mmm-yoso is not on vacation. It’s time for Cathy to blog about burgers…and goodies while Kirk takes a day off.
Hi again. It’s still burger week and I’ve got a good one for you. 
Yep, Beef ‘n Bun, over there on Fletcher Parkway…been there forever it seems. They have a simple menu.
Burgers, shakes, combos. The occasional chicken sandwich and…sides.
OK, what I *really* get here, in the summer is very simple: The large chocolate peanut butter shake ($2.95)-
where, if you don’t finish it, and it actually makes it home, the peanut butter settles to the bottom of the cup…(you have to order it as a ‘for here’ in order to get this much whipped cream, if it’s ‘to go’ , a lid gets slapped on top of it and it just isn’t as much fun..at all)and the side of zucchini ($1.85)
Yes, there are 5 (five) big old wedges of a zucchini, fried in a light batter and topped with Parmesan and served with a side of ranch dressing, and its *only* $1.85.
Oh, this is a Burger post. Sorry. The half pounder is two quarter pound burgers and costs $3.19.
Its served with the usual-lettuce, tomato, onion, pickle and a nice sauce. Always juicy and on a cornmeal topped roll that is fresh. Cheese is extra. Yet, if you order the Monster Burger, 
it only costs $3.99, has another quarter pound burger added and cheese is included…hmmm..I can save money ordering this one. No, really… unless you count the tummy ache the next morning and the new wardrobe necessary after eating here too often.
The food here is always fresh made for you (the fries are nothing to write home about, just the standard crinkle cut ones), the burgers are great, the shakes are so darn good (shake of the month is Egg Nog right now)and its just a nice, old fashioned burger joint.
There are weekly meetings with Antique Car Collectors in the parking lot in the summer and its a great neighborhood hangout. If you happen to come by here in the morning, those potato cakes for $1.29 are the most wonderful, creamy, cheesy, herb-y delightful morsels….
Beef ‘n Bun 2477 Fletcher Parkway El Cajon 92021 (619)465-0767 Open at 7 a.m., closing hours vary depending on the time of year. 10 p.m. earliest closing time.
My God Cathy – Is that really a burger??? ;o) My arteries skipped a beat out of fear that I may go out and get one of those……
Cathy, it looks like they forgot to slaughter that cow before they put it on the bun… but i would totally eat it… looks like my kinna joint fer shur..
which joint of Burger week would you say has the best burger?
howcome no chili cheese fries?? sacrelig..
and thanks for doing the burger stuff cause at the rate kirk was going he was gonna have to rename “mmm-yoso” to “The Pho Whore”…
Hi Kirk…You said you thought doing “Burger Week” could be fun…and I’m just trying to make it fun…You do know my friends call me “Literal Girl”, don’t you?
DCCF:
First, Look at Windy City Beef…Photo with the hot dog and Italian sandwich…There are the requisite Chili Cheese Fries (and the chili is excellent here BTW).
B. Only because they will definitely cook it to medium rare, whereas the other places, for some reason, follow some sort of Health Code/law thing, don’t do medium rare, do I say that Longhorn has the best burger..however the flavor of that angus burger at Windy City Beef is excellent and I do eat at Beef’n Bun and like it…and Charley’s, which I posted on previously is also great…heck, I’ve only told you about places I kind of really like….and Rocky’s does medium rare also so I am going to try that soon…
3) I can’t stop laughing, literally, out loud..Pho-Whore…I got so few comments and then this one…(and since Pho-King is already taken…)..
IV. Hope you have a Merry Christmas and a good New Year.
just wanted to wish
kirk, cathy, mister and missus and the rest of the pho whore family…
a wonderful xmas!
p.s. don’t eat the fruit cake… regift it…
Merry Christmas to you, too, DCCF.
-Cathy and The Mister
{But I do so like fruitcake….well, I like the nuts in it anyhow…)
(we’ll discuss a Little football game occuring On January 1 in Pasadena later…)
Happy Holidays you guys! I’ve stayed away from this place specifically in order to AVOID the chocolate peanut butter shake. The last time I got one I couldn’t put it down (I went through the drive thru) and I swear I gained 5 pounds that week. Their BLT is also really good, but I do wish the fries were better. They remind me of the ones that used to come with with school lunches!
You are right, Alice…the BLT is good, the fries we can do without…but, ooh that shake… its, like, sooo perfect…Happy Merry to you too!
Wow… I’m normally not up for burgers but these reviews and photos make me want to run out and try one when I get back to SD. Good Job!
*gurgle*
I just went into beef shock.
– Chubbypanda
Hi Liz…and CP….are you sure it isn’t the shake that got to you???
I do understand…sometimes I *have* to have a good burger…and having a reason to blog about it makes it even more fun!