Bacon Cheeseburger
A quarter-pound patty with American cheese and crispy Smithfield bacon on a buttery Kaiser roll, then finished at the Fixin’s bar with lettuce, tomato, pickles and whatever else you like. The soft, rich Kaiser roll is what makes Roy Rogers burgers feel different from the usual sesame bun.
The story
The bacon here is named on the menu, and in the Mid-Atlantic that means something. Smithfield, Virginia, has cured pork since the colonial period and the name is protected by state law — a ham can only be called a Smithfield ham if it was cured inside the town limits. A chain built around the Mid-Atlantic putting Smithfield bacon on its burgers is doing what its ham on the Double R Bar does: signalling that the pork is local rather than generic.
What’s inside
- 1/4 lb beef patty
- American cheese
- Smithfield bacon
- buttery Kaiser roll
- toppings from the Fixin’s bar
Make it at home
There is no copycat of the Bacon Cheeseburger yet. Until there is, these recipes on the site come closest to it, judged by what goes into the bun.
- Shares beef, bacon, cheese and a double stack
Peter’s Triple Bacon Burger - Shares beef, bacon and cheese
Cheeseburger Wellington - Shares beef, bacon and cheese
Jelly Doughnut Burger - Shares beef, bacon and cheese
Elvis Luther Burger
Similar burgers at other chains
Built around the same things as the Bacon Cheeseburger.- Five Guys · beef, bacon, cheese and a double stack
SignatureBacon Cheeseburger - Good Times · beef, bacon, cheese and a double stack
SignatureBig Daddy Bacon Cheeseburger - A&W Restaurants · beef, bacon, cheese and a double stack
Bacon Double Cheeseburger - Freddy's Frozen Custard & Steakburgers · beef, bacon, cheese and a double stack
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About Roy Rogers
Roy Rogers began as a legal problem. In 1968 Marriott bought a roast beef chain called RoBee’s, and Arby’s sued because the name sounded too similar. Big Boy founder Bob Wian, who sat on Marriott’s board, knew the agent of cowboy film star Roy Rogers and suggested borrowing his name. Rogers agreed, collected a licence fee and made personal appearances at the restaurants.
About 40 restaurants in five states, mostly in Maryland, Virginia, Pennsylvania and around Washington, D.C.
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