-- Talk to me about Mugs-Up and NUWAY loose-meat burger sandwiches!

[Simply Red]

I've not been to either - however I make a nice loose-meat sandwhich w/ equal parts of ground chuck to yellow chopped onion - both are destroyed to tiny pellets - then - steamed bun (standard bun, small), yellow mustard and kraft singles. I was out of pickles today when I made them again - I use a seasoned salt and a bit of black pepper as my only seasonings.

Somehow I never tried either spot!

For those of you that have gone - let's discuss them, how are they? what do you order? is the service good as well? (friendly employees, etc, etc)


fries?
onion rings?
drinks?
sweets?


http://www.mugsup.com/menu.php

http://www.nuwayburgers.com/full-menu/


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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tavern_sandwich

[Beef Supreme]

They have good root beer.

If you like your food to soak the bag it came in with grease, you may like the food.

[Simply Red]

They have good root beer.

If you like your food to soak the bag it came in with grease, you may like the food.

I do! :)

[Simply Red]

I see a few of loose-meat locations offer cheeze-wiz!

[Simply Red]

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That Brandon kid seems sweet.

[In58men]

Loose meat?

I'm trying to not fail CP, but I can't think of any good Hope Solo jokes.

[WhawhaWhat]

I haven't been there in a while but Mugs Up used to have Peach Nehi floats. The food is cheap but it's good for a dive.

[Simply Red]

I haven't been there in a while but Mugs Up used to have Peach Nehi floats. The food is cheap but it's good for a dive.

Next time you go - would you take some shots of the food and post them here?

[tooge]

Speaking of loose meat sammy's, I had a Bierock sandwich this weekend at Harry's Country Club in the river market. It's ground beef, onion, and cabbage, all wrapped up in a fully enclosed "bun". It comes with an au jus to dip it in. Will smash many more times.

[tooge]

they look like this (not my actual meal).

[Pitt Gorilla]

Speaking of loose meat sammy's, I had a Bierock sandwich this weekend at Harry's Country Club in the river market. It's ground beef, onion, and cabbage, all wrapped up in a fully enclosed "bun". It comes with an au jus to dip it in. Will smash many more times.My mom used to make those. I loved them.

[Simply Red]

they look like this (not my actual meal).

Lovely - thank you!

[Simply Red]

My grandmother was an Independence, Mo. native and she'd make the loose-meat sandwiches all of the time - that's the only reason I even know what they are!

[bevischief]

Have you made it Leavenworth and didn't let me know?

[Simply Red]

Have you made it Leavenworth and didn't let me know?

No sir! I had just remembered Grandma Grace making them and calling them New Way (NUWAY) burgers back in the day. I did some research and remembered there was actual establishments in KC that offered these burger sandwiches.

[ptlyon]

Speaking of loose meat sammy's, I had a Bierock sandwich this weekend at Harry's Country Club in the river market. It's ground beef, onion, and cabbage, all wrapped up in a fully enclosed "bun". It comes with an au jus to dip it in. Will smash many more times.

Basically a Runza

[ptlyon]

Next time you go - would you take some shots of the food and post them here?

I smell a food porn addiction...

[Simply Red]

some may know them as Tavern Sandwiches. I updated the end of OP w/ a wiki link.

[Simply Red]

I smell a food porn addiction...

I only watch porn like twice a month - very controlled as I'm getting older, now.

[OmahaChief]

some may know them as Tavern Sandwiches. I updated the end of OP w/ a wiki link.

Have only heard them called Taverns by my family up in South Dakota.

[Simply Red]

Have only heard them called Taverns by my family up in South Dakota.

very nice. Do you like them? Have you ever plowed one?

[Pitt Gorilla]

Loose meat sandwiches are typically referred to as Maid-Rites in Iowa.

[Simply Red]

Loose meat sandwiches are typically referred to as Maid-Rites in Iowa.

:clap: Actually I remember that now! I'd forgotten entirely - yes that's another one!

[Simply Red]

http://www.maid-rite.com/menu.php

[loochy]

this is called a westernburger where I'm from

[Simply Red]

Missouri
Mark Twain Dinette & Drive-In
400 North Third Street
Hannibal, MO 63401
573-221-5300

Maid-Rite Drive-In
1401 Main Street
Lexington, MO 64067
660-259-4444

Maid-Rite
1028 Kingshighway
Rolla, MO 65402
573-364-1434

[loochy]

Loose meat?

I'm trying to not fail CP, but I can't think of any good Hope Solo jokes.

It's OK, I failed too.

[Simply Red]

this is called a westernburger where I'm from

That's interesting to know! Do you remember any chains that offered them?

