Brilliant Burger: The Grog was published by The Daily News on May 30, 2012 and offers information on Newburyport Best Burgers – Is the Grog’s the best burger? We have many restaurants in town that serve up amazing food. This article talks about the best burger in town.. mmm… I might have to do my own research.
Excerpt of “Brilliant Burger: The Grog”
Christian Collins of Gloucester, a recent finalist on FOX-TVs MasterChef, was searching for the best burger on the North Shore recently.”Rumor has it that The Grog is the place to get it,” he said. The Grog is something of an institution; after all, as they say, “everyone meets at The Grog.””It’s Newburyport’s favorite place for good food and live music,” manager Bill Nichelmann, agreed. “The Grog has been an institution in Newburyport for over 40 years, a meeting, destination place.
“The venue first opened as a “Ladies and Gents Eating and Oyster House” after the Civil War. It closed through Prohibition, but was reopened as The Pilot House after the repeal. According to the website, in 1969 the business was renamed The Grog “after the English Navy’s traditional ration of rum and water. This tradition was started by Admiral Vernon, whose nickname was ‘Old Grog,’ so called for the cloak he wore made of grogram.
“The restaurant’s beef patty is Black Angus, a good quality meat, so you better be prepared to eat it medium rare.
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