Photo: Farmer BoysBig Cheese
Farmer Boys’ everyday cheeseburger, and a generous one. A quarter-pound fresh beef patty with American cheese, lettuce, tomato, dill pickles and diced onion, with a house-made thousand island dressing on a brioche bun. The dressing makes it tangy and a little sweet, a classic Southern California combination. There is a double version for bigger appetites.
What’s inside
- 1/4 lb beef patty
- American cheese
- lettuce
- tomato
- dill pickles
- diced onion
- house-made 1000 island dressing
- brioche bun
Make it at home
There is no copycat of the Big Cheese yet. Until there is, these recipes on the site come closest to it, judged by what goes into the bun.
- Shares beef, a special sauce and cheese
McDonald's Big Mac (Copycat) - Shares beef, cheese and a double stack
Whopper (Copycat) - Shares beef, cheese and a double stack
Big Beef Blopper - Shares beef, cheese and a double stack
The Mr. Smiley Burger
Similar burgers at other chains
Built around the same things as the Big Cheese.- Black Star Burger · beef, a special sauce, cheese and a double stack
Klassika Smash - Better Burger · beef, a special sauce, cheese and a double stack
Double Cheeseburger - McDonald's · beef, a special sauce, cheese and a double stack
SignatureBig Mac - Vkusno i Tochka · beef, a special sauce, cheese and a double stack
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About Farmer Boys
The Havadjias brothers came to California from Cyprus and, in 1981, took over a small restaurant called McCoy’s in Perris, in the Inland Empire east of Los Angeles. They renamed it Farmer Boys that August, and the chain has stayed rooted in the region, with its headquarters in nearby Riverside.
More than a hundred restaurants in California, Arizona, Nevada and Colorado.
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