[loochy]

That's interesting to know! Do you remember any chains that offered them?

nope

just the middle school cafeteria

they were pretty good

[Simply Red]

westernburger (http://www.food.com/recipe/western-burgers-269429)

[Fishpicker]

I like Nuway. just a little mustard makes their looseys perfect. the root beer is awesome and I usually buy a gallon of it to take home.

[Simply Red]

I like Nuway. just a little mustard makes their looseys perfect. the root beer is awesome and I usually buy a gallon of it to take home.

:drool:

[big nasty kcnut]

It's good stuff I highly endorse it.

[gblowfish]

I am the poster boy for Independence, and I know all about loose meat. I mean that in the most positive way.

Mugs Up makes the zip burger (loose hamburger sandwich with special spices) and the Whizz Burger, which adds a dollup of cheez whizz.

The Root Beer is some of the best in the USA. Don't miss it.

Maid-Rite is an old burger chain. The nearest one to KC is in Lexington, MO. I go there a lot, as I was married in Lexington and have a lot of friends there.

Nu-Way was a burger chain mostly in the Northern US, like in Iowa, Nebraska, etc.

[Abba-Dabba]

I think Nuway steams their meat with onions to a fine texture. Use yellow mustard and hamburger dill slices on the bun.

My grandfather worked at the original Nuway on West Douglas in Wichita as a teenager in the 30's. He quit after receiving a $19.95 tip on a 5 cent pack of bubblegum. ;)

[Simply Red]

I am the poster boy for Independence, and I know all about loose meat. I mean that in the most positive way.

Mugs Up makes the zip burger (loose hamburger sandwich with special spices) and the Whizz Burger, which adds a dollup of cheez whizz.

The Root Beer is some of the best in the USA. Don't miss it.

Maid-Rite is an old burger chain. The nearest one to KC is in Lexington, MO. I go there a lot, as I was married in Lexington and have a lot of friends there.

Nu-Way was a burger chain mostly in the Northern US, like in Iowa, Nebraska, etc.

Yes GBF!

[Simply Red]

I think Nuway steams their meat with onions to a fine texture. Use yellow mustard and hamburger dill slices on the bun.

My grandfather worked at the original Nuway on West Douglas in Wichita as a teenager in the 30's. He quit after receiving a $19.95 tip on a 5 cent pack of bubblegum. ;)

I'm out of pickles! :(

[jspchief]

Maid rite or nothing

[threebag]

Nu Way is a Wichita original. Sandwiches are tasty with a little added salt. Mustard, onion and pickle only. The BBQ/western is good also if you like KC Masterpiece. They have a fried pork fritter sandwich called the Tip-Top is is stellar. Chili is kind of weak. Hot dogs are served on butter toasted top load buns they are really good. Fries are blah but the onion rings with a few shots of Tabasco are the perfect match to any of their sandwiches. The fucking Root Beer in a frosted mug is the best.




SR ever try Freddys Frozen Custard?

[Simply Red]

Nu Way is a Wichita original. Sandwiches are tasty with a little added salt. Mustard, onion and pickle only. The BBQ/western is good also if you like KC Masterpiece. They have a fried pork fritter sandwich called the Tip-Top is is stellar. Chili is kind of weak. Hot dogs are served on butter toasted top load buns they are really good. Fries are blah but the onion rings with a few shots of Tabasco are the perfect match to any of their sandwiches. The ****ing Root Beer in a frosted mug is the best.




SR ever try Freddys Frozen Custard?

Yes if you mean Freddy's Steakburgers, we just got one last year in Atlanta. I DID try them - the custard is good - I think I prefer Steak & Shake to Freddy's burgers though - from a price versus value perspective. Steak & Shake burgers are slightly better IMO & much cheaper. :)

[threebag]

We have Dog and Shake here but i am skeptical to eat there. Heard a story of the guy smashing burgers into patties with his armpits. No thank you.

[Simply Red]

We have Dog and Shake here but i am skeptical to eat there. Heard a story of the guy smashing burgers into patties with his armpits. No thank you.

LMAO

[Psyko Tek]

I see a few of loose-meat locations offer cheeze-wiz!

so it's a heart attack inna bag?

[Simply Red]

so it's a heart attack inna bag?

Yes!

[cabletech94]

Loose meat sandwiches are typically referred to as Maid-Rites in Iowa.

my grandparents owned a maid-rite in trenton missouri for 35 years. i grew up with them.
plus, nothing better than a one of these beauties and a slice of grandma's homemade chocolate pie!!!

[Simply Red]

my grandparents owned a maid-rite in trenton missouri for 35 years. i grew up with them.
plus, nothing better than a one of these beauties and a slice of grandma's homemade chocolate pie!!!

:)

[mdchiefsfan]

Equal parts meat to onion ratio!?

