Moonshine burger is a legendary burger for a reason, it really has this special quality you can't mistake, and it's impossibility of juicy and tasty in such levels you'd swear it's simply witchcraft.
That's so funny there is an American legion post 67 in South Florida and when I called to ask when they start cooking the burgers the lady though I was insane
I was surprised to see it in Lake Mills. We just ate there tonight for the first time. It’s their last Friday night of the season. We’ll definitely be back next year.
another great place that is absurdly packed in the summer is a local place in my town; burgerville. its been around for 60 years, genuinely great burgers
There’s a seafood/steak restaurant in my city that serves the most delicious burgers on Tuesdays from 11am-2pm or until sold out. It’s an excuse for them to grind the leftover weekend cuts and each week has a different special burger topped with repurposed “specials” as toppings. Wonderful.
That's actually true "hamburger". Hamburger was originally made by grinding up the trim. This would include pieces that were cut off from roasts to make them look better as they aged in the counter. Today they grind up fresh meat and it's just not as good. Even ground sirloin doesn't have the flavor of "leftover" meat.
@@debunkthejunk1 exactly! That’s why I love it so much. And due to having rotating cuts as specials, it’s always a slightly different experience but surprisingly consistent…if that makes sense?
A sense of exclusivity really does help a small business in some instances. Local BBQ joint in my town is only open from 8AM-to when they sell out (normally before noon) on Fridays and Saturdays, and I've met people from states over coming to try it. Same for my favorite donut shop, only open for 10 minutes after 8am (that's when they sell out) on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays. Also, a great brickoven pizza joint that's in a small town with under 50 residents that is a summer only establishment.
Illinois resident here, moonshine burgers are so good we genuinely stopped by there during a school field trip, it’s a great experience and the folks there were cool back when we went
Hey, maybe old info but Boots Burgers is pretty easy to get. The real interesting thing is that it’s a burger shop in the guys house and you can’t eat on his property cuz he doesn’t have the license for that. Lol Cool place, great burger
I can see the place from my house, genuinely is just the guys house. They sell until they close but usually run out of meat before that. And the burgers are some of the best
i am from Rockwall and live down the street from Boots. He does not work on his lunch break but he gets fresh meat everyday and when he runs out then he is done for the day. I have seen him sell out in 30 mins tho so you got to get there right when he opens
@susanharris5873 be very very careful giving out names on a public forum. There are evil people out there that all they need is your name and your location. 😉
Nothing but love to Motzman for putting folks onto the magic of Bootsburger. But believe me, if you’re among those that get one before they close up…worth it
@@Caderic I liked them. It was a different time then. Everyone seems to hate them. I understand when everyone loves what you cherish it take the value and meaning from it. The last time I ate What-A-Burger I was 18, I am 36 now!
@@WootTootZoot ~ It is NOW considered Martinsville because the Moonshine Post office doesn't exist anymore. So, the mail gets delivered to Martinsville each day, and they need to drive up 11 miles and get it, but the Moonshine Store is still located in the exact same location/building. That location is where the small town of Moonshine used to sit. Moonshine still shows up on some maps. I have ancestors/family members that come from there and near-by (Moriah & Hazel Dell).
There's another "moon burger" in Illinois. The Moon Glo bar and grill in Danville Illinois. A low ceiling dove that is a 2 bedroom home converted into a bar. Still has the fireplace. A charcoal pit in the middle of the floor to grill your own steaks and paper plates for eating off of.
When he said they deep fried the burgers in a tank I thought of like military tanks and now I’m imagining a couple of guys cookin burgers in a military vehicle
BOOTS BURGERS is THE BEST! Lived in Rockwall in the 60's to the 90's. At High School lunch time, the "boys" would pick up burgers. Then they were cooked in a shed in the backyard LOL. "Boots" Mooney started the business, then his daughter Darla Mooney took over. I think his grandson? runs it now. Any time I am near Rockwall, we stop for some awesome Boots Burgers! ❤
If you ever get the chance to go there is also Mama mavern's griddle and it serves the BEST short rib sandwiches in all of Washington state!!! Run by an elderly couple (May aka "mama" 89yrs Dale aka "Dad" 85yrs) and they are only open for 4 hours from 11 to 3 on M-W-F. They serve the food out of a trailer that is towed by a 1920's army truck Near the Canadian border.
