2015 RCT Lawrence Restaurant Bracket: Burgers by Biggs vs Merchants

(7) Burgers by Biggs

I already loved Bigg's BBQ, and then they opened up a burger joint in the old Smashburger -- so even if Bigg's wouldn't have been any good, it would have at least been a case of addition by subtraction.  The Farmer Burger, if you can battle through the post-meal coma, is incredible.  I'm fairly certain that every time I crush a burger with two patties, bacon, ham, a fried egg, and a ton of cheese, I'm taking at least six months off my life...but what the hell, nobody wants the years at the end anyway, amirite?

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(10) Merchants

I've only been to Merchants once, and had crab cakes (THAT'S WHAT MARYLAND DOES!!!) and the Mac & Cheesemonger, which was pretty decent.  They do have rabbit on the menu, which I didn't know quite what to think about.  It did make me wish that our server's name was George, so I could ask him to tell me about the rabbits.