On Mon, 19 Apr 2010 18:31:23 -0700, Leonard Blaisdell
> wrote:

>In article >,
> Lou Decruss > wrote:
>
>> Why does this seem so wrong? I just saw a clip on the tube about a
>> new burger joint in Chicago. They showed a burger loaded with
>> toppings and a sunny-side-up egg on it. It looks liked a total mess
>> to eat. It there a region or culture that normally does this? I've
>> read some places put an egg on pizza and that seems weird too.
>>
>> Am I missing out? Something I should try?
>
>An open faced burger with an over easy egg topping the meat and bun part
>and an over easy egg on the bare bun part all covered with chili was
>popular at the Mapes Hotel in Reno in the sixties and early seventies.
>Then there was cheese, onion and other stuff on top. It was served with
>fries. I still make it occasionally. I don't make the fries because I'm
>a health nut. It's not the same as you describe, but what's not to like
>except a trip to the emergency room?

Wow! The chili too?

Lou