The Classic
The burger the diner has served “after all these years”: a beef patty with two slices of American cheese, crisp lettuce, tomato and Ruby’s Burger Sauce on a toasted brioche bun, with fries. Nothing fancy; it is the benchmark for the rest of the menu. Ask for a lettuce wrap instead of the bun if you prefer.
What’s inside
- beef patty
- American cheese, two slices
- lettuce
- tomato
- Ruby’s Burger Sauce
- toasted brioche bun
Make it at home
There is no copycat of the The Classic 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 and cheese
The Burger Ball Pit - Shares beef and cheese
Zachariah's Shack Burger - Shares beef and cheese
The Krusty Burger
Variations
The The Classic, taken somewhere it was never meant to go.Similar burgers at other chains
Built around the same things as the The Classic.- Shake Shack · beef, a special sauce and cheese
SignatureShackBurger - Fatburger · beef, a special sauce and cheese
1000 Island Burger - Peter Pane · beef, a special sauce and cheese
Feige Ziege - Carl's Jr. · beef, a special sauce and cheese
SignatureFamous Star with Cheese
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About Ruby's Diner
On 7 December 1982 Doug Cavanaugh and Ralph Kosmides opened a diner in a converted bait shop at the very end of the Balboa Pier in Newport Beach. The two of them worked the grill and the till, and took $63 on the first day. They named it after Cavanaugh’s mother, Ruby; her likeness is in the logo, and a copy of her high-school graduation photo hangs next to the register in every branch.
About a dozen diners, mostly in Southern California, plus Reno, Henderson and the Las Vegas airport.
Not affiliated with Ruby's Diner. Trademarks belong to their owners. The photo shows my home version, not the restaurant’s product.