Yankeeburger - Hessle Road, Hull By Nick Quantrill

Hull undoubtedly has many fine places to eat and enjoy different styles of food in pleasant surroundings. When we cut away the often pretentious warbling about contrasting flavours, smells and colours though, I'm sure most of us enjoy nothing more than an uncomplicated burger of some description.

If, like me, you're just that little too sick of Jamie Oliver (or more likely, ready to commit bodily harm upon him and his ilk) then you should try Yankeeburger. Based off the beaten track on Hessle Road, you can't miss the place as it has a sports car situated on the roof.

If like me, you think that's rather cool, it gets better inside. Once you set foot inside the place you are transported back to a 1950s American diner. The décor is just right, plastic furniture, framed pictures of rock 'n' rollers, jukeboxes and erm…petrol pumps.

The only area in which Yankeeburger occasionally falls down (and I know I may be being a little anally retentive here) is in the inappropriately played music. Although I want to hear Elvis Presley, Chuck Berry, Little Richard etc when I enter a 1950s diner, I'm prepared to compromise. What I'm not prepared to accept is U2 and Bob Marley; it's just plain wrong! The food though is superb; you won't need to eat for a week after tackling a burger here.

For the meat eaters, there is practically every kind of burger you could wish for served with a pile of fries and enough salad to convince you it's healthy eating! For the vegetarian, I'm reliably informed they produce 'the best veggie burgers ever' with the veggie dippers being no slouches either.

For the truly brave out there, there are deserts available but it takes a braver man than me to attempt eat one after eating a main course. I can though, thoroughly recommend the milkshakes (made with ice cream) and onion rings, though not together.

The final treat is when you approach the till to pay for your food. By the side of the till is a jar of free mint imperials. I can often be found sporting coats with very deep pockets as I stagger back to my car manically cackling about the number of mints I have on my person! One of Hull's best-kept secrets.

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