[dlphg9]

Mom would make them with a biscuit. Put the meat and cheese and then form the biscuit around it.

[Simply Red]

Equal parts meat to onion ratio!?

absolutely - that's what my grandmother did - the onion shrinks to next to nothing, BTW.

[Simply Red]

Mom would make them with a biscuit. Put the meat and cheese and then form the biscuit around it.

i would eat that.

[mdchiefsfan]

absolutely - that's what my grandmother did - the onion shrinks to next to nothing, BTW.

Onion provides a nice backsplash to the meat, but as a front runner seems like a highway to a bottle of Tums for me.

[Simply Red]

Onion provides a nice backsplash to the meat, but as a front runner seems like a highway to a bottle of Tums for me.

like garlic the pungency dies as it's cooked :)

[hometeam]

I have been told to go to Mugs up for years.. still havent done it.

[mdchiefsfan]

like garlic the pungency dies as it's cooked :)

Maybe I just have an overreactive gallbladder, but I couldn't imagine what happens if the pungency doesn't die, if that is the truth. :shrug:

I will have to bow out of this choice and respect the classical stance of "to each their own" on this matter.

[Simply Red]

Maybe I just have an overreactive gallbladder, but I couldn't imagine what happens if the pungency doesn't die, if that is the truth. :shrug:

I will have to bow out of this choice and respect the classical stance of "to each their own" on this matter.

& that's fine. :)

[mdchiefsfan]

& that's fine. :)

In full disclosure: my statement has been forced to be edited in the 'top 5 CP members to meet' thread. You're still there; there is just a disclaimer present now.

[Abba-Dabba]

NuWay will sell their meat in a 32oz cup for a cheap price. A pack of buns, mustard and pickles could net you about 10-12 NuWays for about a buck a piece. Savings, yo!

[Simply Red]

NuWay will sell their meat in a 32oz cup for a cheap price. A pack of buns, mustard and pickles could net you about 10-12 NuWays for about a buck a piece. Savings, yo!

:clap::clap:

[dmahurin]

As good as mugs up burgers are, I love the the deep fried burritos. Its a guilt pleasure thing for me. Its just a cheap burrito deep fried. So good though.

[HemiEd]

Lived about 3 miles from a Nuway for many years. Lots of people like them but I wasn't one of them. Nasty, the hamburger needs to have some substance.

[loochy]

As good as mugs up burgers are, I love the the deep fried burritos. Its a guilt pleasure thing for me. Its just a cheap burrito deep fried. So good though.

Yes, cheap fried burritos are yummy - even from a gas station. Add some cheap hot sauce to it and you get instant win.

[Grim]

Loose meat sandwiches are typically referred to as Maid-Rites in Iowa.

They are.
In the part of Iowa that I grew up in, they call them "Canteens".

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canteen_Lunch_in_the_Alley

[threebag]

SR if you're ever driving through Salina Kansas you have to sop at The Cozy Inn for some Cozy Burgers.

https://media-cdn.tripadvisor.com/media/photo-s/06/b3/42/0f/the-cozy-inn.jpg
Yes, this is how big it is, plan on taking a sack to go.


http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-NhYca1lO-K8/TgOoIonLC4I/AAAAAAAAAF0/7ZsiY-gDAFk/s1600/DSC02200.JPG

[threebag]

In Wichita Kansas the burger spot is Bomber Burger.

[gblowfish]

Mugs Up has a website, you can check it out here:
http://mugsup.com/

[Fishpicker]

SR if you're ever driving through Salina Kansas you have to sop at The Cozy Inn for some Cozy Burgers.

https://media-cdn.tripadvisor.com/media/photo-s/06/b3/42/0f/the-cozy-inn.jpg
Yes, this is how big it is, plan on taking a sack to go.


http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-NhYca1lO-K8/TgOoIonLC4I/AAAAAAAAAF0/7ZsiY-gDAFk/s1600/DSC02200.JPG

yeah, these are very good. there is a Cozy Inn in Manhattan Ks too

[Simply Red]

they DO look good!! thanks for the recommendation!

[KCUnited]

I don't personally mess with them, but if you ever have the misfortune of driving through Hammond, IN. Madvek's Doghouse has one.

http://i1290.photobucket.com/albums/b539/KCUnited1/53d2d773-ab84-454c-8850-b13ec4c8fab7_zpsp0tzevxw.jpg

[mikeyis4dcats.]

SR if you're ever driving through Salina Kansas you have to sop at The Cozy Inn for some Cozy Burgers.

https://media-cdn.tripadvisor.com/media/photo-s/06/b3/42/0f/the-cozy-inn.jpg
Yes, this is how big it is, plan on taking a sack to go.


http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-NhYca1lO-K8/TgOoIonLC4I/AAAAAAAAAF0/7ZsiY-gDAFk/s1600/DSC02200.JPG

just don't go inside, order at the walk up window and eat at the picnic table, lest you should smell like Cozy all day long. People can actually tell if you've eaten there if you step foot inside.

