64: The Whipper Burger at Hawkins House of Burgers
Leading up to this year's Best of L.A. issue (due out Oct. 4), we'll be counting down, in no particular order, 100 of our favorite dishes.
G. Snyder The Whipper Burger
64: The Whipper Burger at Hawkins House of Burgers.
Forget what Jimmy Buffett says, the best cheeseburgers aren't found in paradise; they're found on the mean streets. Across the street from Watts' oldest and largest housing project and a few blocks away from the iconic Watts Towers is Hawkins House of Burgers, a small grocery store that has developed a reputation for behemoth burgers over its half-decade of business.
The Whipper is an impressive construction of double-stacked beef patties melted together with American cheese and topped off with shaved pastrami and a butterflied hot link. The pastrami is peppery and tender, the sausage link snaps and bursts with spicy juice, and the hand-shaped beef patty is griddled to a fine char. Topped with mustard, onions, dill pickle chips and sweet relish, the Whipper tastes like a greatest-hits compilation of all things you could desire from the neighborhood burger shack. There probably aren't enough napkins in the world to keep this from dripping down your elbows -- this is a burger with strength.
Check out the rest of our 100 of our favorite dishes. Suggestion? Write us a comment.
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96: La Cevicheria's Bloody Clam Ceviche
95: Duck Shawarma at Momed
94: Peruvian Chicken at Pollo a la Brasa
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91: Baco Mercat's Bazole
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89: Live Santa Barbara Spot Prawns at Providence
88: Fried Pig Tails at Night + Market
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86: Galbi Jjim at Soban
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80: Shu Mai at Elite Restaurant
79: Tandoori Chicken at Al-Watan
78: Chocolate Bread and Butter Pudding at The Hungry Cat
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73: Wood-Roasted English Peas at Tar & Roses
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71: Hunan-Style Preserved Pork with Tofu at Hunan Chilli King
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69: Yukhwe Bibimbap at Oo-Kook Korean BBQ
68: Lamb Pie at Beijing Pie House
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Hawkins House of Burgers
11603 Slater St., Los Angeles, CA
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