We had a place in my small Iowa town called the Cow Palace. Only open on fridays from like 10 or 11 to 2. It was the kitchen in the old Livestock sale barn in downtown, on the edge of the county fair grounds. The same people that ran it also generally staff the kitchen at the new sales barn outside of town on sales days. The one in town was close enough for those of us high school students with open campus could duck out and get lunch, and still get back for our next class.
I'm not too far from Moonshine. Been there a few times. They are absolutely delicious. The local Chilly Willy's in town sources their meat from the same place, so they're a decent substitute when you don't want to go out that far. Moonshine has put up some new buildings recently and there seems to be a little town cropping up around it.
@@carpet3768if you're talking to someone from Illinois then you can use any semi large town but given this short can reach anyone in the world you use but cities but he should have used St louis because no one outside the us knows where naptown be
@@carpet3768 Can confirm, from Springfield, you're looking at a 2 and a half hour drive on a good day. From Effingham, the closest big town, it's an hour on a bad day.
I’ve had a moon burger, on my way to Fort Wayne Indiana I stopped at a truck stop asked where a good place to eat was and the lady told me to get a moon burger. Called my boss since I was layed over waiting on a load back home and he said knock myself out. The burger itself knocked me out. Simple sandwich but felt like Alabama (home) was in my hands. It was about 10-10:30am when I ate it. Judging by the amount of people it wasn’t gonna close at 12pm. Highly recommend it
The Oasis Cafe in Juntura, Oregon. Juntura, you can not imagine a place so far removed from literally ANYTHING, yet, there it is. The burgers are amazing.
Le Pigeon is a French restaurant in Portland. The chef really wanted to make a French inspired burger, but the owner didn’t want to become a burger joint, so they only sell five per night, which is exactly one pack of buns. Easily one of the greatest burgers ever.
Moonshine is in the area of Illinois I grew up in and the burger is amazing! Also it was really puzzling when the smash burger thing took off. It was just a burger I used to get and diners and restaurants growing up. To me it was just a burger.
I need more of these video. I consider myself a burger connoisseur, im always looking for the best burger. I have a local favorite that i eat at almost every day. It’s not the best but it’s what I would call the best of the convenient burgers in my area.
The Moonshine Store is actually right over the border from Terre Haute, IN. Not a bad drive if you're in the area, about 30 minutes if you're on the westside of the Wabash.
San Antonio; Bracken Grocery Grill, amazing hamburgers in an old grocery store next to the train tracks. They had to move a few years ago and set up at the race track about 2 miles away.
Oh my gosh. This American Legion is in my mom’s home town of Lake Mills, WI!!! We got these burgers every summer when we went up to visit. Friday nights the city band plays in the park across the street. The burgers are hand made, greasy, and delicious. I recognized the photo instantly! So many great memories. The internet is truly crazy sometimes! 🫶🏻
I went to college like 25 minutes away from Moonshine, IL. Me and my two buddies were legit one of the last 10 burgers there. And boy they are good. A town of like 3 people.
i am now on a quest to collect the three legendary burgers, then i’ll put em all together into one towering burger and eat em to get the master spatula
the dude cooking on his lunch break deserves a medal
Or a slap, if he makes burgers good enough to show up here he certainly could make a living off it. He must love his job
So long as he's doing it for fun, else not.
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No he doesnt...its necessary to scale up...not glamorous. Stay Safe
He doesn't 😭🤣 you think he has a 3-4 hour lunch break
Ah yes, 6 am the perfect time for a burger
Moonshine burger is a legendary burger for a reason, it really has this special quality you can't mistake, and it's impossibility of juicy and tasty in such levels you'd swear it's simply witchcraft.
I smell sarcasm, but I'll eat a burger at any time of day.
