Cheeseburger
Kua’Aina’s own recommendation for a first visit, and a fair one: a beef patty cooked to order over a lava-rock flame grill, with melted cheese and the standard toppings. The lava-rock grill gives the patty a char you do not get from a flat-top, and the cheese pulls it together. Choose a third-pound patty for lunch, or a half-pound if you have spent the day at the beach.
What’s inside
- 1/3 or 1/2 lb beef patty, lava-rock grilled
- cheese
- standard toppings
- bun
Make it at home
There is no copycat of the Cheeseburger yet. Until there is, these recipes on the site come closest to it, judged by what goes into the bun.
- Shares beef, cheese and a double stackThe Mr. Smiley Burger
- Shares beef, cheese and a double stack
McDonald's Daily Double (Copycat) - Shares beef, cheese and a double stackPeter’s Triple Bacon Burger
- Shares beef, cheese and a double stack
Whopper (Copycat)
Similar burgers at other chains
Built around the same things as the Cheeseburger.- Five Guys · beef, cheese and a double stack
SignatureCheeseburger - Steak 'n Shake · beef, cheese and a double stack
SignatureOriginal Double ’n Cheese Steakburger - Wayback Burgers · beef, cheese and a double stack
SignatureCheeeesy - Blake's Lotaburger · beef, cheese and a double stack
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About Kua 'Aina
Kua ’Aina opened in May 1975 in Haleiwa, a small surf town on the North Shore of Oahu, and sold just twelve meals on its first day. It built its reputation slowly on burgers cooked to order and grilled over lava rock, a favourite stop for surfers and anyone driving the North Shore.
The original shop in Haleiwa, Hawaii, plus restaurants across Japan and in Taipei.
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