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The Big H Burger at Harold's Diner in Hilton Head, South Carolina

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On Hilton Head Island in South Carolina, tucked away along a strip of golf resorts, hotels, and overpriced seafood restaurants is Harold's, an old-school diner car that serves up a big, mean burger to locals and in-the-know tourists.

If you blink, you'll miss it—and we did. The first time we cruised down the parkway looking for this joint, we were stumped, grumpy, and ended up at a pizza place that helped lift our spirits. The second time around, the burger gods must have been taken pity on us. We pulled into a random gas station, and, lo and behold, there was Harold's on the other side, our burger beacon of hope that momentarily distracted us from our pricey gas woes.

I shouted with glee and ran to the diner, never suspecting that I'd be meeting my biggest burger adversary to date: The Big H, the monster of all burgers.

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'Yankee Doodle, Keep It Up,' Yalies Cry

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Photographs courtesy of George Motz

When news came in recently that New Haven, Connecticut's Yankee Doodle Diner closed, I was a bit dismayed. I'd long heard that this was "one of the most important hamburger spots in America," as burger expert George Motz put it but I've yet to visit.

Some hopeful news, though, in that Yale students and alumni are on the march to keep the diner open.

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Eat My Pix: White Rose System

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Dear AHT, Letters From Our Readers

These were taken at White Rose System in Highland Park, New Jersey, over the weekend.

Great burger often referred to as an oversize White Castle burger because of the cooked chopped onions and similar roll. VERY TASTY!
—Rob K.

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