
The 50's
Tuscadero's
Cunningham's
Trucker's Delight
posted by 27 at 3:34 PM on July 14, 2006

kindall, I think you just described Fuddruckers.
posted by forrest at 3:39 PM on July 14, 2006

B4U
Cow Palace*
Fresher'n Snot
Grill o' My Dreams
Overarching**
*Not sure if the original is trademarked.
**I'm assuming you know a libel lawyer?
posted by rob511 at 7:55 PM on July 14, 2006

Cardiac Castle
Heart Attack on a Bun
Love Handles
Slider's
The Grease Pit
Beefcake 'n Buns

If you're doin' this in or around the ATL, home of the Varsity, and paved over with Johnny Rockets, Fuddruckers, & every possible burger chain franchise, you've got balls... LOTS o' LUCK!
posted by paulsc at 8:40 PM on July 14, 2006

Rocket Burger, and have a really cool 50s space theme
posted by iconomy at 6:33 PM on July 15, 2006

You Take the High Road and I'll Take the Awesome Burger Road.
posted by jon_kill at 12:01 PM on July 18, 2006

Get Your Burger On
(until the "get your ____ on" fad fades, and you've dated yourself terribly. But then, maybe it'll become fashionably retro)
posted by Pocahontas at 6:35 PM on July 26, 2006