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banquet burger
DCHP-2 (Oct 2016)
n. — Food
burger with bacon and cheese (see Image 1).
Type: 1. Origin — Banquet burger appears to be Canadian in origin. The first known attestation of the term comes from a Windsor Star newspaper advertisment from 1968 for Mady's Big Boy Restaurant (see the 1968 quotation). There is some confusion owing to the fact that the restaurant shares a name with the popular US franchise Big Boy Restaurants. However, Mady's Big Boy restaurant was not a franchisee.
The term is most frequent in Canada according to internet domain searches (see Chart 1).
See also COD-2, s.v. "banquet burger", which is marked "Cdn".
The term is most frequent in Canada according to internet domain searches (see Chart 1).
See also COD-2, s.v. "banquet burger", which is marked "Cdn".
Quotations
1968
FREE COFFEE OR COKE When You Try Our Delicious BANQUET BURGER What is a Banquet Burger? It's a Hamburger... but with much more. Topped with Bacon, Cheese, Tomato, Lettuce and Relish. It's a meal in itself. Try it this weekend... the drinks are on us! This offer in effect this Friday, Saturday and Sunday on pick-up orders, car-hop service or in our Dining Room. MADY's Big Boy Family Restaurants
1979
Stop in at the Country Inn Restaurant and enjoy Sears delicious Banquet burger with cheese and bacon and a soft drink for only $1.49.
1985
Avidly devouring a cold banquet burger in the observation lounge, Dr. Gysler is less than jubilant but still optimistic.
2000
THE GREAT CANADIAN BANQUET BURGER:
Every grill chef needs a top-notch burger recipe, and the name of this one says it all.
2006
"I like a good old-fashioned banquet burger, with the works. Fresh beef. Trailer-trash white buns. Bacon and sweet relish. You don't mess with the classics."
2012
To me, Canadian food is as wide and beautiful as this gorgeous country. Tourtiere is my absolute fave Canadian food, but I have a keen preference for NOT running my oven when there's a heat wave going on. We took the party outside and barbecued up some banquet burgers, avec ouef. Ever since I went to the U.S. and got some questionable looks for ordering a banquet burger, I figure this is about as Zed as it gets. They had no idea what the heck I was talking about. Canadian cheddar and applewood-smoked bacon come alive atop this hand-formed patty of glory. The egg was just for extra protein.
References
- Windsor Star Online • "Michael Mady Obituary"
- COD-2
Images
Image 1: A banquet burger (with onion). Source: Wikimedia Commons. Photo: Celeste Lindell