Anytime o'clock is a good time for a burger
Too early for cheeseburger? Look around cheeseburger, cheeseburger, cheeseburger, cheeseburger, cheeseburger.
yes... what kinda comment is this?
I just got educated on burgers by elvis
We're caught in a trap..
cmon, he's clearly wolverine'a cousin
I thought he was a descendant of Ludwig Von Beethoven
Dan Povenmire and Elvis love child 😂
Tupac is filming they are both chillin in Cuba
He forgets to mention the first one, run by American Legion Post 67, is located in Lake Mills, Wisconsin.
That's so funny there is an American legion post 67 in South Florida and when I called to ask when they start cooking the burgers the lady though I was insane
I was surprised to see it in Lake Mills. We just ate there tonight for the first time. It’s their last Friday night of the season. We’ll definitely be back next year.
The last place sounds perfect if you work nights. Also props to the man making burgers on his break. That’s true passion
More likely he just needs to constantly work just to survive unfortunately
@Ben89420 Well, we wouldn't know the actual reason
Wish I got a 2 hr lunch lol
@@LimuEmu420everything in this world, must work to survive….
Sounds more he has alimony payments to cover....
another great place that is absurdly packed in the summer is a local place in my town; burgerville. its been around for 60 years, genuinely great burgers
The burger at Boots is absolutely worth it, had it twice and it's really good!
*Hugh Jackman's skin has never looked so good!*
I'll be in Texas soon. What's really awesome about them? I might go try them but I can't really understand why they are that good.
Boots Burger is amazing! Rockwall is my hometown. Miss it dearly!
There’s a seafood/steak restaurant in my city that serves the most delicious burgers on Tuesdays from 11am-2pm or until sold out. It’s an excuse for them to grind the leftover weekend cuts and each week has a different special burger topped with repurposed “specials” as toppings. Wonderful.
Where?
@@tony_potsandpansin a steak restaurant
@@tony_potsandpans it’s called The Oyster Bar. Fort Wayne.
That's actually true "hamburger". Hamburger was originally made by grinding up the trim. This would include pieces that were cut off from roasts to make them look better as they aged in the counter. Today they grind up fresh meat and it's just not as good. Even ground sirloin doesn't have the flavor of "leftover" meat.
@@debunkthejunk1 exactly! That’s why I love it so much. And due to having rotating cuts as specials, it’s always a slightly different experience but surprisingly consistent…if that makes sense?
Moonshine is my earliest childhood memory of a burger. Love it!
My dad and sis went all the time, I finally got to go before becoming too crippled to ride in the car down there... but it was YUMMY!
key to having a successful burger joint: make a good tasting burger with really really weird hours
A sense of exclusivity really does help a small business in some instances. Local BBQ joint in my town is only open from 8AM-to when they sell out (normally before noon) on Fridays and Saturdays, and I've met people from states over coming to try it. Same for my favorite donut shop, only open for 10 minutes after 8am (that's when they sell out) on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays. Also, a great brickoven pizza joint that's in a small town with under 50 residents that is a summer only establishment.
Until right now I had no idea about these places but now I MUST visit them before I die.
Illinois resident here, moonshine burgers are so good we genuinely stopped by there during a school field trip, it’s a great experience and the folks there were cool back when we went
I love this guy. Really maintaining American food culture
This feels like an old Nintendo catalog telling you how to catch the rarest pokemons lol
I hate my generation
@@TheCowpoke406stop projecting
@@TheCowpoke406reincarnate in another one
Tbf you're probably a gen alpha, so we are your elders, respect us😉😉
@@TheCowpoke406 elaborate.
These burgers sound like delicious American side quests
Hey, maybe old info but Boots Burgers is pretty easy to get. The real interesting thing is that it’s a burger shop in the guys house and you can’t eat on his property cuz he doesn’t have the license for that. Lol
Cool place, great burger
They all sound pretty easy to get if you just go when they’re open.
