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My Favorite Burger in the Universe, Revisited

By revrev // // August 1st, 2009 // Restaurants

It shouldn’t be much surprise, really, that my favorite burger in the universe is the Ronie Burger at the Miracle of Science Bar and Grill in Cambridge, Massachusetts. It was, after all, the very first thing I ever posted to this blog.

I recently made a pilgrimage back to my former Boston home, not for the burger, but for a reunion of my old college band, the Supercosmic Transcendentaldam Orchestra. We haven’t played together in around 2 years, but I figured it was a perfect time to use up those frequent flyer miles. Oh, and I may as well indulge in a little Ronie Burger while I’m at it…

The Ronie burger is a hand-formed beef patty mixed with finely chopped jalapeno, and topped with pepper-jack cheese, on a home-made bun that I still have a difficult time describing.  It’s not quite white bread, but it’s close, and it is ultimately what makes this burger stand out among the crowd.  I’ve never had a Ronie burger cooked wrong, and that is something that cannot be overstated.  Consistency is an extremely difficult thing in a burger joint, but the Miracle of Science has never, ever, let me down.  And I’ve probably eaten at least 100 of these.

I won’t get too involved here, as I’ve written about the Ronie before, but let me just say it one more time: if you are ever in the vicinity of the MIT campus, do yourself a favor and make a bee-line for the MOSBAG.  You won’t regret it.  Oh, and have yourself a Brooklyn Lager, the perfect pairing if you ask me.