Local Review: Grill 'Em All - FTW Cheeseburger

Grill 'Em All's simply-named FTW (it stands for "For the win") burger is made for purists of the meat and cheese set as that's about all there is to this burger.

$6 gets you a half-pound beef patty and American cheese (or another cheese of your choice) on a bun.

With only, beef, cheese, and bun, the FTW gives you a very good idea of how Grill 'Em All's half-pound beef patties taste. Fortunately, the patty was glorious! A coarsely-ground thick beef patty cooked to a perfect, juicy medium rare with a decent bit of charring. The patties are cooked with butter, which sets off the beef with a rich note of decadent flavor.

The bun is squishy soft with good-sized air pockets, yet was sturdy enough to stand up against the meat juices from the patty. It has a yellow color that I associate with a good egg bun.

The melted cheese added just enough flavor to hold its own against the joyful beefiness of the patty.

In sum, the FTW from Grill 'Em All is the bee's knees and a relative bargain for what you get (you can feed two with one of these).

If just meat and cheese is too much for you and you want something more traditional, they also offer the Winger aka The Stewart, which is the fairly standard combo of lettuce, tomatoes, pickles, and Thousand Island:

It's good too, but not quite the celebration of meat and cheese that is the FTW.

Grill 'Em All
19 East Main Street
Alhambra, CA
(626) 284-2874