Wiener and Still Champion

Menu Spotlight: Fried Gravy

2012-02-15T14:15:00.007-06:00

Fried Gravy
Fried Gravy Patty

The fried gravy made its debut on the secret menu about a year ago but I wasn't happy with it and it went away. Now it's back. New and Improved and better then ever.

It is Chicken Gravy that we bread in our special seasoned flour and fry.

A Deep Fried Gravy Patty on your burger will set you back $1.50 or you can order the Faux Poutine Burger aka The Gov (more info coming soon) for $9.00

3lb Triple Undisputed eaten in 5:24

2012-02-13T01:58:00.006-06:00

Congrats to Ben Rohling for eating the 3lb triple undisputed in 5:24:94. This puts Ben at number 4 on the Top Ten list.

Week 6 Sauce of the Week: Raspberry Wasabi Mustard

2012-02-13T01:54:00.002-06:00

Raspberry Wasabi Mustard

Week 5 Sauce of the Week: Mykonos Olive

2012-02-02T18:01:00.002-06:00

Green Olives, Red Peppers, Garlic, olive oil and some spices. If you like olives, you will love this sauce. One of my favorites

3lb Triple Undisputed eaten in 10:51

2012-01-30T12:05:00.004-06:00

Congrats to Arick Guzman for finishing off the 3lb Triple Undisputed in 10:51.71, placing him at number 7 on the Top Ten List. Congrats

Come Join Us

2012-01-27T11:25:00.006-06:00

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Week 4 Sauce of the Week: Blueberry Chipotle Ranch

2012-01-26T13:31:00.003-06:00

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Blueberries, cane sugar, both chipotle and jalapeno peppers. Has a nice sweet, hot, acidic flavor profile.

8 Month Old Gumming Some Fries

2012-01-24T17:25:00.004-06:00

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Here, an 8 month old is enjoying some of our fries.

If you take a short video of your kid eating some fries or other WaSC items, I'll post it on the website.

Don't have a camera, just ask and you can borrow mine

Tender Tuesday

2012-01-23T13:18:00.004-06:00

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If you like Wiener Wednesday, then you will love Tender Tuesday.

On Tuesday, from 3-5 pm, you can get 3 chicken tenders, some of our somewhat famous fries and some bbq sauce to dip them in for only $2.50.

The Tenders are a new item and will be added to the menu. They are all white meat and taste great.

The New Wiener Wednesday

2012-01-23T11:40:00.005-06:00

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Same great hot dogs. Same hours 3-5. Just a slight price increase to $2.00. Still an awesome deal for a great dog and our somewhat famous fries.

Another Vid of a kid eating fries

2012-01-21T19:29:00.001-06:00

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How Cute is that.

The Luther Burger

2012-01-18T12:54:00.003-06:00

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Louisa Chu wrote a great piece on the Luther Burger

Paula Deen and the culinary history of the Luther Burger

by Louisa Chu | Jan. 13, 2012

Luther Burger 1.0 at Wiener and Still Champion (photo by Steve Zaransky/Airways Digital Media)

Paula Deen announced she has Type 2 Diabetes this morning, confirming gossip online, in print—and all the schadenfreude.

And Southern food takes the blame once again. But where in culinary history can one trace the giant lasagna sandwich? Or the doughnut burger?

Deen appeared on the Today show with Al Roker, revealing she was diagnosed three years ago and is now a paid spokesperson for Novo Nordisk, the company that makes the drug she's taking, Victroza, an injection that may be used to control blood sugar levels in adults with T2D.

Deen stars on the companion website, Diabetes in a New Light, featuring "diabetes-friendly recipes that everyone will love...created by Deen and her sons, Bobby and Jamie" says the site.

The Deens' first diabetes-friendly made-over recipe is their signature Lady and Sons Lagagna. It makes 12 servings in a 9x13 pan.

The original recipe—different ingredients but also made in a 9x13 pan—makes eight servings.

But it's Deen's Lots O'Meat Lasagna that's infamous. It's the one she ate as a giant lasagna sandwich—in a giant piece of garlic bread—all as big as a baseball mitt. You can watch the video here. Again very different ingredients, but same 9x13 pan, and makes only 4 servings. Four servings.

And not traditional Southern food.

Deen may have always eaten in moderation, as she told Roker, but she certainly didn't preach it. But did she need to, really? She's not a runway model claiming she eats whatever she wants, doesn't work out, and doesn't gain weight.

Because as we all know, diet—not dieting—is only one part of the equation. Exercise is another, and other factors.

