Dining

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$50 Gift Certificate - 12th South or Cool Springs locations

A Burger Joint?
Well, it’s really much more than that…

The idea of Burger Up was born in November of 2008. I remember the day, the phone conversation. I was talking with a developer friend about what concept would do well in this corner space. (@12th and Paris) We discussed a quality burger place – a community-driven restaurant – a place people of all ages would feel welcome – an opportunity to take the kids out to dinner too – A place appropriate for a business lunch, a first date, an anniversary. Aaron, my developer friend thought that all sounded great and responded with “who is going to open it?” Within a few seconds, I replied “I will”. That week a lease was signed and close to 18 months later the doors were open.

First on the agenda was to source the best beef. About that time my son, Landon, introduced me to his kindergarten Naturalist teacher, Cynthia Lee, who happened to be one of Wallace Lee's daughters. Mr. Lee owns Triple L Ranch in Williamson County. I sampled the beef (a lot of it), took a long tour of the farm and was getting sold on using them as our beef source. Then “Food, Inc” came out. After seeing that film, my mind was set on Triple L Ranch. The Lee family demonstrates not only humane treatment of their animals, but true love and respect for them.

Next, with “Food, Inc” fresh on my mind and heavy on my heart, the decision was made to base the concept of Burger Up on the notion of thoughtful consuming. In other words, I would take great care sourcing as many products as possible on Burger Up’s menu from local farms that treated their animals well, used sustainable farm practices and would allow me to visit unannounced. It not only feels better knowing where your food comes from – it tastes better too.

An ever-expanding array of Tennessee and surrounding area farms are represented on our menu. Seasonally that number may fluctuate a bit. You have no idea how proud I am to encourage thoughtful consuming – it seeps in the minds and hearts of our kitchen staff and is lovingly translated to you. You could visit local Farmer's Markets and recreate a vast majority of our menu.

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http://www.burger-up.com

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