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The Dugout

The Dugout
Texarkana, Arkansas
Double Header & The Slugger
Double Header-2 Grilled Cheese Sandwiches, Bacon, Cheddar Cheese, Single Patty
The Slugger-Single with Cheddar Cheese, Grilled Pineapple, Bang Bang Sauce, served on a White Bun
$8.99 (Double Header), $6.29 (The Slugger)


Over the past few weeks, I have been very busy with work and then on vacation road tripping to Nashville, Tennessee. So naturally on this road trip I had to get some burgers, and I decided to get multiple burgers at each stop to make up for all the weeks that I missed.
The first burger I tried was the Double Header. In the easiest way to describe it, this was a burger patty smashed between 2 grilled cheese sandwiches. Now this doesn't seem like the most creative burger in the world, but it was FUN burger. And it was REALLY good. The Dugout is a hidden gem in Texarkana, their burgers are great! Now while I would love to give this burger a lot of points, I have to take into consideration that it ISN'T the most creative thing out there, despite how good it was. 
The second burger I had was The Slugger. The Slugger was recommended by the person working as their most popular burger and for good reason. The Dugout already knows how to cook and season the patty, and then they decided to be daring and add Grilled Pineapple? This will start a whole new argument between the people who believe pineapple belongs on pizza vs. the people who say it doesn't. The grilled pineapple was such an interesting addition that added a little sweetness to the burger. The Bang Bang sauce was described by the worker as a "sweet sriracha" which while I don't think was bad, was the reason the burger didn't score higher. The sweetness came through more than the spicy on the Bang Bang sauce and that with the pineapple, made the burger just a little too sweet. I think that if they had used a sriracha that WASN'T sweet, we would scoring this burger a lot higher. But overall, one of the best burgers I have had in recent memory. 


VERDICT:  (Double Header) 3.5 out of 5 Stars.
VERDICT:  (The Slugger) 4 out of 5 Stars.

And so the Chase continues…

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