65714 Tue Jan 11 03:01:25 -0800 2005 6 2 Los Angeles Area 0 354333 finally tried it. interesting burger. about 10 oz or so of ground hamburger, onions, monterey jack cheese, garlic confit, and here's the kicker a fruit chutney. it tasted a little apricot-y to me, but with the juices of the hamburger it's sort of veered into a kind of a1 type steak sauce with a fruity hint too it. also, came with a stack of thin garlic and parsley flecked fries. and under 7 bucks when all is said and done. not too shabby for a burger at a fine dining establish-ment. Tue Jan 11 03:01:25 -0800 2005 0 kevin 1 354404 Then why call it wimpy? Tue Jan 11 16:54:04 -0800 2005 354333 0 Apple Bob 2 354434 I would gladly pay you Tuesday for a hamburger today. Tue Jan 11 18:23:05 -0800 2005 354404 0 Robert Lu 2 354443 Why call it wimpy?? They call it Wimpy (capital W) in honor (presumably) of Wimpy the cartoon character with the insatiable appetite for burgers, from the Popeye the Sailor Man comics... Tue Jan 11 18:48:41 -0800 2005 354404 0 silence9 2 354516 With due respect to the other learned correspondents, "Wimpy Burger" seems here to be, based on the peculiar condiments, a reference to the restaurant of the same name, which was the first fast-food burger chain in the UK. Founded in the 50's, (and named after the Popeye character, who was NOT, apparently same same guy as their symbol/mascot) they figured large in the "Swingin' London" of the 60's. Large parts of their operation were repackaged, de-Britished, and generic-fied as Burger Kings in the late 1980's (see URL below) RFGS Link: http://www.guardian.co.uk/g2/story/0,3604,642664,00.html Wed Jan 12 02:32:03 -0800 2005 354404 0 Silverlake Bodhisattva 3 354557 I vote for the Popeye character with no reference intended to the UK chain. As I recall, Wimpy burgers (the UK variety) were anemic, and generally godawful, not gussied up like the ones that started this thread. That or the Gorikee folks have a very bizarre sense of humor. Wed Jan 12 13:51:31 -0800 2005 354516 0 TE 3 354570 It was the sweet and salty sauce combo on the described Gorikee burger which made me think Brit. RFGS Wed Jan 12 14:45:37 -0800 2005 354516 0 Silverlake Bodhisattva