Crown Burgers with Betsy Sodaro (Live)

"Crown Burgers with Betsy Sodaro (Live)" is Episode 245 of *Doughboys*, hosted by Mike Mitchell and Nick Wiger. "Crown Burgers with Betsy Sodaro (Live)" was released on April 2, 2020.

## Synopsis

The 'boys are joined by Betsy Sodaro (*Duncanville*) to review local Salt Lake City favorite, Crown Burgers.

*Recorded live at Wiseguys Comedy Club in the before times (March 10, 2020).*

## Nick's intro

In 1974, the NBA made its first attempt at expanding into the Big Easy, beginning the brief, unremarkable history of the New Orleans Jazz.

After failing both on and off the court - notably trading away the rights to Hall of Famer Moses Malone and the pick that would become Magic Johnson and sinking financially due to the lack of an actual home arena - in 1979, the Jazz followed the blueprint drawn by Brigham Young and migrated to Salt Lake City.

And so the New Orleans Jazz rebranded as the geographical non-sequitur Utah Jazz, drawing crowds hungry for their own professional sports team, their palettes wet by the presence of the ABA's Utah Stars earlier that decade.

And so the Jazz joined another recent arrival that would become a beloved SLC institution: a burger stand founded in 1978 by Greek Americans John Katzourakis, his wife Rula Katzourakis, and Rula's brother Nick Katsanevas. Like the Jazz, their success took off in the mid-'80s after remodeling their restaurant's decor to a more gaudy Greek tribute complete with murals, statues, candelabras, and strings of grape leaves.

But if the decor helped spread the word, it's the food that kept customers coming back: Greek favorites alongside their spin on American grill classics, including their titular menu item, a quarter-pound cheeseburger topped with hot pastrami.

Today, four decades after its founding and the Jazz' arrival, as John Stockton and "The Mailman" and Jerry Sloan have given way to Donovan Mitchell and "The Stifle Tower" and the perpetually damp Quinn Snyder, this Greek-American eatery has grown to seven family-owned locations, where a member of the extended Katzourakis family is on the floor at all times.

As one of John and Rula's sons said, "if it's not your own blood and sweat, you're not going to care as much."

This week on *Doughboys*: Crown Burgers.

## Fork rating

* Crown Burger
 Mike Mitchell
* Crown Burger
 Betsy Sodaro
* Junior Crown Burger
 shared
* Gyro Plate
	+ Rice Pilaf
	+ Greek Salad
* Greek Salad
* Fries
* Onion Rings
* Root Beer Shake

**Spoonman's Bite of the Night** went to the Gyro Plate**.**

With these scores, Crown Burgers joins the Golden Plate Club!

## Snack or Wack

In Snack or Wack, The Doughboys have a snack and decide if it is 'good' or 'bad.'

For this episode, they get cake-like cookies from a local Salt Lake City bakery, RubySnap.

They tried these flavors: Amy (triple chocolate), Penelope (peanut butter truffle), Vivianna (mango and dark chocolate), Snickerdudette (horchata snickerdoodle), Suzie (tart cherry & milk chocolate), and Maris (chocolate chewy caramel).

They liked all the cookies.

 Mike Mitchell
 Betsy Sodaro

## Hot-Dog Toppings 🌭

The Doughboys briefly discuss how to best build a hot dog when limited to just five toppings.

 Mike Mitchell
 Betsy Sodaro

## The Feedbag

 Mike Mitchell
 Betsy Sodaro

## Related Episodes

* DD13. Summer's Poppin'
* DD35. Mount Frightmore
* 177. Cracker Barrel
* 187. The Hat
* 245. **Crown Burgers**
* 246. Good Times Burgers
* DD. Wige Hard
* 325. 800 Degrees
* DD. The Mitchy Clause
* DD. Golden Girls
* 339. Hero's Journey: Sub-Optimal: Eponymous Region
* 372. Long John Silver's 2
* DD. Gorko's Planet Clergmas Spectacular
* DD. Kills Draft

## Photos

Gyro PlateGreek Salad, Onion Rings, Chili DogCrown Burgers and FriesRoot Beer ShakeDiet Coke"Photo from the show (credit to @narcodis)" - @doughboyspod