Chicago - May 23, 2008

Cheap, Cheap?

Epic Burger Opens

Cheap, quick, tasty: the holy trifecta of the fast-food burger.

Greasy, fatty, mass-produced: You get what you pay for.

At the newly opened Epic Burger, you get exactly what you pay for: fresh, locally sourced, delish burgers cooked by a professional chef.

The menu is brief, but each item (a burger topped with a toasted egg, a portobello mushroom sandwich, a giant $2 bag of hand-cut fries) is perfected so everyone goes home happy. Especially when it’s all topped off with an sinful chocolate shake.

It doesn’t hurt that you consume it all in a riotously painted, swingin’ ’70s spot or that Epic uses earth-friendly, biodegradable packaging.

You’ll never ask “Where’s the beef?” again.

Epic Burger, 517 South State Street, at Congress Parkway (312-913-1373 or epicburger.com).