Another sandwich for which Deen is credited—or blamed—is the doughnut burger.

Doughnut burgers—best known as the Luther Burger—use doughnuts instead of buns. Culinary legend has it that the late Luther Vandross either invented the doughnut burger or was a big fan. Vandross also publicly suffered from health problems, before his death at 54 in 2005.

Deen's doughnut burger is called The Lady's Brunch Burger. The LBB made its debut in a 2008 episode of Paula's Home Cooking on the Food Network entitled The Brunch Club. If you watch the video, you'll see Deen demurely say, "I've never done this before, y'all, in my entire life" and from her initial hesitation and surprised reaction, that could be true.

Paula Deen Lady's Brunch Burger (photo by Food Network)

Wait Wait's Sandwich Monday featured the LBB—but their version included cheese. Deen's recipe does not include cheese. And actually on Wait Wait's segment Not My Job in which she talks about tofu, she tells Peter Sagal a different LBB origin story and adds, "It's only one serving per lifetime."

There's that moderation.

The first documented doughnut burger pre-dates Read the rest of the article here

Week 3 Sauce of the Week: Hot Ketchup

2012-01-16T16:45:00.003-06:00

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January 16 is International Hot & Spicy Food Day and What better sauce to feature then Hot Ketchup.

The Sauce contains papaya, habaneros, vinegar and a few spices thrown in to give it a unique flavor.

Menu Spotlight: Fried Jalapeno Chips

2012-01-13T18:35:00.004-06:00

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The Best Fried Jalapeno Chips in the City. Fried, Crunchy, Salty, Spicy. It's the batter that makes em better.

They are served with Ranch and goes great with a burger or a dog.

Menu Spotlight: Fire Fries

2012-01-12T17:11:00.004-06:00

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If you like it hot, you will love the Fire Fries. We top our Somewhat Famous Fries with our house-made chili, cheese, Hellllish Relish, House-made Habanero Hot Sauce and some Jalapeno Chips.

January 16 International Hot and Spicy Food Day

2012-01-11T20:04:00.006-06:00

We'll be having the Hell on Earth Burger, Fire Fries and the Sauce of the Week will be Hot Ketchup. You can also put the Hellllish Relish on a Dog, if you like

Week 2 Sauce of the Week: Apricot Mustard

2012-01-09T14:52:00.002-06:00

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January 9 is National Apricot Day so we figured that a Apricot Mustard will fit in well.

All of out fruit mustards are exceptional. This one is no different.

Sweet, tangy with a little kick from brown mustard.

Week 1 Sauce of the Week: Curry Banana Peanut Butter

2012-01-09T14:45:00.005-06:00

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This is the replacement sauce for the fail original week 1 sauce, Bloody Mary. Jan 8 was Elvis's Birthday. He loved fried peanut butter and banana sandwiches so why not a peanut butter and banana sauce

Elvis's Birthday = Curry Banana Peanut Butter Dippin Sauce

2012-01-06T17:42:00.004-06:00

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In honor of Elvis's birth, January 8 1935, we will be offering up a special Curry Banana Peanut Butter Dippin Sauce.

I think the King would approve.

Free Failed Sauce

2012-01-06T15:36:00.002-06:00

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My failure is your gain.

I made a bloody mary sauce that didn't meet my standards so instead of throwing it out, I'm gonna give it away for free.

Yes, U heard that right. Free, Nada, Zilch, you get the idea.

Just ask for a cup of the "Failed Sauce"

It really isn't that bad.

I don't have a lot left so offer is only good till I run out.

Week 1 Sauce of the Week: Nada

2012-01-06T15:32:00.002-06:00

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Well I thought that a Bloody Mary sauce would be a great idea since Jan 1 is Bloody Mary Day. Unfortunately, the sauce didn't turn out as planned.

So I will regroup and offer up 2 sauces for next week. One, will be Elvis inspired so stay tuned.

Jan 2. Closing at 4

2012-01-02T15:44:00.000-06:00

closing at 4 today. Regular hours rest of the week

Week 52 Sauce of the Week: Plum Mustard

2011-12-27T11:28:00.003-06:00

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The last sauce for 2011. The Plum Mustard is sweet and tart. Great flavors. One of the top Sauces of the Week. If your a mustard fan, this one is not to be missed.

12-26-2011 closed

2011-12-26T13:45:00.001-06:00

Closing at 2 today

2011-12-24T13:49:00.001-06:00

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Closing at 2 Christmas Eve. I know I said 3 on a previous post. I lied. Have a great Christmas everyone