Bob’s Big Boy Burger



Wian's, Big Boy system, and Frisch's.




Big Boy Special Sauce

  • 1/2 cup mayo
  • 2 tbsp drained relish
  • 1 tsp buttermilk
  • 1 tbsp Heinz chili sauce
  • 1/2 tsp Worcestershire sauce
  • dash of salt
  • black pepper
  • pinch of paprika

Mix up and refrigerate




History of the Big Boy hamburger



(Reference - Wikipedia)

The signature Big Boy hamburger is the original double-deck hamburger.

The novel hamburger started as a joke. In February 1937, some local big band musicians, who were regular customers of Bob's Pantry, visited the restaurant. When ordering, bass player Stewie Strange asked, "How about something different, something special?"[69] [emphasis added].[note 10] Bob Wian improvised, creating the first (then unnamed) Big Boy, intending the thing "look ridiculous, like a leaning tower".[69] Demand for "the special" soared, but Wian sought a "snappy" name, which became Big Boy.[69][note 11] In 1938, the Big Boy hamburger cost 15¢[8]: 156 [73] (equivalent to $2.68 in 2018).[74] In 2018, the Big Boy cost $6.49 in Michigan.[75] Several slogans were used from the 1950s through the 1970s to promote the Big Boy hamburger, such as "A Meal in One on a Double–Deck Bun" and "Twice as Big, Twice as Good". On menus from that period, it was called, "...the Nationally Famous, Original Double–Deck Hamburger...".

The Big Boy hamburger inspired and was the model for other double-deck hamburgers. This includes McDonald's Big Mac, Burger Chef's Big Shef, and Burger King's Big King.

The Big Boy consists of two thin beef patties placed on a three-layer bun with lettuce, a single slice of American cheese, and either mayonnaise and red relish (a combination of sweet pickle relish, ketchup, and chili sauce),[71]: D4  Big Boy special sauce (often called thousand island dressing) or (at Frisch's, Manners, and Azar's) tartar sauce on one or each slice of bun. (Regardless, the Big Boy condiment used was often simply referred to as "special sauce" on menus chainwide.) Wian used a sesame seed bun while Frisch's used a plain bun and included pickles.[note 12] The Big Boy hamburger originally called for a quarter pound (4 ounces) of fresh ground beef, but later, franchisees were permitted to use frozen beef patties, and the minimum content reduced to a fifth of a pound to offset increasing food costs. Other specifications were exacting, such as the bun's bottom section being 1½ inches high and the center section ¾ inches, and 1½ ounces of shredded lettuce used.

Originally, the Big Boy hamburger was the only common menu item required of all Big Boy franchisees.


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