It's burger week at the Oinkster next week, so let's take a moment to appreciate what burger week is all about-- art. Yes, the creations are all tasty and some of them are likely to be insanely, outrageously delicious, but the conceptualizations around these burgers should be applauded and appreciated as a work of pop art.
Not only does the Oinkster create long lines and incredible buzz around their restaurants, they manage to speak to what a food artisan can do when given free reign and do whatever they fuck they want with food. The spectacle that is created around Burger Week every year rivals anything done by any restaurant of any size anywhere in Los Angeles and likely beyond, creating a "happening" that brings stoners, foodies, homies, bloggers, fatties, hipsters, gluttons, and the curious together.
This year all of the burgers are inspired by pop culture, and also come with special illustrations by Benjie Escobar. Please enjoy these shots of the completed creations along with their in-depth descriptions including the drink pairings that will be available each day. The illustrations by Benjie are at the end (and above)...
Monday - The Klogger - 2x Nebraska Angus Beef Patties with House Made Cheese, Applewood Smoked Bacon, Bourbon Bacon Jam, Bacon’d Burger Dressing and Onion on a Seedless Bun. Served with a side of Pork Rind Dust. Inspired by The SimpsonsMonday - The Klogger - 2x Nebraska Angus Beef Patties with House Made Cheese, Applewood Smoked Bacon, Bourbon Bacon Jam, Bacon’d Burger Dressing and Onion on a Seedless Bun. Served with a side of Pork Rind Dust. Inspired by The Simpsons
Tuesday - Atomic Hot Pepper Burger - Nebraska Angus Beef Patty with a Cheddar filled Jalapeño Popper, Marinated Red Pepper, House Made Chorizo Nacho Cheese, Chipotle Garlic Aioli, Shredded Lettuce, Chopped Onion and Tomato on a Kaiser Bun. + Boylan’s Shirley Temple Soda - Made with real cane sugar this classic Shirley Temple Sodas the perfect pairing for the mildly spicy Atomic Hot Pepper. Lloyd Christmas and Harry Dunne drink these all the time. Inspired by Dumb & DumberTuesday - Atomic Hot Pepper Burger - Nebraska Angus Beef Patty with a Cheddar filled Jalapeño Popper, Marinated Red Pepper, House Made Chorizo Nacho Cheese, Chipotle Garlic Aioli, Shredded Lettuce, Chopped Onion and Tomato on a Kaiser Bun.
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Boylan’s Shirley Temple Soda - Made with real cane sugar this classic Shirley Temple Sodas the perfect pairing for the mildly spicy Atomic Hot Pepper. Lloyd Christmas and Harry Dunne drink these all the time.
Inspired by Dumb & Dumber
Wednesday - Bet it all on Black Garlic - Nebraska Angus Beef Patty with Black Garlic Cream Cheese, Black Garlic Aioli, Onion and Mixed Baby Greens on a Black Garlic Butter toasted Black Burger Bun. + Linda’s Margarita Mix - When not making up songs or eating all the free samples at the bakery, Linda Belcher is fond of swilling this stuff straight from the bottle. No tequila is needed for this fresh Oinkster style Lemonade. Inspired by Bob’s BurgersWednesday - Bet it all on Black Garlic - Nebraska Angus Beef Patty with Black Garlic Cream Cheese, Black Garlic Aioli, Onion and Mixed Baby Greens on a Black Garlic Butter toasted Black Burger Bun.
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Linda’s Margarita Mix - When not making up songs or eating all the free samples at the bakery, Linda Belcher is fond of swilling this stuff straight from the bottle. No tequila is needed for this fresh Oinkster style Lemonade.
Inspired by Bob’s Burgers
Thursday - Grill ‘Em All’s Ulti-meatum - Nebraska Angus Beef Patty with Oinkster Pastrami, Pulled Pork, Swiss Cheese, Blue Cheese Cole Slaw and Himalayan Ketchup on a Pan de Sal Bun. + Mississippi Queen - A Spicy Ginger Lemonade that might make you hallucinate like the Mordecai, Rigby and Benson. But Probably Not. Inspired by Regular ShowThursday - Grill ‘Em All’s Ulti-meatum - Nebraska Angus Beef Patty with Oinkster Pastrami, Pulled Pork, Swiss Cheese, Blue Cheese Cole Slaw and Himalayan Ketchup on a Pan de Sal Bun.
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Mississippi Queen - A Spicy Ginger Lemonade that might make you hallucinate like the Mordecai, Rigby and Benson. But Probably Not.
Inspired by Regular Show
Friday - Red Castle Sliders - Onion Cooked Nebraska Angus Beef Patty with American Cheese, Pickles and Mayo on a Steamed Slammer Bun. + Orange Julius - The Oinkster’s take on a iconic mall beverage. Inspired by New York/New Jersey classics and Harold and Kumar. Inspired by Harold and KumarFriday - Red Castle Sliders - Onion Cooked Nebraska Angus Beef Patty with American Cheese, Pickles and Mayo on a Steamed Slammer Bun.
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Orange Julius - The Oinkster’s take on a iconic mall beverage. Inspired by New York/New Jersey classics and Harold and Kumar.
Inspired by Harold and Kumar
Saturday - The Big Kahuna -Nebraska Angus Beef Patty with Charred Pineapple, Kalbi Marinated Spam, Kimchi Pickles, Green Curry Mayo, and House Made Teriyaki Sauce on a Pan de Sal bun. + POG Juice - We could only imagine that Big Kahuna Burger would serve the most popular beverage in Hawaii. A mixture or Passion Fruit, Pineapple, Orange and Guava Juices, Jules Winnfield would probably have preferred this to the Sprite he drank with gusto after finishing that tasty burger. Inspired by Pulp Fiction.Saturday - The Big Kahuna -Nebraska Angus Beef Patty with Charred Pineapple, Kalbi Marinated Spam, Kimchi Pickles, Green Curry Mayo, and House Made Teriyaki Sauce on a Pan de Sal bun.
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POG Juice - We could only imagine that Big Kahuna Burger would serve the most popular beverage in Hawaii. A mixture or Passion Fruit, Pineapple, Orange and Guava Juices, Jules Winnfield would probably have preferred this to the Sprite he drank with gusto after finishing that tasty burger.
Inspired by Pulp Fiction.
Sunday - Krabby Patty - Fried Shrimp and Crab Patty, House Made Cocktail and Tartar Sauce, Butter Lettuce and Tomato on a Sesame Seed Bun. + Kelp Juice - Coming just in time for summer, and hot on the heels of the popular Kelp Shake and Kelp Soda, this Kelp Juice will quench your thirst like none other. It is a Kale Lemonade. Inspired by SpongeBob SquarePantsSunday - Krabby Patty - Fried Shrimp and Crab Patty, House Made Cocktail and Tartar Sauce, Butter Lettuce and Tomato on a Sesame Seed Bun.
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Kelp Juice - Coming just in time for summer, and hot on the heels of the popular Kelp Shake and Kelp Soda, this Kelp Juice will quench your thirst like none other. It is a Kale Lemonade. Inspired by SpongeBob SquarePants
L.A. will also have to reimburse the street vendors for their past fines relating to this controversial sign. However, this does not include any other fines related to equipment restrictions or lack of permits. This also means that while a vendor can’t be cited for vending in areas like the Hollywood Walk of Fame anymore, they can still get cited for other city regulations.
One of the taqueros who organizes the weekly pop-ups used to be homeless himself and broke out of poverty by selling breakfast burritos in front of a courthouse in Van Nuys. Now, he is sober and pays it forward every week. The group uses TikTok to raise funds and donate up to 1,500 tacos and more a week.
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