I know that’s a huge statement, but this is my favorite suburban burger and it just so happens to be in my home town 🤗🤤. I am declaring this the best burger in the Northwest Suburbs of Chicago.
The Tracks in Cary is a restaurant literally steps from getting off the train.
My late husband used to tell me all the time “don’t order lasagna in an Irish pub.” Meaning if a place is known for something – get it!
That, my friends is the Italiano burger. It just so happened that my friend Mary Beth and her husband and family were there too, and Josh and I have pretty high standards when it comes to burgers. This place has 12 signature burgers and this is what Josh ordered and I was like “yep – that’s what I’m having!”
Mom, have I taken you to the Tracks before??
1. Perfectly seasoned burger ✅
2. Cooked medium rare ✅
3. Soft bun, but stays together when you take a bite ✅
4. Delish fries as a bonus ✅
Although not in the menu, my friend Josh said “since when have tots been an option?!” If tots are on the menu, always get the tots.
It was great to visit with Mary Beth and Josh for a bit, and nice having dinner with Hannah and Jacob. 💕
I promised I’d hit up the Jewel discount meat bin and have a grill fest with their family.
Check out their gorgeous kids:
Such a great family 💕
I’m still blogging from my iPhone- hope to get my computer fixed on Sunday.
I have a meet up with my friend Lynne in Madison tomorrow- can’t wait to see her, it’s been too long.
Happy Friday! Make it a great day!
Question of the Day – how do you like your burger cooked?
Sadly you know I am a well done hockey puck kind of burger. I have stopped telling them to burn it so that is a step in the right direction, right? The burger looks amazing and I have been craving one all day too. We will be having pizza instead but i am sure you approve.
I do know that about you Kym, but I won’t judge 😀 And yes, I will always approve of the pizza choice 😀
I thought the little girl in the last picture was a doll. Very good pictures of the kids.
She is a doll – figuratively of course! She also has the softest skin. Love. I used my portrait setting on my iPhone 😀
That burger looks great! I usually order medium and it comes medium well or more. 🙂
Those babies! Each one is more adorable than the next!
Thanks! I was happy that I got three meals out of that burger – the leftover french fries turned into a breakfast frittata and the leftover beef morphed into tacos 😀
Because of ecoli, done! I never order a burger either- they are so easy to make at home. Biz, do you think restaurant burgers are better than the ones you grill? I usually order food I’d never make at home- just found a new Sushi place and the food was AWESOME. Soninlaw makes it but it’s quite a production.
Knock on wood I’ve never had any kind of food poisoning, although I probably just jinxed myself by saying that! While I do make a good burger at home, if I got to place that’s known for their burgers, I nearly always get one.
When my Mom comes over I try to make stuff that she wouldn’t make for herself at home – like ribs, whole roasts, etc.
Hannah makes amazing sushi – but we don’t like raw fish, so they are mostly vegetarian – I’ll see if she has a recipe for her teriyaki mushrooms because they are amazeballs.
I hardly ever order burgers. We ate them a lot growing up (burnt and dry!) so burgers just aren’t special to me at all. Maybe I should rethink that?? Being from the Buffalo area, we always order wings!
Those children 😍😍
Um, okay, if I ever make it to the Buffalo area, I would skip the burger and order the wings 😀
My husband would agree with you on all counts of the perfect burger! (Including the tots.) I would have to add the following:
~ the perfect amount of ooey-gooey cheese
~ a toasted bun, just the right size and not too “bready” that you can’t taste what’s inside
(Okay, I may actually be more of a burger snob than him!)
Found out that my battery is shot and due to the slight bend in my phone (guess that happens over 4 years of putting my phone in my back pocket!) they won’t open it up. I can replace the 6 for $299, but the rep said if I were her sister, she’d just tell me to invest in a newer model. As much as I’ve put the money aside since the last one was paid off, it’s hard to think about putting that much money into a new phone!
My computer is fixed!! It only took a phone call to Apple Support, and she walked me through the steps – when I tried to update the OS, it kind of hung “in limbo” but now I am good to go.
I agree, cell phones are so crazy expensive, but I’ve grown to depend on it so much.
Also agree about the cheese and toasted bun and not too much bread – are you guys planning any more trips to Chicago?