Crunchburger
The signature of Bobby Flay’s burger places. A Certified Angus beef patty with American cheese, Bobby’s Sauce and a layer of potato chips pressed right into the burger. The chips add salt and a proper crunch against the soft bun and melted cheese. It is one of those ideas that feels obvious after the first bite.
The story
Potato crisps in a sandwich is an old American household habit rather than a chef’s invention, and Bobby Flay’s contribution was to put it on a restaurant menu and give it a verb. When he opened Bobby’s Burger Palace in New Jersey in 2006, any burger could be crunchified for a small surcharge. It survived the chain’s collapse during the pandemic and the 2021 relaunch under a shorter name, which is more than most of the menu managed.
What’s inside
- Certified Angus Beef patty
- American cheese
- potato chips
- Bobby’s Sauce
- bun
Make it at home
There is no copycat of the Crunchburger yet. Until there is, these recipes on the site come closest to it, judged by what goes into the bun.
- Shares beef and cheese
Smash Burgers - Shares beef and cheese
Arby’s Roast Beef - Shares beef and cheese
Sloppy Joe Smash Burgers - Shares beef and cheese
Best Hamburger Ever
Similar burgers at other chains
Built around the same things as the Crunchburger.- Culver's · beef and cheese
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About Bobby's Burgers
Celebrity chef Bobby Flay opened the first Bobby’s Burger Palace at the Monmouth Mall in Eatontown, New Jersey, in 2006. It spread along the East Coast and later to Miami, Cincinnati and the Las Vegas Strip, but most locations closed during the pandemic.
About a dozen restaurants in the US, several of them in casinos, with plans for Canada.
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