[Simply Red]

I don't personally mess with them, but if you ever have the misfortune of driving through Hammond, IN. Madvek's Doghouse has one.

http://i1290.photobucket.com/albums/b539/KCUnited1/53d2d773-ab84-454c-8850-b13ec4c8fab7_zpsp0tzevxw.jpg

looks good!

[Baby Lee]

Onion provides a nice backsplash to the meat, but as a front runner seems like a highway to a bottle of Tums for me.

Cooking definitely evaporates a couple of volatile oils in onions and garlic. That same thing that brings tears to your eyes when you cut them up is what tears up sensitive stomachs. Not nearly as much of a problem with cooked, though.

[Simply Red]

Cooking definitely evaporates a couple of volatile oils in onions and garlic. That same thing that brings tears to your eyes when you cut them up is what tears up sensitive stomachs. Not nearly as much of a problem with cooked, though.

:clap:

[carcosa]

??????

[threebag]

Damn, you guys always make me hungry.

[sedated]

I assumed this was a IL/IA/NE regional thing, partially because people from NE love Runza, and the show Roseanne had the family open a loose meat sandwich shop in rural IL. Had no idea there were some in the KC area.

[Simply Red]

I assumed this was a IL/IA/NE regional thing, partially because people from NE love Runza, and the show Roseanne had the family open a loose meat sandwich shop in rural IL. Had no idea there were some in the KC area.

yup - on the show and IRL

[threebag]

Think the US Womens Soccer Team like loose meat sandwiches?

[Pasta Little Brioni]

Never had a loose meat sandwich and possibly never will

[threebag]

They are good

[Simply Red]

Never had a loose meat sandwich and possibly never will

:(

[DJ's left nut]

It's a preference thing.

We have a Mugs Up in Columbia and some people absolutely swear by it. Personally, I thought it tasted like a mediocre Manwich. Nothing I need to eat again.

[Baby Lee]

I thought it tasted like a mediocre Manwich.

My porn name.

[Fish]

Zip burger? Whiz dog? WTF?

[ChiliConCarnage]

I don't personally mess with them, but if you ever have the misfortune of driving through Hammond, IN. Madvek's Doghouse has one.

http://i1290.photobucket.com/albums/b539/KCUnited1/53d2d773-ab84-454c-8850-b13ec4c8fab7_zpsp0tzevxw.jpg

This looks like the worlds laziest person decided to quit part way through making a sloppy joe and just decided to dump mustard on the ground beef after browning.

I don't think I've ever had a loose meat sandwich in this style. Just a Sloppy Joe or maybe a taco burger from Taco Via or Johns.

[KCUnited]

This looks like the worlds laziest person decided to quit part way through making a sloppy joe and just decided to dump mustard on the ground beef after browning.

I don't think I've ever had a loose meat sandwich in this style. Just a Sloppy Joe or maybe a taco burger from Taco Via or Johns.

Hammond, IN butts up next to Gary. What you get is what you get.

[threebag]

Hammond, IN butts up next to Gary. What you get is what you get.

What you get is a car on blocks or just torched all together.

[Simply Red]

This looks like the worlds laziest person decided to quit part way through making a sloppy joe and just decided to dump mustard on the ground beef after browning.

I don't think I've ever had a loose meat sandwich in this style. Just a Sloppy Joe or maybe a taco burger from Taco Via or Johns.

they're really good - the onion does the talking - like a white castle - pickle and cheese+mustard really do the trick

[Pasta Little Brioni]

:(

I can't eat onion and don't like Manwich

[Simply Red]

I can't eat onion and don't like Manwich

I don't care for manwiches either.

[Baby Lee]

I can't eat onion and don't like Manwich

More for me. ;)

[Pepe Silvia]

Mugs up whiz burgers kick ass. I always order 2 and then heat them up in the microwave so the cheez whiz melts.

[Simply Red]

Mugs up whiz burgers kick ass. I always order 2 and then heat them up in the microwave so the cheez whiz melts.

:drool:

[WhawhaWhat]

I assumed this was a IL/IA/NE regional thing, partially because people from NE love Runza, and the show Roseanne had the family open a loose meat sandwich shop in rural IL. Had no idea there were some in the KC area.

I go to the Runza on Johnson Dr all the time.

[Fish]

Mugs up whiz burgers kick ass. I always order 2 and then heat them up in the microwave so the cheez whiz melts.

Cheez whiz? That sounds gross....

[WhawhaWhat]

Cheez whiz? That sounds gross....

Do you get provolone on your philly's too?