I can see the place from my house, genuinely is just the guys house. They sell until they close but usually run out of meat before that. And the burgers are some of the best
i am from Rockwall and live down the street from Boots. He does not work on his lunch break but he gets fresh meat everyday and when he runs out then he is done for the day. I
have seen him sell out in 30 mins tho so you got to get there right when he opens
Is this Jason Peddie? Did you go to HS with us Jordan kids? Susan, Ricky and Arthur 🙂
no this is his son haha@@susanharris5873
@susanharris5873 be very very careful giving out names on a public forum. There are evil people out there that all they need is your name and your location. 😉
Nothing but love to Motzman for putting folks onto the magic of Bootsburger. But believe me, if you’re among those that get one before they close up…worth it
bro literally boots burgers have been a staple of my childhood
Its all about the sidewinder burger at Hershey park.
Any place willing to sell me a burger and 6am has my respect.
agreed
So much better than a m griddle after a graveyard
@@chrislaney930 It's 9AM, I've been working for 12 hours, I need to bite an animal.
Whataburger!!!
@@Caderic I liked them. It was a different time then. Everyone seems to hate them. I understand when everyone loves what you cherish it take the value and meaning from it. The last time I ate What-A-Burger I was 18, I am 36 now!
I seriously love this guy's enthusiasm, it's infectious and his voice is amazing
The American Legion burger place is in Wisconsin, for anyone interested.
And, the Moonshine Store is in Martinsville, Illinois. Not Moonshine, Illinois.
Lake mills Wisconsin would be the spot lived there for 7 years best burger ever
@@WootTootZoot ~ It is NOW considered Martinsville because the Moonshine Post office doesn't exist anymore. So, the mail gets delivered to Martinsville each day, and they need to drive up 11 miles and get it, but the Moonshine Store is still located in the exact same location/building. That location is where the small town of Moonshine used to sit. Moonshine still shows up on some maps. I have ancestors/family members that come from there and near-by (Moriah & Hazel Dell).
i appreciate Old Wolverine teaching me about burgers
As someone who lives in Indianapolis I see this as an absolute PTO day
I live about an hour away. Moonshine is a great spot to road trip out to on a Friday off work
There's another "moon burger" in Illinois. The Moon Glo bar and grill in Danville Illinois. A low ceiling dove that is a 2 bedroom home converted into a bar. Still has the fireplace. A charcoal pit in the middle of the floor to grill your own steaks and paper plates for eating off of.
Ive had those rockwall burgers, if youre a local you can usually always get a bite, but man they are the best.
When he said they deep fried the burgers in a tank I thought of like military tanks and now I’m imagining a couple of guys cookin burgers in a military vehicle
Most importantly about the 2nd burger joint in TX: who gets a 2-hour lunch break?? That dude is doing it right!
I wouldn't be surprised if his boss loves the burgers. "Fine, take two hours, but I better get one during my lunch break."
@@MisterPuggles lol, he's the owner so he is his boss
cool thing is that it's straight up the dudes house in the middle of a neighborhood
When you mentioned the American Legion using a tank, I legit thought it was a battle tank considering they are a bunch of veterans 😂
I had the boots burger while doing some HVAC work at their community pool. It was pretty good and didn’t cost an arm and a leg like most places.
I believe the first place is in Lake Mills Wisconsin.
It sure is. I go there every Friday and order 2 with 🤤
Guy looks like he belongs in Whoville and I love that about him
I've had Boots Burgers a bunch of times. Great burgers!
BOOTS BURGERS is THE BEST! Lived in Rockwall in the 60's to the 90's. At High School lunch time, the "boys" would pick up burgers. Then they were cooked in a shed in the backyard LOL. "Boots" Mooney started the business, then his daughter Darla Mooney took over. I think his grandson? runs it now. Any time I am near Rockwall, we stop for some awesome Boots Burgers! ❤
It’s longer than 3.5 hours from Chicago.
I have had the moonshine burger and it is legit! Very polite and great cooks. I do recommend if you are anywhere close or driving by/through the town.
