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Ellyn's Tap & Grill

Tuesday, September 18, 2012

Foodie Tuesday: Ellyn's Tap Owner Dishes on Cheeseburgers, Plans for Expansion

Tuesday is National Cheeseburger Day. We spoke with Ellyn's Tap & Grill owner Jerry Hernandez about what makes a great burger and he shared plans for expansion.

Cheezeborger, Cheezeborger, Cheezeborger! Who can forget John Belushi’s classic Saturday Night Live skit, where he paid homage to Chicago’s Billy Goat Tavern. The Billy Goat put its own spin on the classic American meal if only with the pronunciation, according to Belushi’s interpretation. Cheezeborgies all around today! It is National Cheeseburger Day and in honor of the day we at Glen Ellyn Patch wanted to find out what makes a cheeseburger so good. We talked with Ellyn’s Tap & Grill’s Jerry Hernandez, co-owner of the restaurant with brother George. While Ellyn’s offers eight different types of burgers, from the Heart Attack (we hope you don’t have one) to the Black and Blue (a personal favorite), the most requested burger is pretty …

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