Rock stars love their burgers. Just ask Chad Smith, drummer for the Red Hot Chili Peppers and Chickenfoot. Smith stopped by Hunter House restaurant in his old stomping grounds of Birmingham, Michigan, last weekend, and he declared the diner has the best burgers on the planet.
“I grew up in this area for 38 of my years,” Smith, 50, told the Observer & Eccentric. “My mom still lives here and I come to visit her as often as possible ... but when I was a kid I used to ride my bike from Telegraph Road and I would come here to the Hunter House for their hamburgers...”
The ride from Telegraph to Hunter House is a long one, but Smith says it’s worth it, since, “these hamburgers, they’re just incredible. There’s a secret ingredient in the Hunter House hamburgers – I don’t know what they do.”
He went on to declare they’re the best burgers in the world! Coming from someone who’s likely had a burger in every state, that’s a major compliment. “I’ve traveled quite a bit. I do get around, and I like my hamburgers,” Smith said. “Nothing beats Hunter House – no doubt, hands down, the finest hamburger in the world.”
Side note: You know the old adage that dad is always right? Well, this writer’s dad – who grew up in Birmingham – has said for years that Hunter House has the best hamburgers on the planet. Father knows best!
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