Wolverine called and said he wanted his hair and beard back
thought it was on old lady gonna tell me about 3 burgers that are hard to make
Same. He looks like an elderly grandmother.
Definitely rocking the mom mom look.
Wow this guy is DEEP BURGER!
Gotta respect 👊🍔👍
He is THE burger guy.
That coronary looking mighty close there but 😅
Places like these have the best stories and even better people behind the counter
Need to make another one of these man this video was top tier satisfying
Went to Boots Burger all the time as a kid. Not that hard to get if you go around lunchtime. Call ahead. Bring cash. Don’t skip the hot relish
I love it when this guy tells about these obscure yet legendary cheese burger places.
If you ever get the chance to go there is also Mama mavern's griddle and it serves the BEST short rib sandwiches in all of Washington state!!! Run by an elderly couple (May aka "mama" 89yrs Dale aka "Dad" 85yrs) and they are only open for 4 hours from 11 to 3 on M-W-F. They serve the food out of a trailer that is towed by a 1920's army truck Near the Canadian border.
Good thing i live near rockwall!
I've had boots. Good burgers.
The first one, the American Legion burger place, is in Lake Mills, Wisconsin.
Burger God!!!! Gonna have to try the one by Indy
Heading to Rockwall this week. Thank you 😂
I was about to suggest a moonshine burger...lol
I live about 20 mins away and I've never had one...I was surprised you had heard of it! 😂
I'm surprised anyone not from the area knows about it lol
What is it near? I'm from that general area and don't wanna Google where "moonshine Illinois" is at. 😂
@@danelynch7171 it's near Annapolis
I graduated from Rockwall HS in ‘06. Never thought a burger joint would be the reason why I’d hear about Rockwall, TX on RUclips in ‘24.
I live 15 minutes from Moonshine. It’s a great place if you don’t miss it 😂
I live about 20 minutes from it
@@tommyfinney2254 shoutout southern Illinois
We had a place in my small Iowa town called the Cow Palace. Only open on fridays from like 10 or 11 to 2. It was the kitchen in the old Livestock sale barn in downtown, on the edge of the county fair grounds. The same people that ran it also generally staff the kitchen at the new sales barn outside of town on sales days. The one in town was close enough for those of us high school students with open campus could duck out and get lunch, and still get back for our next class.
I'm not too far from Moonshine. Been there a few times. They are absolutely delicious.
The local Chilly Willy's in town sources their meat from the same place, so they're a decent substitute when you don't want to go out that far.
Moonshine has put up some new buildings recently and there seems to be a little town cropping up around it.
Yeah he acts like the rest of illinois doesn’t exist. I understand giving the distance to Chicago but Indiana???
It's way closer to the Indiana border than to any big towns here in Illinois.
@@flashboogey Lucky for me I don't livein any big town :)
@@carpet3768if you're talking to someone from Illinois then you can use any semi large town but given this short can reach anyone in the world you use but cities but he should have used St louis because no one outside the us knows where naptown be
@@carpet3768 Can confirm, from Springfield, you're looking at a 2 and a half hour drive on a good day. From Effingham, the closest big town, it's an hour on a bad day.
I live in Texas and I have actually visited Rockwall for the guys burgers, ordered two of them, and he was great.
from the thumbnail, i thought this was someone's grandma
this is a cool series idea and your energy is dope!
Sounds more like 3 places I would never visit.
This was awesome, I like the video concept! Might have to hunt some of these down
The guy making burgers at Boots is a real American patriot.
Having a two hour break from work is a flex in on its self.
I’ve had a moon burger, on my way to Fort Wayne Indiana I stopped at a truck stop asked where a good place to eat was and the lady told me to get a moon burger.
Called my boss since I was layed over waiting on a load back home and he said knock myself out.
The burger itself knocked me out. Simple sandwich but felt like Alabama (home) was in my hands. It was about 10-10:30am when I ate it. Judging by the amount of people it wasn’t gonna close at 12pm. Highly recommend it
They stop at 1230 no matter how many people are still waiting.
