Wednesday: It's National Cheeseburger Day! Where to Get a Burger in Lake Ridge

By Mary Ann Barton

It seems like almost every day is some sort of wacky holiday. Did you know that today is National Cheeseburger Day?

If you're a cheeseburger lover, celebrate the day at these burger emporiums in Lake Ridge:

Five Guys Burgers and Fries
4109 Merchant Plaza and 13580 Foulger Square in Potomac Mills

Cheeseburger in Paradise
14000 Foulger Square

Red Robin Gourmet Burgers
14090 Worth Avenue

Bobby's Burger Palace
2712 Potomac Mills Circle

The Bungalow Alehouse
2840 Prince William Parkway

Bob Evans
14490 Smoketown Road

Some fascinating cheeseburger factoids:

• The largest cheeseburger ever made in the world weighed in at a whopping 777 pounds. Created June 2, 2011 at the Alameda County Fair in California by Juicy's, the giant burger also featured 50 pounds of cheese. The bun alone weighed in at 272 pounds. Fairgoers were able to purchase 99-cent portions of the estimated 1.375 million calorie burger to eat. 
• As we settle into fall weather, it's a great time to fire up the grill. Thirty new cheeseburger ideas like the "The Johnny Appleseed," which features aged Wisconsin cheddar, maple bacon, sauteed apples, whole grain mustard and red onions on sourdough, can be found here.
• But you don't have to eat meat to celebrate National Cheeseburger Day. If you want to make your own patties, here is a "Best of Everything" veggie burger recipe.
• The popular Jimmy Buffett song "Cheeseburger in Paradise" was inspired by a boat trip Buffett took. Hampered by bad weather and tired of the canned food and peanut butter stocked aboard, Buffett found himself continually craving a cheeseburger. When the boat finally docked on the island of Tortola, Buffett was able to order the cheeseburger he had been fantasizing about. Buffett fans who want a list of his top 10 places to get a cheeseburger should go here.
• Anyone remember Mayor McCheese? The giant cartoon cheeseburger served as the bumbling mayor of McDonaldland from 1971-1985. A lawsuit against McDonalds over the character's resemblance to H.R. Pufnstuf was settled in 1977.

Editor's note: Parts of this story originally appeared on Walpole Patch in a story by Kym Byrnes.