And Finally for Today...

This is Your Competition

It has been determined that there is no way there is a better hamburger out there than an expertly crafted burger from The Gas House...now, bear in mind, I think we do a filet, New York, or a porterhouse better than anyone else in town because there is a little bit of science to cooking steak, and most folks just don't pay attention to the finer points.  That being said, there is something positively patriotic about a well executed hamburger that makes me want to stand up and recite The Pledge of Allegiance.  This is better than a half a pound of freshly ground beef on a buttered and toasted onion roll, with damn near anything you might want on it.  I've cooked an awful lot of these things, and I still chuckle just a little bit when I send out a beautiful medium rare Black and Blue smothered in grilled onions, bleu cheese & bacon...it's oozing goodness and strictly business.

With this said, I'm throwing down the gauntlet...if there's anyone out there in restaurant-land with the guts to rumble like The Outsiders, I'm game.  We'll assemble a panel of well-girthed aficionados and get down.  Conveyor belt cooks need not apply.  If I'm beat, I'll admit it...'cause I know it's gonna take a Villanova '85 effort to get that done.

A Little Comic Relief

After something as depressing as that, I figured something needed to be done to lighten up the situation a bit...this scene never ceases to crack me up.

Friend of Fort Wayne Passes On

A familiar face to almost anyone who has spent any amount of time in the downtown area has moved on to a better place.  Morgan Ketchem, 54, died Wednesday, September 22nd.  Morgan's brother Roger, his best friend in the world, has worked here at The Gas House for more than 25 years.  Like Roger, Morgan never seemed to have a bad day...there was a reason to be pleased with even the smallest thing, like a bowl of soup he would share with his brother after his workday was over.  Our thoughts and prayers go out to Morgan and Roger.

Online Reservations in Full Effect

For those of you stuck at 3:30 in the morning without dinner reservations for the following evening, you now have an option...Hop on over to The Gas House website at:

http://www.donhalls.com/locations.asp?ID=35

You'll find some menus and some other propaganda, but also a handy little tool for making an online dinner reservation. Punch in some information on time, number of guests and so forth, and you're ready to roll...no muss, no fuss. There's even a spot to make any special requests: favorite server, anniversary, dog's birthday, etc...very new and very exciting...But, for the purist, we are definitely still answering telephones as well.

Summer Season Wrapping Up

After another busy summer season, the Deck is getting close to calling it quits for 2010. Despite the fact that when we hit the first 60 degree day in April 2011 folks will be stripping down to tank tops and digging out the flip flops, 60 degrees in September may as well be a low-grade blizzard. All this said, we've still got a few weeks in us before it's all said and done...sticking around until we hit that first stretch of wet and chilly early fall weather. It's been fun, and we are working on some things already to make 2011 even better...stay tuned.