Another hard one to get: Barbs burgers at St Georges in Grand Rapids, MI. Only Tuesday and Thursday nights. Incredible Mr Fab burgers
I never in a million years thought I would see moonshine in a RUclips video.
Deserves the recognition
Most surprising guy gets a 2 hour lunch
Nothing hits better than an 9am burger after already working for 3-4 hours. To bad living in the east coast I’ll never have any of these
The fried pickles in moonshine are the bomb!!! Used to eat there on lunch years ago
A burger you'll NEVER get but I has free access to? A home made one from my house made by me.
Found a few places like this over the years. Fella in Walton IN. made a great burger.....good luck even finding Walton
Handys used to be called Morris Neal’s in Cleburne Texas. My grandfather ate there while he was in high school. Delivery is fresh never frozen daily.
Scaleburgers, in Elbe WA (on the way to Mt. Rainier). Only open in the Summer Thurs - Monday. Cash only and no ATM nearby.
I'll be driving to Illinois in a couple of years I'll keep that burger place in mind always like a good burger
The Oasis Cafe in Juntura, Oregon. Juntura, you can not imagine a place so far removed from literally ANYTHING, yet, there it is. The burgers are amazing.
Fridays in the summer gotta be the hardest
Le Pigeon is a French restaurant in Portland. The chef really wanted to make a French inspired burger, but the owner didn’t want to become a burger joint, so they only sell five per night, which is exactly one pack of buns. Easily one of the greatest burgers ever.
This seems like a road-trip challenge I want to do
That last one is a challenge I’m willing to take on.
that last one would be great for my terrible sleep schedule 😅
thanks for the info johnny knoxville
I dont know whats more unbelievable, a deep fried burger, or having a 2 hour lunch break
He looks exactly like goku’s voice actor Sean Schemmel 😭🙏🏽
Ikr
Moonshine is in the area of Illinois I grew up in and the burger is amazing!
Also it was really puzzling when the smash burger thing took off. It was just a burger I used to get and diners and restaurants growing up. To me it was just a burger.
Dudes cooking burgers on his break, never misses a dollar
I need more of these video. I consider myself a burger connoisseur, im always looking for the best burger. I have a local favorite that i eat at almost every day. It’s not the best but it’s what I would call the best of the convenient burgers in my area.
Middlegate, Nevada. Maybe not quite as impossible as the ones you show here, but I think it could give that last one a good run for its money
Idk why but his hair makes me feel safe like a chill school teacher lol😂
The Moonshine Store is actually right over the border from Terre Haute, IN. Not a bad drive if you're in the area, about 30 minutes if you're on the westside of the Wabash.
It’s Martinsville, Illinois btw (not Moonshine, Illinois) in case anyone is trying to find it.
A 6am burger sounds about right
This channel is awesome . I live in South Africa and we have some of the best burgers in the world. 😊😊
San Antonio; Bracken Grocery Grill, amazing hamburgers in an old grocery store next to the train tracks. They had to move a few years ago and set up at the race track about 2 miles away.
Best burger I ever had was from a food truck in Richmond Calif. This was back in tbe early 70s. Oh my goodness. I cant even describe it.
Oh my gosh. This American Legion is in my mom’s home town of Lake Mills, WI!!! We got these burgers every summer when we went up to visit. Friday nights the city band plays in the park across the street. The burgers are hand made, greasy, and delicious. I recognized the photo instantly! So many great memories. The internet is truly crazy sometimes! 🫶🏻
I am watching this from Indy and I just got really hyped
I'm about 50 miles from Rockwall so now I'm going to boots this weekend for a lunch trip.
Boots is delicious. But he's not wrong. If you're not there ahead of time, then you're not getting one. Great burgers too.
Come to the 49er in long beach CA. The burger is cooked outside on a real BBQ and has a nice smokey flavor .
I went to college like 25 minutes away from Moonshine, IL. Me and my two buddies were legit one of the last 10 burgers there. And boy they are good. A town of like 3 people.
i am now on a quest to collect the three legendary burgers, then i’ll put em all together into one towering burger and eat em to get the master spatula